Keywords: carts and horses
Item 111779
Taber wagon with horses and farm laborers, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1910 Location: Houlton Media: photographic print
Item 8834
Old Fashioned Road Cart, Garland, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Garland Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Garland Media: Photographic print
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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.
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The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4
"The teacher rolled a large, bulky projector on a cart into the classroom. The movies were reel-to-reel and usually featured newsreel type…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"During the winter months when there was snow, sleigh cars replaced the horse cars. Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the…"
