Description: Ralph Warren Stanley and Wilbur Wolf would play together, Ralph on the fiddle and Wilbur on the piano, after Ralph's band the Country Strummers disbanded.
Description: Endeavor being prepared for launch with Freedom alongside. Endeavor was the first Friendship sloop Ralph Stanley built for himself and not for an order.
Description: The Morning Star with alternate planks removed during rebuilding. Ralph Warren Stanley rebuilt this Friendship sloop for Robert Wolfe in 1976. Just about all of the original materials of the sloop were replaced during the rebuild.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley and Richard Stanley load rock ballast into the Endeavor, a Friendship sloop Ralph built between 1979-1980. The beach rocks that were originally loaded into the open cockpit have since been replaced with lead.
Description: Note the board sidewalks on Main Street and the manure in the road. There are several pieces of Adirondack furniture on Dr. Neal's lawn. A man driving a horse and buggy is just emerging from his drive (perhaps Dr. George Neal?).
Description: Man in lobster boat in harbor facing camera. Boat # “1M12”. Starboard view. Other boats and houses in background.The Charles Butt Collection
Description: Lobsterboats docked, most have canvas tents in front of shelter. Front to back: “1-D-791”, IC528”, “1-B-731”, “C-364”, “1-F-907”. Man on one in back with sail up. Building on dock to left, seagulls overhead. Ballard Neg. #2-250 B (not marked on neg.)The Charles Butt Collection
Description: Man in lobster boat in harbor facing camera. Boat # “1M12”. Starboard view. Other boats and houses in background.The Charles Butt Collection
Description: Post card from Arthur Lewis Somes to his son, Raymond Percival Somes (b 4 Nov 1893 in Tremont; d 20 Apr 1983) who was at the University of Maine, Orono, in Phi Kappa Sigma Raymond was also known as Raym and Pete Ma and I plan to go to Portland this afternoon on the "Morse" The sun is out this morning the first time this month. Shall come back via of Bangor either Wed. or Thursday. Will let you know so that you can come down. What do you think of this card? Found it in my desk. It must be 5 years old (so picture on the back is of AL Somes Store and would be from 1908) [show more]