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Cocheco MFG. Company electric wagons


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These photographs were taken in 1909 by C.P. Silva. A typed note on the back of the
photograph states "The mill owners used the most efficient and up-to-date transport available.
The electric cars were merely adapted wagons that suited the company's ambitions. c. 1890's.

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