In Memorium [Poem by Janie Michaels]
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.O.1996.08
Description
A folded paper pamphlet with a sepia photograph of the two-lane covered bridge over the Stillwater River affixed to the front cover. The cover reads "In Memorium By Janie Michaels." On the remaining pages follows a twelve stanza poem about the bridge's role in history (particular attention paid to the Civil War period and the Second Maine Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army) and this contextual information: "[the poem] Published June 16, 1944 in Bangor Daily News or The Penobscot Times. Bridge was built in 1835. They started to tear it down, September, 1951. Finished tearing it down in July, 1952."