Brass-era autos and an old time trolley

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Hello All –
This first group of photos were taken at the Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mt. Desert Island, ME, which is home to most of Acadia National Park. If you look at a map of Mt. Desert, you’ll see that it’s about one-half the park and one-half privately owned land. There’s quite a story behind how this came to be, a little of which I shared with you in my last blog. The Seal Cove Auto Museum was on the map we were given by the NPS although there was no description and nothing written up in any of the literature we gathered. But since we were in the area, we decided to check it out. The Museum is a bit hard to find and is housed in a modest metal structure. But inside it’s just amazing, one of those serendipitous “finds” we run into once or twice each trip.
Here a little write-up I found on the web: “Discover America's premier collection of "Brass Era" (1886 to 1917) automobiles on the quiet side of Mount Desert Island. Car enthusiasts, as well as those who simply enjoy stories from the past, will delight in the beauty, mystery, and romance of this unique museum.”

The second batch of photos is from the Electric City Trolley Museum located at Steamtown National Historic Site, a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62 acres in downtown Scranton, PA. We rode the trolley there two years ago and enjoyed it so much we decided to do it again. In addition to the delightful hour-long ride, we were taken by the old posters on the inside walls of the trolley. Times have changed . . .

By the way, Bob and I have been back in Gulfport for almost three weeks, getting our lives back in order after being gone so long. On the trip, I just ran out of time and WiFi connections and still have a few more photos to pass on to you over the next week or so.

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Photos

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This man had to jump out of the trolley and stop the cars as we passed through some intersections.

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This trolley dates back to the 1920's. I'm guessing the ads are about as old.

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I'm guessing Gold Dust is soap -- but you haven't seen ads like this in a very long time, probably never.

Comments

[jerry dincin]

welcome back. it sounds like a great trip! jerry