Keywords: Taxis
Item 100385
Wyoming delegates to NFBPWC convention, Portland, 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 98602
Upper Main Street, Dixfield, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Dixfield Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3
"Sometimes Skippy’s dad James would get a taxi from the Van Buren nursing home and stop here (Carroll’s Auto Sales) to get money from Skippy to pay…"
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born
"… horses and farm equipment also became part of a taxi and vehicle storage business established in 1926 by John’s son, Richard."
Story
Ron Cote - Lessons from a star athlete and legendary coach
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
A local sports legend's life and how he applied his passion to help others pursue their own dreams.
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
