Keywords: retail
Item 108736
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1897 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 110563
Byron Greenough & Co. box lid advertisment, Portland, ca.1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: cardboard, ink on paper
Item 38589
506 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Markson Bros. Use: Retail Clothier & Furniture Store
Item 51747
187-191 Federal Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: F.S. Waldron Realty Co. Use: Store - Retail Glass
Item 110170
Sears Roebuck and Company retail store, Portland, 1947-1951
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947–1951 Location: Portland Client: Sears Roebuck and Company Architect: John Howard Stevens John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Item 110171
Sears Roebuck and Company retail store, Portland, 1946-1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946–1947 Location: Portland Client: Sears Roebuck and Company Architect: John Howard Stevens John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade
A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.
Exhibit
"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4
… made under license in the United States for the retail market. This practice became common and many European couturiers came to rely on revenues…
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Life on a Tidal River - Main Street, Bangor, ca. 1945
… This view of Main Street shows the variety of retail businesses that defined downtown Bangor including Freese’s Department Store, Farrar Furniture…
Story
A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith
Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.
Story
Ted Truman (Throumoulos): A treasure trove of stories
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A son of Greek immigrants’ insight into his entrepreneurial family, culture and life experiences
