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Historical Items

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Item 35261

The Townsend Brothers, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 20289

Zenas Thompson & Bro. Carriage Manufactory, Portland, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 23099

Elmer E. Rowe carriage, Ellsworth, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin

Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.

Exhibit

A Celebration of Skilled Artisans

The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… racetrack in Maine.(3) McCann Fire Truck Manufacturing Shop, ca. 1949Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Fire Trucks From 1931 to the…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… slates and slate pencils were discarded and manufactured pencils and paper were used. These had many benefits that the slates did not have."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… taken to their destinations on horseback or by carriage. Drivers, the equivalent of today's taxi drivers, were expected to keep late hours and…"