Keywords: The United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia
Item 74854
Electric shock first-aid poster, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Ink on paper
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4
"… a motor court with the advent of World War II and gas rationing, and the Government converted the units to housing for South Portland shipyard…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"Gas Station Calendar, Islesboro, 1947Islesboro Historical Society Because transportation was so difficult in the early days, settlements grew up…"
