Clipper ships, Morse Shipyard

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Album of clipper ships built at the Morse yard in Bath: Origformat: Book; Resolution: 96
Album of clipper ships built at the Morse yard in Bath

Origformat: Book; Resolution: 96

Name/Title

Clipper ships, Morse Shipyard

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2006.142

Scope and Content

Brown leather album of 38 photos of portraits of clipper ships built at the Morse shipyard in Bath, Maine. Lyn Woods is the granddaughter of architect Parker Morse Hooper and is a descendent of the Morse shipbuilding family of Bath.

Collection

Lyn Woods Collection

Cataloged By

Mary Blair

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2006.142

Source or Donor

Mr. Philip Woods

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Album, Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Boat & ship companies, Boat & ship industry, Clipper ships, Shipbuilding

Search Terms

"A.J. Fuller", "Alexander Gibson", "Arbella of Bath", "Austria", "C.C. Chapman", "Cambria", "Challenger", "El Capitan", "Gov. Robie", "Helicon", "Henry Failing", "John Henry", "John R. Kelly", "Kellie Castle", "Kennebec", "Kit Carson", "Martha A. McNeil", "Mary E. Balch", "Nannie T. Bell", "Oracle", "Oxford", "Parthia", "Pelican State", "Pocohontas", "Queen Victoria", "Richard Morse", "Roscuis", "S.S. Europe", "Servia", "Shenandoah", "Sr. Nicholas", "W.F. Babcock", Barque "Sachem", Bath, Maine, Morse Shipyard

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1850 - 1890

Archive Size/Extent

1 scrapbook

Location

Location

Container

CAHC 2006.142 Box Clipper Ships Morse Ya

Shelf

Shelf 8

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 1

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Heather Bilodeau

Date

November 10, 2009

Location

Shelf

Shelf 3, Shelf 3

Room

Fred Crockett Room

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Mary Blair

Date

June 8, 2007

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 21, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Nov 10, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2009-11-10

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 8, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 26, 2025