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Description
This photograph shows Islesboro's first ferry, the Governor Brann, pulling out of the Islesboro docking area. The Governor Brann was built in Rockland, Maine, and could originally hold ten passenger cars. After three months of use, the ferry was taken to Rockland and expanded to carrying twelve cars. The Brann was in service from 1936 to 1959.
Printed on photograph: "Ferry Boat 'Gov. Brann" Islesboro, Maine C56-C"
About This Item
- Title: Governor Brann Ferry, ca. 1935
- Creator: Snow Shipyards, Rockland, Maine
- Creation Date: circa 1935
- Subject Date: circa 1935
- Location: Islesboro, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: SC 453
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Ferries--Maine--Islesboro
- Governor Brann (Ship)
- Transportation--Maine--Islesboro
- Brann, Louis J.--Commemoration
- Governors--Maine
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Islesboro Historical SocietyPO Box 301, 388 Main Road, Islesboro, ME 04848
(207) 734-6733
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