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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"This shows the Hotel Willows in landscaped setting, and provides details of the Willows amenities as well as the glories of Farmington. The card…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "John Bunyon's Dream Story". Publishers promotional postcard. 1913.

"… Farmington Public Library Description Advertisement postcard for a children's book "John Bunyon's Dream Book: the Pilgrim's progress…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"All Humbug, Dr. Clearwater patent medicine advertisement, Hallowell, ca. 1935Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Clearwater…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"SEE NOTES Save Your Ashes advertisement, Hallowell, 1819Hubbard Free Library In short order a huge market for wood ashes was created and the…"

Maine Central Institute

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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"On May 7, 1850, he announced in the Portland Advertiser that he had "engaged an artist of acknowledged merit to design furniture, etc., etc."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… Joseph Lyendecker's famous "The Arrow Shirt Man" advertisements, as well as the Saturday Evening Post covers, featuring sporty young women and men…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"In 1904, Mandel's Department Store in New York advertised a high quality fashionable ready-made suit priced at $25.00 (approximately $700.00 in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… Mount Desert Guide, 1888 Indian Encampment advertisement, 1880s X Wabanakis who traveled to Mount Desert Island were entrepreneurial when it…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"… seven years as the literary editor of the Daily Advertiser. She was a member of the professional women's club Sorosis, which had many writer…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"U.S. patent # 6,285). In 1840, a local store advertised: “Wanted: 500 bushels of wheat, 1000 bushels oats & 100 bushels white pea beans in exchange…"

Oakfield Historical Society

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… for the convention was due to a concerted advertising “punch” that was made to showcase the states natural grandeur, recreational advantages and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… in fashion fields such as designing, advertising, and journalism. Some of the longest established and best-known names are Hattie Carnegie and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"In 1907, Portland's newspaper advertised ladies long straight double-breasted silk coats with wide gathered shoulder sleeves."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"Advertisement regarding prosecution of rival land claims, 1751Maine Historical Society Settlers became caught in the mess of overlapping land claims."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… city, and leveraged this by charging exorbitant advertising rates. Because of these high prices, a group of Maine businessmen bought the remains of…"

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…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… other cities which had access to raw materials advertised in the local newspapers for workers. Biddeford's textile mills however, were hit hard by…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Dude Cowboy advertising at City Theater, Biddeford, 1926McArthur Public Library Besides modern conveniences and entertainments, the city was…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… printed in the The Falmouth Gazette and Weekly Advertiser, Jan 7, 1786 (no. 54 vol. 2). [7] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 16."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… April 30, 1785, the Falmouth Gazette and Weekly Advertiser, a Maine newspaper founded for the purpose of advocating separation, published a full…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"Versions of garments such as those advertised in the New York store Gimbles' 1915 catalogue, straight tailored skirts, and similarly skirted dresses…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… suits, with slightly dropped waists advertised by stores such as New York’s Altmans would also have been available throughout Maine, but are not…"