Keywords: Heaters
Item 16869
Kerosene Car Engine Heater, Littleton, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Littleton Media: Metal
Item 8381
Ripogenus Gorge, Penobscot, May 1891
Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1891 Media: Photographic print
Item 151580
Winthrop Library, Winthrop, 1916
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Winthrop Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell
"… with the use of candles, propane, and kerosene heaters. Hallowell city officials did a great job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2
"… calling around to find out who had a kerosene heater. Everywhere we called had just sold the last one."
Story
Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick
A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman
