Historic Photo Reception

Friday June 22^nd at 6:30:

Thomaston Public Library Presentation and Reception for Historic Photo Exhibit. 

At 6:30pm on June 22^nd, Kevin Johnson, archivist at the Penobscot Marine Museum and local historian Peggy McCrea will be giving a talk combined with a presentation of rare Thomaston photos. Potluck style refreshment to follow. Please feel free to bring a dish.

The talk features the exhibit, "Knox County Through the Eastern Eye," a collection of archived prints. The prints feature historic photographs on loan from the Penobscot Marine Museum’s Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company collection. The Thomaston Public Library is hosting the prints through June. 

The Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company photos, taken a century ago, are aesthetically beautiful and fascinating on many levels for the history and sense of place they convey. The founder of the company sent his crews with their box cameras into tiny towns all over Maine and instructed them to ask local citizens what was important to document about their town. The exhibit features 30 (20x24) framed photographs and 3 over-sized poster prints with captions written by each town’s historical society scholars.

This presentation is at the Thomaston Public Library located inside the Thomaston Academy building on 60 Main St. in Thomaston. Public parking is behind the Academy. Contact us to find out more: 207-354-2453 or tpl@thomaston.lib.me.us

This event is free and open to the public.