Maine Memory Network

Horse & Buggy with Four Ladies, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Horse and Buggy with Man and Lady, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… taught how to build wooden wagons, buckboards, buggies and sleighs. This led to the production of harnesses and tack for horses."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… southern end was an all-day journey by horse and buggy. With the legalization of the automobile in 1933, many of these settlements faded away, but…"