Keywords: Cigars
Item 102257
Man with cigar revealing secret liquor stash, Portland, ca. 1922
Does anyone know who this man is?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Media: Glass Negative
Item 8522
Man with cigar, Maine woods, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print
Item 32034
91 Adams Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Alesandro DiMatteo Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling & Store
Item 37268
53-55 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: William E Dolan Use: Dwelling & Store
Exhibit
In 1857, when Daniel Cough left Amoy Island, China, as a stowaway on a sailing ship from Mt. Desert Island he was on his way into history as the first Chinese person to make his home in Maine. He was soon followed by a cigar maker and a tea merchant who settled in Portland and then by many more Chinese men who spread all over Maine working mostly as laundrymen.
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal
"This specimen was given out with Belfast 5" cigars. X The Beer Question Newspaper clipping, April 27, 1933."
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3
"… Florida by Fletcher Pride to manufacture wooden cigar tips for the Hav-a-Tampa Jewel Cigar. Drapers Mill & Edes Building, Guilford, ca."
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867
"… generally cut frock coat and as a rule smokes a cigar while in the streets." He also wrote, "Mr Boynton is a man of his word about his business…"
