Keywords: overnight cabins
Item 30981
Piscataquis Valley Garage, Guilford, April 23, 1936
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1936-04-23 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print
Item 33674
McConnell's Cabins, Scarborough, ca. 1928
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1928 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan
"Isaac decided to go so that he could make some money. Then Joseph finally came back and they all built cabins for the family."
Site Page
Scarborough Historical Society & Museum
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