Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
"Here we see a heavy-duty truck frame being fabricated in the shops for the Lombard Tractor & Truck Company. In earlier days, Lombard was known for its steam-powered log haulers, which pulled long logs out of the woods to yards or railroad sidings."--Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982.' Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 126.
About This Item
- Title: Truck frame, Portland Company, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 15 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 40a 7-56
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Iron industry and trade
- Log haulers
- Lombard Tractor & Truck Company
- Manufacturing industries--Maine--Portland
- Metalworking industries--Maine--Portland
- Portland Company (Portland, Me.)--Manufactures
- Steel industry and trade
- Trucks
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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