Keywords: Window advertising
Item 7872
Window display, Benoit's, Portland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland; Westbrook; Biddeford Media: Photoprint
Item 100376
Window advertising on Hub Furniture Company storefront, Portland, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1935 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides
Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row
"They often featured women on their advertisements such as Davis Hatch's business card of 1880. Business owners also advertised by placing large signs…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block
"… was elaborately printed in gilded letters that advertised his good taste, location, and practical skills."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
