Name/Title
Schooner "George W. Wells" under construction in CamdenEntry/Object ID
CAHC 2006.35.45Description
Schooner "George W. Wells" on stocks at the Holly M. Bean shipyard in 1900. The first 6-master ever built, it was launched in August 1900 witnessed by a crowd of more than 10,000 people. Measuring 325 feet long, the Wells was lost off the North Carolina coast in September 1913. The Eastern Steamship Company wharf is visible to the left of the tree, in front of the "Wells."Collection
Edward Coffin CollectionCataloged By
Mary BlairAcquisition
Accession
CAHC 2006.35Source or Donor
Coffin, EdwardAcquisition Method
Produced by StaffMade/Created
Date made
1900Place
Location
Maine/ Knox County/ CamdenLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
SchoonersSearch Terms
"George W. Wells", Camden, Eastern Steamship Company, Holly M. Bean & Co. Shipyard, MaineLocation
Location
Wall
Camden HistoryBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Location
Shelf
Shelf 3, Shelf 3Room
Main Room #2Building
Camden Area History CenterCategory
PermanentLocation
Shelf
Shelf 3, Shelf 3Room
Main Room #2Building
Camden Area History CenterCategory
PermanentInventory
Inventoried By
Heather BilodeauInventoried Date
Dec 9, 2009General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Scanned Copy
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Bilodeau
Status Date: 2009-12-09Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 11, 2006Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
October 27, 2025
