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Description
Large schooners like these were primarily used to transport coal from Virginia to cities in New England. The boat was constructed in Waldoboro in 1904, but was later hit by a German U-boat during World War I. The crew was saved but the ship eventually sank over seas in Europe.
About This Item
- Title: Schooner Harwood Palmer, ca. 1930
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- Location: ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.1039
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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