Construction

Scope and Contents This collection contains 13 sepia-toned photographs, all of which are either 3.25x2.25” or 4.5x2.5” in size. Nine show the first Allagash River Bridge in the early stages of construction, with wood-crib piers installed but no deck spanning the water, as well as construction vehicles and workers. The final four photographs show early construction on another, smaller bridge built with concrete. Merritt G. Tibbett, creator of the photographs and construction worker on the Allagash River Bridge,...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of 242 slides, 367 photographs, and 50 unique digitized images created and collected by friends and family of Carolyn (Kelly) Gardner. The slides are largely of hunting parties in Allagash, family members, military encampments, and vacations. The photographs and digital images cover Carolyn (Kelly) Gardner’s marriage to Owen Gardner in 1964, an ice jam and flood in 1974, an ice jam and flood in 1991, reconstruction of the St. John River Bridge which collapsed in 1991...