Keywords: horse trade
Item 105092
German Schilling coin, Castine, 1667
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1667 Location: Castine Media: Metal
Item 17092
Caribou Trotting Park and Grand Stand, Caribou, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Caribou Media: Postcard
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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
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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
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Lincoln, Maine - Horse and Wagon, Lincoln, ca. 1900
"Horse and Wagon, Lincoln, ca. 1900 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Two men with a horse and wagon in Lincoln."
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"… 1800’s they used a system called the triangular trade in which the merchants would trade and ship goods between Boston to Hallowell."
