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Postcards of Bangor, Maine

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1900-1945

Location Note

photo albums # 170A,171

GUSN

GUSN-194675

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Description

A postcard album of particular interest because it is devoted entirely to Bangor, Maine with the exception of a few views relating to Moosehead Lake. May have been compiled by Edwin B. Sears, from whose estate it was obtained in 1987-88.

Details

Descriptive Terms

postcard albums
postcards
dwellings
exterior views
landscapes (environments)
streetscapes
churches (buildings)
schools (buildings)
photograph albums

Additional Identification Number

album number 170-A

Physical Description

1 of 2 photograph albums; 8 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

1987-1988

Reference Code

PC009.170A

Acquisition Type

Estate

Places

Bangor (Penobscot county, Maine)
Moosehead Lake (Piscataquis county, Maine) [lake]

Record Details

Originator

Probably Sears, Edwin Buckingham, 1911-1986 (Compiler)

Material Type

photograph albums

Descriptive Terms

Bangor, Maine
Moosehead Lake

Description Level

Item

Location Note

photo albums # 170A,171

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