Search Results

Keywords: Horse drawn

Historical Items

View All Showing 2 of 204 Showing 3 of 204

Item 31026

Horse drawn vehicle on Main Street, Cumberland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Phil Chase through Prince Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Cumberland Media: Photographic print

Item 68593

Horse-drawn cart holding three people in front of The Elms Farm, Wells, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Gretchen Lord Kline through Laudholm Trust Date: circa 1890 Location: Wells Media: Photographic print

Item 20473

Dr. Cumston in horse drawn wagon

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Brunswick; Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

View All Showing 1 of 1 Showing 1 of 1

Item 111316

The Checkley House, Scarborough, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

View All Showing 2 of 32 Showing 3 of 32

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

A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.

Exhibit

Trolley Travel

Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.

Site Pages

View All Showing 2 of 22 Showing 3 of 22

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… first they came solely for scenery and climate, drawn by the island’s dramatic geography and the “peculiar and delicious” quality of the air."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"In the horse-drawn digger days of the early 1900s a potato picker could earn 2 or 3 cents for each full barrel."

Site Page

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… recreational programs based on the role of horse-drawn transportation in the cultural, social and economic development of New England."

My Maine Stories

View All Showing 1 of 1 Showing 1 of 1

Story

A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn

The horse brings the hay home while the boys are swimming.