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Description
This photograph of Islesboro's first ferry, the Governor Brann, shows the boat pulling into the island's ferry terminal. The Governor Brann was captained by Eben Babbidge and later Stanwood Hinkley. It cost $1.00 to bring a car across and $0.25 for a passenger. The Governor Brann was the island's ferry from 1936 to 1959, when it was replaced by the Governor Muskie.
About This Item
- Title: Governor Brann Ferry, aerial view, ca. 1950
- Creation Date: circa 1950
- Subject Date: circa 1950
- Location: Islesboro, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Open Photo Collection, Ferry
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Grindle Point Light (Islesboro, Me.)
- Governors--Maine
- Aerial views
- Aerial photographs
- Ferries--Maine--Islesboro
- Governor Brann (Ship)
- Transportation--Maine--Islesboro
- Brann, Louis J.--Commemoration
- Lighthouses--Maine--Islesboro
- Sailors Memorial Museum (Islesboro, Me.)
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For more information about this item, contact:
Islesboro Historical SocietyPO Box 301, 388 Main Road, Islesboro, ME 04848
(207) 734-6733
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