Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… shows the housing for the pump, the flexible hose that extended down into the hold of the sardine carrier, and the exterior part of the sluiceway…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"Some of the people sat on the hose as they went to the fire, a faster way for everyone to get there."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Samples of other items include: worsted hose (stockings), hats, caps, boots and shoes. Crops exhibited and judged, included: wheat, barley, corn and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… teams of horses to haul the equipment, and the hoses from both Rumford and the adjoining town of Mexico."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… men and their equipment which consisted of linen hose, a two wheeled hose reel, and a sled for winter use."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… special train with train engine number six and hose number three from Portland arrived. The Lewiston train should have been there a long time…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… bell called out the firemen and the Steamer with hose was loaded on a train… [t] he train left Bangor at ten minutes of twelve and arrived at…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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