Keywords: roller bearing
Item 19340
Taber Wagon model, Houlton, ca. 1903
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1903 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 10880
Taber Wagon advertisement, 1909
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1909 Location: Houlton Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Exhibit
Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here
From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4
"Now the rope is typically placed over a roller powered by a hydraulic hauler that pulls a trap up from the ocean floor."
