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Description
The Benoit and Webber store opened at 87 Main St. in Westbrook in 1890.
Arthur Henri Benoit, a French Canadian who had moved to Biddeford, went into partnership with C. H. Webber.
From here, Benoit opened clothing stores under the name A.H. Benoit Co. and Benoit's, notably in Portland, Lewiston Brunswick, Biddeford and Ogunquit.
About This Item
- Title: Benoit and Webber, Westbrook, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions: 26 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 554
- Collection: A.H. Benoit & Co. scrapbooks
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Benoit & Webber (Westbrook, Me.)--Photographs
- Clothing stores--1890-1900--Maine--Westbrook
- French Americans--Maine
- Stores, Retail
People
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