The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Bass Harbor Light
Mt. Desert Island, Maine
CAPTION: Picturesque Bass Harbor light is located below Southwest Harbor at the extreme tip of Acadia National Park near Bernard and McKinley.
Color Photo: Paul A. Knaut, Jr®
POSTCARD ID: C15993 and ME1333D
PUBLISHER: Published by Paul Knaut, Jr., Dover-Foxcroft, ME
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: West Quoddy Head Light of Lubec, Maine
CAPTION: Located on the most easterly point of land in the United States.
POSTCARD ID: 68498-B
PUBLISHER: Published by Eastern Illustrating Co., New London, N.H.
POSTMARK: Mount Desert, ME JUL 19 1972
TITLE: Owl’s Head Light
CAPTION: Owl’s Head, Maine
near Rockland
One of the many picturesque lighthouses along the coast of Maine, with Camden Hills in distance.
Color Photo by Ray Goodrich
POSTCARD ID: M-2306 & 18643-B
PUBLISHER: Published by Eastern Illustrating Co., New London, N.H.
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
This postcard is similar to our Lighthouse Postcard of the Day for November 23, 2016.
Differences include scalloped edges and a different layout on the back of the card, including different Postcard ID’s. Both images are by Ray Goodrich.
TITLE: Air View, Pemaquid Light
CAPTION: and Sea Gull Gift Shop
Pemaquid Point, Maine
POSTCARD ID: 10372-B
PUBLISHER: Genuine Color Cards by Eastern Illustrating, Belfast, Maine
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: New Life Saving Station, Biddeford Pool, Me
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: E-1090, 201095 and S. 1383
PUBLISHER: Unknown- Germany
POSTMARK: None Unused Standard Sized postcard
TITLE: “Two Lights” Cape Elizabeth, Portland, ME
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 7896
PUBLISHER: Pub. by The Eastern News Co., Portland, Me.
POSTMARK: Portland Maine APR 28 1920 – Stamp Removed
TITLE: Ram Island Ledge L.H.
CAPTION: RAM ISLAND LEDGE L.H., built in 1905 on the north side of the entrance to Portland Harbor, has a flashing white light 77 feet above water.
Aerial photo by A.D. Phillips
POSTCARD ID: 422 and 121311
PUBLISHER: Pub. by Augustus D. Phillips & Son, Northeast Harbor, Maine, U.S.A.
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Breakwater Light, Rockland, Me.
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: R-54047
PUBLISHER: Published by Huston-Tuttle Book Co., Rockland, ME. Made in U.S.A.
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Nubble Light
CAPTION: York Beach, Maine
Nubble Light is one of the most scenic of Maine’s many lighthouses. The 41 foot tower was first established in 1879.
Photo by Herbert P. Detjens
POSTCARD ID: M-1238 & 32058-C
PUBLISHER: Pub. by Eastern Illustrating Co., New London, N.H.
POSTMARK: Cape Neddick, ME JUL 9 1973
TITLE: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE
CAPTION: Cuckolds Lighthouse, established 1892, guards western entrance to the Harbor.
POSTCARD ID: S-48147
PUBLISHER: Published by Owen Art-Color, Georgetown, Maine
POSTMARK: Thomaston Maine AUG 15 1963