DAMARISCOTTA

On Saturday at 2 p.m., for one performance only, Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta will present The Northeast by Eastern, an event combining film, history and live music combined to illustrate a way of life from a simpler, more patient, yet enterprising American era.

The event features film and music by Sumner McKane and live music performed by Sumner McKane & Josh Robbins.

For years, Belfast-based Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company sent traveling photographer-salesmen on the roads all over New England and beyond with cameras, catalogues and order books, seeking buyers and markets for their unique “real photo” postcards.

The Northeast by Eastern combines Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company’s comprehensive collection of early 20th century photographs with archival film footage, interviews, oral histories, a musical soundtrack featuring period music, as well as an original score by Sumner McKane. Combined.

Interviews and oral histories detail the history of the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co., and the postcard craze of the early 1900s.

The audience hears firsthand accounts of smuggling during prohibition, of river drivers brawling for fun, of growing up without constant adult supervision and of slop buckets spilling on tourists’ pies. These accounts are woven together amidst a backdrop of archived films and Eastern Illustrating’s work.

Tickets are $12 Adults, $10 for Lincoln Theater members and $5 for Youth 18 and under. They may be purchased in advance at the theater office — open Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — or starting one hour before curtain on the day of the show. Additional information can be found at the theater’s website, lcct.org, or by calling the theater at (207) 563-3424.