Collection: Osher Map Library Collection
Name: First Car on Electric Road
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Date/Date Range: Jul 1901
Notes: Glass plate negatives taken by J. A. Waterman. Images depict Gorham, Kittery, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Portland.This photo is of the first electric cable car to reach Gorham, at the corner of Main and School Streets. The "electric road", as it was called, was constructed by the Westbrook, Windham & Naples Railway in 1899. The branch connecting Gorham Village to the main railway at Mosher's Corner was completed in 1901.
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Physical Description: 57 glass plate negatives. 13 x 10.5 cm each.
Historical Context: Images of late nineteenth and early twentieth century town of Maine.
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