Keywords: coal car
Item 14216
Orphan boys shoveling coal, Fairfield, ca. 1900
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1900 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 21694
Atlantic Shore Line Cars Loaded With Coal, Springvale, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 36665
65 Center Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: John Zakarian Use: Dwelling & Store
Item 109443
Various buildings at Maine Insane Hospital, Augusta, 1895-1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895–1907 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: G. M. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects
Item 109440
Insane Hospital buildings, Augusta; Vinylhaven, 1893-1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1907 Location: Vinylhaven; Augusta; Vinylhaven Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects
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
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.
Site Page
"The Wingate’s coal storage building was located between Lucky Garden parking lot and the river. Also you can still find pieces of coal near the river."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"The two trolley cars are “combine” cars as they have two compartments, one for passengers and one for baggage and express freight."
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down