Maine Memory Network

Vista with a four-masted schooner, Southwest Harbor, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Southwest Harbor Media: Postcard

Four-masted schooner Constellation near East Boothbay, ca. 1932

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1932 Location: Boothbay; Harrington Media: Glass Negative

Launch of the 'Doris Hamlin'

The Doris Hamlin, a four-masted schooner built at the Frye-Flynn Shipyard in Harrington, was one of the last vessels launched there, marking the decline of a once vigorous shipbuilding industry in Washington County.

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… were pressed into service to build the four mast schooner Katherine May. The Boston & Bangor Steamboat Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… were pressed into service to build the four mast schooner Katherine May. The Boston and Bangor Steamboat Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat…"

Saga of a Sub Chaser S.C. 268 along Maine Coast
by DANIEL R CHRISTOPHER

A look back at a Sub Chaser Crew on duty along the Maine coastline near the end of World War I