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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
3500Jordan Pond House
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Acadia National Park
Jordan Pond House
Item:
  • 3500   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
15916Bunker & Savage Architects
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • Augusta ME
  • 256 Water Street
Bunker & Savage Architects was founded by William Gleason Bunker and Arthur Reed Savage in 1918 or 1919.
Bunker & Savage Architects
Item:
  • 15916   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Building Business
Place:
  • Augusta ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 256 Water Street
Description:
Bunker & Savage Architects was founded by William Gleason Bunker and Arthur Reed Savage in 1918 or 1919.
15867Union Station, Bangor, Maine
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Bangor ME
  • Washington Street
Union Station, Bangor, Maine
Item:
  • 15867   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Washington Street
14381Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Bangor ME
  • Box 6
Luther S. Phillips became a well-known mapmaker and established an extensive postcard business. He Copyrighted his Map of Mount Desert Island on July 25, 1932. After Luther’s death in 1960, his brother, Augustus Dewey Phillips, took over the map and postcard business. Augustus’ son, Donald Beekman Phillips (1935-2009) then continued the enterprise.
Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine
Item:
  • 14381   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Box 6
Description:
Luther S. Phillips became a well-known mapmaker and established an extensive postcard business. He Copyrighted his Map of Mount Desert Island on July 25, 1932. After Luther’s death in 1960, his brother, Augustus Dewey Phillips, took over the map and postcard business. Augustus’ son, Donald Beekman Phillips (1935-2009) then continued the enterprise.
14394O. Crosby Bean Souvenir Goods, Bangor, Maine
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Bangor ME
A book and souvenir shop that published local halftone view-cards. Their early cards were manufactured in Germany. The business existed from 1910 - 1926.
O. Crosby Bean Souvenir Goods, Bangor, Maine
Item:
  • 14394   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
A book and souvenir shop that published local halftone view-cards. Their early cards were manufactured in Germany. The business existed from 1910 - 1926.
13136W. P. Dickey & Co., Bangor
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Bangor ME
  • 48-49 Broad Street
W. P. Dickey & Co., Bangor
Item:
  • 13136   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Place:
  • Bangor ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 48-49 Broad Street
14162I.T. Moore's Photography Studio
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Photography Business
  • Bar Harbor
I.T. Moore's Photography Studio
Item:
  • 14162   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Photography Business
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
14168Ernest Emery Photography Studio
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Photography Business
  • Bar Harbor
Ernest Emery Photography Studio
Item:
  • 14168   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Photography Business
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
15113Jackson Laboratory
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Bar Harbor
  • 600 Main Street
Originally the site of Robin Hood Park
Jackson Laboratory
Item:
  • 15113   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Other Structures
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 600 Main Street
Description:
Originally the site of Robin Hood Park
152111932 Criterion Theatre
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Theater Business
  • Bar Harbor
  • 35 Cottage Street
The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling.
1932 Criterion Theatre
Item:
  • 15211   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Theater Business
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 35 Cottage Street
Tags:
theater
Description:
The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling. [show more]
3510Albert Wilson Bee's Stationery Store and Shop
A.W. Bee, Stationers
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Bar Harbor
  • 116 Main Street
The well known Main Street shop which Albert Wilson Bee II conducted for more than 40 years. <br /><br />Albert W. Bee II was a newspaper agent in Boston, who established a branch store offering newspapers, stationary, fruit, and confections in Bar Harbor during the summer months at least as early as 1876. <br /><br />“I shall open my stores at Bar Harbor, with my usual line of summer goods, early in June; and at Southwest Harbor, July 1st.” – The bottom lines of a front page ad that Albert ran in many issues of the Bar Harbor Record; this one on March 17, 1887.
Albert Wilson Bee's Stationery Store and Shop
A.W. Bee, Stationers
Item:
  • 3510   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 116 Main Street
Description:
The well known Main Street shop which Albert Wilson Bee II conducted for more than 40 years. <br /><br />Albert W. Bee II was a newspaper agent in Boston, who established a branch store offering newspapers, stationary, fruit, and confections in Bar Harbor during the summer months at least as early as 1876. <br /><br />“I shall open my stores at Bar Harbor, with my usual line of summer goods, early in June; and at Southwest Harbor, July 1st.” – The bottom lines of a front page ad that Albert ran in many issues of the Bar Harbor Record; this one on March 17, 1887. [show more]
3558Bryant Bradley Studio, Bar Harbor
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Photography Business
  • Bar Harbor
  • Main Street
The photography studio of Bryant Bradley in Bar Harbor. Bradley built a three-story office building on Main Street to house his business. He developed and printed his photos on site.
Bryant Bradley Studio, Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 3558   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Photography Business
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Main Street
Description:
The photography studio of Bryant Bradley in Bar Harbor. Bradley built a three-story office building on Main Street to house his business. He developed and printed his photos on site.
13021A. Bird Cough Store
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Bar Harbor
"A. Bird Cough [Adoniram Bird Cough] has opened a most attractive store at 26 Cottage Street. The store is stocked with a fine line of groceries and the usual vegetable lines." - The Bar Harbor Record, June 16, 1909 - quoted in The Bar Harbor Times, June 18, 2009, p. 34. A. Bird Cough was Daniel and Elvira's son Adoniram Bird Cough (1872-1949) who opened his store in Bar Harbor in the 6th building from Main Street on the south side of Cottage Street, a site occupied by Cadillac Mt. Sports in 2013.
A. Bird Cough Store
Item:
  • 13021   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
"A. Bird Cough [Adoniram Bird Cough] has opened a most attractive store at 26 Cottage Street. The store is stocked with a fine line of groceries and the usual vegetable lines." - The Bar Harbor Record, June 16, 1909 - quoted in The Bar Harbor Times, June 18, 2009, p. 34. A. Bird Cough was Daniel and Elvira's son Adoniram Bird Cough (1872-1949) who opened his store in Bar Harbor in the 6th building from Main Street on the south side of Cottage Street, a site occupied by Cadillac Mt. Sports in 2013. [show more]
13351Eben M. Hamor House and Store
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Bar Harbor, Town Hill
Eben M. Hamor House and Store
Item:
  • 13351   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Town Hill
State:
  • ME
12872Bath Iron Works
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Bath ME
  • 7000 Washington Street
Bath Iron Works
Item:
  • 12872   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Place:
  • Bath ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 7000 Washington Street
14363Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Belfast ME
"In 1909, R. Herman Cassens, a young entrepreneur, started a postcard company, the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, in the mid-coast town of Belfast, Maine. Postcards have always been a popular item, especially for travelers, but at the turn of the century they were the absolute rage. The company continued producing black and white cards through the 1950s and made color postcards through the 1980s. Sometime in the 1940s or 1950s the company switched from glass plates to film. At first the information was hand written, and later it was printed. The Eastern Illustrating logo varied through the years." Information from Archivist Kevin Johnson at Penobscot Marine Museum – 2014
Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
Item:
  • 14363   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Belfast ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
"In 1909, R. Herman Cassens, a young entrepreneur, started a postcard company, the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, in the mid-coast town of Belfast, Maine. Postcards have always been a popular item, especially for travelers, but at the turn of the century they were the absolute rage. The company continued producing black and white cards through the 1950s and made color postcards through the 1980s. Sometime in the 1940s or 1950s the company switched from glass plates to film. At first the information was hand written, and later it was printed. The Eastern Illustrating logo varied through the years." Information from Archivist Kevin Johnson at Penobscot Marine Museum – 2014 [show more]
13083Eastern Steamship Company and Wharf at Belfast
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Belfast ME
Eastern Steamship Company and Wharf at Belfast
Item:
  • 13083   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
Place:
  • Belfast ME
State:
  • ME
14398M.T. Sheahan Publisher, Boston, Mass.
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Boston MA
  • 297 Congress Street
From 1903 - 1910 M.T. Sheahan was a fine art printer and publisher, who in addition to producing prints created many postcards on themes of animals, humor, greetings, and mottos.
M.T. Sheahan Publisher, Boston, Mass.
Item:
  • 14398   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Boston MA
State:
  • MA
Address:
  • 297 Congress Street
Description:
From 1903 - 1910 M.T. Sheahan was a fine art printer and publisher, who in addition to producing prints created many postcards on themes of animals, humor, greetings, and mottos.
14411Metropolitan News Company, Boston, MA.
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Boston MA
From 1905 - 1916 the Metropolitan News Company was a major publisher and printer of view-cards in color, black & white, sepia, and with hand coloring in both halftones and in collotype. They captured views throughout the American Northeast but postcards of New England scenery were produced in greatest number. Many of their cards have a heavy look resembling early chromolithographs. They had a close relationship with Robbins Brothers for who they made many postcards. Their cards were printed in Germany. The name Metropolitan News & Publishing Company appears on some cards.
Metropolitan News Company, Boston, MA.
Item:
  • 14411   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Boston MA
State:
  • MA
Description:
From 1905 - 1916 the Metropolitan News Company was a major publisher and printer of view-cards in color, black & white, sepia, and with hand coloring in both halftones and in collotype. They captured views throughout the American Northeast but postcards of New England scenery were produced in greatest number. Many of their cards have a heavy look resembling early chromolithographs. They had a close relationship with Robbins Brothers for who they made many postcards. Their cards were printed in Germany. The name Metropolitan News & Publishing Company appears on some cards. [show more]
14460Eastern Steamship Company, Boston
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Boston MA
Eastern Steamship Company, Boston
Item:
  • 14460   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
Place:
  • Boston MA
State:
  • MA
13276Henry C. Rand & Co.
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Boston MA
  • 45 Merchants Row
Henry C. Rand & Co.
Item:
  • 13276   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Place:
  • Boston MA
State:
  • MA
Address:
  • 45 Merchants Row
3591The Farrington Studio
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Photography Business
  • Brewer MA
  • 3 State Street
The Farrington Studio
Item:
  • 3591   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Photography Business
Place:
  • Brewer MA
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 3 State Street
14114The Albertype Company, Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Brooklyn NY
  • 205 Adams Street
A important printer and publisher since 1887 that utilized the albertype process. They first started printing books and then pioneer cards by 1893 going on to become a major publisher of national view-cards. Their postcards were not numbered and their name appears within the stamp box on their early cards. When the divided back postcard was authorized, the Albertype company created a line down the back of their cards with the words Post Cards of Quality and later with The Finest American Made View Post Cards. Many publishers large and small printed cards though the Albertype Co. They were purchased by Art Vue Post Card Company in 1952. Original Owner: Adolph and Herman Wittemann Known for: Fine View Cards printed with good detail. Duration: 1887-1952 Sold to Art Vue Post Card Company in 1952. See: “Publishers,” Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York, http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersa1.html
The Albertype Company, Brooklyn, NY
Item:
  • 14114   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Brooklyn NY
State:
  • NY
Address:
  • 205 Adams Street
Description:
A important printer and publisher since 1887 that utilized the albertype process. They first started printing books and then pioneer cards by 1893 going on to become a major publisher of national view-cards. Their postcards were not numbered and their name appears within the stamp box on their early cards. When the divided back postcard was authorized, the Albertype company created a line down the back of their cards with the words Post Cards of Quality and later with The Finest American Made View Post Cards. Many publishers large and small printed cards though the Albertype Co. They were purchased by Art Vue Post Card Company in 1952. Original Owner: Adolph and Herman Wittemann Known for: Fine View Cards printed with good detail. Duration: 1887-1952 Sold to Art Vue Post Card Company in 1952. See: “Publishers,” Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York, http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersa1.html [show more]
14406The Book Room, Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
The Book Room, Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Item:
  • 14406   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
State:
  • NS
14413Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
  • Chicago IL
The Curt Teich Co. was in existence from 1898 - 1978.
Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Item:
  • 14413   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Publishing Business
Place:
  • Chicago IL
State:
  • IL
Description:
The Curt Teich Co. was in existence from 1898 - 1978.