Keywords: Advertisements
Item 100157
Swasey advertising blotter, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 25580
Biddeford High School Exhibition Advertisement, ca. 1900
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 32146
335-341 Allen Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Charles L Hayes Style: Vernacular Use: Dwelling & Store
Item 58576
62-64 India Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Morris Lewis Use: Stable-Storage
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
Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees
From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.
Site Page
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…
Site Page
Maine and the Civil War - Offer for war battle images, Houlton, ca. 1862
… and Art Museum Description A poster advertises the Pierce Brothers' Civil War stereoscopticon images depicting scenes from the war.
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
The Village Cafe - A Place We Called Home
by Michael Fixaris
The Village Cafe was more than a restaurant. It was an extension of our homes and our families.
