Pictorial Supplement 10

Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, Maine

The Penobscot Marine Museum opened its doors to the public in August of 1937 in what was the 'Old Town Hall' of Searsport, Maine. In 1950 the 'Captain's House' was added, followed by the Yellow House in 1961 and the True-Ross House in 1967. The Museum's collection has kept pace with building expansion and contains many logbooks, charts and photographs as well as numerous ship portraits and models. The Captain's House also houses two collections of pressed glass, and Oriental treasures brought back on Searsport-built vessels by the many Searsport captains. A hallway is devoted to these men and contains 300 photographs of the local captains. This maritime museum also has a large room devoted to whaling with examples of scrimshaw, foreign and American prints, books, ship portraits and models.

Photography by Douglas Armsden, Col. Louis H. Frohman, Ken Williams and others.

Two brigs engaging during the War of 1812. By Poulson