Steamship City of Rockland

Watercolor painting of steamer City of Rockland. Port side view of the steamer City of Rockland with its white, red and green/yellow hull. The vessel has one black smoke stack, three lifeboats visible on upper deck, "Eastern S.S.CO" stenciled at bow, "City of Rockland" stenciled mid-ship, and three decks with ladders visible to all at the stern. Background depicts an unknown city. Blue-green water makes up the foreground. Inscription on the back reads, "City of Rockland. 274 ft. with 200 staterooms - capacity for 2000 passengers. launched East Boston in 1901. For 22 years in service on Boston-Bangor, Boston Kennebec, and Portland runs. survived earlier collision and strandings. Ended steamboating career Sept 2, 1923 when she piled up on the ledges of Cox's island at mouth of Kennebec River." Other inscription on back reads, "Bailey Island 1974" "City of Rockland Bangor Maine 1919".