Keywords: businesses
Item 69896
Local businesses, Ogunquit, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 30920
Elm Street Businesses, Guilford, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print
Item 63327
190-192 Middle Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Canal National Bank Use: Mercantile
Item 40130
1119-1121 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: George Libby Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store
Item 150265
Paine Hotel and Business Complex, urban renewal site B-11, study, Bangor, 1972-1973
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972–1973 Location: Bangor Client: Paine Hotel and Business Complex Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 151044
Cook, Everett & Pennell office space, ca. 1923
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1923 Client: Cook, Everett & Pennell Architect: John P. Thomas
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Businesses
"… Illustrations: Businesses"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Businesses
"… Businesses Businesses large and small have contributed to the growth Presque Isle."
Story
John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The evolution of a family business providing funeral services
Story
30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma
30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
