• Wells Harbor Maine boats, harbor, shoreline buildings (EIP) chrome postcard front
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  • Wells Harbor Maine boats, harbor, coast, shoreline homes (EIP) chrome postcard Front and Back
  • Wells Beach Maine sunbathers, shoreline homes (EIP) chrome postcard Front and Back
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Eastern Illustrating & Publishing (EIP)

Wells Harbor & Wells Beach, Maine Series | Eastern Publishing Chrome Era Postcards (Sold Choice)

Wells Harbor & Wells Beach, Maine Series | Eastern Publishing Chrome Era Postcards (Sold Choice)

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AT A GLANCE

Publisher:
Eastern Illustrating, Tenants, Maine
Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Beach, harbor, sunbathers
Style:
Documentary, commercial fishing
Circa:
1975
Print type:
Photochrome print
Condition:
Excellent (EX)
Color:
Glossy
Postcard:
Chrome
Photographer:
Walt Reyelt
Location:
Wells Harbor, Maine USA
Postmark:
Unposted | Unused
Notes:
Deckled edge

Vintage chrome-era postcards from Wells, Maine, published by Eastern Illustrating of Tenants Harbor and photographed by Walt Reyelt. One card features a lively summer day at Wells Beach in the early 1970s with sunbathers, shoreline activity, and coastal homes stretching along the sand. The second card captures the calm beauty of Wells Harbor — small boats at their moorings, a wooden pier, and shoreline buildings under a clear blue sky. Together, they offer a vibrant contrast between the town’s bustling beach and its peaceful working harbor.

Both cards are unposted and in excellent condition, printed on classic chrome‑era stock with Eastern Illustrating’s signature lobster‑logo back. They arrive in protective sleeves and are ideal for collectors of Maine coastal scenes, beach ephemera, harbor photography, and Eastern Illustrating postcards.

Sold individually. Choose your postcard using the selector button — each option displays the exact card you will receive. 

Wells Harbor Boats & Harbor

  • Boats, harbor, shoreline buildings
  • Calm water, moored vessels
  • Code #M1434 | KV7930-13

Wells Beach 

  • Beach scene with sunbathers
  • Shoreline homes, summer activity
  • Code #M1435 | KV8587-3

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Postcard Eras & Collecting Guide

  • Real Photo Postcards (c. 1890–1945)

    Early printed lithographs and Real Photo Postcards (RPPC) offer rich historical detail, documenting towns, events, family portraits, and everyday life. Disaster postcards depicting floods, fires, train wrecks, and other catastrophic events, were a popular way to share news as photographs could quickly be turned into postcards. Many RPPCs are scarce and unique due to their small‑batch production.

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  • Pre-Linen Litho & Linen Postcards (c. 1907–1950)

    Pre‑Linen Litho cards (c. 1907–1929) were printed using smooth chromolithography and tinted halftone methods, producing soft, painterly views before the textured linen era. Linen postcards (c. 1930s–1950s) introduced high–rag‑content paper with a woven surface and bold saturated colors that reflected the optimism postwar travel culture. Together, these eras showcase the shift from early color printing.

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  • Chrome Postcards (c.1939–)

    Chrome postcards, introduced in 1939, feature glossy surfaces, vivid color, and photographic imagery made possible by modern color film processes. The term “chrome” derives from Kodachrome, Eastman Kodak’s groundbreaking color film. Mid‑century examples depicting motels, highways, city skylines, national parks, and tourist destinations are collected for their documentation of postwar American travel and roadside culture.

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