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Item 8068 - Maine Central Railroad boxcar, ca. 1890
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Maine Central Railroad boxcar,  ca. 1890

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Portland Company-built Maine Central Railroad boxcar, ca. 1890. "This photograph shows a very unusually decorated boxcar No. 1217. It was built for the Maine Central Railroad and decorated with the names of many of the cities that the railroad served. The Portland Company has its name very prominently displayed on the door of this "display or advertising car." - Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982. Charlest, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 40.

 

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Maine Historical Society
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Portland Company (Portland, Me.)
Railroad equipment industry
Railroads--Maine
Maine Central Railroad Company--Photographs
Railroad cars--1890-1900--Photographs
Boxcars--Maine
Metalworking industry

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Trains Maine Central Railroad

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