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Historical Items

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Item 11358

Stanley Mountain Wagon, Eustis, 1911

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: 1911-07-01 Location: Eustis Media: Photographic print

Item 11944

Visiting neighbors in an Early Stanley Steamer, Lexington, 1906

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: 1906 Location: Lexington Twp. Media: Photographic print

Item 12985

Touring by Stanley Steam Car, ca. 1919

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1919 Location: Ossipee Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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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."

Site Pages

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Stanley Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"A steam engine worked as a heat engine that performed mechanical work using steam as the working fluid."

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Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"1910Hubbard Free Library In the pre-automobile era no services were in more demand than those of blacksmith, wheelwright and carpenter."

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars