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LaRue Spiker Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Unknown	1958		LaRue Spiker Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9794 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Creator: Unknown Date: 1958 Description: Black and white photo of a LaRue Spiker and a dog standing in between two cars. Notation on back reads: 1958
Jack Clark: Clark's Dairy Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative		1951		Jack Clark: Clark's Dairy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-8547 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Date: 1951 Description: Jack Clark, Clark's Dairy. Written at bottom of negative: Flowers with the milk? Acadia National Park, Seawall Camp, July 195(?)1 , Bar Harbor, ME no print of this picture appears to exist (as of 7/6/2016-RSR and ACB)
Launching of the "Venturer" at Henry R. Hinckley & Co. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1956		Launching of the "Venturer" at Henry R. Hinckley & Co. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13206 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1956 Description: This is an 8 by 10 inch photograph of the "Venturer" being launched at H. R. Hinckley & Co. on May 14, 1956. This is similar to photos of the Venturer in the Paul Stubing collection of Ballard photos.
Preparing to Sail - A boats off the Northeast Harbor Fleet Dock Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1950c.		Preparing to Sail - A boats off the Northeast Harbor Fleet Dock Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13211 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1950c. Description: There are two A boats moored with crews on board. Each has a rowboat tied to them and the crews are working with the sails. The Northeast Harbor Fleet dock and clubhouse are visible in the background. Ralph Stanley said the boat in the background is grounded out. Ralph thinks that is the "Nevis" and his father is on board. He thinks there is a close-up of the photograph. Maine Maritime Museum at Bath has a copy of that picture and Ralph has a copy hanging on the wall at his home. [show more]
Black Pearl (Rhodes 19) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1950's		Black Pearl (Rhodes 19) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13277 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1950's Description: Paul Stubing said this is a photograph of a Rhodes 19 sailboat named "Black Pearl". This photo appears to have been taken from the Manset shore because the cape on Greenings Island is in the background. The Rhodes 19 has her sails up and she is alongside a float. Her sail # is 1012. There is a whaler tied to the head of the float and there are several rowboats overturned on the float. Moving towards the foreground, you see two bullseyes tied to the float. Each bullseye has its sails on but lowered. There is a male standing in the stern of one, looking at the Rhodes. This docking area seems to be what is now called Manset Yacht Service, formerly known as The Boathouse. Hinckley's dock is in the background. [show more]
Fishing Boats Tied Up At Beal's Wharf Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1950c.		Fishing Boats Tied Up At Beal's Wharf Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13398 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1950c. Description: Paul Stubing said Ballard used a telephoto lense on a 4x5 Kodak and added he didn't use telephoto again. The schooner "Rhode Island" is closest to Beal's. Then there are at least 13 large fishing boats, sardine carriers, tied up to the floats and/or rafted together. There is some type of harbor buoy in the foreground which looks like a "bell" buoy. In the background there are wharves and docks. Ralph Stanley said the scow by the lookout for Beal's had a house on it which is where Lawrence Newman stored his salt pollock. They would sell the pollock to the stores in town. [show more]
Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13400 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: This is the sixth photo in the series depicting the practice of beaching boats for routine maintenance. There are nine boats on shore. This is another perspective on the group as they work. There are three men on the port side of the vessel closest to the center of the picture. On the left side of the picture are evergreen trees slightly blocking the lobster car and punt mentioned in the previous photos from the series (104-109).
Beached Boat in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Beached Boat in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13401 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: This is the fifth photograph in a series of six depicting the practice of beaching boats for maintenance in a group. Paul Stubing indicated that this group was a "big Club" which you had to be invited into or born into. In this picture the boat with hull id# 1K140 is visible. There is a man painting the bow. He is holding a paint brush and a can of paint. Ralph Stanley thinks that this boat is Paul Faulkingham's and he is the person painting the bow. [show more]
Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13402 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this practice of beaching boats in a group is a "big club" which one had to be invited into or born into. This is the fourth in the series of six photos dealing with the subject of beached boats. In this picture there are six boats visible. There is a lobster car in the foreground. The hull id on the boat to the far right is #1K140. To the left of that boat is a man working on hull #1M570 which is the only boat with a canvas "cuddy". [show more]
Paul Faulkingham's Beached Boat in a SWH Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Paul Faulkingham's Beached Boat in a SWH Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13403 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: This photograph is the third in this series of six pictures depicting the beached boats in the Southwest Harbor cove near what is now called the Western Way Condominiums. In this picture there are seven men visible holding or pushing hull # 1M468. All the men have hip boots on. In an interview with Ralph Stanley, he told A. Welles that he thought this boat belonged to Paul Faulkingham. The said the boat on the far right with hull # 1R401 belonged to Roger Rich. Moving from the left side of the photo to the right, Ralph believes that the first man is Paul Faulkingham and that the third man is Charlie Gilley. Ralph Stanley suggested that Sunny Stanley would be helpful in adding details. [show more]
Closeup of a Beached Boat in SWH (Sardine Factory in background) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Closeup of a Beached Boat in SWH (Sardine Factory in background) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13404 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that the Beached Boat group in this series (104-109) was a "big club" and you were only accepted into it after a period of time or born into it. This picture shows one of the beached boats with ten men standing on her port side. The Addison Packing Plant (sardine factory) is in the background. In an interview with Ralph Stanley, he told A. Welles that he thought this boat belonged to Roger Rich who was probably one of the men standing in the photo. Moving from the left side of the photograph to the right, Ralph thought the first person was Charlie Gilley, the third person, Harold Alley, and the fifth person, Paul Faulkingham. He thought the sixth might be Roger Rich. Sunny Stanley's head is just visible, second from the right. Ralph Stanley is going to try to bring Sunny Stanley in to add details. [show more]
Boats Beached in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1955c.		Boats Beached in a Southwest Harbor Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13405 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1955c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this begins a series of six pictures depicting boats up on the shore in a Southwest Harbor cove. This looks like the cove at the head of the harbor by the Western Way condominiums. There is part of a house visible in the upper right hand corner. Another house is seen in the woods above the stabilizing stern sail in the second boat from the left of the photograph. There are seven vessels beached for cleaning. Two people are visible working on the hull of the first boat from the left. There is a punt beached off the bow of the same vessel. There is another man visible walking towards the bow of the fourth vessel from the left. Ralph Stanley indicated in an interview with A. L. Welles that hull # 1L148 belonged to Carleton Gilley and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. Charles Gilley owned and worked for Mrs. Lyman on Sutton's. He believes the punt is a Farley punt. Hull #1M551 (third boat from the left) is the first boat Ralph Stanley built (1951) and it was this boat that was owned by Charles Gilley. [show more]
Graveyard For Boats Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	June 1958		Graveyard For Boats Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13433 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: June 1958 Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photograph of a graveyard for boats. Charlotte Singleton thinks this is located near Bill Baker's house in Tremont, across from Tremont Elementary. The caption on the back of the picture reads," Bass Harbor (Bernard side), Maine" and is dated June 1958. Under the picture, written in ink, appear the following words...MEL WEBBER' PAL and what looks like "Pal Vinalhaven" ... Stonington to Bass Harbor. There are three boats in a state of decay in this photo. The one closest to the right has a tire hung from its rigging. [show more]
Bass Harbor After 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1950c.		Bass Harbor After 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13434 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1950c. Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this picture is of Bass Harbor after 1950 because the water towers in the background were wooden prior to that date and the metal on these towers looks new. The photo is taken from the Bernard side of the harbor. There are five punts tied to a float in the foreground. There are two men on the float. There are several lobsterboats in the harbor and one is tied to the float.
Mill Pond, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print		1957c.		Mill Pond, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14566 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Date: 1957c. Description: Color photograph of Mill Pond looking towards Main Street, Somesville Library on right. Three boys swimming in pond; "Old Homestead" on Oak Hill Rd. on left. 3x5
Evergreens on Cadillac Mt., 1952 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print		1952		Evergreens on Cadillac Mt., 1952 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14570 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Date: 1952 Description: Black and White photograph of Tall Evergreens with masses of ice. Marked on the back of the photograph: "March 1952, Cadillac Mt."
Launching Day for Venturer at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Ballard, W.H.	1956	Southwest Harbor, Maine	Launching Day for Venturer at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13235 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Ballard, W.H. Date: 1956 Place: Southwest Harbor, Maine Description: 14 black and white photos by W. H. Ballard of launching day for "Venturer" at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956. Mounted on cardboard with hand lettering. Venturer was launched for Harry Haskell, Jr. E. Wesley Reed is listed as Master. Back: Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Arial View, NEH Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Luther S. Phillips	1959		Arial View, NEH Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4688 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Luther S. Phillips Date: 1959 Description: Smaller print size of item 016.002.05
Wedding Picture, 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Unknown	1950		Wedding Picture, 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4701 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Unknown Date: 1950 Description: Wedding picture, 1950. Subjects in photo unnamed.
Arial View, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Luther S. Phillips	1959		Arial View, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4703 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Luther S. Phillips Date: 1959 Description: Arial view of Northeast Harbor. Similar to 016.002.13, most likely from same plane flight.
Arial View, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Luther S. Phillips	1959		Arial View, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4704 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Luther S. Phillips Date: 1959 Description: Arial view of Northeast Harbor. Similar to 016.002.14
Arial View, Northeast harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Luther S. Phillips	1959		Arial View, Northeast harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4705 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Luther S. Phillips Date: 1959 Description: Arial photogrpah of Northeast Harbor by Luther S. Phillips. Simliar to 016.002.11, most likely from same plane flight.
Arial View, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Luther S. Phillips	1959		Arial View, Northeast Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4706 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: Luther S. Phillips Date: 1959 Description: Arial view of Northeast Harbor by Luther Phillips. Similar to 016.002.12, most likely from the same plane flight.
Set of 7 photos of Somesville and MDI, c.1955 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print		1955		Set of 7 photos of Somesville and MDI, c.1955 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11401 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Date: 1955 Description: Set of 7 photos of Somesville and MDI, c.1955. Donated by Susan Hayward.
Wayback Ball, 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print		1950		Wayback Ball, 1950 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12386 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Date: 1950 Description: Black and white 5" X 7" photograph of people dancing at the Wayback Ball. Written on the back is "Wayback Ball 1950 Seal Harbor?"

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