Acadia Maine Sands Beach Postcard Tichnor 1950s View Ocean Drive Bar Harbor
$ 3.8
Description
Acadia Maine Sands Beach Postcard Tichnor 1950s View Ocean Drive Bar Harbor. The scene captures the quintessential coastal beauty of the region, with a sandy shoreline, calm blue water, and a dense coniferous forest providing a dramatic backdrop, a composition typical of the scenic tourism promotion for which Acadia National Park is renowned. This unused vintage postcard presents a classic mid-20th century view of Sands Beach along Ocean Drive within the National Acadia Park in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. The scene captures the quintessential coastal beauty of the region, with a sandy shoreline, calm blue water, and a dense coniferous forest providing a dramatic backdrop, a composition typical of the scenic tourism promotion for which Acadia National Park is renowned. The card is a fine example of a Lusterchrome postcard, a glossy, color-saturated photomechanical printing process registered by Tichnor Bros., Inc., a major publisher based in Boston 15, Massachusetts, as indicated by the specific postal zone address. The catalog number K-3746 identifies this particular view within Tichnor's extensive series. The absence of a cancellation mark or any manuscript inscription confirms its pristine, unused state, having never entered the postal stream, which preserves the vibrant quality of the Lusterchrome finish. This piece serves as a tangible artifact of mid-century American tourism and the popularization of the national park system through mass-produced souvenir imagery, appealing to collectors of Acadiana, Maine ephemera, and the distinctive output of the Tichnor Brothers publishing house.
