FIRST
OF THE 6 MASTED SCHOONERS
[Nautical]
[Photography]
Anonymous
(photographer).
Sch(ooner)
George
W. Wells. Built At Camden-Maine In 1900.
7-1/2 x 10-1/2 cm. (Image size). (3 x 4.1 inches, image).
Original elliptically shaped photograph on original board mount.
Framed in a decorative molding of the period. Framed dimensions
are 15 x 12-1/2 cm. (5.9 x 4.9 inches). Handsome copy. (Maine).
(c1900). $150.00
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“Ten
six-masted schooners were built during the brief span of 1900 through
1909. As America grew, so did the need for cargo vessels for the
Atlantic coastal trade . . . The first of the six masters, the George
W. Wells, was launched on August 4th,
1900. It was built in Camden, Maine at the shipyard of Holly M.
Bean. Measuring 342 feet in length with a 45 foot beam, she had to
be a record setter for schooner size. - The
Glamorous Six Masters.
This is a very attractive depiction of the noted six masted
schooner in the protected waters of a Maine coastal town, probably
Camden.
