Keywords: coal company
Item 29428
Hamilton Coal Company, Hallowell, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 13760
Randall and McAllister Coal Company building, Portland, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 86837
Coal Pocket, Pocahontas Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Pocahontas Fuel Company Incorporated Use: Coal Pocket
Item 32096
27 Allen Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Morrill's Coal & Wood Company Style: Utilitarian Use: Coal Pocket
Item 150201
Hincks Coal Company, Bangor, 1945-1946
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1946 Location: Bangor Client: Hincks Coal Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 150665
Coal Shed for Lewiston Gas Light Company, Lewiston, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Gas Light Company Architect: George M. Coombs
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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould
"He felt that coal would be too expensive and thought an electric railroad was the way to go. He approached the group that controlled the Aroostook…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"He felt that coal would be too expensive and thought an electric railroad was the way to go. He approached the group that controlled the Aroostook…"
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
