Name/Title
Launching of the "John B. Prescott"Entry/Object ID
CAHC 2006.36.29Description
Photograph showing the launch of the 5-masted schooner John B. Prescott on January 13, 1899. 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 CollectionCataloged By
Mary BlairAcquisition
Accession
CAHC 2006.36Source or Donor
Vaughn, Janan (Babb)Acquisition Method
Produced by StaffMade/Created
Artist
Babb, Theresa ParkerDate made
Jan 13, 1899Place
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
Camden, Maine, "John B. Prescott"Location
Location
Wall
Local ArchivesBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Location
Shelf
Shelf 2, Shelf 2Room
Main Room #2Building
Camden Area History CenterCategory
PermanentLocation
Shelf
Shelf 2, Shelf 2Room
Main Room #2Building
Camden Area History CenterCategory
PermanentInventory
Inventoried By
Heather BilodeauInventoried Date
Aug 28, 2010Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Aug 28, 2010Examined By
Heather BilodeauRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Babb, TheresaGeneral Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Scanned Copy
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Bilodeau
Status Date: 2010-08-28Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 16, 2006Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
October 26, 2025