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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"1970-1980 Pant suit by "Crazy Horse," ca.1975 Maine Historical Society As seen, sections of the collection remain to be enhanced with further…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Transportation Before the days of automobiles, horses were the means of transportation. People treated their horses well, and most towns had one or…"

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

"When Landmarks acquired McCurdy’s, the horses had long since been replaced. No doubt the old ones at that time were worn out from hard use and being…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Even so, it was better than working your horses to pull out the logs, because the horses would wear out fast."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… the number of accidents between automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles. In 1910 Scarborough citizens, following Portland’s lead, voted to limit the…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… and recreational programs based on the role of horse-drawn transportation in the cultural, social and economic development of New England."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… was responsible for hiring men and the teams of horses, and procuring supplies to build the concrete core and gatehouse."

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Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"… dock, the cotton was brought up to the mill by horse and wagon. When the cotton was shipped out, they were brought to other places by railroad."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"Census. 1. What is the number of your horses and mules? 2. How many cattle have you? Sheep? Swine? 3. Estimated value of your poultry of all kinds."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"… and wasn’t large enough to fit the equipment, horses and firemen. The 1912 building served as the municipal court (top floor), fire house (main…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"… there, he would always play with them and their horses. He loved to stay in that house because the bed had so many warm blankets on it."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… window to the door the straps were plated." The horses were black geldings that cost $500. The inside of the hack, he wrote, was trimmed in…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and running north Cyras Goss were entirely consumed…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… on and give a space sufficient to hitch and turn horses was vacant on French Street and the Committee purchased this lot so as to convene in a…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Using a long saw, picks, and horses as hauling devices to pull the ice off the river. Once the ice was off the river, it would be pulled by horse to…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"“Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up the loading platform and wait for it to freeze in solid."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… it takes a lot of grain to feed working teams of horses and oxen.” (Teams were not only on farms but were working in the woods logging)."

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Skyline Farm

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"He had a powerful, high-sprited horse which he called his “War Horse” which was never broken to harness and could be managed by none but himself."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… balls, musicales and lectures, yachting parties, horse shows, tennis tournaments, and an array of clubs which included swimming, canoe, and golf."

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Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"A horse had gotten trapped inside a compartment made by scattered debris that was barely bigger than it's stable! After " A little boy named…"

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Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… and were usually pulled by 8 to 10 teams of horses or oxen. Granite the from the Stinchfield and Longfellow quarries on Lithgow Hill (known today…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… named after John R Braden, a famous local harness horse owned by the Mooseleuk Club. There was a line of more than two hundred people who waited…"