DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am trying to make contact with anyone who remembers the terrible truck-bridge accident on Nov. 8, 1972, at the intersection of Route 4 and 117 at the bridge entrance.

I am the younger brother of George Kamps, who was killed in that crash and who was the driver of the semi-truck that slammed into the bridge abutment, apparently to avoid a crane coming across the bridge.

It is my understanding that this accident required a very involved effort by several rescue teams and that it took several hours to extricate George from the wreck. I was very young at the time, and our family lived in Michigan.

We would like to know more about the accident and what happened. I am very interested to speak with someone who was at the scene of the accident that day and can relate what happened. I am also interested in finding anyone who may have taken pictures at the scene of the accident and still has these pictures.

I am also interested in finding anyone who has pictures of the old bridge, the intersection and Nickerson’s store, since it is my understanding that the old bridge has now been removed and Route 4 rerouted.

If anyone has information and pictures, I would greatly appreciate your contacting me and would very much like to talk to you. — Henry Kamps, 616-437-3642, [email protected]

ANSWER: Sun Spots assumes you have searched online, but you may not have come across the archive Google created of the Lewiston Daily Sun and the Evening Journal, the two papers that merged to form the Sun Journal.

The Evening Journal (http://tinyurl.com/2v2uu7x) had a short story on the accident on page 2 of that evening’s newspaper. It did not identify your brother.

The Daily Sun (http://tinyurl.com/334ehgd) followed up the next morning with a story on page 23.

There is a photo with the second story, but Sun Spots is sorry to say that it is almost impossible to see.

The archive is a bit tricky to use but very helpful all in all. Printing directly from the pages is not possible, but if you are good on the computer, Sun Spots has written about a couple different methods you can try. You can read about them at sunjournal.com/sun-spots/story/1014977 (“Google archive printing possible, not easy”).

Another option is the microfiche at the Lewiston Public Library, where you can print pages. Sun Spots doesn’t know if you ever get to Maine. You might start by checking with the library and finding out if they have that particular reel of microfiche available. You can find them at www.lplonline.org or by calling 207-513-3004.

Another resource that might be of help is the Androscoggin Historical Society. You can check them out online at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meandrhs/ or call 207-784-0586/786-2129.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can I obtain a copy of an article that appeared in the Lewiston Journal Magazine section on Saturday, June 30, 1946, on Percy Sanborn, the Belfast artist? Article title is: “Belfast Artists Famous for Ships and Landscape Work.” I am assuming that the Lewiston Journal Magazine was published on Saturdays by the Sun Journal. Is this correct? Thanks. — Jeff Dodge, [email protected]

ANSWER: In 1946 the Sun Journal was not in existence. Sun Spots checked the Google archive for the Evening Journal (described in the previous answer), but that particular issue is missing. (All issues are not available via Google.) She called the Lewiston library and was told that they do have the June issues of that publication.

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