Keywords: Horse Pulling
Item 30900
Horse Pulling at Guilford Fair, 1946
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print
Item 103292
Horse pulls at Community Park, Houlton. ca. 1940
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13
"Since horses both pulled the digger and powered the digger mechanism, the horses tired easily. They had to rest frequently or were replaced by…"
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair
"There is a grand stand to watch the horse racing of trotters and pacers. Amusement rides have been added and thousands of people from Franklin County…"
Story
My grandfather was the ultimate horse whisperer
by Ron Joseph
Childhood memories of time on my grandparents' dairy farm in Mercer during the 1950s and 60s
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
