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Item 29189

Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 34779

Steamer City of Bangor, ca. 1900

Steamer City of Bangor, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Bangor Media: Lantern slide

Item 22271

Steamer J.T. Morse Passing Mark Island, off Stonington, ca. 1930

Steamer J.T. Morse Passing Mark Island, off Stonington, ca. 1930

Contributed by: An individual through Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Stonington Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Northport Hotel, ca. 1900

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."

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Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

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Eastport Ferry at Dock, Lubec, 1910

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… steamer Cumberland and the United Fruit Company’s steamer Admiral Farragut were in collision off Boston Light in the harbor today, and the…"

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Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"He also wrote about a trip to Boston on a steamer, Andrew Jackson monetary policy, his foray into cutting cord wood, picking up lumber and other…"

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Steamship "Mount Desert," leaving Southwest Harbor, ca. 1900

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Soon the steamer Rockland was stopping in Southwest Harbor on its way to Machias. This was its only Mount Desert stop, and the village would become…"