Adam P Leighton
American
Adam P Leighton was the founder of the picture postcard industry in America and later Mayor of Portland. - NRHP
Lineage
- Father Adam W Leighton
Adam P Leighton was the founder of the picture postcard industry in America and later Mayor of Portland. - NRHP
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1851/04/06 | Julia Ann Leighton, wife of Adam W Leighton, gives birth to a son, Adam Phillips Leighton in West Falmouth Corner, Cumberland County, Maine. | Born | |||||
| 1867/00/00 | Hired by Hugh J Chisholm, later to become a famed paper magnate, Adam Leighton begins working in Chisholm Brothers bookstore in Portland, Maine, at $5.00 per week. | Work | |||||
| 1872/00/00 | By 1872, Adam Leighton becomes manager of the Chisholm Brothers company who produce and distribute popular lithographed view books throughout the United States and Canada. | Work | |||||
| 1873/04/30 | Isadore Mary Butler, daughter of Alonzo Butler, marries Adam P Leighton. | Groom | |||||
| 1880/00/00 | After 1880, lithographed view books produced by the Chisholm Brothers company of Portland, Maine, begin to feature photographic halftones and from these will evolve the first picture postcards in the United States. | Work | Arrival of the Picture Postcard | ||||
| 1895/00/00 | Adam Leighton makes a deal with the House of Frey, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, to publish quality color cards. Thus begins the classic period of the color picture postcard in America which will produce some of its finest examples of lithographic art. | Work | Arrival of the Picture Postcard | ||||
| 1903/00/00 | Adam P Leighton makes his home in a 2.5 story Colonial Revival style brick residence with a hipped roof, bracketed cornice, three internal brick chimneys and a portico. | Home | Adam P Leighton House | Portland, ME | |||
| 1904/00/00 | Hugh Leighton and his father, Adam, establish the Hugh C Leighton Co in Portland, Maine, for many years the largest postcard manufacturer in America. They had over sixty million cards in stock at the height of the company's business. | Work | Arrival of the Picture Postcard | ||||
| 1908/00/00 | Adam P Leighton works as the Mayor of Portland from 1908 to 1909. | Work | |||||
| 1922/08/24 | Adam Phillips Leighton dies at age 71. Mr Leighton buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. | Died | Evergreen Cemetery | Portland, ME |
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