Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… mother worked she used to ride on the back of a truck that would come and pick her up. J: Your mother, with 12 children, how did she have time to…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

""Hallowell Raises Funds to Restore Historic Fire Truck."  The Kennebec Journal [augusta] 31 Oct. 1990."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Later, gasoline powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Later, gasoline powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… shipped down the Kennebec River anymore, for trucks are used instead as transportation. The process of logging has changed throughout the years…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… sources, including a trip by Nona and Joan in her truck to pick up a load of free books from the Maine State Library in Augusta."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"And if we needed a part for a truck, then they couldn’t send it in the mail. Plus, it would take a long time if it were far away."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… industries, giving way only when automobiles and trucks became affordable. Around 1880, the town experienced an industrial boom."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Fires First fire truck, Surry, 1947Surry Historical Society Surry has experienced many bad fires, including a disastrous forest fire in 1822…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Island are fought with volunteer efforts, but a truck and fire station were acquired in the early 1950s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Whether they are carried by a horse drawn wagon, or a 320 horsepower truck, the island spirit survives."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… bridge was damaged in 1926, when the weight of a truck caused the floor beams to collapse. There is no indication in DOT's records whether the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… was moving day, when supplies and books were trucked to the new school. Although this was accomplished in the pouring rain, nothing could dampen…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Floats, Business Floats, and area fire trucks, antique automobiles, several bands, and even a doll carriage parade."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In 1931 the Town purchased their first fire truck, a 1931 Ford which is still running today. Turner House in Winter, Guilford, ca."

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

"… carry through to today’s automobiles, vans, and trucks. Skyline’s outdoor riding arena and surrounding fields provide a venue for equine events…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The last drive was in 1976, and huge logging trucks have replaced the river in the transporting of logs to the mills."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… An undated photo showing presence of workers, trucks and scaffolding on this rainy day indicate that the new bridge is not yet open to the public."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Red Wing brought the first tar truck to the island to oil the roads. Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca."