Item 66647 - Main Street Bridge, Newport, ca. 1935
- Item 66647 - Main Street Bridge, Newport, ca. 1935
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- Item 66647
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Image Info Newport’s Main Street Bridge spanned the East Branch Sebasticook River, part of the Kennebec River watershed. During the 19th century, the area around the bridge was a center of industry, including the state’s largest tannery on Elm Street and businesses such as carriage shops and Arthur G. Hanson’s hardware store.
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The caption reads, "The bridge, Newport, Maine."
The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard circa 1930-1945.
