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Newman 32' Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1946	Newman 32' Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13290 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1946 Description: Paul Stubing said this is a photograph of a Newman 32' . He mentioned that this was fiberglass and the date was 1946. He asked, "Is this Jarvis's father"? The caption on the back confirms that this is a Newman 32' and it is dated June 1946.
Skiffs on Floats at Beal's Wharf Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	during WWII	Skiffs on Floats at Beal's Wharf Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13291 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: during WWII Description: Paul Stubing said that this is a picture of three different skiffs shown on floats by Beal's Wharf. However, there are six rowboats upright on the floats. The building in the background is Beal's Wharf. The "Hornet", ID# 246189, is tied up to Beal's. There is a lobster boat with a spray hood next to the float farthest on the right. A man (standing on the float) is holding this boat.
"Pansy L. Robbins" in Norwood Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1947	"Pansy L. Robbins" in Norwood Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13292 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1947 Description: Paul Stubing said this is a picture of the "Pansy L. Robbins" in Norwood Cove. The caption on the back of the photograph confirms this. The boat is returning to Southwest Harbor with Greenings Island on her starboard side. Her hull identification # is 1 K 676.
Lobsters and Gasoline at Beal's Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	August 1940	Lobsters and Gasoline at Beal's Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13293 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: August 1940 Description: Paul Stubing said that this is a photograph of Lobsters and Gasolene [sic] being sold from a building with Beal's on the roof. The writing on the back of the photo indicates that this is Southwest Harbor, Maine. There are five lobster boats tied to the floats. Storage tanks are visible on the shore in the background.
Launching (in water) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1945	Launching (in water) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13294 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1945 Description: This picture is a "continuation" of the boat launching depicted in 007.19.164. The "Elva Beal" is now in the water and tied to the lower town dock in Southwest Harbor (next to Beal's wharf). There is a lobster boat to her stern at the same dock. To the right of the photo is another lobster boat .
Boats in Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1946	Boats in Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13296 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1946 Description: Paul Stubing referred to this photograph as boats in the harbor. The caption on the back reads, "Southwest Harbor, Maine, From Beal's Wharf". Four lobster boats are tied up in the foreground of the picture. Two of the hull ID#s are completely visible, 1C672 and 1-K-218. There are two people headed for the float's bridge on the center right. There is a man in "khaki clothing" holding on to a launch with a rolled up canvas awning. In the center of the picture is a sloop tied up to a float. Off her bow are three sardine carriers rafted together. [show more]
Old Dragger at Stanley Fisheries Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Old Dragger at Stanley Fisheries Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13297 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photograph of an old dragger (on left) which was owned by an Italian. He dragged usually by himself in and out of Manset. This vessel is tied up to the Stanley Fisheries in Manset. There is a lobsterboat tied to the float, which is rigged with a dragging net. Paul said that this boat was "wracked" (not symmetrical) because of hauling heavy loads. He said the tanks on the roof held gasoline which was pumped from a tank up to the roof holding tanks. Then the gas went by gravity flow through a hose. The caption on the back reads, "Manset, Maine". [show more]
Hauling Nets Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Hauling Nets Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13299 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this photograph is of young men hauling nets. This picture is taken in Southwest Harbor. The Stinson Cannery is visible in the background. There are four men hauling in the nets which are lying on a float. There is a man standing and rowing a rowboat in the background. There are several lobsterboats tied up to floats, as well as recreational vessels.
"Sylvina Beal" during Wartime Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	WWII	"Sylvina Beal" during Wartime Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13300 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: WWII Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this picture of the vessel "Sylvina W. Beal" was taken during wartime. The hull ID # is 208896. The lettering "R. J. PEACOCK CANNING CO." appears on her port bow beneath her name. Two Gulf gas pumps are visible off her starboard side. "Baby Rose" is tied up alongside the "lower town dock". Two lobster boats are tied up to the floats off Sylvina's bow. According to John D. Gilman's , "Masts and Masters - a brief history of Sardine Carriers and Boatmen", the "Sylvina Beal" was built in 1911 at East Boothbay for Charles Henry Beal of Jonesport, Maine, to be used as a banks fishing schooner and later used as a lobster freighter from Nova Scotia to Boston. She was 71 feet 7 inches in length. In 1917, she was bought by the Seacoast Co. and converted to a sardine carrier and repowered with a 100-horsepower Chrysler gasoline motor. In 1926, she was repowered with a straight eight Chrysler marine engine and a wheel house was added to her in East Boothbay under Peacock and Pike ownership. In 1929, she was bought by R.J. Peacock Canning Co. for $5,000. When the R.J.Peacock Canning Co. closed, she was sent to Southwest Harbor to "die". Eventually, the Beal was sold to Captain John Worth of Belfast in 1980 to be reconverted to her "original form" and used as a windjammer in the coastal schooner trade. After an idle season in 1989, she was sold to Captain Geoffrey Jones who sails her out of Greenport, Long Island, N. Y. [show more]
Boatman Taking Family Out, pre-WWII, by W.H. Ballard Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Boatman Taking Family Out, pre-WWII, by W.H. Ballard Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13349 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this photograph is of a boatman taking family out before World War II. This picture is of a wooden launch with the hull ID # 1 -K- 99. There is a burgee on the cabin roof and a flag on her stern. The boatman has three passengers. There are two sailboats underway in the background. Off the stern is a rowboat on a mooring.
Bunker & Ellis Passenger Boat Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Bunker & Ellis Passenger Boat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13298 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing said this is a photograph of a boat which carried passengers for hire. He claimed she was brand-spanking new and that she was built by Bunker & Ellis. In this picture, she is headed out of the harbor. Her hull id# is 1M32. The Southwest Harbor side of the harbor (Coast Guard base, etc.) is off her port side.
"Woiee" and "Len McColl" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		"Woiee" and "Len McColl" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13350 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing said this is a photograph of the "Woiee" and "Len McColl". It is taken in Southwest Harbor. Beal's Wharf, Manset Marine Supply Co. and the "Old Town Dock" are all visible in the background. There are three men on board the "Len McColl". There is a rowboat on the stern of each vessel. According to James Warren's book "Maine Sardine Industry History from 1875-2000", the "Woiee" was built at Eastport, Maine, in 1918 with a length of 54.7 feet, depth of 6 feet, gross ton of 26 and net ton of 9. She was affiliated with E.W.Brown Co. of South Portland and Machiasport Canning Co., Machiasport. [show more]
Three Sardine Carrier Vessels: "Alice", "America", and "Maine Queen" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Three Sardine Carrier Vessels: "Alice", "America", and "Maine Queen" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13344 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photograph of three sardine carrier vessels named "Alice", "America" and "Maine Queen". These three vessels are visible in the foreground of the picture. Two other bows can be seen next to the "Maine Queen". This picture shows clear reflections of the aforementioned vessels in the water. Snow is dusting the mountains and the ground in the background. According to James Warren's book, "Maine Sardine Industry 1875-2000", the "America" was built at Lubec, Maine, in 1908 and had a length of 47 feet, depth of 6 feet, gross ton of 13 and a net ton of 8. She was affiliated with Machiasport Canning Co., Machiasport. The "Maine Queen" was built at Beals, Maine, in 1949 with a length of 59.5 feet, depth of 5.3 feet, gross ton of 34 and a net ton of 11. [show more]
"Joyce-Marie" Beached For Painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		"Joyce-Marie" Beached For Painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13345 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this photograph is of the "Joyce-Marie" being painted on the beach at Southwest Harbor near Manset Corner. She is beached in the area across the street from what is now the Western Way Condominiums on Rt. 102. There are two men painting her hull and a third man looking on. Looking through the rigging, one can see the Coast Guard Station in the background.
"Joyce-Marie" At Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		"Joyce-Marie" At Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13346 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This is a photograph of "Joyce-Marie". She is tied up to a wharf between Beal's and Southwest Boat Corp. She is tied to the old coal wharf. Beal's wharf is in the background. There is a lobsterboat tied up to Beal's with the hull ID # 1 - D - 492. According to James Warren's book " Maine Sardine Industry 1875-2000", there were two sardine carriers by this name. One was built in 1930, the other in 1948. [show more]
Dragger Under Construction at SW Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Dragger Under Construction at SW Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13347 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This photograph is the fourth in a series of four depicting a dragger under construction at Southwest Boat Corp. There are 14 people visible in this photograph. Each seems to be involved in various construction tasks. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Building a 92 ft. dragger at Southwest Harbor, Me."
Dragger Under Construction at SW Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Dragger Under Construction at SW Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13348 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This is the third photograph in a series of four depicting a vessel under construction at Southwest Boat Corp. In this picture, massive beams are visible.
Boatbuilding at Southwest Boat Corp (second of a series) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Boatbuilding at Southwest Boat Corp (second of a series) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13409 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this photograph is of a dragger under construction. This is the second picture in a series of four. This photo showcases the starboard side of the vessel. There is lots of lumber scattered about in the lower right of the picture.
Boatbuilding at Southwest Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Boatbuilding at Southwest Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13410 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: In this picture, there are two men working on a boat "in progress". A Southwest Boat Corp. building is visible on the left side of the photo. On the right is a building which seems to be the present day "Oceanarium". Ballard's orientation is behind the stern of the vessel under construction.
"Araho" at Southwest Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		"Araho" at Southwest Boat Corp. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13408 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This is a photograph of the "Araho" in drydock at Southwest Boat Corp. Ralph Stanley indicated in an interview in June of 2007 that the dragger Araho had been built in New York, and was later bought by the Pagels of Bar Harbor and converted to a three-masted schooner. The name Araho comes from "O'Hara" spelled backwards.
Ralph Phippen Lobstering (Copy of #007.19.145) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Ralph Phippen Lobstering (Copy of #007.19.145) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13360 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This photograph is the fifth in a series of five pictures depicting Ralph Phippen at work lobstering. In this picture Ralph is working with a hauled trap resting on the port side of his boat. This photo is a duplicate of #007.19.145.
Ralph Phippen Lobstering Series Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Ralph Phippen Lobstering Series Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13361 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This photograph is the fourth in a series of five pictures depicting Ralph Phippen at work lobstering. In this picture the wooden trap is breaking the surface of the water. Ralph is busy "working" the trap using the hauling "arm with a pulley" on the boat's port side.
Ralph Phippen At Work Hauling Traps (Copy of picture #007.19.147) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Ralph Phippen At Work Hauling Traps (Copy of picture #007.19.147) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13359 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This photograph is the third in a series of five pictures depicting Ralph Phippen at work lobstering. In this picture, Ralph Phippen has his hands on a trap. There is coiled rope visible on the left side of the photograph. Behind Ralph is the wooden bait barrel. This is a duplicate of photo# 007.19.147.
Ralph Phippen With Hauled Lobster Trap Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Ralph Phippen With Hauled Lobster Trap Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13362 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: This is the second in a series of five pictures of Ralph Phippen on his lobster boat. In this picture, Ralph has a hauled trap on his port side. His left hand is reaching in the trap. The boat's steering wheel is to the right of the picture.
Ralph Phippen Going Out Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.		Ralph Phippen Going Out Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13363 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photograph of Ralph Phippen going out. Ralph Phippen's boat is visible motoring out of a harbor area. There is a sailing vessel either raising or lowering its sails off Ralph's starboard side and a large rowing boat moored on the far right. Ralph's boat is loaded with wooden traps.

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