Steamboat Lore of the Penobscot

Name/Title

Steamboat Lore of the Penobscot

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2014.53

Secondary Title

An Informal Story of Steamboating in Maine's Penobscot Region Pictorially Presented

Description

History of the steamships of the Maine coast. Includes over 160 photographs of steamers and the people who worked on them. Includes chapters on the Steamers of Boston to Bangor, Portland to Rockland, Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Maine Central Railroad, Island Boats, Penobscot River, Bucksprot, and the Seaboard Navigation Company. Physical Description: 28 cm.,154 pages, b/w illustrations

Collection

Maine History Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Moran

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2014.53

Source or Donor

Camden Public Library

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Steamboats, Vessels

Search Terms

Bangor, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Maine, Mount Desert, Penobscot Bay, Portland, Rockland, Vinalhaven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

31896000967475

Book Details

Author

Richardson, John M.

Publisher

Kennebec Journal Print

Place Published

Location

Augusta

Date Published

1880 - 1940

Publication Language

English

Call No.

Maine 387 Ric

Spine Label

Maine 387 Ric

Notes

Date: 1941 Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Wall

Maine History

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Shelf

Shelf 3, Shelf 3

Room

Dining Room

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Jane Schroeder

Date

November 8, 2007

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Moran

Inventoried Date

Nov 22, 2014

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Nov 22, 2014

Examined By

Heather Moran

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 22, 2014

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Richardson, John M.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Moran Status Date: 2014-11-22

Created By

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Create Date

November 22, 2014

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025