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1907 Bangor and Brewer City Directory
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History of Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine
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Coeval with the existence of Bangor as a City in 1834, or about that time, the prevailing sentiment of its citizens strongly favored the selection of new cemetery grounds for the burial of its dead. This sentiment having been successful in the establishment of Mt. Hope Cemetery as the result, many thousands of its citizens have since found there a resting place for their bodies, including the largest portion of those then alive, besides thousands of others since born or otherwise become inhabitants of the city. The history of the Cemetery has thus become one of great interest to the people generally, and the duty would seem to be imposed upon some one to see that the work of compiling such history should be performed, not only for the present inhabitants, but for those who may succeed the present during the long ages of the future.
The undersigned having been one of the very few, now alive, who were present at the dedication of the Cemetery, and for a half century since having been continuously entrusted, as Treasurer, with the collection and disbursement of its funds, and having had a prominent part to perform in the purchase of its premises and in the sale and conveyances of its very numerous lots, which have, during all such half century, been disposed of to citizens and others, the work thus alluded to would seem to be very appropriately chargeable to him. Freely accepting the call, he respectfully submits the following report.
Albert W. Painehttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1094/thumbnail.jp
Near 146 Exchange Street, Bangor, Maine, circa 1907
No full textBack of photo indicates circa 1907. This is feasible, since the tallest building on the right side of street in photo, the Morse Oliver Building on the corner of Exchange and State, burned in the April 1911 fire. Also, the businesses listed below appear in the 1907 Bangor city directory.
Businesses include:
John C. Boyd Typewriters at 146 Exchange Street; seller of Underwood typewriters
Ira H. Joy at 152 Exchange, job printing
The Penobscot Exchange Hotel is in the right foreground.
There appears to be another rickshaw type vehicle on the same side of the street.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1197/thumbnail.jp
A booklet devoted to the book plates of Elisha Brown Bird, being a collection printed in photogravure
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An artistic book-plate is the expression in decorative illustration of the tastes of the owner, and properly, made by an artist who can sympathetically realize the feeling desired. It may express one or two salient characteristics, of temperament, habits or pleasures of its owner. There are innumerable ways in which to make such a book-plate, and as each one of us has some trait not common to all, the aim of the artist should be to embody same in decorative form, simple and direct, the simpler and more direct the more satisfying the result. In other words, one should not set the artist an impossible or aesthetically distasteful problem to solve; but recognizing the fact that in matters of composition and technique the artist is usually the better equipped, after suggestive initial directions give to him absolutely free play. The real book-plate is a matter of genuine inspiration, at least it should be made so, and its charm, value or utility depends as much on the artist as on the individual who desires it. It should be planned with care and executed with feeling, and like no other book-plate in that it shall possess some feature that is private and personal.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1035/thumbnail.jp
Pamphlet for Ouananiche Lodge and Sunset Camps, Grand Lake Stream, Washington County, Maine
Get PDFAdvertisement for a fishing lodge in Grand Lake Stream, Washington County, Maine. Included are a history of the area, as well as photographs of camps and lakes, a map, and letters to the owner of the lodge, W.G. Rose.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1247/thumbnail.jp
Bangor -- The Queen City: Industrial, Commercial, and Social Interests
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As a commercial centre, there is no city in Maine that rivals Bangor. To thousands of people, north, east, west, and even south of it, it is the Mecca of tradesmen, on the one hand coming to town, laden with produce or stock; on the other hand, returning to their household carrying all sorts of necessities or luxuries; or having left an order that demands freight transportation. Commercially then, Bangor ranks first in inportance in the Pine Tree State and has such advantages in location, water power, shipping facilities and abundant profitable surrounding acreage, that should she ever assert herself in these lines, she would become a leader in industrial and manufacturing centres.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1207/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Maine Its Summer Attractions and Industrial Advantage, Issued by the Bangor Board of Trade 1906
Get PDFA overview of the industrial, recreational, and day-to-day life of Bangor circa early the early 1900s. Contains many sketches or photographs of downtown business buildings and churches, many which are still standing as of 2021.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1360/thumbnail.jp
In the Maine Woods: 1906 Edition
Get PDFTo the man or woman who has once tasted the ecstacies of life in the deep woods of northern Maine, the call of the wild is simply irresistible. To them no summons is sweeter, or more welcome, or more delightful to obey; and though it comes, clear and penetrating, with every recurring vacation season, yet it comes ever to gladly receptive ears and finds an instant response in the heart of the erstwhile vacationist.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/railroad_pubs/1027/thumbnail.jp
A.A. Kenney, Bisbee B. Merrill, William E. Edwards, Penobscot Square, Brewer, Maine, February 1906
No full textBack of photograph has February 1906 written. Looking at city directories for Brewer for this time lends confirmation.
A.A. Kenney, contractor and builder, at 202 Penobscot Square.
Bisbee B. Merrill, president and treasurer of the Merrill Drug Co. at 204 Penobscot Square.
William E. Edwards owned Edwards Photographic Studio at 3 State Street. The photograph has an impression in the bottom right corner reading Edwards.
Also visible: Hutchings Counselor and Attorney at Law Branch Office. C. Jasper Hutchings practiced law 7 State Street.
And: W.J. Sargent, Attorney of Law, Office Hours 8-12, 1:30-6. Sargent Law at 7 State Street.
Top of building reads: Kenney Block 1900
The far right of the photograph shows the Bangor-Brewer Covered Bridge over the Penobscot River. A carriage appears inside the bridge.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1185/thumbnail.jp
In the Maine Woods: 1905 Edition
Get PDFThere comes a time in many a man\u27s life when the tired mind, wearied with the hurly-burly of modern business, steals away from the tasks in hand and refreshes itself with sweet memory pictures of the deep Maine woods. And what pictures they are! Exquisite paintings which no hand but nature\u27s could originate and no thought but one\u27s own produce; entrancing scenes with the supreme delights of camp and its environments in the foreground, and ideal woods and water settings at the back. It is no ordinary vacation trip that one makes when he wends his way into the forest fastnesses of Maine\u27s great wilderness