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L.L.Bean is an American, privately-owned company founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. Based in Freeport, Maine, United States, It specializes in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment. It has created many iconic American products such as the Maine Hunting boots, or "Bean Boots", and the classic canvas totes. From the day it was established, L.L.Bean has been and remains a family-owned company, and the qualities that the company was founded upon are still seen today in its core values.