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Description
An image scanned from a color postcard depicting the steamboat "Governor Cobb" at Eastport, Maine and captioned "the first turbine built in the U.S." Undated.
The SS. Governor Cobb was built in 1906 for the Eastern Steamship Company for the Boston to New Brunswick route. The ship would see naval service in WWI and WWII and with the U.S. Coast Guard before being scrapped in 1947.
Rights and Access Note
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication. For information about the process and fees for obtaining higher resolution scans or another file format, contact Special Collections.
Recommended Citation
Requested credit line: Image courtesy of Special Collections, Raymond H.
Fogler Library, DigitalCommons@UMaine,
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/965
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jpeg
Part Of
MS 420, Pottle Postcard Collection.
Keywords
Maine, Eastport, Governor Cobb, steamships, steamboats, boats, postcard
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