Keywords: Carriage shop
Item 10916
Taber Blacksmith Shop, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 81826
B.W. Wentworth Carriage Works, Berwick, ca. 1891
Contributed by: Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1891 Location: Berwick Media: Photographic print
Item 85577
Assessor's Record, 436-460 Westbrook Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Andrew Hawes Use: Carriage Shop
Item 56109
Assessor's Record, 1483-1491 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Benjamin F. Libby Use: Shop - Carriage
Exhibit
The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
Exhibit
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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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"… by the mile, Franklin rode the post roads in his carriage with a homemade odometer attached to a carriage wheel to calculate distance traveled.(3)…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"… towns outside of Portland, yet be able to work or shop in the city. The trolleys also allowed residents to visit area amusement parks and beaches…"
