Keywords: Old Toll Bridge
Item 6726
Toll Bridge, Fryeburg, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print
Item 12984
Old Portsmouth Toll Bridge, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Portsmouth, NH Media: Photographic print
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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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Westport Island History Committee
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"Objecting to the toll, stagecoach operator Josiah Paine avoided the marsh by creating at his own expense a direct route from Dunstan to Stroudwater."
