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Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13402 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this practice of beaching boats in a group is a "big club" which one had to be invited into or born into. This is the fourth in the series of six photos dealing with the subject of beached boats. In this picture there are six boats visible. There is a lobster car in the foreground. The hull id on the boat to the far right is #1K140. To the left of that boat is a man working on hull #1M570 which is the only boat with a canvas "cuddy". [show more]
Paul Faulkingham's Beached Boat in a SWH Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Paul Faulkingham's Beached Boat in a SWH Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13403 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: This photograph is the third in this series of six pictures depicting the beached boats in the Southwest Harbor cove near what is now called the Western Way Condominiums. In this picture there are seven men visible holding or pushing hull # 1M468. All the men have hip boots on. In an interview with Ralph Stanley, he told A. Welles that he thought this boat belonged to Paul Faulkingham. The said the boat on the far right with hull # 1R401 belonged to Roger Rich. Moving from the left side of the photo to the right, Ralph believes that the first man is Paul Faulkingham and that the third man is Charlie Gilley. Ralph Stanley suggested that Sunny Stanley would be helpful in adding details. [show more]
Closeup of a Beached Boat in SWH (Sardine Factory in background) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Closeup of a Beached Boat in SWH (Sardine Factory in background) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13404 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that the Beached Boat group in this series (104-109) was a "big club" and you were only accepted into it after a period of time or born into it. This picture shows one of the beached boats with ten men standing on her port side. The Addison Packing Plant (sardine factory) is in the background. In an interview with Ralph Stanley, he told A. Welles that he thought this boat belonged to Roger Rich who was probably one of the men standing in the photo. Moving from the left side of the photograph to the right, Ralph thought the first person was Charlie Gilley, the third person, Harold Alley, and the fifth person, Paul Faulkingham. He thought the sixth might be Roger Rich. Sunny Stanley's head is just visible, second from the right. Ralph Stanley is going to try to bring Sunny Stanley in to add details. [show more]
Boats Beached in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Boats Beached in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13405 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this begins a series of six pictures depicting boats up on the shore in a Southwest Harbor cove. This looks like the cove at the head of the harbor by the Western Way condominiums. There is part of a house visible in the upper right hand corner. Another house is seen in the woods above the stabilizing stern sail in the second boat from the left of the photograph. There are seven vessels beached for cleaning. Two people are visible working on the hull of the first boat from the left. There is a punt beached off the bow of the same vessel. There is another man visible walking towards the bow of the fourth vessel from the left. Ralph Stanley indicated in an interview with A. L. Welles that hull # 1L148 belonged to Carleton Gilley and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. Charles Gilley owned and worked for Mrs. Lyman on Sutton's. He believes the punt is a Farley punt. Hull #1M551 (third boat from the left) is the first boat Ralph Stanley built (1951) and it was this boat that was owned by Charles Gilley. [show more]
Graveyard For Boats Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	June 1958		Graveyard For Boats Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13433 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: June 1958 Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photograph of a graveyard for boats. Charlotte Singleton thinks this is located near Bill Baker's house in Tremont, across from Tremont Elementary. The caption on the back of the picture reads," Bass Harbor (Bernard side), Maine" and is dated June 1958. Under the picture, written in ink, appear the following words...MEL WEBBER' PAL and what looks like "Pal Vinalhaven" ... Stonington to Bass Harbor. There are three boats in a state of decay in this photo. The one closest to the right has a tire hung from its rigging. [show more]
Bass Harbor After 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1950c.		Bass Harbor After 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13434 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1950c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this picture is of Bass Harbor after 1950 because the water towers in the background were wooden prior to that date and the metal on these towers looks new. The photo is taken from the Bernard side of the harbor. There are five punts tied to a float in the foreground. There are two men on the float. There are several lobsterboats in the harbor and one is tied to the float.
Launching Day for Venturer at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1956	Southwest Harbor, Maine	Launching Day for Venturer at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13235 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1956 Place: Southwest Harbor, Maine Description: 14 black and white photos by W. H. Ballard of launching day for "Venturer" at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956. Mounted on cardboard with hand lettering. Venturer was launched for Harry Haskell, Jr. E. Wesley Reed is listed as Master. Back: Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Otter Point, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	ca 1950	Bar Harbor	Otter Point, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13236 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: ca 1950 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Black and white image. Print of landscape view of Otter Point, photo taken while standing on the walking path adjacent to the Ocean Drive, Acadia National Park. Pine on the shore on left foreground, Otter Point in the distance. Back: Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Construction of the largest dragger by tonnage series Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Ballard, W.H.	1952		Construction of the largest dragger by tonnage series Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7154 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1952 Description: This fourth in the building series is a view of the inside construction. Significant progress has been made in this photo from the third in the series. Temporary braces are holding the framing in place.
Construction of the largest dragger by tonnage series Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Ballard, W.H.	1952		Construction of the largest dragger by tonnage series Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7155 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1952 Description: This is the third in the series depicting the construction of the largest dragger by tonnage. It looks like it's the shaping of the keel and there are four curved pieces of wood in place, the frames.
Construction of "largest dragger by tonnage" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Ballard, W.H.	1953		Construction of "largest dragger by tonnage" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7156 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1953 Description: This photo is one of a series depicting the steps of constructing the largest dragger by tonnage. In this picture, there is a crane to the left and the bow of the "Silas McLoon" on the right. Ralph Stanley said the Silas McLoon was a wet well lobster smack. Her hold was full of holes so they kept the lobsters in water. Silas was bought by Beal and Bunker in the 1950's. They plugged up all the holes and used her to carry hake which they bought at Cranberry Island and took the hake to Vinalhaven to the canning factory. Buster Rice of Cranberry Island was Captain at that time. This was about 1953. [show more]

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