Morris, George W. (sold)
George W. Morris (March 1853 - 1929) was a Portland, Maine, based publisher, lithographer, and photographer. He published books and postcards highlighting the beauty of northern New England. Morris was born in New York, but by the 1870s had relocated to Bangor, Maine. In the 1880s, he move to Portland, where he spent the remainder of his life, building a booming postcard, bird's-eye view, map, and novelty publishing business. He initially began printing color postcards in Germany, where chromolithographic printing was more developed, but by the late 19th century, began printing domestically. He is credited with issuing some of the first chromolithograph postcards in the United States. By 1920, he owned a small business specializing in toys. He married Tressie Lee Wellman (1856 - 1922) in 1883.
Bar Harbor's Gilded Age.
Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Island.
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A rare and highly unusual 1886 Charles E. Jorgensen bird's-eye view of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine - illustrating the town at the height of Mount Desert Island's gilded age. This view was published to publicize the rebuilding of the Green Mountain Hotel (following a fire) and the inauguration of the Green Mountain Railroad - here visible at the summit of Cadillac Mountain. (more details)
White Mountains tourism boom.
Bird's Eye View of the White Mountains.
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A striking 1890 George. W. Morris bird's-eye view of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The view captures 'The Whites' at the height of their 19th century tourism boom. Railroads began to penetrate the White Mountains in the mid-19th century, making them an instant hit with tourists and the 'rusticator' crowd. By the 1890s, when this view was issued, the region was well serviced and easily accessible by travelers from Boston, Portland, and New York. Such views were manufactured for sale from vendors on the trains as well as at station newsstands. (more details)