From collection J. E. Perkins Collection
Schooner at government wharf, Popham
Image of a three-masted schooner at the U.S. government wharf in Atkins Bay taken from Little Cox's Head. Visible in image: A schooner delivers sand for the construction of Fort Baldwin atop Sabino Hill A second schooner is anchored in Atkins Bay to the right. A steamboat is moored to the other long pier in the bay, and a few other small boats are about. Popham Village lines the far side of Atkins Bay. Popham Village buildings in the background include, from left to right: Fort Popham, Fort Popham original barracks, Fort Popham new storehouse, residence of Fort Popham's custodian, Haley & Marr's general store, Haley house, Perkins-Stacey store, Riverside Hotel, , Riverside Hotel stable, Hiram Stevens house, church, Ephraim Marr house, Luther Oliver homestead, and Society Hall. The long silhouette of the Hotel Rockledge is on the ridgeline above the two-masted schooner.
