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RPPC Broadway Street View Farmington Maine ME 1920s Antique Car Postcard VTG.Item Details
◆ Core Subject: Broadway Downtown Street Scene, Farmington, Maine
◆ Publisher: Real Photo Postcard utilizing Defender Photo Supply Co. paper stock
◆ Text on Card:
• Front: "C.B. MOODY PLUMBING AND HEATING" (storefront left), "THE PINES CAFE" (hanging sign left), "THE WOODARD HOUSE" (building right side)
• Back: "POST CARD" and "DEFENDER" inside the diamond stamp box layout.
◆ Visual Elements:
• Building: Features multi-story commercial wooden clapboard and brick facades sloping upward along Broadway. Prominent hanging sign for The Pines Cafe with double pine tree motifs.
• Traffic: Multiple early 1920s classic automobiles parked along both sides of the main thoroughfare; minimal pedestrian traffic visible on the left-side boardwalk/sidewalk.
• Details: Overhead utility poles and electrical/telephone lines crisscross above the street; a natural hillside backdrop is faintly visible in the far distance under clear sky conditions.
◆ Estimated Era: Real Photo Postcard / RPPC (Circa 1920–1929)
◆ Postage Status: Notes
◆ Overall Grading: Very Good Vintage Condition
◆ Surface & Image: Exceptional photographic contrast and clarity for the era. The black-and-white tones remain crisp and deep, cleanly highlighting historical building lettering and vehicle details. Minimal silvering or surface oxidation.
◆ Edges & Corners: Sharp edges with light, age-appropriate softening at the corner tips. No major fraying or structural wear.
◆ Reverse Side: Features clean, off-white paper toning consistent with 100-year-old photographic stock. No stray pencil marks, ink blots, or album residue.
◆ Defects: None. The card is structurally sound and entirely free of creases, pinholes, pinpricks, or tear and Handling
◆ Packaging: Shipped securely in a protective archival-safe plastic sleeve. Reinforced with cardboard support in a poly-bubble mailer
◆ Service: Sent via USPS Ground Advantage
