Keywords: Ship chandlers
Item 17686
G. M. Stanwood & Co., Portland, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 148251
Barque "Sacramento," Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-10-19 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print
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Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"… specializing in groceries, hardware and ship chandler's supplies. In Dark Harbor, Williams Brothers operated a large grocery store featuring fancy…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451
"… from the business, joining Pendleton & Ross, ship chandlers, and their business difficulties. Among the people mentioned are: Albert Wiggin Rinaldo…"
