From collection Catharine Sargent Marston Collection
"Steamer PEMAQUID at the Wharf in Sargentville, ME"
A photo on postcard stock of the steamer PEMAQUID at the Sargentville wharf. Photos of Pemaquid at Sargentville are at LB2012.28.154, 155, 156, 167, 182, 183 and 327. The steamer PEMAQUID was a popular subject of Maine's postcard photographers. It carried passengers from the train station in Rockland to Sargentville and coastal towns in between. Owned by the Maine Central Railroad, the PEMAQUID was central to the rail-ferry transportation network that brought tourists to Maine at the turn of the century. This network built Maine's tourist industry before the automobile became travelers' transportation of choice. Note the horse drawn carriage moving away from the pier. [description courtesy of Mazie Hough, 2015]
