Eastern Steamship wharf catches fire

Copyright: None; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Copyright: None; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Eastern Steamship wharf catches fire

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2009.107.3

Description

Black and white scan of photograph of the burning of the derelict Eastern Steamship Company wharf in Camden in May 1959.

Collection

Barbara F. Dyer Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2009.107

Source or Donor

Barbara F. Dyer

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Dyer, Barbara F.

Date made

1959

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

Fire

Search Terms

Eastern Steamship Company, Camden, Maine, Sea Street, Steamboat landing

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

31896000938898

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

5 in

Location

Location

Container

"Items of Interest" Binder

Wall

Glass case

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jul 7, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 7, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dyer, Barbara F.

Related Events

Event

Burning of the Eastern Steamship wharf in May 1959

Provenance

Notes

Barbara scanned and printed a copy of her original photo. Quality is relatively poor.

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Scanned Copy Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2009-07-07

Created By

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Create Date

July 7, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025