The Miriam Coffin T House, 1920s to 1930s
The Nantucket Historical Society’s Signs of the Times exhibit features early and mid-twentieth century hand-painted wooden signs of local, long gone businesses. The shops, restaurants, and services advertised reflect the economy of a seaside community/tourist destination and a time before the prevalence of computer fonts and chain stores. Several of the signs have been researched back to their original location, and include information about the historical context.
Browse the collection via: index of local businesses, thumbnail images, or hyperlinked photographs of the 2006 onsite exhibit.
Chenoweth's Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, 1909 to ca. 1915
The Sea Cliff Inn, Built 1886, razed 1972
Capt. Folger's Bus Line, 1920s to 1940s
The Gordon Folger Hotel, 1936 to 1972
The Jenny Lind Shop, 1920s
Crosby's cranberry bog, 1950s
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