Keywords: horse drawn wagon
Item 20473
Dr. Cumston in horse drawn wagon, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Brunswick; Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Item 30229
Loring Market Wagon, North Yarmouth, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Skyline Farm Date: circa 1910 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Wood, metal
Item 151335
The Checkley House, Scarborough, 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
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
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4
"Farmers would keep a horse and wagon for backup in case roads were impassable for an automobile. Auto racing began soon after the construction of the…"
Site Page
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…"
Story
A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn
The horse brings the hay home while the boys are swimming.
