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| A.J. Huston, Rockland, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  A.J. Huston, Rockland, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass. Southwest Harbor Public Library 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 | |||
| Morris - George W. Morris Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Morris - George W. Morris Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] | |||
| Scenic Gems Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Postcard Publishers Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The Curt Teich Co. was in existence from 1898 - 1978. | ||
| M.T. Sheahan Publisher, Boston, Mass. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  M.T. Sheahan Publisher, Boston, Mass. Southwest Harbor Public Library 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. | ||
| J.A. Thompson, Ellsworth, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  J.A. Thompson, Ellsworth, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: J.A. Thompson was a gift and stationery store on Main Street in Ellsworth, Maine. | ||
| I.L. Hammond and Co., Lewiston, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  I.L. Hammond and Co., Lewiston, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library | |||
| Chisholm Brothers, Portland, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Chisholm Brothers, Portland, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] | |||
| H.S. Crocker Co. Publishing, San Francisco, CA. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  H.S. Crocker Co. Publishing, San Francisco, CA. Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: An early lithographer that made many different types of printed products. They produced a number of view-cards of the San Francisco area. The Disney Company contracted out many of their postcards to them. Crocker became the first company to use offset lithography in the printing of photochromes under the trade name Mirro-Krome. They are now known as Lawson Mardon Post Card with a separate printing division called Mirro Koat Products. From "MetroPostcard List of Postcard Publishers C p2", Accessed online 03/01/2017; http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersc2.html. [show more] | ||
| The Book Room, Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| The Book Room, Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library | |||
| The Wyanoak Publishing Co., New York City Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Wyanoak Publishing Co., New York City Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| The A. G. Bain Co., Northeast Harbor, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The A. G. Bain Co., Northeast Harbor, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Metropolitan News Company, Boston, MA. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Metropolitan News Company, Boston, MA. Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] | ||
| Samuel Langdorf & Co., New York, New York Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Samuel Langdorf & Co., New York, New York Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: S.L. & Co. – early 20th century postcard publisher (1906-1918), Langdorf printed his postcards in Germany. His logo was an emblem of a winged circle enclosing the letters "SL & Co." | ||
| G.W. Morris, Portland, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  G.W. Morris, Portland, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Morris 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, but cards of other states as far away as Florida can be found. 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. They contracted out their latter halftone cards to Curt Teich. - Information from “Publishers,” Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York, Accessed online 02/26/2017; http://www.metropostcard.com/publishersm2.html. G.S. Morris was in business from 1901 - 1922. [show more] | ||
| The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] | |||
| Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library 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. | ||
| W.M. Prilay, Pittsfield, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  W.M. Prilay, Pittsfield, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Theara Hilton & Co., Portland, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Theara Hilton & Co., Portland, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts Southwest Harbor Public Library | |||
| O. Crosby Bean Souvenir Goods, Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  O. Crosby Bean Souvenir Goods, Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library 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. | ||
| Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] |