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Historical Items

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Item 27104

Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Islesboro Media: Postcard

Item 11485

Governor Brann School, Cyr Plantation, 1934

Contributed by: Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library Date: 1934 Location: Cyr Plantation Media: Color digital photograph

Item 27067

Governor Brann Ferry, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Site Pages

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"It could carry four passenger cars. Governor Brann Ferry, aerial view, ca. 1950Islesboro Historical Society The first public ferry boat, the…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society Very soon, islanders saw the need for a boat that could transport several cars…"