Description: Spiral bound book of Susan Dillon's history of her "Woolie" collection with 23 Photographs and identification of the embroideries Photographs by Pete Travers. See Item 3503
Description: Mrs. Edith Drury scrapbook containing articles written for the "Maine Coast Fisherman", 1953-1954, in her column "God's Tugboat". Blue cloth hard cover with gilded letters.
Description: A large group of people standing in front of an iceboat. The names are on back of Photograph. They are standing on the ice, trees in background. Dan McEachern, Al McBride, Margaret Kimball, Ralph Hamor, Harold Reed, Russell Manchester Iveney, L. Stanley, Orman Smallidge, Bill Reynolds, Lester Lurvey, Parker Fennelly, Archie Coombs, Pet Tracy, Roy Moore. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: The Northeast Harbor Fleet was formed in 1923 to vigorously promote recreational boating and sailboat racing off the coast of Mount Desert Island. They have two locations: The Fleet House at Gilpatrick Cove built in 1945, and Clifton Dock in Northeast Harbor, added in 1946 to provide additional moorings, dinghy tie-up, and fuel for boats. (Taken form the NEHF website)
Description: Photographs of Old Ships from Collection of Miss Mary Wheelwright. Scrapbook with photographs of yachts and sailboats and photocopy of "Early Yachting Days at Northeast Harbor" written by Miss Mary Cabot Wheelwright. Shows family and friends aboard the Hesper, trips to islands, the Cranberry Club, scenes of the harbor in Northeast Harbor. 1. M. C. Wheelwright at age 17 2. M. C. Wheelwright at age 21 3. Captain Stanley 5. Mary Wheelwright 9-10: Northeast Harbor, 1894 13-16: Aboard "HESPER" 22: Steamboat 23-24: HESPER 25: Branscom's Wharf 26: Tennis Club 28: Teakettle Party aboard HESPER; from left to right: C. Hemenway, L. Stevenson, A. Greenough, C. Hardy, Mary Wheelwright, K. Thompson, G. W. Peabody, M. Scull 29: Bear Island from Clifton Dock; HESPER in background 30: Dirt trails through woods; goats in pasture 31: Bottom center: Hamor Home, Cranberry Isle, as seen from the Cranberry Club 32, 34: HESPER 35: Probably NORDICA 37-39: Gott's Island 40: Woman on boat 41: Young child 42, 44: Wheelwright float 43: Cranberry Club, 1896 45: Landing in Cranberry Pool for a picnic at the Club, 1896 53-56: R.K.R., K.T., Northeast Harbor to Long Island, 1913 58-61: Penobscot River, 1902 62-66: Yacht ALOHA 67: Mackerel Fleet in Cranberry or Southwest Harbor 69-71: Coaster "Fannie Earl" 74: Wheelwright Point seen from Clifton Dock. Bear Island is center right, c. 1884. 75: Probably the Corning's sloop HARRIET 77: Boothbay 79: HESPER 82: North Haven 83-86: Boothbay, September 1903 87, 88: Portland 89: September cruise off Beverly Islands 90: Southwest Harbor [show more]
Description: BW photographs of Northeast Harbor, sailboats, schooners, carriage roads, cottages etc. 5. Schooner MATTIE 7. View from Flying Mounting looking SE 8. - 9. Sergeant Drive 10. Asticou Inn in background 12. Harry Haskell Cottage, "The Anchorage", built for Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Havemeyer, where Tennis Court is now. Burned down (1950's/1960's) 13. Looking across the harbor at Sea Street 14. - 17. Carriage Roads in winter 18. Pathway at Asticou in winter 21. St. Mary's Church 23. Steamboat Wharf (with one of the Maine Central Railroad boats) [show more]
Description: BW photographs of Northeast Harbor, ca. 1950's 1. - 2. Marina dredge (1953, 1954) 9. Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor 10. Tug boats 11. Manchester Bros. Garage, 1952 12. Harborside, 1954 13. MDHS band, 1950's. Don Coates, right at center (tall, white shirt) 14. ? Outside of Manchester Bros. Garage 16. 151 Main Street (?) 17. House built in 1912 for Archie and Alice Coombs 18. Harry Haskell cottage "The Anchorage", Manchester Road 19. Steamer MOUNT DESERT, Seal Harbor 20. Philip McLean's shop 21. Dear hanging on Main Street 22. Rock End Hotel (1890's?) [show more]
Description: Editor: Ted Welles Published and Copyrighted by the Antique Boat Society, Inc., Manset, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2, 1976 Volume 1, No. 4, 1977 Scan: Cover, first pages only
Description: This magnificent gift of twenty-four English sailors' embroideries - Woolies - was presented by Mrs Douglas Dillon to honor the new Northeast Harbor Library in 2007. These unique pieces of nineteenth century mariner's folk art were souvenirs of the sailors' world-wide journeys and were embroidered in wool on sailcloth. Mrs. Dillon began a half-century ago to develop this unique and wonderful collection and continued until presenting them to the Library. Woolie 1: Doris 27 1/2" high by 48" wide, British Flagship, unusual harlequin background Woolie 2: Black hull ship, British Ensign under sail, sea gulls flying overhead, three other ships in foreground, lifeboat swung up on davit Woolie 3: Sailor's Adieu, ship's dory waiting to take him to his three-masted warship, and gulls flying overhead, 18" high by 26" wide Woolie 4: Seventy-two gun warship at sea full sail, 23" high by 27" wide, British Ensign Woolie 5: Tugboat bringing large three-masted sailboat (sails furled) home from the sea, crewelwork stitches in silk, cotton and wool, 22" high by 30" wide Woolie 6: Gunboat under sail, lighthouse and small photo of Captain in oval at center of Woolie at base Woolie 7: H.M.S. Terrible bombarding Odessa, only battle scene known to me, ironclad H.M.S. Terrible facing away, huge clouds of smoke, green sea, 17 1/2" high by 28 1/2" wide Woolie 8: Two-decked gunship, captain with spyglass, ship dressed all over, with crew standing on spars, over 100 men, perhaps Royal Review at Cowes Woolie 9: Warship under sail, depicted with life preserver and laurel leaf enclosure and flags, a small gold and pearl navy brooch is pinned below crown added by me when woolly was moth-proofed, 31 1/2" wide by 35" high Woolie 10: Three-masted warship under sail, from porthole surrounded by Union Jack and other flags in laurel wreath Woolie 11: Ice-breaker prow on three-masted and steam-powered gunboat with lighthouse and man on shore Woolie 12: H.M.S. Lether, British three-masted ship under sail hoisted a very large anchor at prow, 16" high by 26" wide Woolie 13: Largest of Woolies, 30 1/2" high by 44" wide, depicting Rock of Gibraltar and McKinley's Great White Fleet gunboat and a British streamer and French gunboat, Spain on left, Morocco on right Woolie 14: H.M.S. Hero, ninety-one guns three-masted gunboat, British Flag, smokestack with grey smoke puff Woolie 15: Three-masted black hull British Flag, initialed at bottom F.D. and 91 Woolie 16: Choppy blue and white sea, seven gunboats, sails furled, small bronze guns attached by wool, over-sized sailors on ships, 22" high by 25" wide Woolie 17: Duke of Wellington three-masted, three-decked gunship dressed all over, flags strum from stem to stern - my finest Woolie - purchased in Brighton, England in 1950, rigging of wool - usually they used string for tautness and lasting qualities - Flagship, Admiral's gig at side, probably a Royal Review for Queen Victoria memorialized by artist Woolie 18: Silver framed three-masted gunship with gold steam stacks mid-ship, British flags, 30 1/2" wide by 21" high Woolie 19: Silk-work ship (faded) with Cliffs of Dover, 16" wide by 13 1/2" high Woolie 20: White Ensign British warship entering harbor, small fort on left, lighthouse on right, 12 1/2" high by 15" wide Woolie 21: Three-decker gunship entering harbor, sailing straight at us, British saluting or being fired on by entrance fort Woolie 22: Small-sized gold framed three-masted gunship under sail, blue and White Sea, 12" high by 16" wide Woolie 23: Three-masted British ship at sea approaching white lighthouse (looks like a milk bottle) interesting sky, 51" wide by 24" high Woolie 24: Paddle steamship, 20 1/2" high by 27" wide [show more]
Description: B/W Photocopies of members of the Doane/Gardiner families et al. at "Ye Haven," sailing, going on picnics, hiking, and mountain climbing on and around MDI. Several pictures of the Northeast Harbor visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury & Mrs. Davidson in 1904. Photocopies of the members and friends of the Doane family sailing, hiking, having picnics, at the swimming club, on horseback and with horse & buggy. Views of the S. S. Kearsarge off Bar Harbor. Views of the rehearsals and performance of Univ. Neurasthenia at "Ye Haven" Photocopies of Doane family and friends on horseback and aboard yacht. Photocopies of Doane family & friends sailing, having picnics, hiking, riding, and at the swimming club. Photocopies of the Doane family sailing to nearby islands and having picnics with British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. Photocopies of family picnics, sailing trips, family time at Ye Haven, Anne Doane/Roy Pier wedding party at Magnum Donum, interior Photographs of "Ye Haven" and views of "Mount Desert", the cabin at Little Long Pond, Seal Harbor. Frazier and Pier families, the boat "Only", Amb. & Mrs. Bryce aboard "Kiawa" and on Gotts Island picnic, and hike up Blue Hill. Original Photographs from Doane Family Albums A, B, E, F, H, I, and X. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions. [show more]
Description: Small brochure from the Rock End Hotel following enlargement. Scenes of the south from the hotel porch, two Maine Central Ferry Boats passing in front of hotel, and row boats on the shore of Jordan Pond. Belle Smallidge Collection
Description: Shows J. P. Morgan's yacht CORSAIR in front of the Cromwell House ("Rosserne"). View across Somes Sound to Fernald Point and Flying Mountain. Attached to 15x18" mountboard