Scotch-type boiler for Commodore Peary, ca. 1904

Contributed by Maine Historical Society

Description

The Scotch-type boiler at right is being built at the Portland Company for the Peary Arctic Club, for the explorer steamer Roosevelt.

The photo shows three other steamer boilers under construction as well. Note the Cleveland traveling crane used to lift the heavy sections of boiler plate and to load the large units onto dollies or railroad cars for transporting to the installation site.

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  • Title: Scotch-type boiler for Commodore Peary, ca. 1904
  • Creation Date: circa 1904
  • Subject Date: circa 1904
  • Locations:
    • Portland, Cumberland County, ME
    • Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photoprint
  • Dimensions: 11 cm x 13 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 40a 6-17
  • Collection: Portland Company records
  • Object Type: Image

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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