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Keywords: Horses

Historical Items

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Item 55194

Grazing horses, Fairfield, ca. 1970

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1970 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 102101

Race horses with keepers at Bass Park, Bangor, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Bangor Media: Photoprint

Item 9407

Bird Macey and fire horses, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: circa 1920 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photoprint

Tax Records

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Item 98931

Assessor's Record, Horse Stall, Tucker Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clara J. Scott Use: Horse Stall

Item 54112

131 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of John F. Proctor Use: Store

Item 36397

60 Pine Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Earle M Haskell Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150580

Block for Mr. M.J. Googin, Lewiston, 1893-1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1915 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Client: M. J. Googin Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs Brothers Architects

Item 150082

Scarborough Downs clubhouse, Scarborough, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Scarborough Client: Scarborough Downs Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 150382

Horse and Cow Barns for Insane Hospital, Augusta, 1895-1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895–1912 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects
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Online Exhibits

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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.

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Maine and the Civil War - Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861

"Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description A Civil War…"

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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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Horse and Wagon, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"Horse and Wagon, Lincoln, ca. 1900 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Two men with a horse and wagon in Lincoln."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… the digger and powered the digger mechanism, the horses tired easily. They had to rest frequently or were replaced by another team of horses."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… planted apples - 19 trees 1873 grass - 400 acres horses - 22 oxen - 14 cows/calves - 100/40 sheep - 33 pigs - 125 domestic fowl - uncounted 1880…"

My Maine Stories

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A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn

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

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From Brooklyn to Maine
by Samuel Gelber

Moving to Maine changed my artistic style, and I continue to learn from the landscape every day.

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.