From collection J. E. Perkins Collection
4-master
Image of a four-masted schooner, possibly just fitting out, possibly in Bath, Maine. Visible in image: a four-masted schooner sits at the foot of an incline launching way with white paint and clean covers for all sails. Another vessel, lacking masts, is on another launching way over the 4-master's stern. A steam ferry has been hauled out on a marine railway on the right of the photograph. A village climbs the hill beyond the waterfront, including a distinctive church steeple that resembles one seen in another Perkins view of the Bath waterfront.
