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Description
Two horses were needed on the Congress Street line of the Portland Railroad Co. to pull the trolley up Munjoy Hill.
Once the trolley had completed the ascent, the second horse was returned to the bottom to await the next car.
About This Item
- Title: Horse-drawn trolley, Portland, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 25 cm
- Local Code: Portland Street Railroads, fl. 12
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- St. John St. (Portland, Me.)--Photographs
- Street-railroads--Maine--Portland
- Electric railroads--Maine--Portland
- Portland Railroad Co. (Me.)--Photographs
- Horse railroads--Maine
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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