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Large unidentified sailing boat Northeast Harbor Fleet	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat			Copyright Undetermined	Large unidentified sailing boat Northeast Harbor Fleet Identifier: nehflt-275 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Description: A 5"x7" black and white photograph of a large unidentified sailing boat.
Photos and clippings from Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House Vessels, Boat			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photos and clippings from Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.429.2451 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Vessels, Boat Description: Photos and assortment of clippings. 21 photographs of people, boats, structures, from Addie Duren's time, given to GCIHS by her son Ron Mountain, some with IDs written on reverse: A=Adline Bunker; B= Ernest Stanley In Service, First World War; C=Alfred Ladd passed away in first world war by a bomb. D=Addie must be going someplace. All dressed up in my Brothers clothes. E=Winfield Stanley; F=Omer Mountain In USN; G=Eliza Stanley; H=Addie Duren. Photos I-M=people no IDs (except deerhunter photo is marked 1940. Photos N-R=boats have no IDs except N (upper right corner)=First boat Raymond B. ever built. Photos of buildings S=Aid building/barn; T=GCI Church; U=Velma Teel's house in the snow. V-ZZ=Newspaper clippings: improved lobster pot design 1956, witticisms, and children' games. AA-CC= handwritten songs and a note. [show more]
Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Art, Painting	Vessels, Ship			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2017.395.2170 Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Vessels, Ship Description: Painting, oil or acrylic, and pencil on cardboard of the ship Lusitania. Framed in wood with popsicle stick supports on damaged corners. Donor notes, "I bought it at a Cranberry Island Fair in the 1980s, and was told it came out of an Island House. I'm not sure if it was done by an Islander, but Isabel Storey would know."
Boats TBD Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Boats TBD Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.440.2441 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: Boats. A=unidentified ship. B=Large ship, "the SS David McKelvy, 445 ft long, 59 ft breadth, 33.3 ft. depth, 11,000 tons. Draft is 29 feet." C&D= Two-mast sailboat with note "Drager ashore back shore. Oscar Wedge claimed!!! We all had something 1945-1946?" from Folder full of photos from Dot Towns with note that Georgie Ware had been through them (probably to ID them). Save as a collection see below
Photos of a dirigible and boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photos of a dirigible and boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.439.2802 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat Description: Twelve photos of a dirigible and boats: A= Dirigible above mountains. B= Dirigible (the Shenandoah?) anchored to a navy ship with Coast Guard vessel in front July 4, 1925, Bar Harbor Maine. C= Postcard of [illegible] yacht wrecked on Duck island. D= Schooner George B. Hogg. E= the S.S. David McKelvey. F= the yacht Frolic. G= Yacht Lotusland one of the first to carry an airplane June 1931. H= The Hobo, Warren Rice owned it; he worked for Spurling. I= The cove frozen over. J= unidentified sailboat. K= Unidentified Yacht. L= motorboat with A4845 on bow and Weona as ID on reverse of the photo. [show more]
Wilfred Bunker and Clarence Beal aboard the Silas McClune Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	People Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Wilfred Bunker and Clarence Beal aboard the Silas McClune Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2003.88.682 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat Description: Photo, b&w snapshot, Wilfred Bunker (looking up) and Clarence Beal on board their lobster smack, Silas McClune. Per Ralph Stanley August 2016: The Silas McClune was built for the A. C. McClune Co. in Rockland. They were lobster dealers. Beal & Bunker bought the boat in the 1950s. They had the wet wells plugged and used it as a freight boat. They caught hake fish at GCI and took it to Vinalhaven for sale. Buster Rice was the captain. Beal & Bunker sold the boat to Arnold Allen who had a seining outfit. Ralph believes the boat went ashore and might be beneath the sewer plant in Southwest Harbor. (See also 2018.416.2824C.) [show more]
Photos of boats and shore Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Places Vessels, Boat			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photos of boats and shore Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2003.69.514 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Vessels, Boat Description: Collection of photos, Boats and Shore Scenes
Boat Drawings by young Alton Bunker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Art, Drawing	People Vessels, Boat			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Boat Drawings by young Alton Bunker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1065 Type: Image, Art, Drawing Subject: People Vessels, Boat Description: Two pictures printed on large paper for display purposes of boats by young Alton Bunker, brother of Tud Bunker. Alton had the mailboat contract for a few years around 1939, he ran the contract with his boat a Novia
Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Fishery Business People Vessels, Boat Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2366 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business People Vessels, Boat Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Four photographs of boats (A-D) with unidentified men and boys aboard. (A) unidentified dory. (B) and (D) may be the same vessel, probably one of the mackerel schooners owned by Benjamin Harley Spurling whose wife was Frances Almira Preble (donor Louise Marr's grandparents.) C: The steamer may have been one owned by Hanson B. Joyce of Swan's Island engaged in the mackerel fishery. Joyce owned significant shares in several Cranberry Island vessels, possibly shares in Benjamin Spurling's vessels. (D): information from Ralph Stanley and Bar Harbor Record. [show more]
Somes Cove, ME Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Building Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Somes Cove, ME Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7422 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Building Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two masted schooner at wharf in back of Fernald’s store (purchased in 1887 from A.J. Whiting); later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, at low tide. Loading ramp extends from second story door in back of building. Somes House Inn to the right. Port in a Storm later was used as an art gallery.
Webber's Cove Boat Yard: A Sub-Collection of 470 Negatives Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Charlotte G dragger Other, Gael Other, Handy Boat Service Other, Jeeves II Other, Lara Other, Lorene Other, Lucky Jac Other, Lynn Other, Marie B Other, Navy whale boat Other, North Wind Other, Osprey IV Other, Perry B Lobster Smack Other, Petrel Other, Sally B runabout Other, The Jigger Other, Utility boat Other, Webbers Cove Boatyard Other, Zingar Other, sport fisherman Other, trap boat Vessels, Service Vessel, Pilot Boat	Ballard, W.H.	East Blue Hill, Maine		Webber's Cove Boat Yard: A Sub-Collection of 470 Negatives Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-6158 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Charlotte G dragger Other, Gael Other, Handy Boat Service Other, Jeeves II Other, Lara Other, Lorene Other, Lucky Jac Other, Lynn Other, Marie B Other, Navy whale boat Other, North Wind Other, Osprey IV Other, Perry B Lobster Smack Other, Petrel Other, Sally B runabout Other, The Jigger Other, Utility boat Other, Webbers Cove Boatyard Other, Zingar Other, sport fisherman Other, trap boat Vessels, Service Vessel, Pilot Boat Creator: Ballard, W.H. Place: East Blue Hill, Maine Description: A set of 470 black and white negatives that are part of the Charles Butt Ballard Negative Collection, purchased from Paul Stubing in 1998-99. All of the negatives in this accession are related to the Webber's Cove Boat Yard, East Blue Hill, Maine. These negatives were never catalogued when the original purchase came to the historical society. It was decided on 10/21/2014 to keep these negatives as a part of the W.H. Ballard collection but that each negative would not be given an object id. If there is further interest in any of the detailed negatives, further work will be needed to identify and catalogue each distinct image. Boat names and other identifying labels have been listed in the People-Subjects Classification Tab of this record. [show more]
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14220 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor.
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14221 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Unknown man bending over to examine remains.
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14219 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor.
Wreck of Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Wreck of Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14218 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor.
Launching the SS Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Vessels, Ship	Unknown	Newport News, Virginia		Launching the SS Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5416 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Vessels, Ship Creator: Unknown Place: Newport News, Virginia Description: Launching the S.S. Acadia in Newport News.
S.S. Acadia prior to launch Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Vessels, Ship	Unknown	Newport News, Virginia		S.S. Acadia prior to launch Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5418 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Vessels, Ship Creator: Unknown Place: Newport News, Virginia Description: The S.S. Acadia in Newport News just prior to launching.
Two masted Schooner on shore Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Vessels, Ship		Somesville,Mt. Desert, Maine		Two masted Schooner on shore Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5475 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville,Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two masted schooner on shore. Rail fence in foreground. Harbor in background.
Schooner "Kate Pray" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Schooner "Kate Pray" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12241 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Schooner "Kate Pray" in back of Fernald’s store (formerly, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Buildings on Main Street, Somesville, from left to right: Abraham Somes III house; John Somes house, known as “Old Homestead”; Thaddeus Somes Store; in front of store, black smith’s shop; Fernald’s Store; Mount Desert Tavern. To right of schooner two black horses harnessed to wagon next to wood pile. Two men on stern of schooner. One man on deck between masts. Marked on back, "Named for Kate Pray who was resident of Somesville, built at Somesville date unknown.” 8"x 10" [show more]
Schooner "Federal" by Bryant Bradley at Ballard Studio Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship	Bryant Bradley	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Schooner "Federal" by Bryant Bradley at Ballard Studio Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12835 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Creator: Bryant Bradley Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two master Schooner "Federal" grounded in Somes Cove at low tide, leaning to port side. Main street Somesville behind schooner. Historic Nathan Salisbury House in middle, Lewis Somes House to right. Marked on back, “Schooner Federal Grounded in the cove at Somesville, Maine. Copy by W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine. Stereo Original by Bryant Bradley. W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine.” Bryant Bradley was born about 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born about 1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio. [show more]
Schooner "Flora Grindle" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Schooner "Flora Grindle" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12329 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Schooner "Flora Grindle". Small two masted schooner, top sail on main mast. Two men standing on deck. Tender in davits on stern. Another small boat alongside, person in canoe or dingy rowing around stern. Sch. FLORA GRINDLE printed on upper left corner. 8" x 10" image
Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12368 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: From Somes Cove looking towards Somesville and Main Street. To the left, wreck of Schooner Catherine, no masts. Behind Catherine to the left, Fernald’s store (formerly, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. To the right of Fernald’s Store, Historic Nathan Salisbury House, later owned by Stan and Binnie MacDonald. To the right Somes House Inn and Cottages. Marked on bottom, “Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K.” [show more]
Schooner at Hall Quarry. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine		Schooner at Hall Quarry. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14083 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two masted schooner at Hall Quarry. Buildings in the distance. Somes Sound and mountains in the distance. Piles of brick-size pieces of granite and small tents in foreground. Spots throughout image. Copy of original. 5" x 7"
Lumber Schooner, Somes Cove, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Lumber Schooner, Somes Cove, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14091 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two-masted schooner aground [?] in Somes Cove in back of lumber mill. Marked on back, “Lumber Schooner built [?] by OC Nutting. Old Mill to right.”
Dr. Keith MacKane, Sheep Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Vessels, Boat		Sheep Island, Mt. Desert, Maine		Dr. Keith MacKane, Sheep Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14141 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Vessels, Boat Place: Sheep Island, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Keith MacKane leaning on sail in small sailing dory at float on Sheep Island. Woman on the left bending down to lines, may be Virginia Sanderson. Marked on back, “Dr. MacKane Sheep Island, Maine." No date.

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