Item 148239 - Scow off breakwater, South Portland, 1887
- Item 148239 - Scow off breakwater, South Portland, 1887
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- Item 148239
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Image Info A laden scow, its cargo secured with rope, is shown here off Portland Breakwater (Bug Light) in 1887. A close look reveals two figures on board. At the rear, one man tends the wheel, while another man, who wears a top hat, leans with one hand on his hip, gazing forward.
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Portland civil engineer William S. Edwards titled this image "Scow off Breakwater. Sept. 1, 1887."
