From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2007.1.109573
1952, Belfast, Maine In this photo on High Street, featuring a tunnel to gain access to several stores, there is a home-made sign reading: Entrance to Western Union, Poor's Drug Store and Kiddie Land. The Flying Yankee sled in the foreground is a sled manufactured by Paris Manufacturing of South Paris, Maine. The February 1952 nor'easter was a significant winter storm that impacted the New England region of the United States. The storm ranked as Category 1, or "notable", on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale. Its rapid intensification resulted in heavy snowfall between February 17 and 18, accumulating to 12 to 30 inches. High winds also affected central and northern New England. The nor'easter is estimated to have caused 42 fatalities. In Maine, over 1,000 travelers became stranded on roadways.
