• Typical Fishing Village, Lobster Traps & Fishing Shacks on Monhegan Maine Coast | Vintage Chrome Postcard
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Typical Fishing Village, Lobster Traps & Fishing Shacks on Monhegan Maine Coast | Vintage Chrome Postcard

Typical Fishing Village, Lobster Traps & Fishing Shacks on Monhegan Maine Coast | Vintage Chrome Postcard

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
"Typical Maine Fishing Village"
Publisher:
Eastern Illustrating, Tenants, Maine
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Lobster traps, fishing village, fishing shacks
Style:
Documentary, commercial fishing
Circa:
1975
Print type:
Photochrome print
Condition:
Excellent (EX)
Color:
Glossy
Postcard:
Chrome
Photographer:
Hastings
Location:
Monhegan Island, Maine USA
Postmark:
Unposted | Unused
Notes:
Code #M1109 | KV7456-23; deckled edge

Vintage chrome-era postcard featuring a classic fishing‑village scene on Monhegan Island, Maine. Published by Eastern Illustrating of Tenants Harbor, Maine, and photographed by Hastings, the image shows weathered shingled buildings, stacked wooden lobster traps, colorful buoys, and two figures walking along a grassy path. Sailboats rest at anchor in the harbor beyond, with a green hillside rising across the water — a perfect snapshot of Monhegan’s working waterfront and rugged island character.

Unposted and in excellent condition, this deckled edge postcard arrives in a protective sleeve. A wonderful addition for collectors of Maine coastal villages, lobster‑industry ephemera, Monhegan Island history, and Eastern Illustrating postcards.

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