Fort Western and Block House, Augusta, ca. 1938
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Item 66165
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The caption reads, "Fort Western and Block House, built 1754, Augusta, Maine." Fort Western was built as a trading post along the Kennebec River.
The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard about 1930-1945. It was part of the Tichnor Brothers Maine series of postcards that they created to bolster tourism, in Maine.
Other Information
- Title: Fort Western and Block House, Augusta, ca. 1938
- Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Creation Date: circa 1938
- Subject Date: circa 1938
- Town: Augusta
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: Linen texture postcard
- Dimensions (cm): 9 x 14
- Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Boston Public Library
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(617) 859-2039
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LC Subject Headings
Postcards--Maine
Plymouth Company, 1749-1816--Facilities
Fortification--Maine--Augusta
Forts & fortifications--Maine--Augusta
Fort Western (Augusta, Me.)
Advertising--1930-1945
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