Contributed by Lubec Memorial Library
Description
Early sailing sardine carriers had no motors and were towed to docks at Lubec canneries. This image shows the Julius Wolff tugboat towing a sardine carrier to the pier. Note the buildings on Treat's Island in the background. These vessels transported herring from the weirs to factories in Lubec and Eastport.
About This Item
- Title: The Julius Wolff Towing Sardine Carrier, Lubec, ca. 1910
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 25.5 cm
- Collection: Edith Comstock Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Sardine industry--Equipment and supplies
- Ships--Maine
- Piers & wharves--Maine--Lubec
- Tugboats--Maine--Lubec
- Julius Wolff (Tugboat)
- Fish canneries--Maine--Lubec
- Canned fish industry--Maine--Lubec
- Food industry--Maine--Lubec
- Waterfronts--Maine--Lubec
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Lubec Memorial Library55 Water Street, Lubec, ME 04652
(207) 733-2491
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