Middle Dam - Rangeley Lakes Maine - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Wooden dam structure spanning a rocky river, Rangeley Lakes region, Maine
• Large covered sluiceway building with dark slate roof and multiple floodgates
• Rocky boulder-strewn riverbed in foreground with low vegetation
• Blue sky with light clouds in background, green treeline on right bank
• Colour-tinted lithographic print
• Caption reads "Rangeley Lakes, Maine / Middle Dam." in black script on white border
• Handwritten message on front right margin (written vertically): "6/6/16 — am expecting to see thy soon, I hope Leo Yours. [?]"

Postal Markings:

• Circular date stamp: Newton Center, Mass. — JUN 26, 3 PM, 1906
• Postage stamp: US 1-cent green, Benjamin Franklin (Series 1902–1903)
• Machine cancel: Wavy lines across stamp
• Publisher: H.C. Leighton Co., Portland, Me. — "Manufacturers of Postal Cards. Made in Germany. No. 1648" (printed along left edge)
• Undivided back — address side only; message written on front
• Addressed to: Miss Nellie J. King, Sandy Point, Shelburne County, N.S.

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D