Islander at Union Wharf (Photo from Bethel)


Caption: "Ferry at the pier, Vineyard Haven, Mass."

Signs: Islander


"This is the "Hackensack", a coal fired, wooden, ex-New York ferry. She was bought only to test the ferry concept (roll on-roll off). A completely unseaworthy has been." [W.R.]


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Location: Vineyard Haven - downtown - Union Wharf

Keywords: ferries; steamships; steamers; wharves; cars; breakwaters