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Description
This is an E. Joseph Leighton postcard of the "Lyre's Nest," the residence of Mary Burt and her three children. In the summers, Mary ran the house as an inn. In the early 1900's, the island was a busy summer destination and many residents rented out rooms.
About This Item
- Title: Lyre's Nest, Westport Island, ca. 1907
- Creator: E. Joseph Leighton
- Creation Date: circa 1907
- Subject Date: circa 1907
- Location: Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 8.7 cm x 13.7 cm
- Local Code: WIHC.Postcard.2.circa1907
- Collection: WIHC Collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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- Boardinghouses--Maine--Westport Island
- Lyre's Nest (Westport Island, Me.)
- Taverns (Inns)--Maine--Westport Island
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Westport Island History Committee6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
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