Keywords: Trade cards
Item 29004
W.G. Webber Drugstore Trade Card, Bath, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper
Item 4337
True's pinworm elixir advertisement, Auburn, ca. 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: Auburn Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
Exhibit
The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem
"… glaze from behind dark windows; playing cards by candlelight with battery-run radios humming to fill silence."
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House
"Worster House card, Hallowell, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society Since 1832, this hotel served the public."
Story
The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea
This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars