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Item 1134

Main Street, Limestone, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Limestone Media: Photographic print

Item 1162

Main Street, Mars Hill, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Mars Hill Media: Photographic print

Item 1187

West Main Street, Milo, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Milo Media: Photographic print

Exhibits

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Exhibit

Motor Coachmen and their Stanley Cars, Poland Spring, 1911

Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

Exhibit

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.