Keywords: Eastern Steamship Company (Firm)
Item 12206
The Steamer St. Croix, Portland Company, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland; Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 12540
Portland Company Bulletin No. 8, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
Exhibit
Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"The flood of workers, as many as 3,000 for the Texas Steamship yard and 1,400 for BIW, brought Bath’s daytime population to an estimated 20,000, a…"
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"… captained by William Allen, became the first steamship to carry passengers from Boston to Lubec, arriving to great fanfare."
