Postcards -- Maine

Scope and Contents

Collection contains 674 postcards mostly from the early part of the 20th century, 2 books of postcards, and 4 photographs. Some of the postcards have messages and have been sent in the mail. The views include buildings, towns, historic sites, scenic views, etc. of Maine.

Content Description The collection consists of six postcards with black & white photographs on the front. The scenes are primarily of lakes and rivers, and one of a cabin. They most likely from the Passadumkeag, Maine, area. There are several people canoeing in one photograph, on what is probably the Passadumkeag Stream, which is referenced on the margin of another photo. The postcards were mostly mailed from Orono, Maine, to Miss Minnie G. Reed of Springfield, Maine, in October 1905 by Fannie Hardy...