A postcard of Greene after the advent of the automobile.

A postcard of the Greene Baptist Church after it was rebuilt at the beginning of the 1900s.

Greene resident Lew Alessio says this postcard represents the human stories behind many of the postcards sent during their heyday, with this card being used to send a loving message from a husband to his family. “Here is a postcard mailed in the early 1900s. Likely, the writer wrote the message upside down . . . his best defense against prying eyes,” Alessio says.

This undated postcard shows the Androscoggin Grange Hall in Greene.

This undated postcard, with “Main St. Greene Me.” written on it, shows people and their two teams of horses paused for the photo.