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Item 99437

Denis E. Hudon and his furniture delivery truck, Ridlonville, ca. 1949

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1949 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print

Item 79697

Maine Baking Company delivery truck, Auburn, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1930 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 20317

Mail truck, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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The Public Face of Christmas

Christmas, a Christian holiday observed by many Mainers, has a very public, seasonal face that makes it visible to those of all beliefs.

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Pulp pile, St. Croix Paper Co., Woodland, ca. 1910

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

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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 Pages

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John Meeker's Ford, Scarborough Beach, ca. 1903

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… of the building a finished fire truck ready for delivery. Production stopped in the mid 1950s.(4) McCann Fire TruckScarborough Historical…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… to take place, first by horse and buggy, later by delivery truck. These businesses proliferated during the '40s and '50s, when islanders had…"