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Historical Items

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Item 105120

The last ferry under construction, Westport Island, 1938

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1938 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 105125

Ferry preparing to cross to Wiscasset, Westport Island, 1925

Contributed by: Wagner-Higgins Family through Westport Island History Committee Date: 1925 Location: Westport Island; Wiscasset Media: Glass negative

Item 99409

Westport Ferry heads for island, Westport Island, 1941

Contributed by: Maine Department of Transportation Date: 1941 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island

Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.

Exhibit

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Exhibit

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Site Pages

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Westport Island History Committee

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… service to Dark Harbor, the Southport and the Westport, made their final runs and freight and passenger service to and from Islesboro ended."