Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… and endurance under water.” Bath Opera House advertisement for May 14, 1934Patten Free Library One of the most popular events was showing…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"His market was Maine, therefore he catered to Maine readers with an emphasis on Maine news and politics."

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… in ways to expand his business he began to advertise a product for the relief of heart trouble which he manufactured under the name of The Heart…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Some businesses, due to the proximity of the railroad, developed here, too. History Persists through our Roads Though modern life has changed…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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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…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… and pearl-ash were worth more than any other product a farmer could produce, and large quantities were shipped from Hallowell until the middle of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Biddeford's textile mills however, were hit hard by the stoppage in cotton production & the cotton blockades."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"The Bangor Daily News called it “Maine’s most charming rustic theater.” It included a tea room and later a restaurant open everyday serving tea…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"In 1907, Portland's newspaper advertised ladies long straight double-breasted silk coats with wide gathered shoulder sleeves."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… suits, with slightly dropped waists advertised by stores such as New York’s Altmans would also have been available throughout Maine, but are not…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He invented an advertising match box, which he likely didn’t mass produce. He built and patented a boring machine, which was used in the wood turning…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"As the production of agricultural goods increased, their wealth and status in the community solidified."