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Description

This excursion sidewheeler steamer is docked at Factory Island Wharf. The York mills are in the background at the left, and to the right is the Cutts Mansion. The steamer ran on the Saco River from Factory Island to Camp Ellis, then Biddeford Pool.

The S. E. Spring was launched July 1, 1881, at the George Russell yard at East Deering. Gross tons: 154.83, net tons, 83.56; 93.7 ft. x 19 ft. x 4.8 ft. One deck, round stern, a plain head. Her first captain was Daniel Goldthwait who brought her down from Portland to Saco. At the end of the 1890 tourist season, the excursions ended. She was run by the Old Orchard Steamboat Company.

Alongside the S.E. Spring is a three-masted schooner.

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About This Item

• Title: S. E. Spring at Factory Island Wharf, ca. 1885
• Creation Date: circa 1885
• Subject Date: circa 1885
• Locations:
  • Biddeford, York County, ME
  • Factory Island, Saco, York County, ME
• Media: Photographic print
• Dimensions: 10.5 cm x 16 cm
• Local Code: mca1203
• Collection: General Image Collection
• Object Type: Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Schooners--Maine
• Sailing ships--Maine
• Old Orchard Steam Company
• Ships--Maine
• Ferries--Maine
• S.E. Spring (Ship)
• Waterfronts--Maine--Saco

People

• Goldthwait, Daniel
• Russell, George

Other Keywords

• Boats
• Cutts Mansion
• Millls, York
• Saco River
• Side Wheeler
• Steamer
• Wharfs

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For more information about this item, contact:

McArthur Public Library
PO Box 346, Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 284-4181
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