Bain, Fred Barned (sold)
Fred Barned Bain (14 March 14, 1880 - November 17 1968) was an American advertiser and businessman based in San Francisco. He was born in New York City, the son of a grocer; the family moved to Alameda shortly thereafter, appearing there in voting records in 1890. By 1910 he had a young family of his own in Oakland, and was working as a sales agent for a manufacturing firm. He did not stay an employee for long: by 1915 he had struck out on his own with an advertising business. Alhough want ads for his company called for salesmen to handle 'a high-class line of advertising calendars and novelties,' surviving products from his company appear to be predominantly maps. In particular, his series of 'E-Z guide' maps seem to have been successful. Bain produced maps mostly of regional California, and city plans. OCLC shows maps of Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. His customers, overwhelmingly, were banks who used Bain's maps as promotional tools.
Innovative city map of San Francisco which employs a spinning indicator to aid in locating sites around the city.
E-Z Guide Map of San Francisco California (with Patent Indicator) Showing at a Glance the Exact Location of Banks, Apartment Houses, Depots, Railway Offices, Theatres, Stores and Street Locations.
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This is a 1921 Fred B. Bain city map or plan of San Francisco, California. The map depicts the city of San Francisco from the Pacific Ocean and Laguna de la Merced to San Francisco Bay and from the Presidio Military Reservation and the Presidio Golf Club to San ... (more details)
Hibernia Guide Map of Portland Oregon.
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This is a scarce 1926 map of the city of Portland, Oregon issued by the Hibernia Commercial and Saving Bank. It covers the city of Portland in its entirety from the Columbia River south to the Riverview Cemetery and from Lincoln Park east to 102nd Street. The ... (more details)