Post Office, Portland, ca. 1938

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Post Office, Portland, ca. 1938

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Description

A Tichnor Brothers tourist postcard shows the Portland Post Office on Forest Avenue, in the 1940s. The Post Office was built in 1933-1934. The caption of this postcard reads, "Post Office, Portland, Me."

The Tichnor Brothers Company printing company published this type of postcard from about 1930-1945. It was part of the Tichnor Brothers Maine series of postcards that they created to bolster tourism, in Maine.

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About This Item

  • Title: Post Office, Portland, ca. 1938
  • Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
  • Creation Date: circa 1938
  • Subject Date: circa 1938
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland 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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