Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Hose Cart

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum

Date: circa 1890

Location: Bangor

Media: Wood and metal

Title: Old Fashioned Road Cart

Contributed by: Garland Historical Society

Date: circa 1870

Location: Garland

Media:

Title: 1897 Hose Cart

Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department

Date: 1897

Location: Bar Harbor

Media: Metal and Wood

Address: 57 Oak Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Joseph Keegan

Use: Lunch Cart

Address: 17 Casco Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Miles J Keating

Use: Lunch Cart

Address: 75 Oak Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Everett Bean

Use: Lunch Cart

A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

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.

Taber Wagon

The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community

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.

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.