Keywords: Cigar
Item 102257
Man with cigar revealing secret liquor stash, Portland, ca. 1922
Does anyone know who this man is?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Media: Glass Negative
Item 8522
Man with cigar, Maine woods, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print
Item 37403
473-477 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Mary Watts Use: Store
Item 37268
53-55 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: William E Dolan Use: Dwelling & Store
Exhibit
In 1857, when Daniel Cough left Amoy Island, China, as a stowaway on a sailing ship from Mt. Desert Island he was on his way into history as the first Chinese person to make his home in Maine. He was soon followed by a cigar maker and a tea merchant who settled in Portland and then by many more Chinese men who spread all over Maine working mostly as laundrymen.
Exhibit
Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3
"… Florida by Fletcher Pride to manufacture wooden cigar tips for the Hav-a-Tampa Jewel Cigar. Drapers Mill & Edes Building, Guilford, ca."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867
"… generally cut frock coat and as a rule smokes a cigar while in the streets." He also wrote, "Mr Boynton is a man of his word about his business…"
