Postcards from Maine

I’ve always admired Mallory for her blogging stamina, she has close to ten blogs and tumblrs (you can find a full list of them here) and each is a delight. I’m not sure how she does it as I struggle with just keeping my blog and tumblr going. We also share a love for illustration, her Illustrated Ladies and Illustrated Gents tumblrs are a daily source of inspiration. Without further ado, here is a snippet of lovely things from the lady herself:

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I’ve spent most of my life living in Maine and I love the place, so when I recently found a bunch of vintage postcards from my home state in the Boston Public Library’s flickr account I was psyched.

I especially love the card for the Hotel Samoset – the same hotel is still around (now called the Samoset Resort) and I was actually in a friend’s wedding there last summer.

The Old Orchard Beach card is pretty great too, although the pier looks a lot classier than it does now (these days it’s pretty much a tourist trap).

If you live in the US (or just like old postcards), you should go check out the other states the Boston Public Library has cards from. A few of my favorites from other non-Maine states: