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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "John Bunyon's Dream Story". Publishers promotional postcard. 1913.

"Publishers promotional postcard. 1913. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Advertisement postcard for a children's book…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"Publisher's promotion postcard. Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Publishers often sent postcards promoting their new…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930

"… Historical Society Description Postcard of the Burnham Morrill Corn Factory circa 1930."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Ice Castle in Presque Isle during Winter Carnival, 1937

"… Society Description This 1937 postcard pictures an ice castle in the town of Presque Isle built during the Presque Isle Winter Carnival…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907

"… by Maine Historical Society Description Postcard of Main Street in winter, Presque Isle, with a message to Miss Flora Burns, August 15…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"… heavy paper was used as early advertising or as a postcard. This shows the Hotel Willows in landscaped setting, and provides details of the…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington, 1903

"… Farmington Public Library Description A postcard of the exterior of the Cutler Memorial Library Building taken soon after construction…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley R.R., Presque Isle, ca. 1939

"Reproduction of an earlier postcard. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"This picture postcard was taken between 1913 and 1922, before electricity came to Lincoln and the Library and Worsted Mill was built."

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Surry Historical Society

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Berwick Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"the Saloon W.C.T.U., ca. 1900 Postcard Collections of Maine Historical Society Temperance march in Bangor, 1909Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an…"

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"Herman Cassens, a young entrepreneur, started a postcard company, the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, in the mid-coast town of Belfast…"

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Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"One of the four statues at the base (Law) weighs 21 tons. The finished monument is shown in the color postcard."

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Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Photographs, early postcards, and artifacts from the collections of the Surry Historical Society. Surry Town Reports: 1951, 1966, 1977, 1980, 1981…"

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Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"As the postcard says, you're in for a good time. Surry middle level students and teachers, in partnership with the Surry Historical Society and other…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… newspapers, and turned photos of themselves into postcards. Continue to The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes Visit a Slideshow of…"

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South Bristol Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"Seeing Congress Square Lit Up ca. 1890s Postcard Collections of Maine Historical Society By the turn of the century, postcards poking fun of Maine's…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… website features more than 300 pictures and postcards of early Caribou and the surrounding areas."

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Bangor Historical Society

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Belfast Historical Society

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Brick Store Museum

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