Keywords: Westport ferry
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
Exhibit
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.
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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."
