Name/Title
Somesville fire 1908Entry/Object ID
2021.24.97Description
Glass plate negative photo of firefighters on a ladder at a window near a water tower with a crowd looking on. The Somesville fire in Saco occurred on September 15, 1908.Context
The Somesville neighborhood in Saco was near the Somesville Bridge which connects to Spring Island. The fire started in a lumber yard operated by George A. Crossman & Sons then spread to the lumber yard of Diamond Match Co. and proceeded to burn more than 15 acres of tenements and businesses in the vicinity.