Keywords: Horse drawn vehicles
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
Exhibit
Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
Exhibit
The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4
"… number of accidents between automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles. In 1910 Scarborough citizens, following Portland’s lead, voted to limit the speed…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History
"… carriage and sleigh drivers bring to life horse-drawn vehicles, some of which are those seen in the museum."
