The photograph depicts the North Castine-Brooksville ferry on the Castine (?) shore of the Bagaduce River. There are two dories on the shore and a sailing vessel anchored in the river. There is a 14-passenger buckboard on the ferry as well as the ferryman.
North Castine-West Brooksvilled ferry
Item Details
COLLECTION:
The Bruce Mortimer Collection
TYPE: Photograph
SIZE: 18.7 x 11.5 cm on orange mounting board 21.5 x 12.2 cm.
CREATION DATE: late 19th-early 20th Century
CREATED BY: A. H. Folsom (1846-1926)
ARCHIVE NUMBERS: MOR005a MOR005b
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The ferry was supported by the towns of Brooksville and Castine. On the Castine side, the ferry landing was located about two miles north of the current-day junction of Rts. 166 and 166A.
TYPE: Photograph
SIZE: 18.7 x 11.5 cm on orange mounting board 21.5 x 12.2 cm.
CREATION DATE: late 19th-early 20th Century
CREATED BY: A. H. Folsom (1846-1926)
ARCHIVE NUMBERS: MOR005a MOR005b
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The ferry was supported by the towns of Brooksville and Castine. On the Castine side, the ferry landing was located about two miles north of the current-day junction of Rts. 166 and 166A.
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