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Item 28031

Title: Penobscot River from Riverside Park, Hampden, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hampden Historical Society

Date: circa 1900

Location: Hampden

Media: Photographic print

Item 66606

Title: Bubble Pond, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library

Date: circa 1938

Location: Mount Desert Island

Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66258

Title: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library

Date: circa 1938

Location: Mount Desert Island

Media: Linen texture postcard

Tax Records Showing 3 of 241 View All

Item 62609

Address: 27 Mechanic Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Fredrika M. Parks

Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 69164

Address: 100 Park Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Margaret Mitchell

Use: Garage

Item 69204

Address: 148 Park Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Charles Cook

Use: Shed

Exhibits Showing 3 of 6 View All

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The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Exhibit

After the Theatre, Riverton Park, ca. 1905

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Exhibit

Indians at the Centennial

Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.