Maine Memory Network

Grazing horses, Fairfield, ca. 1970

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1970 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Race horses with keepers at Bass Park, Bangor, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Bangor Media: Photoprint

Assessor's Record, Horse Stall, Tucker Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clara J. Scott Use: Horse Stall

131 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of John F. Proctor Use: Store

Block for Mr. M.J. Googin, Lewiston, 1893-1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1915 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Client: M. J. Googin Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs Brothers Architects

Scarborough Downs clubhouse, Scarborough, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Scarborough Client: Scarborough Downs Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

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.

Maine and the Civil War - Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861

"Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description A Civil War…"

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."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… the digger and powered the digger mechanism, the horses tired easily. They had to rest frequently or were replaced by another team of horses."

A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn

The horse brings the hay home while the boys are swimming.

From Brooklyn to Maine
by Samuel Gelber

Moving to Maine changed my artistic style, and I continue to learn from the landscape every day.