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Description
A Tichnor Brothers postcard shows the Kennebunk service station on the Maine Turnpike, a road that opened in December 1947.
By the mid-1930s, many highways hosted the distinctive orange roof of the Massachusetts-based franchise Howard Johnson's. Visiting a Howard Johnson's quickly became a common experience for tourists traveling by car.
The caption reads, "Howard Johnson's Restaurant and Esso Standard Service Station, Kennebunk, Maine, midway on the Maine Turnpike."
About This Item
- Title: Turnpike service station, Kennebunk, ca. 1950
- Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Creation Date: circa 1950
- Subject Date: circa 1950
- Location: Kennebunk, York County, ME
- Media: Linen texture postcard
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 14 cm
- Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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- Advertising--1930-1945
- Tourism--Maine
- Postcards--Maine
- Maine Turnpike Authority
- Automobile service stations
- Rest stops--Maine
- Howard Johnson Co. (Me.)
- Travel--Maine
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