Eastport (Me.)

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Real photo postcard of the fire at Knights of Pythias in Easport, Maine in 1928. The sign on the store front reads "J. A. Ferris & Son, Caskets and Furniture." There are icicles on the telephone wires leading from the building. Many of the windows have been destroyed and the left section of the building is gone.

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Real photo postcard of the fire at the Knights of Pythias block in Easport, Maine in 1928, showing the building in ruins.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...

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Real Photo postcard of the ruins on the Knights of Pythias block in Eastport, Maine in 1928. The photograph shows two men staring at a burnt and dilapidated building. There is a horse to their left, pulling a carriage.