Antique Real Photo Postcard, circa 1920. Depicting a young woman alone in a row boat on Ovens Mouth in Boothbay, Maine. Divided back, AZO stampbox, unused. Condition: This is an original photo postcard, not a copy or reproduction. It is in very good condition. Comments: The Ovens Mouth, bordered on the north by Edgecomb and on the south by Boothbay, is a narrow passage leading from the Sheepscot and Back Rivers to an extensive tidal basin. Early English explorers are thought to have seen a resemblance to an oven, hence the name. This area has always been inviting for maritime activities because of its deep-water access and protected location. Settled in the mid -1700s, one of the regions earliest shipyards was located here and both British and American vessels hid in the coves during the Revolution.