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| Ledgers from Lewis Stanley boatyard, 19th century Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Ledgers from Lewis Stanley boatyard, 19th century Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of three scanned ledger account books originally from the Lewis Stanley boatyard. Ledgers were inherited by donor from his great uncle Lewis Stanley. (See scans on gcihs-nas\photo\Museum Photos\2015.316.2077_SchmidtLedgers and on DVD; ledgers were originally returned to donor August 2015; then all were donated to museum June 2017). Ledger A1: Measures 8.25H x 7: W x .5” thick. First page: George N. Spurling, Cranberry Isles; and [unreadable name below Spurling] Machias Port. Entries run from 1855-1870, with the last four pages dated 1855 pertaining to WatterWitch (Water Witch, Waterwitch, spelling and capitalization varies) stocks and specifics. Account entries recorded for the WatterWitch, Schooner Rozella, and Schooner Caressa. Names mentioned: Walton, Guptill, Haynes, Stanley, Spurling, Ferrin, Wentworth, Young, Saddler, Ladd. Commodities: fish and oil mostly; stocks and figuring notations in pen and pencil by different hands. First page states Schooner Hannah & Abigail bought in Boston May 6th, 1849. First entry is “E.B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles Oct. 9th, 1858 for $21 dollars on account of my share of fish bought on board Sch. WatterWitch this season. Asa [D?] Stanley.” Ledger B2: Measures 8”H x 6.75” W x .5” thick. Inside front cover is written: “Jonas Blood born April 15th, 1774.” First page begins with January 1st 1859 listing sale of butter, pork, and eggs. Ledger records expenses and sales of produce and other items through April 1862 and appears to be written by all the same hand. [For some info on Jonas Blood: probably born New Hampshire. http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I16094&ged=plagge.ged Jonas Blood:b..c1774 d.5/21/1870, age 96 By genealogy.com.] Ledger C3: 14" H x 3.75" W x 1" thick. Label on front cover: Sanborn & Carter, Publishers, Booksellers and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 55 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. Small envelope and letter addressed to Mrs. E. B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles, Maine, postmarked Waltham MA, Nov 17/12M/1908 (03?) with 2 cent stamp. Reverse postmark is Cranberry Isles 1908(3)? Begins "North East Harbor, Lindsay,” ends: "Hastily, Carol(?)" Many pages have been cut out from the beginning of this ledger. First entry, is on page 85 and starts: “Boston Dec. 6th 1879 Sch. S.L. Foster. Page 93 is “Boston Dec 14, 1885.” Page 98 deals with the estate of Enoch B. Stanley and Lewis B. Stanley 1903 and continues with various documents and deeds to 1908 (to page 151). Then returns to accounts for the S. L. Foster 1889. Page 176 begins accounts for the Schooner Rozella 1882, then to 1881, and goes back to deeds and correspondence p. 196 for 1908. P. 198 goes back to the Sch. Foster and alternates between accounts re: Foster and Rozella. Two small loose account papers between p. 212 and 213. The ledger goes back and forth between years and schooners and deeds throughout the book. Last pages of ledger date Jan 18, 1913 and begin with “I expressly forbade Lewis to connect the new building with the original fish house of the heirs of E. B. Stanley…..” (See also 2017.389.2164 and 2017.388.2163) See also notes from Charles Liebow email 2019 re: boat builders with this ledger. [show more] | ||
| "Cranberry Island Notes" by Charles 'Chuck' Liebow Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Cranberry Island Notes" by Charles 'Chuck' Liebow Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Boats. Looseleaf Binder, "Cranberry Island Notes" by Charles Liebow. Contains maps 1607-1881, "List of Vessels From Notes made by Chuck Liebow (Typed & some notes added by Hugh Dwelley 11/1994" (also on cranberryisles.com website), 1912 petition to establish boundaries of roads, census data 1839-1860, the cranberry register 1909-1910, boat building, Liebow's notes on books and articles, miscellaneous, photos, houses showing owners then and now, families, deeds. [show more] | |||
| Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: See index file for a description of each item | |||
| John Williams and Lyford Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  John Williams and Lyford Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard. | |||
| Launching Friendship Sloop Freedom Built for Richard Beebe Dudman Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Launching Friendship Sloop Freedom Built for Richard Beebe Dudman Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen | |
| Bunker Brothers letterhead and Annie M. Bunker ledger Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bunker Brothers letterhead and Annie M. Bunker ledger Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A=Letterhead for Bunker Brothers, Dr., Ship Brokers and Commission Merchants, Chas. E. Bunker and M.S. Bunker of Portland 187_. B=Annie E. Bunker ledger 1899 (cover and page 1 of 15 scanned). Other names in ledger include: C. W. Hammond, Thos. J. Johnston, Frey Thomas, A. Paul Jr., J.A. Grimmin, A.J. Gouley, C. Wilt & Son, and Annie M. Bunker. This ledger is part of collection of Clara Rice items (Clara Adeline Richardson Bunker Rice (1847-1923). (Charles E. Bunker was Clara's second husband of three. Clara Rice was postmistress on Sutton Island in the Cranberry Isles. She may have married a Fernald, then Charles Edward Bunker, and then wed Wilbert Augustus Rice in 1893. ) [show more] | ||
| Tinker Colby at the boatyard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Tinker Colby at the boatyard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, Tinker Colby at the Cranberry Island boatyard | |||
| Charles Rice at Cranberry Isle Boatyard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Charles Rice at Cranberry Isle Boatyard Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Charles Rice at Cranberry Isle Boatyard which he owned. He sold to Ed and Ed sold to the Staintons (2 copies of picture) | |||
| Construction of Friendship Sloop Negative, 1962 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Construction of Friendship Sloop Negative, 1962 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two men construct a friendship sloop at the Ralph Stanley Boat Shop in Southwest Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: Ralph Stanley Black and white |
| Men Working on "Connecticut" Negative, 1946 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Men Working on "Connecticut" Negative, 1946 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Men working on the deck of the boat "Connecticut" in 1946. Black and white | |
| Men Working on "C.R. & M." Negative, 1946 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Men Working on "C.R. & M." Negative, 1946 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Men working on the dragger "C.R. & M." at the Davis Boat Yard. Black and white |
| Construction at Davis Boat Yard Negative, 1948 (2) Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Construction at Davis Boat Yard Negative, 1948 (2) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Construction workers at Davis Boat Yard in McKinley, ME. Black and white |
| Rich Brother Working on a Boat Negative, 1949 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Rich Brother Working on a Boat Negative, 1949 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Rich brother works on a boat in Bernard, ME in 1949. Black and white |
| Rich Brother and Man Working on a Boat Negative, 1949 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Rich Brother and Man Working on a Boat Negative, 1949 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Rich brother and another unidentified man work on the hull of a boat in Bernard, ME in 1949. Black and white |
| Construction Workers Lifting Motor at Davis Boat Yard Negative, 1948 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Construction Workers Lifting Motor at Davis Boat Yard Negative, 1948 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Construction workers lift a motor at Davis Boat Yard in McKinley, ME. Black and white |
| Construction at Davis Boat Yard Negative, 1948 (1) Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Construction at Davis Boat Yard Negative, 1948 (1) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Construction workers at Davis Boat Yard in McKinley, ME. Black and white |
| List of the Richard K. Lunt Collection Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  List of the Richard K. Lunt Collection Northeast Harbor Library Description: Collection consists of two parts. One is a list of oral histories made by R. K. Lunt in in 1963 of Mt. Desert residents. The second part is a college thesis on lobster boat building with transcribed interviews. | ||
| Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass Northeast Harbor Library Description: Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass. | |||
| Newman's legacy, and his boats, will sail on Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Newman's legacy, and his boats, will sail on Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Article about legendary boatbuilder Jarvis Newman. | |
| Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl | |||
| The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Early Office Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Early Office Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Ralph Merrill Grindle Working on a Lobster Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Ralph Merrill Grindle Working on a Lobster Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Southwest Boat Corporation - Howie Robinson in a Lobster Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Southwest Boat Corporation - Howie Robinson in a Lobster Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The Sheet Metal shop is on the left and the Lower Shop is on the right. Howie Robinson at left. | ||
| Crew at Work in the Boat Shop at Rich & Grindle Boatbuilders Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Crew at Work in the Boat Shop at Rich & Grindle Boatbuilders Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Ralph Merrill Grindle is on the left. | ||
| Ralph Warren Stanley and Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Warren Stanley and Children Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Ralph Warren Stanley and Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Warren Stanley and Children Southwest Harbor Public Library |