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Keywords: Railroad carts
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Item 12265
Title: Caribou Railroad Station
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library
Date: circa 1895
Location: Caribou
Media: monochrome photograph
Item 10031
Title: Building the Fish River Railroad
Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society
Date: 1902-07-18
Media: monochrome photograph
Item 54515
Title: Hallowell Fire Station, Hallowell, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library
Date: circa 1900
Location: Hallowell
Media: Photograph
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Reuben Ruby: Hackman, Activist
Reuben Ruby of Portland operated a hack in the city, using his work to earn a living and to help carry out his activist interests, especially abolition and the Underground Railroad.
Exhibit
Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag
The history of a 350+-year-old city south of Portland, the Scarborough site was constructed by representatives from Scarborough Historical Society, Scarborough Middle School, and Scarborough Public Library. Exhibits include the marsh, transportation and roads, shipyards and shipwrecks, clamming and lobstering, famous residents, and education.