Maine Photograph and Postcard Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection provides views of Maine from the early 20th century. It includes a photographic postcard "B. & A.R.R. Series. State Line Tunnel", produced by The Hugh C. Leighton Co., manufacturers, Portland, Me.; a photographic postcard probably of the Boothbay area produced by McDougall & Keefe, Boothbay Harbor, Me.; a photographic postcard "Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine", produced by American Art Post Card Co., Boston, Mass.; a picture postcard "Damariscotta Lake, Damariscotta, Maine", produced by American Art Post Card Co., Brookline, Mass.; and a collection of 7 photographic postcards and 3 photographs of Maine logging scenes in the early 1920's.
Dates
- 1912-1930?
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Extent
11 items (10 b&w and 1 collection)
3 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection provides views of Maine from the early 20th century. It includes a photographic postcard "B. & A.R.R. Series. State Line Tunnel", produced by The Hugh C. Leighton Co., manufacturers, Portland, Me.; a photographic postcard probably of the Boothbay area produced by McDougall & Keefe, Boothbay Harbor, Me.; a photographic postcard "Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine", produced by American Art Post Card Co., Boston, Mass.; a picture postcard "Damariscotta Lake, Damariscotta, Maine", produced by American Art Post Card Co., Brookline, Mass.; and a collection of 7 photographic postcards and 3 photographs of Maine logging scenes in the early 1920's.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The photographic postcards and photographs of Maine logging scenes in the early 1920's were collected by Frank Hinckley, Bangor, Maine, and given to Special Collections in May 1979. No record exists for the donor of the remaining postcards.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company
- Boothbay Harbor Region (Me.) -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Damariscotta (Me.) -- Description and travel -- Views Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Damariscotta Lake (Me.) -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hinckley, Frank (Collector)
- Logging -- Maine -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maine -- Description and travel -- Views Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographic postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographic prints Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Maine Photograph and Postcard Collection
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
