Rotary snow plow, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by Seashore Trolley Museum

Rotary snow plow, Portland, ca. 1910

Purchase a reproduction of this item on VintageMaineImages.com.

Description

Rotary snow plow #1 of the Portland & Yarmouth Electric Street Railway Company getting ready for winter in Portland. This utility vehicle was manufactured by the Peckham Truck Company of Kingston, New York. Street railways used rotary snow plows to clear drifts of snow that were too deep for wedge snow plows to handle.

View/Add Comments

About This Item

  • Title: Rotary snow plow, Portland, ca. 1910
  • Creation Date: circa 1910
  • Subject Date: circa 1910
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 9 cm x 13 cm
  • Local Code: 2009/2-39-88
  • Collection: O.R. Cummings Maine Trolley Album Collection
  • Object Type: Image

Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

Other Keywords

For more information about this item, contact:

Seashore Trolley Museum
PO Box A, Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-2800
Website
Copyright Not Evaluated More Info

The copyright and related rights status of this item have not been evaluated. Please contact the contributing repository for more information.

How to cite content on this site

Please post your comment below to share with others. If you'd like to privately share a comment or correction with MMN staff, please send us a message with this link.