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Ed LaCroix's gasoline Lombard Loghauler #6

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum

Date: circa 1930

Media: Photograph

Gas ration permit

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society

Date: circa 1945

Location: Norway; Oxford

Media: ink on paper

Irving Auto Company/Tydol Gas Station, Biddeford, 1930

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library

Date: 1930

Location: Biddeford

Media: photograph

Assessor's Record, 281 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maxim & Hersey

Use: Gasoline Tanks

9-21 Casco Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Heirs of John Russell

Use: Stores & Rooming House

69-77 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Randall & McAllister

Use: Shed - Wagon

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.

A Focus on Trees

Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.

A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

Acadia National Park

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

When Peleg Wadsworth built his house in 1785, what is now Congress Street in Portland was on the rural outskirts of the community known as Falmouth. The house passed on to other family members and Portland changed around what remained a family home until 1901, when it became a historic house museum.

Presque Isle: The Star City

The history of a northern Maine community as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle Middle School. Some of the topics include historic buildings, potato farming, transportation and the Aroostook Valley Railroad.