Keywords: Street cars
Item 21263
Calais Street Railway cars, Calais, ca. 1900
Contributed by: St. Croix Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Calais Media: Photographic print
Item 6897
Trolley cars, Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency
Item 86334
92 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Custom House Wharf Use: Store
Item 52773
112-118 Center Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Heirs of John P. Sullivan Use: Apartments & Stores
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
Maine Streets: The Postcard View
Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T
"Cars and trucks are made differently. Cars and trucks are made more professionally, and they can be very luxurious."
Site Page
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
