Contributed by City of Portland - Planning & Development
- MMN #148246
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Description
City of Portland civil engineer William S. Edwards included this photograph depicting two fishing boats docked at the end of Union Pier, near D.L. Fernald & Co., a fish inspecting and packing business, in an album he compiled in 1887. Edwards captioned the image "Union Wharf. June 15, 1887."
About This Item
- Title: Fishing boats docked at Union Wharf, Portland, 1887
- Creation Date: 1887-06-15
- Subject Date: 1887-06-15
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 18.4 cm
- Collection: Edwards Album
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
- Piers and wharves--Maine--Portland
- Union Wharf (Portland, Me.)--Photographs
People
Other Keywords
- D.L. Fernald & Co.
- Fernald, George
- Ferry Village
- fish inspector
- fish packing
- fishing
- Henrietta Frances (ship)
- inspection, fish
- inspection, seafood
- Knightville
- schooner
- smoking
- summer days, Portland
- Union Wharf
For more information about this item, contact:
City of Portland - Planning & Development389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 756-8023
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Fish Inspector's station and schooner, Union Wharf, Portland, 1887
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Schooner "Henrietta Frances" at Union Wharf, Portland, 1887
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