Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
2753	American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass.	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business						"A publisher of black & white collotypes, and tinted halftone view-cards. They used the trade name Photolux on many cards. Most of their white border cards were contracted out to Curt Teich. These cards are often recognizable by their blocky titles and numbers." Information from “Publishers,” Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York, Accessed online 02/15/2014; http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersa1.html	American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass. Item: 2753    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business Description: "A publisher of black & white collotypes, and tinted halftone view-cards. They used the trade name Photolux on many cards. Most of their white border cards were contracted out to Curt Teich. These cards are often recognizable by their blocky titles and numbers." Information from “Publishers,” Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York, Accessed online 02/15/2014; http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersa1.html
15185	Morris - George W. Morris	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business						G.W. Morris (1901-1922) was an important publisher of pictorial books before they began producing view-cards. Most of their postcards captured scenes of the Northeast, especially of Maine and New Hampshire. The nature of the drawn-in skies found on many of their cards gives then a very distinct look. Their early cards in tinted collotype were printed in Germany and Saxony. - Information from “Publishers,” Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York, Accessed online 02/15/2014; http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersa1.html	Morris - George W. Morris Item: 15185    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business Description: G.W. Morris (1901-1922) was an important publisher of pictorial books before they began producing view-cards. Most of their postcards captured scenes of the Northeast, especially of Maine and New Hampshire. The nature of the drawn-in skies found on many of their cards gives then a very distinct look. Their early cards in tinted collotype were printed in Germany and Saxony. - Information from “Publishers,” Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York, Accessed online 02/15/2014; http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersa1.html [show more]
15186	Scenic Gems	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business							Scenic Gems Item: 15186    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business
14812	Postcard Publishers	Set	Businesses, Publishing Business							Postcard Publishers Item: 14812    Type: Set Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business
14400	I.L. Hammond and Co., Lewiston, Maine	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business							I.L. Hammond and Co., Lewiston, Maine Item: 14400    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business
14401	Chisholm Brothers, Portland, Maine	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business						Hugh J. Chisholm was originally a large distributor of printed news materials sold on railroads and steamships throughout the northeast. In 1876 he started a lithographic printing company with his brothers that produced many pictorial tourist guides. While their lithographic material was printed in Portland, they imported engraved material in from Germany. At the same time they became heavily invested in Maine’s wood pulp industry. By 1892 they had become an early pioneer in publishing view-cards of the Northeast. Many of their cards were made as heavily retouched photo-chromolithographs.	Chisholm Brothers, Portland, Maine Item: 14401    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business Description: Hugh J. Chisholm was originally a large distributor of printed news materials sold on railroads and steamships throughout the northeast. In 1876 he started a lithographic printing company with his brothers that produced many pictorial tourist guides. While their lithographic material was printed in Portland, they imported engraved material in from Germany. At the same time they became heavily invested in Maine’s wood pulp industry. By 1892 they had become an early pioneer in publishing view-cards of the Northeast. Many of their cards were made as heavily retouched photo-chromolithographs. [show more]
14407	C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business							C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine Item: 14407    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business
14380	The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business						A publisher and printer of New England view-cards and holiday cards in tinted halftone. They distributed many of their cards through the Metropolitan News Co., a major publisher and printer of view-cards in color, black & white, sepia, and with hand coloring in both halftones and in collotype. Metropolitan captured views throughout the American Northeast but postcards of New England scenery were produced in greatest number. They had a close relationship with Robbins Brothers for who they made many postcards. Their cards were printed in Germany. 1907 - 1912.	The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Item: 14380    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business Description: A publisher and printer of New England view-cards and holiday cards in tinted halftone. They distributed many of their cards through the Metropolitan News Co., a major publisher and printer of view-cards in color, black & white, sepia, and with hand coloring in both halftones and in collotype. Metropolitan captured views throughout the American Northeast but postcards of New England scenery were produced in greatest number. They had a close relationship with Robbins Brothers for who they made many postcards. Their cards were printed in Germany. 1907 - 1912. [show more]
14390	Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business							Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts Item: 14390    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business
14361	Postcard Publishers	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business						These are some of the companies that have published postcards depicting scenes of Mount Desert Island and other related subjects in the Digital Archive.	Postcard Publishers Item: 14361    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business Description: These are some of the companies that have published postcards depicting scenes of Mount Desert Island and other related subjects in the Digital Archive.
14362	Valentine & Sons Publishing Co.	Reference	Businesses, Publishing Business						The Valentine Company, a lithographic printing firm, was founded in 1825 in Dundee, Scotland by John Valentine. A New York branch was opened in 1906 and later another office opened in Boston, Massachusetts. Valentines published view-cards depicting scenes throughout the country. While many of these cards were printed in the United States in their later years, they have the exact same distinct look of the tinted halftones that were printed in Great Britain. All cards are numbered and have a three digit prefix and a three digit suffix. In 1909 they merged with the Hugh C. Leighton Company of Portland, Maine to become Leighton and Valentine.	Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Item: 14362    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Publishing Business Description: The Valentine Company, a lithographic printing firm, was founded in 1825 in Dundee, Scotland by John Valentine. A New York branch was opened in 1906 and later another office opened in Boston, Massachusetts. Valentines published view-cards depicting scenes throughout the country. While many of these cards were printed in the United States in their later years, they have the exact same distinct look of the tinted halftones that were printed in Great Britain. All cards are numbered and have a three digit prefix and a three digit suffix. In 1909 they merged with the Hugh C. Leighton Company of Portland, Maine to become Leighton and Valentine. [show more]

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