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Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library	Uncurated Accession	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop		In Copyright	Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16689 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop Description: See index file for a description of each item
The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents Southwest Harbor Public Library	Set	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16338 Type: Set Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Description: The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island. [show more]
The Connecticut at the Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat	Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)	In Copyright	The Connecticut at the Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16481 Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat Creator: Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)
Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16342 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Description: This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16341 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Description: This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.
Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16339 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Description: This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
Casco Bay Steamship Company Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Transportation Business Vessels, Steamboat		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Casco Bay Steamship Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13791 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business Vessels, Steamboat
Vinalhaven II - Ferry Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Ferry Service Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry		In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Vinalhaven II - Ferry Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13912 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Ferry Service Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry Description: For over a year [after the start of WWII] the Penobscot Bay islands had no regular ferry service. Local fishermen and boat owners filled in as best they could. Then, at a special town meeting in August 1942, Vinalhaven voted to raise $55,000 to build a powerboat. The result was a sixty-five-foot, diesel-powered “motorship” named “Vinalhaven II,” built in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The boat went into service in July 1943, and Charles Philbrook was her captain…” – “Stories from the Maine Coast: Skppers, Ships and Storms” by Harry Gratwick, The History Press, 2012, p. 54-55. "The “Vinalhaven II”, 57 gross tons owned by the Vinalhaven Port District, Inc. of Rockland was built [by Southwest Boat Corporation] in 1943 to serve the island of Vinalhaven with passenger and freight service to Rockland." - "Boatbuilding During World War II: MDI, Ellsworth, Stonington and Bluehill" by Ralph W. Stanley, p. 10 - 1997. “Vinalhaven II” was designed by Cyrus “Cy” Hamlin. “Clarence” Bennett, a fisherman, was one of the group that raised the money to build “Vinalhaven II.” – Ralph W. Stanley 2011. [show more]
Unknown Boat Under Construction at Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat		Copyright Not Evaluated	Unknown Boat Under Construction at Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12333 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat
Launching Mary Rose Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat		Copyright Not Evaluated	Launching Mary Rose Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-11461 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat

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