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Item 7055

City Park, Lewiston, ca. 1900

City Park, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 28640

Brunswick, Merrymeeting Park, ca. 1898

Brunswick, Merrymeeting Park, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1898 Location: Brunswick Media: Postcard

Item 53880

Merrymeeting Park trolley stop, Brunswick, ca. 1902

Merrymeeting Park trolley stop, Brunswick, ca. 1902

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1902 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

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Exhibit

Holstein and Ayrshire bulls, Caribou Fair, ca. 1922

Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

Exhibit

After the Theatre, Riverton Park, ca. 1905

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

Casco Castle, South Freeport, ca. 1910

The Trolley Parks of Maine

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.