Contributed by D'Anne Baillargeon through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library
Description
Loane's store and Opera House on East side of Main Street. The Loane's sign on the front of the store announced that they sold hardware and 'sportmens' supplies. Other signs advertised that they sold paint, oils, varnish, carpenter's supplies, builder's supplies and farming tools. Advertised brand name products were Simond's Saws ("Simonds are Best"), Atlantic Ranges ("Atlantic Ranges Always Please"), and Syracuse Chilled Plows ("Syracuse Plows are Best"). Syracuse Plows of Syracuse, New York, later became part of the John Deere Company.
Other stores further along the street are W. J. Campbell Drug Store and E. F. Daniels & Co.'s People's Clothier.
About This Item
- Title: Loanes store and Opera House, Ashland, ca. 1895
- Creation Date: circa 1895
- Subject Date: circa 1895
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Locations:
- Ashland, Aroostook County, ME
- Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 20 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Stores & shops--Maine--Ashland
- Hardware stores--Maine--Ashland
- Clothing stores--Maine--Ashland
- Opera houses--Maine--Ashland
- Main Street (Ashland, Me.)
- Streets--Maine--Ashland
People
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Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library39 Second Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 764-2571
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