Maine Memory Network

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…"

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."

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…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… Adherents and Leaders X Hayner Whiskey Advertisement The New England Magazine, June 1903 Courtesy of William and Debra Barry Booze may…"

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…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Acknowledgements Advertisement or premium for Anheuser Busch Brewing Co., ca. 1892 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division…"

Maine Central Institute

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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."