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| Looking at the # 1 end of the Narcissus when it was a summer camp in Sabattus, Maine - (1934-1969) STM Collection |
Short Clip is from a fan trip in the 1930s or early '40s that happens to pass by the Narcissus in Sabattus, Maine when it was a summer camp. The footage is from the O. R. Cummings Collection at Northeast Historic Film (P.O. Box 900, 85 Main Street, Bucksport, Maine 04416) and is used here with permission from NHF.
The 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban No. 14, Narcissus was one of the elegant, high-speed,
wooden interurban coaches operating between Portland, Maine, and Lewiston, Maine from 1914 until 1933. The body of the Narcissus was purchased for $100 by Mr. J. Henry Vallee from the owner of the Sabattus Lake Diner. It served as the family summer camp until 1969 when the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport acquired it to restore it to full operating status on its heritage railway. The Narcissus is currently under restoration.
The footage is from the O. R. Cummings Collection at Northeast Historic Film. The link above will take you to the site page.
A full DVD of the fan trip is available for sale at the Seashore Trolley Museum Store. www.trolleymuseum.org - 207-967-2712
For more information on the Narcissus Restoration now underway, go to the Narcissus Project Blog:
Summary of DVD contents from Northeast Historic Film:
The collection contains Maine trolley footage of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railway, Portland Railroad Company, and Biddeford & Saco Railroad. This short amateur film was released by the Portland Division of the Electric Railroaders’ Association, and the creator shot intertitles and animated map sequences to show the routes of each trolley, the scenery from along the track, and interior shots of passengers.
Biographical/Historical Notes
Gerald O. Boothby, a friend of O.R. Cummings, photographed the trolley railroad footage. The footage was taken for the now-defunct Portland Division of the Electric Railroad Association, of which Boothby was a member.
The reel has fairly heavy scratching throughout. // Along with reel 2, contains trolley footage of Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway, Portland Railroad Company, and Biddeford & Saco Railroad. // Documents an excursion made by the Portland Division of the Electric Railroaders' Association and features extensive footage of electric trolleys/streetcars moving on city streets and through rural areas. Features intertitles with maps highlighting specific routes of the trolleys. Scenes from each route follow the intertitles. The opening title reads: 'The fans leave Portland via the Canadian National Railway.' A Group of people stands waving in front of a locomotive. The first map shows Mechanic Falls, to Lewiston route through Hackett Mills, Minot, and Auburn. The scene with the trolley leaving Mechanic Falls. Shot of trolley coming over Hackett's Mills bridge and moving on rails beside a street. Footage of trolley in Minot. Interior of trolley car entering Auburn. Passengers get off the trolley at Huelett Square in Lewiston. Map illustrating Lewiston to Lake Grove route through Auburn and Perryville. Footage of the 'figure 8 route in Auburn.' Map illustrating Lewiston to Sabbatus route through Tarr's Corner. A man, possibly a conductor, is waving as the trolley passes by on track at Tarr's Corner while another trolley waits on other tracks. View from a trolley on Main Street in Sabattus. Shots from the trolley with Maine Central Railroad tracks running alongside. Map illustrating Lewiston to Lisbon Falls route through Lisbon Center and Frost Park. Shot of trolley leaving Huelett Square in Lewiston. Trolley riding on the elevated bridge over Maine Central Railroad tracks. Footage of tracks in Lisbon Falls, Frost Park, and Lisbon was taken from a moving trolley.
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
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Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
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The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
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Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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