Keywords: Jewelry shops
Item 13187
George T. Springer Company, Westbrook ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 16330
J. K. Osgood Jewlery, Houlton, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Cosmopolitan stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage
Born in Portland, sisters Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) and Madeleine Burrage (1891-1976) were renowned artists and world travelers. Mildred's experiences studying painting in Paris and Italy, and the sisters' trips to Mexico and Guatemala inspired their artwork and shared passions for cosmopolitan and stylish attire. Housed at Maine Historical Society, The Burrage Papers include selections of original advertising drawings called "line sheets" from Parisian fashion houses dating from 1928 to 1936. Images of Madeleine's gemstone jewelry and Mildred's artwork accompany intimate family photographs of the sisters.
Exhibit
This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry
"Ike Wilder didn’t sell just jewelry, but also electric shavers made by Schick, Remington, and Sunbeam."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"Randlett. The ice cream shop still remains, now known as the Dark Harbor Shop. Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca."
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An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
