Every week we share a different image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. What can you tell us about the scene on this old postcard? Where is it? Have you been there? When do you think it dates to? Here is … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Camp of the Pines
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19th Century Essex Merchant Geo D. Anson
Ever scouring the midden heaps — real and virtual — for Essex artifacts, I came across these curiosities. These ACME “picture cards” were offered as incentives to soap customers. Save ACME brand Marseilles White Spray Soap wrappers, mail them to Lautz Bros & Co. (located in … [Read more...] about 19th Century Essex Merchant Geo D. Anson
Vintage Postcard: Rugged Shore of Lake Champlain
Every week we share a different image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Check out this old postcard! It's a little yellowed with age, but still a pretty scene! Do you recognize it or have an idea of where it … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Rugged Shore of Lake Champlain
Vintage Artifact: 1961 Ferry Brochure
Every week we share a different image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Above you can see a collage with snippets from the cover of an old Lake Champlain Transportation Co. ferry brochure. Do you recognize … [Read more...] about Vintage Artifact: 1961 Ferry Brochure
Vintage Postcard: Steamboat
Every week we share a different image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. What do you think of this postcard and the ship featured on it? Can you tell us anything about it? Here's what the community had to … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Steamboat