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15091Adelita II - Steam Yacht
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
“Mr. F.H. Peabody, of Boston, owner of the old “Adelita,” built a larger steam yacht, and gave it the name of the “Adelita.” It is of wood, and was launched late last year from the yard of D.J. Lawlor, of East Boston. She is 95 feet over all, 80 feet on water line, and 16 feet beam. Her engines are of the compound inverted type, 22 1/2 and 15 inches by 14 inches stroke, is fitted with a steel boiler, 7 feet 6 inches by 9 feet.” – “A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation” by George Henry Preble and John Lipton Lochhead, published by L.R. Hamersly, 1883.
Adelita II - Steam Yacht
Item:
  • 15091   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
“Mr. F.H. Peabody, of Boston, owner of the old “Adelita,” built a larger steam yacht, and gave it the name of the “Adelita.” It is of wood, and was launched late last year from the yard of D.J. Lawlor, of East Boston. She is 95 feet over all, 80 feet on water line, and 16 feet beam. Her engines are of the compound inverted type, 22 1/2 and 15 inches by 14 inches stroke, is fitted with a steel boiler, 7 feet 6 inches by 9 feet.” – “A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation” by George Henry Preble and John Lipton Lochhead, published by L.R. Hamersly, 1883. [show more]
6423Advertisement for Forest City Side Wheel Steamer
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Advertisement for Forest City Side Wheel Steamer
Item:
  • 6423   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Clark Family
6424Advertisement for the Steamer Golden Rod
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Advertisement for the Steamer Golden Rod
Item:
  • 6424   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Clark Family
15815Agnes - Steam Passenger Launch
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Agnes - Steam Passenger Launch
Item:
  • 15815   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
15220Atlanta - Auxiliary Sail Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Atlanta - Auxiliary Sail Steamer
Item:
  • 15220   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
6843Auxillary Sail Steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie at Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
  • Bar Harbor
Auxillary Sail Steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie at Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 6843   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Publisher:
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of William J. Lawlor
6324Bar Harbor Wharf and Steamer Mount Desert
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Wharf and Steamer Mount Desert
Item:
  • 6324   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
14644Bay State - Sidewheel Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
"The sidewheel steamer "Bay State" was built at Bath in 1895…" "...On September 24, 1916 she ran aground at Cape Elizabeth and later slid off the rocks and sank." - Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album by Allie Ryan, p. 56 - 1972 To learn more about steamboats consult - The Steamship Historical Society of America - 1029 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island 02914 - E-mail - info@sshsa.org - http://www.sshsa.org/.
Bay State - Sidewheel Steamer
Item:
  • 14644   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
"The sidewheel steamer "Bay State" was built at Bath in 1895…" "...On September 24, 1916 she ran aground at Cape Elizabeth and later slid off the rocks and sank." - Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album by Allie Ryan, p. 56 - 1972 To learn more about steamboats consult - The Steamship Historical Society of America - 1029 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island 02914 - E-mail - info@sshsa.org - http://www.sshsa.org/. [show more]
14654Belfast - Passenger Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Belfast - Passenger Steamer
Item:
  • 14654   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
15832Boston Floating Hospital - Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Boston Floating Hospital - Steamer
Item:
  • 15832   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
14395Camden - Passenger Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Camden - Passenger Steamer
Item:
  • 14395   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
13791Casco Bay Steamship Company
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Casco Bay Steamship Company
Item:
  • 13791   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
15017Chicago - Auxiliary Sail Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Chicago - Auxiliary Sail Steamer
Item:
  • 15017   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
15294Cimbria - Passenger Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Cimbria - Passenger Steamer
Item:
  • 15294   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
14647City of Richmond - Sidewheel Walking Beam Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
The "City of Richmond" was a side wheel steamer with a walking beam engine. Those who are interested in walking beams and their technology may see a model (being restored) of the walking beam from the Ticonderoga at the Maine Antique Power Association on Beech Hill Crossroad in Mt. Desert - 207-244-0204. The Ticonderoga, one of the last walking beam side-wheel passenger steamboats in existence, and a Registered Historic Place is on display at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. "The 'City of Richmond' steamship sailed from Portland to Bar Harbor three days a week during the summer months in the late 1800s. In 1881 she ran aground on the Mark Island Ledge. She was rebuilt by the Portland Company and continued in service until 1892." - Maine Memory Network, Accessed online 10/17/07; http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=5949 "The Maine Central Railroad was still two years away from completing its rail line from Washington Junction (Ellsworth) to Hancock and what would become Mt. Desert Ferry, when it purchased the Portland, Bangor and Machias Steamboat Company in 1882. It appears that the primary asset was the rebuilt (1881) walking-beam side-wheel steamer "City of Richmond," which was promptly transferred to the Mt. Desert and Machiasport run. The ship's schedule was designed to serve the trains in Portland and Rockland. In 1884 the trains started running through to Mt. Desert Ferry at the mouth of the Sullivan River in Hancock Point, and the Maine Central started to win the lion's share of the Mt. Desert Island business."- Mount Desert - An Informal History Edited by Gunnar Hansen, section written by Peter B. Bell, p. 166 - 1989 "I first came here at the age of three or four, in 1890 or 1891, on the steamer "City of Richmond." One went on board in Portland after a train journey from Boston or New York, spent the night on board, and woke up in the morning amid the delicious smells and sights of Eggemoggin Reach. "The City of Richmond" was partly owned by her captain, Captain Gary, who was a great character along the coast.."- Mount Desert - An Informal History Edited by Gunnar Hansen, 'Memories of Northeast Harbor' by Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, p. 180 - 1989
City of Richmond - Sidewheel Walking Beam Steamer
Item:
  • 14647   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
The "City of Richmond" was a side wheel steamer with a walking beam engine. Those who are interested in walking beams and their technology may see a model (being restored) of the walking beam from the Ticonderoga at the Maine Antique Power Association on Beech Hill Crossroad in Mt. Desert - 207-244-0204. The Ticonderoga, one of the last walking beam side-wheel passenger steamboats in existence, and a Registered Historic Place is on display at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. "The 'City of Richmond' steamship sailed from Portland to Bar Harbor three days a week during the summer months in the late 1800s. In 1881 she ran aground on the Mark Island Ledge. She was rebuilt by the Portland Company and continued in service until 1892." - Maine Memory Network, Accessed online 10/17/07; http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=5949 "The Maine Central Railroad was still two years away from completing its rail line from Washington Junction (Ellsworth) to Hancock and what would become Mt. Desert Ferry, when it purchased the Portland, Bangor and Machias Steamboat Company in 1882. It appears that the primary asset was the rebuilt (1881) walking-beam side-wheel steamer "City of Richmond," which was promptly transferred to the Mt. Desert and Machiasport run. The ship's schedule was designed to serve the trains in Portland and Rockland. In 1884 the trains started running through to Mt. Desert Ferry at the mouth of the Sullivan River in Hancock Point, and the Maine Central started to win the lion's share of the Mt. Desert Island business."- Mount Desert - An Informal History Edited by Gunnar Hansen, section written by Peter B. Bell, p. 166 - 1989 "I first came here at the age of three or four, in 1890 or 1891, on the steamer "City of Richmond." One went on board in Portland after a train journey from Boston or New York, spent the night on board, and woke up in the morning amid the delicious smells and sights of Eggemoggin Reach. "The City of Richmond" was partly owned by her captain, Captain Gary, who was a great character along the coast.."- Mount Desert - An Informal History Edited by Gunnar Hansen, 'Memories of Northeast Harbor' by Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, p. 180 - 1989 [show more]
14389City of Rockland - Sidewheel Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
City of Rockland - Sidewheel Steamer
Item:
  • 14389   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
6430Deck Plan of the Sidewheel Steamer J.T. Morse
  • Document, Projection, Plan, Floor Plan
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Deck Plan of the Sidewheel Steamer J.T. Morse
Item:
  • 6430   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan, Floor Plan
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Clark Family
13792Emita - Passenger Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Emita - Passenger Steamer
Item:
  • 13792   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
7114E.S.S. Horatio Hall at Portland, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Portland ME
E.S.S. Horatio Hall at Portland, Maine
Item:
  • 7114   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Place:
  • Portland ME
State:
  • ME
14603Florence - Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
The steamer, "Florence" was originally part of the fleet of Captain Gilbert Theodore Hadlock of the Cranberry Isles.
Florence - Steamer
Item:
  • 14603   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
The steamer, "Florence" was originally part of the fleet of Captain Gilbert Theodore Hadlock of the Cranberry Isles.
13888Forest City - Sidewheel Walking Beam Passenger Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Forest City - Sidewheel Walking Beam Passenger Steamer
Item:
  • 13888   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
14601Frank Jones - Sidewheel Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Vessel Name – Frank Jones Class – sidewheel steamer Hull - Masts - 2 Designed by – William Pattee Build date - 1892 Built by – Bath Iron Works Built at – Bath, Maine Built for – Boston & Maine RR owned by Franklin Jones Named for – businessman, politician and brewer Franklin Jones of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Boston Power - inclined-compound engine – horizontal side wheel, powering small, narrow, higher-speed (35 rpm) feathering wheels – 1200 hp Gross tons - 1634 Capacity – 105 staterooms Length – 263’ Beam – 36’ Crew –Disposition - 1905 - sold to the Enterprise Line to work between Fall River & New York. 1908 - in service on the Hudson River between Albany and New York. 1915 - renamed “Fenimore” 1918 - requisitioned by U.S. Navy to carry naval stores during the WWI. June 22, 1918 she lay at anchor on the York River in Virginia full of ammunition. She caught fire and the resulting explosion completely destroyed her.
Frank Jones - Sidewheel Steamer
Item:
  • 14601   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
Vessel Name – Frank Jones Class – sidewheel steamer Hull - Masts - 2 Designed by – William Pattee Build date - 1892 Built by – Bath Iron Works Built at – Bath, Maine Built for – Boston & Maine RR owned by Franklin Jones Named for – businessman, politician and brewer Franklin Jones of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Boston Power - inclined-compound engine – horizontal side wheel, powering small, narrow, higher-speed (35 rpm) feathering wheels – 1200 hp Gross tons - 1634 Capacity – 105 staterooms Length – 263’ Beam – 36’ Crew –Disposition - 1905 - sold to the Enterprise Line to work between Fall River & New York. 1908 - in service on the Hudson River between Albany and New York. 1915 - renamed “Fenimore” 1918 - requisitioned by U.S. Navy to carry naval stores during the WWI. June 22, 1918 she lay at anchor on the York River in Virginia full of ammunition. She caught fire and the resulting explosion completely destroyed her. [show more]
14643Golden Rod - Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
"In 1893, the 75-foot "Golden Rod," slid down the ways at the Barbour yard in Brewer - destined first for service at Mt. Desert Island. During the years she ran "round the hills" between Hancock Point and Southwest Harbor, under command of Captain W.M. Crosby, she became so popular with the ladies at Bar Harbor that they named a social club after her…" - Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album by Allie Ryan, p. 28-30 - 1972 “The Fourth – How it was Celebrated by the Band at Southwest Harbor - …[during the festivities] To the Bar Harbor people there was nothing pleasanter for the day than the sail back and forth on the Golden Rod. Capt. Crosby was extremely courteous to his passengers.” – The Bar Harbor Record, July 6, 1895
Golden Rod - Steamer
Item:
  • 14643   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
"In 1893, the 75-foot "Golden Rod," slid down the ways at the Barbour yard in Brewer - destined first for service at Mt. Desert Island. During the years she ran "round the hills" between Hancock Point and Southwest Harbor, under command of Captain W.M. Crosby, she became so popular with the ladies at Bar Harbor that they named a social club after her…" - Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album by Allie Ryan, p. 28-30 - 1972 “The Fourth – How it was Celebrated by the Band at Southwest Harbor - …[during the festivities] To the Bar Harbor people there was nothing pleasanter for the day than the sail back and forth on the Golden Rod. Capt. Crosby was extremely courteous to his passengers.” – The Bar Harbor Record, July 6, 1895 [show more]
9820Great Northern Paper Company Steamer West Branch No. 2 on Chesuncook Lake
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Greenville ME
See “Maine Lakes Steamboat Album" by Walter M. Macdougall et al, published by Down East Magazine, Camden, Maine, 1976, p. 10-12 for another photograph of the vessel and information about the West Branch vessels.
Great Northern Paper Company Steamer West Branch No. 2 on Chesuncook Lake
Item:
  • 9820   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Place:
  • Greenville ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Roger Clifton Rich Family
Description:
See “Maine Lakes Steamboat Album" by Walter M. Macdougall et al, published by Down East Magazine, Camden, Maine, 1976, p. 10-12 for another photograph of the vessel and information about the West Branch vessels.
14642J.T. Morse - Side-Wheel Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
"The "J.T. Morse" was the last of the picturesque fleet of sidewheelers whose gleaming white hulls and long foaming white wakes were once such a decorative part of the Maine scene, set in the blue of Penobscot Bay against the green background of the mountains and the wooded offshore islands. The vessel was designed specifically for the Rockland-Bar Harbor Line, connecting the overnight Boston-to-Bangor steamers at Rockland. She was ordered as a replacement for the sidewheeler "Mount Desert," built at Bath in 1879, which by the turn of the century had become too small to handle the growing summer passenger and freight business…" "The "Morse" ran her last regular season in Maine in 1931…Steamer patronage had dwindled because of the competition from the automobile, and it was no longer profitable to operate her…" - Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album by Allie Ryan, p. 6 to 11 - 1972. These six pages tell the complete story of the "J.T. Morse."
J.T. Morse - Side-Wheel Steamer
Item:
  • 14642   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
"The "J.T. Morse" was the last of the picturesque fleet of sidewheelers whose gleaming white hulls and long foaming white wakes were once such a decorative part of the Maine scene, set in the blue of Penobscot Bay against the green background of the mountains and the wooded offshore islands. The vessel was designed specifically for the Rockland-Bar Harbor Line, connecting the overnight Boston-to-Bangor steamers at Rockland. She was ordered as a replacement for the sidewheeler "Mount Desert," built at Bath in 1879, which by the turn of the century had become too small to handle the growing summer passenger and freight business…" "The "Morse" ran her last regular season in Maine in 1931…Steamer patronage had dwindled because of the competition from the automobile, and it was no longer profitable to operate her…" - Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert and Eastport Steamboat Album by Allie Ryan, p. 6 to 11 - 1972. These six pages tell the complete story of the "J.T. Morse." [show more]