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Early Hadlock Papers Reference Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Reference	Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Early Hadlock Papers Reference Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.419.2804 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Mrs. Lawton's Tea Room and Candy Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Store Business	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Mrs. Lawton's Tea Room and Candy Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-3653 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Description: Mrs. Lawton's Tea Room and Gift Shop offered souvenirs, post cards, home made ice cream and "all kinds of cut flowers in season."
The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13878 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Description: "The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread. [show more]
W.H. Thurston Store Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	W.H. Thurston Store Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15146 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store

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