Maurice LaBrie Interview

Authors

James Myall

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Description

Maurice LaBrie was born in Lewiston in 1931. His father, Lucien, owned the National Tobacco and Candy Company on Park Street in Lewiston. At the age of 16, Maurice started his own business, National Vending Company, selling cigarettes and candy through vending machines. In this interview, he describes how he started his own business, and Lewiston's business community in the 1940s and 50s. He also discusses many aspects of Franco-American life.

In the photograph: Maurice Labrie, National Tobacco & Candy, c.1943. Image courtesy Maurice LaBrie

Duration

01:01:57

Publication Date

7-24-2013

City

Lewiston

State

Maine

Keywords

LaBrie, Oral History, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine

Media Type

Reproduction

Comments

The Franco-American Collection is one of the largest repositories of its kind in the North-East. The Collection contains tens of thousands of printed books, photographs, newspaper clippings and audio-visual recordings. Please review the Collection's Terms and Conditions regarding use of its material.

Recommended Citation

Interviews and Lectures Collection, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Language

English