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R.A. Carr's house surrounded by floodwater, Bangor, ME, 1923

Subjects
Boating & CanoeingFloods & StormsResidences
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1923 (White Border)
Front of R.A. Carr's house surrounded by floodwater, Bangor, ME, 1923, Mrs C. C. Cullen, CA, USA, c. 1923 real photo postcard
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Back of R.A. Carr's house surrounded by floodwater, Bangor, ME, 1923, Mrs C. C. Cullen, CA, USA, c. 1923 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

A two-story house with a chimney stands in floodwater, with two people seated in a rowboat in the foreground and a line of trees in the distance. The handwritten caption identifies the house as R.A. Carr's and dates the scene to the spring of 1923. The flood has risen around the house, leaving the rowboat as the practical way to reach it.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Fred & Angus McIntire Mastford Joy in canoe Maud

POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
PostmarkedBangor, ME, August 8, 1923, 08:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs C. C. Cullen

1625 Barrocks Willimington, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Bangor, ME
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs C. C. Cullen, 1625 Barrocks, Willimington, CA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, issued 1922, perforated
NotesHandwritten caption on front: "Spring of 1923 R.A. Carr's House"; photo appears mounted on a larger card; heavy staining, creases, and edge wear; printed headings POST CARD, CORRESPONDENCE, ADDRESS. Postmark: BANGOR MAINE AUG 8 8 A.M. 1923. Divided-back real-photo card, matte/other texture, white border; edge wear, stains, and a torn corner on the front.

Cite this card

R.A. Carr's house surrounded by floodwater, Bangor, ME, 1923, postcard, c. 1923. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/r-a-carrs-house-surrounded-by-floodwater-bangor-me-1923. Accessed November 3, 2026.