Maine Memory Network

Sardine carrier, Lubec, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Lawrence Brothers store, North Lubec, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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.

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"But the Lawrence company, North Lubec Manufacturing and Canning, had a long existence, continuing into the 1980s."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lawrence, E.M., “A History of Sardine Canning”, The Canning Trade, January, 1914. “Lubec … 1800: A Century of Progress”, The Herald Magazine…"