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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Hudson, the Hilton Family, the Drake Family, the Cummings Family, John and Pat Selicious, Lynn and Harry Anderson, and photographer Steve Maines."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business Savage Family Hotel Page Images -III Click here to see pictures and read about the hotels and inns…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"A real estate business was established during the 1880s and was known as the Islesboro Land and Improvement Company."

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Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"That business also gave lots of jobs in town. The Stanislaus family was also important to Lincoln because they provided the town with Native American…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"Landeen Family History Landeen Family, New Sweden, ca. 1890New Sweden Historical Society My great grandmother Annie came from Sweden when she…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings on Wheels Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business"

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

"Although he was new to the business, he understood how to hire the right people for the job and how to execute his creative vision."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"Detail oriented and interested in architecture, business, gardening, dancing, and many other topics, Martin wrote and illustrated a journal and…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… other businesses before decided to operate his own store. In his journal, he also included a sketch of the exterior and several other views of the…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"… and, eventually, Martin's departure from the business, joining Pendleton & Ross, ship chandlers, and their business difficulties."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… be a history of his family, sprinkled with his "own editorials" from time to time. He wanted his children to know how the "pioneers" of the Bangor…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"The first is his own store, which he opened sometime just before or during the Civil War. In the Journal, Martin included illustrations of his…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… party, then wrote, "Being that this is my own Book I take the libberty to pass a resolve on my own account." Martin rarely left it to the reader to…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"White; and then opened his own shop. He drew illustrations of the inside of the shop and provided details about the contents."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… active business in 1946, but still continued to own the business until its closure. After Burnham’s Auto Supply, the building changed hands four…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Both owned large properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time with their families when not at their homes in Thomaston."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"In 1862, he opened his own store on Center Street near the Rail Road Bridge. Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… the cotton export trade and, as a result of close business associations, many Thomaston residents had friends and family in the South and were torn…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… Ellsworth, her marriage to John Martin Sr., his own childhood, including his father's death; his mother's remarriage to Solomon Raynes, and the…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… extensive silk cord embellishment, has its own exaggerated peaked shoulders, with a high ostrich feather trimmed collar."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Lewis E. Wilson owned Wilson's Drug Store on 114 Front Street until he sold it in 1967; the business is still successful today."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… years old when he built his own plow and had his own garden on the land his family rented in Hampden."

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Hudson, the Hilton Family, Drake Family and Cummings Family. In 1986, it was owned and operated as a bed & breakfast operation by John and Pat…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… wrote, "This hack cost a thousand dollars and was owned by Mess Shaw & Billings and was perfectly black of the nicest polish and silver mounted in…"