Schooner John B. Prescott under construction

Schooner John B. Prescott under construction in 1898: Origformat: Print-Photographic
Schooner John B. Prescott under construction in 1898

Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Schooner "John B. Prescott" under construction

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2006.36.26

Description

Photograph showing the construction of the 5-masted schooner John B. Prescott in 1898. The largest schooner in the world at that time, she was built to carry 4300 tons of coal. More than 10,000 people turned out for the launching at the Bean shipyard in Camden. The vessel was 282 feet long, weighing 2249 tons with masts 168 feet tall. The vessel was sheathed in iron to protect it from the ice.

Collection

Theresa Parker Babb Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2006.36

Source or Donor

Vaughn, Janan (Babb)

Acquisition Method

Produced by Staff

Made/Created

Artist

Babb, Theresa Parker

Date made

1898

Place

Location

Maine/ Knox County/ Camden

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Schooners

Search Terms

Camden, Maine, "John B. Prescott"

Location

Location

Wall

Local Archives

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Bilodeau

Inventoried Date

Aug 26, 2010

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Aug 26, 2010

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 26, 2010

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Babb, Theresa

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Scanned Copy Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2010-08-26

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 26, 2010

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025