Knox County Through Eastern’s Eye: An Exhibit of Historic Photos from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. Collection
Penobscot Marine Museum wishes to thank the generous sponsors who made this exhibit possible:
The Long Cove post office served the company town of the Booth Brothers & Hurricane Isle Granite Company. The quarry is visible beyond the post office building, with workers’ homes beyond. »Read More
The board sidewalk is long gone, and bushes and trees now eclipse this view of Martinsville. A man stands in the doorway of Georgie Pease’s house, an early house that was moved to the site. »Read More
The view over a stone wall toward the water shows the ball field in Tenants Harbor, on the road to Port Clyde, about 1950. »Read More
This view shows Route 131 as it enters the village. The second building on the right is the Ocean House, a popular lodging facility that began business in the 1850s. »Read More
This is “Fish Cove,” named for Joseph Fish, a carpenter from Waldoboro who came over from Waldoboro. »Read More
This building was built in the 1890s by the three Brennan brothers, John, James,and William, who were in the fish business. »Read More
The Ocean House is believed to have been built in the 1830s as a rooming house for mariners. »Read More
This photograph shows the most densely populated area of Port Clyde. »Read More
The large house on the right belonged to George O’Brien in the mid-1800s. »Read More
The building was initially a nineteenth-century sail loft, part of a working boatyard. Occasional town meetings were held there as well as the village’s first Masonic gatherings. »Read More