Keywords: Variety shop
Item 12286
L. J. Sherwood Variety Store, Caribou, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 16076
Stop & Shop brand potato bag, Presque Isle, ca. 1980
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1980 Location: Presque Isle; Boston Media: Paper
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"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.
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Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"… has been most fortunate to have established a variety of shops and stores to serve the pleasures and needs of island visitors and the native…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store
"Also, Carney’s store had a variety of clothing and shoes, even babies' shoes. People went to Carney’s for the personal service and for the…"
