Dan and Rose Vallee are together once again in the Narcissus. Married for 49
years, Dan first introduced Rose to his parents when the elder Vallees were
living in the Narcissus in Sabattus, Maine. This photo opportunity was
prepared specifically for photo opportunities inside the right side of the
smoking compartment during the three-day event to benefit the Narcissus
project. The restored original passenger windows in Santo Domingo
mahogany sash, with restored original leaded stained glass eyebrow
above, also in an original mahogany sash. All the mahogany components
are seen here encasing the windows and the bulkhead frame (on the far left
unfinished), including the brass hardware, which is original to the Narcissus.
Notice the framed pictures of the 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt
in the White House next to a 1914 image of the Narcissus in Gray :)
Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson
The 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban, Narcissus the night before the
Teddy Roosevelt Days benefit event guests will be invited to investigate
the beauty that we as volunteers or staff at Seashore Trolley Museum have
the privilege to experience daily. All 26 restored stained glass
clerestory windows (13 on each side) were in place for the event. PWM
The right side at the number 1 end smoking compartment of the Narcissus.
The large leaded stained glass "eyebrow", on high, above the double-sash
passenger windows. Also in place for event guests viewing, for the
three-day benefit event is the vertical sheathing on each side working
its way into the vertices of the restored exterior poplar arch halves.
PWM
Lead Restoration Technician, Donald Curry leaning against a window in the
Narcissus, as Narcissus project manager, Phil Morse, chats with event guests
inside Seashore Trolley Museum's Town House Restoration Shop. PWM
Captured capturing a special moment. The right side of the Narcissus
smoking compartment was prepared specifically for guest photo opportunities
during the benefit event. In the background is the number 1 end vestibule. One
can see the original bulkhead window sash with brass hinges (left and right), the
center train door, a large window sash on either side of the train door, and lower
panels below the sash. All original mahogany!
Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson
Did I mention how popular this photo opportunity was?
Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson
Left to Right - Narcissus project manager, Phil Morse, author, Michael
Canfield, Dan Vallee, and Seashore Trolley Museum Library Committee
member, Karen Dooks. Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson
Presque Isle Historical Society's display of the beautiful artifacts of
Theodore Roosevelt's. In the case on the left is TR's birch-bark moose call
he used while hunting in Maine in 1878 & 1879 with Maine guides,
William Sewall and Wilmot Dow. The mirror on the wall in the back is the
original buffalo horn mirror from TR's Elkhorn Ranch in North Dakota.
Sewall and Dow were hired as ranch hands for the ranch in the mid-1880s.
The Maine guides cut down trees and built the Elkhorn Ranch and lived in the
ranch house with their wives (and had children) and with TR. In the case on
the right, is TR's single action, Colt 40 caliber long-barreled revolver used
in the Dakotas. PWM
How cool is this shot? The reflection in Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch
mirror is of the three men who used this very mirror daily, for three
years in North Dakota in the mid-1880s! (L-R) Theodore Roosevelt,
Wilmot Dow, and William Sewall. The image is from February 1879 in Maine.
TRC 520.12.015 PWM
Presque Isle Historical Society's, Kimberly Smith, introduces the Roosevelt
items to the guests assembled during the Friday reception of Teddy Roosevelt
Days event to benefit the Narcissus.
Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson
Author, Michael Canfield, discussed many intriguing points within his new
book about TR, "Theodore Roosevelt in the Field". I personally found the
book very engaging, and enlightening and recommend it strongly. PWM
Dan Vallee gave an extremely entertaining explanation of what his life was
like as he grew up living in the Narcissus in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Stories
of living conditions, family members, and life in general as told through a
variety of personal stories. Well Done Dan!
Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson
Teddy Root Beer
Raffle prizes included a pine wood-barreled pen. The pine is from a
Narcissus clerestory, nailing roof rib. Also, an ash wood-barreled pen
was raffled off as well. PWM
An image that shows what the future has in store for us. After seeing so
many of the stained glass windows in place in the Narcissus over
the three-day event, my sense is that the Narcissus is going to be even more
beautiful when fully restored, then we dreamed it might be.
Photo by Patricia Pierce Erikson
360-degree view of the reception set up just before guests arrive. PWM
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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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