Keywords: Electric Automobile
Item 34051
Owen-Magnetic automobile, Lubec, ca. 1916, ca. 1916
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1916 Location: Lubec Media: Photograph on card
Item 15219
Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 84674
183-189 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Deering Realty Company Use: Garage
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.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4
"… Society & Museum By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and electric cars (trolleys) replaced horsecars."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"… in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity came to Scarborough and trolley service…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
