Sign reading “Fair Haven Home of Doug’s Toy Box – The Original,” featuring a steamboat illustration labeled “Albertino.”

Early Fair Haven Post Office building

A photograph of the Fair Haven Post Office, circa 1900. Photographer credit to Christopher D. Chandler is noted.

Grand View Hotel in Fair Haven, shown from the waterfront with signage visible and a small boat along the shoreline, dated 1909.

Interior of Edmund H. Wilber’s cigar shop showing two men among shelves of goods and barrels, with one behind the counter. The shop, located at the northeast corner of River and Fair Haven Roads, was a well-known local gathering place called the “Eel Pot.” Wilber operated the business until around 1910, when cigar-making machines led to its closure; he later continued making cigars at home.

Interior of Edmund H. Wilber’s cigar manufacturing shop, a well-known Fair Haven gathering place nicknamed the “Eel Pot,” located at the northeast corner of River and Fair Haven Roads. The image shows a man behind a glass display counter with shelves of cigar boxes and tobacco products. Wilber operated the business until around 1910, when cigar-making machines led to its closure; he later continued making cigars at home.

Sign reading “Willowbrook Liquors Cold Beer – Wines.”