Item 16961 - Steam Engine 5, Portland, ca. 1912
- Item 16961 - Steam Engine 5, Portland, ca. 1912
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- Item 16961
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Image Info Self-propelled horseless Steam Engine 5 working at Kennebec Street and Forest Avenue in Portland in about 1912. It was being tested.
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The driver steered the vehicle while the stoker controlled the speed and brakes.
The engine was assigned to the 380 Congress Street Firehouse.
