Maine Memory Network

Gulf Gasoline station, West Bridgton ca. 1938

Contributed by: Bridgton Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper, photograph

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Ed LaCroix's gasoline Lombard Loghauler #6, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1930 Media: Photographic print

Assessor's Record, 281 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maxim & Hersey Use: Gasoline Tanks

9-21 Casco Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Heirs of John Russell Use: Stores & Rooming House

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

A Focus on Trees

Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… June, 2009 X In the 1930s some diggers had a gasoline engine mounted on it to power the mechanical parts."

Acadia National Park

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Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine