1 - 25 of 94 results

You searched for:

Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Rights
Nautical charts (1855-1877) used by Meltiah and Carrie Richardson for transatlantic voyages Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	People Places Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1855	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Nautical charts (1855-1877) used by Meltiah and Carrie Richardson for transatlantic voyages Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2015.315.2076 Type: Map Subject: People Places Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1855 Description: Charts, nautical. Collection of ten 1855-1877 nautical charts of various sizes pertaining to the northeast coast of the United States, and the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, some with cotton fabric backing and cloth borders; all were rolled up inside a canvas drawstring carrying bag. (Charts are numbered 1-10 see full descriptions elsewhere.) Chart 1 is the most important and the most fragile of the set. It is stamped twice in black ink with "M. J. Richardson" and clearly plots at least two 1877-78 transatlantic voyages through the Strait of Gibraltar by Great Cranberry Island captains Meltiah J. and/or his spouse Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley likely aboard their three-mast schooner, Carrie M. Richardson (built in nearby Manset harbor 1874. See 2017 exhibit of chart and accompanying journals). Chart 6 has M. J. Richardson's name written in pencil on the reverse. Several charts are annotated in pencil and pen with dates and direction of sea voyages, and some have red ink dots indicating navigational aids (nuns and buoys). These charts were inherited by Stanley descendants and originally came from the Lewis Stanley boatyard and/or house on The Pool on GCI. Captain Lewis G. Stanley (1869-1957) was son of Enoch B. Stanley, Sr. (1820-1903). Meltiah J. Richardson married Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley (sister of Lewis) in 1870.) Chart 1 is 42” high by 60" wide and was in dire need of conservation. Conservation, encapsulation, digitization, printing and mounting were done at NEDCC August 2016. See documentation and digital files. (Prior to conservation: A piece missing from around the Yucatan peninsula,discolored, and very musty. Ink smudges in the center of the chart.) It’s actually two maritime charts laid side by side on the same cloth backing; used many times; well worn. Schooners known to be associated with Meltiah Richardson are the Hussar, Quickstep, and the Carrie M. Richardson. Legend on lower left corner reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean. From the most recent British, French, and United States Surveys. Sheet I. Hydrographic Office – U.S. Navy 1369. With variation curves for 1871”. The legend on the lower right side of the chart reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean from the most recent British, French, Spanish, Portugese, Belgian, Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian surveys. Sheet II. Hydrographic office U.S. Navy. With variation curves for 1871. Only the most important lights are given on this chart.” There are calculations and dates in pencil along edges of chart and along coastline of the mid-Atlantic and southern U.S. coast. Two voyages are plotted across the ocean indicating dates and occasional notes. Journey 1 runs from October 19, 1877- November 20, 1877 from Malaga (on the southeast coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, through the Strait of Gibraltar) heading east to Cape Lookout, NC, bound for Philadelphia. Journey 2 runs from October 3, 1878 - November 16, 1878, from Cadiz, (on southwest coast of Spain, north of the strait of Gibraltar), heading east to the Chesapeake Bay area of MD/VA, bound for Gloucester. (See scans of wallet journal made 7/29/16 relating directly to chart 1.) See separate document for specifics for each of the 10 charts. (See Exhibits2017 on NAS for displays and texts relating to these charts.) (See also Macfarlan's personal collection - chart of Ireland, and 2002.20.44 Hadlock chart around Norway.) [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."
Newspaper clippings Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping	People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1936	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Newspaper clippings Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.440.2807 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1936 Description: Newspaper clippings: A= Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stanley renew wedding vows, 1960. B= Schooner Nile of Bath, F.H. Lewis master wreck in Winthrop (no date).
Certificate of British Registry for schooner Alice T Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Certificate	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1867	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Certificate of British Registry for schooner Alice T Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.427.2813 Type: Document, Certificate Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1867 Description: 1867 Certificate of British Registry for the Schooner Alice T, built 1861 (too large to scan entire document). Official #42664, Port Number 46 Built at Dipper Harbor, Saint John, New Brunswick 1861, launched 10 Sept 1861. Length: 82 ft, 2 tenths, Breadth: 23 feet, 6 tenths, Depth: 9 feet. Built by James Thomson Dipper Harbor County of Saint John, NB. Tonnage 106 tons, 62 tenths. Owners: James Thomson of Dipper Harbour, Mariner, 22 shares, Master of the ship. James Edwards Hamm of Carleton, Loader?, 21 shares. William Henry Harding of Carleton, Surveyor, 21 shares. The Alice T wrecked off the Cranberry Isles in a snow storm January 18, 1867 with a load of lumber. William P. Preble was likely the Surveyor of Wrecks for that year as he was for many years. See below for further information on the Alice T from GCIHS ledgers kept by William P. Preble. See weblink for transcription of PROTEST OF CAPT WM. CLARK OF THE BRITISH SCHR ALICE T OF ST JOHNS N B ENTERED JAN 18TH. 1867. [show more]
Model four-mast schooner in glass bottle Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Model	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Model four-mast schooner in glass bottle Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1117 Type: Object, Model Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Model, 4-masted wooden schooner in a molded glass bottle with cork; it looks old but commercial, not a handicraft object
Ship's log child's notebook Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Writing, Notebook	People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Ship's log child's notebook Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2001.39.190 Type: Object, Writing, Notebook Subject: People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Ship's log, used as child's notebook by Emery Richardson, poor condition (found in Bob LaHotan's barn when he cleaned it 2001). A child used it for practicing letters and drawing sailboats.
Journal 1878-1881 voyages of schooner Carrie M. Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book, Journal	People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1878	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Journal 1878-1881 voyages of schooner Carrie M. Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.375.2138 Type: Publication, Book, Journal Subject: People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1878 Description: Journal, leather and paper, wallet style, with entries for years 1878, 1879, 1881. Pertains to nautical voyages of Meltiah Richardson aboard the Carrie M. Richardson and perhaps others. It is an extremely valuable resource for interpretation of annotated Nautical Chart 1 and other charts in GCIHS 2015.315.2076. Journal entries corroborate plot markings on nautical chart 1. All pages with handwritten text scanned (48 scans) at 600 dpi July 27, 2016. Complete transcription made Feb. 2017. (Pages with newspaper clippings glued to them were not scanned - most clippings were poetry. Note: Meltiah's wife, Carrie (Mary Catherine Stanley Richardson), wrote and saved poetry.) In several instances, a page had been cut out and/or a portion of a page had been cut out. The journal is not always chronological; entries switch around various years 1878,1879, and 1881. Some highlights are listed below.Scan no.9 Sailed from Cardenas for NY 260 lbs Manello(?) Rope, 178 shakers, 78 canvas10 Arrived at NY from Cardenas, list of perhaps cod caught per person by name and weight and $. Left for….11 Arrived at NY from C. Isles settled with mate $37.1614 Rec from M.P Richardson the sum of $70 wages up to Date Nov 19th 1881 William Brandt15 Arrived Cadiz…16 M. P Richardson mentioned17 M. P. Richardson mentioned and Schooner Carrie M. Richardson 188119 "Cash in Spanish gold 342"23 Mr. Rumill shipped on board Schr C. M. Richardson April 10/79 at 35 $ per xxx24 Antonio Williams on board C. M. Richardson Apr 9th/7925 more re: 187926 more re: 187927 more re: 187942 "cure for chills/fever (?) 2 bitter apples with one pint gin. Let same stand ays. Dose: ½ wine glass full twice a day before meals (R H O (?))43 Bill of sale for 1/32 of Schr CMR Mrs. E B Gregg (interest?) to Joseph W x of Philadelphia44 Name is clearly Joseph W. Willson of Phila45 Port charges list48 Mentions Cadiz [show more]
Receipt for Schooner Rozella supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Receipt for Schooner Rozella supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.3.246 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Business receipt, from Perley, Russel & Co., Portland, list of supplies bought by schooner Rozella
Receipts for Schooners S. L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Receipts for Schooners S. L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.3.218 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Business receipts, 1878 (A) and 1898 (B). 1000.3.218(A) is from Potter and Wrightington, Boston, to Enoch Stanley for the Schooners S.L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief: $2553.89 for fish. 1000.3.218(B) is a receipt for the Schooner S. L. Foster bought of Sm. Newman, Manset Maine 1898 various items like rope, sail line, nails, knife, keg, coffee and tea pots, spoons etc purchased March through September 1898 total $34.82.
List of barrels of oil from Schooner S. L. Foster and others Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, List, Inventory	Businesses, Fishery Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1882	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	List of barrels of oil from Schooner S. L. Foster and others Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2001.39.306 Type: Document, List, Inventory Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1882 Description: List, handwritten, 18 Nov 1882, "Gauger's Returns" listing barrels of oil from ships, SLF (probably S.L. Foster) and R (probably Rozella), Capt. E. Stanley, S.L. Foster, signed by J.G. McKerson, Gauger
Receipt for Schooner Sea Bird supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1878	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Receipt for Schooner Sea Bird supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2001.39.298 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1878 Description: Receipt, from Perley Russell & Co., Portland, 17 Apr 1878, to Schooner Sea Bird, for food and other items, $345.95
Cargo Manifest for Schooner Rozella Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, List, Inventory	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1875	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cargo Manifest for Schooner Rozella Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.46.277 Type: Document, List, Inventory Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1875 Description: Cargo Manifest, schooner Rozella, master E.B. Stanley, nav by 4 men and no boys, from Boston to Cranberry Isles, 12 Nov 1875, cargo: 20 bhs salt, 20 brls flour, 24 bshl corn, 2 brls onions, 3 brls apples, 1 brl molasses, 1 brl sugar, 10 oil brls, sundries
Cargo Manifest for Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, List, Inventory	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cargo Manifest for Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.46.276 Type: Document, List, Inventory Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Cargo Manifest, schooner S.L. Foster, master Enoch B. Stanley, navigated by 4 men and no boys, from Boston to Cranberry Isles, 3 Dec 1878, cargo: 24 barrels flour, 15 brls apples, 2 tons coal, 52 bushels corn, 30 bshls meal, 4 brls beef, 4 pcs furniture, 1 stove
Bill of sale for Schooner Express Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Sales Record	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1855	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Bill of sale for Schooner Express Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2002.47.281 Type: Document, Financial, Sales Record Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1855 Description: Bill of sale, 20 Apr 1855, Schooner Express, from Samuel S. (3/8), William P. (2/8), and Benaiah Bunker (0/8), to Jonathon, Thomas, and John Stanley, all of Cranberry Isles, for $847
Store Ledger 1838-1845 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger	Businesses, Store Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	William P. Preble	1839	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Store Ledger 1838-1845 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2003.71.619 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Businesses, Store Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: William P. Preble Date: 1839 Description: Ledger, handwritten, inscribed "William P. Preble, Property, Cranberry Isles 1839" inside front cover, records 1838-1845 are mostly running expenses and payments, apparently at a store, for various accounts: Esaias Preble, Horace Duryan, Thomas Bunker, Harriet Rosebrook, John Pung, Michael Green, Winchester Whitney, Abigail Spurling, South (school) District Cranberry Isles, Thomas Manchester, Nathaniel Gott, Edwin Hadlock, Enoch Lurvy (or Lurvey), John Dow, Capt. L.W. Gilley, B. Bunker, Edward Burroughs, Rev. Micah Strickland, Miss Mary Preble, Justis W. Gilley, John Brown, Messrs. Symms Eaton & Co., David Thompson, Haskell Lancaster, Benjamin Moor, Thomas Newman, Josiah Young, Henry Fernald, Town of Cranberry Isles To William Preble, William Pung, expenses of Estate of Benjamin Spurling, Richard Higgins, George N. Spurling, Eunice Keef, Ivory Joy, Esther Eaton, North (school) District, Thomas Marks, Schooner Brainerd (or Brainard), Elisha Young, Bills against the Brigantine Factor for repairs, Michael Bulger, Samuel Farnham, Sans Stanley, Briant Hodgkins, James Mayo, Schooner Harriet, Estate of Robert Spurling, David Winsey, William Richardson, Charles Bunker, Andrew Frisbee, William Rice, Estate of Samuel Spurling, Schooner Eastern Star. Several scraps of note paper with writing and figures also in ledger. [show more]
William P. Preble receipts Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1852	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	William P. Preble receipts Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2757 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1852 Description: Two receipts: (A) Tremont March 10th, 1852, Received of William P. Preble seventy three dollars 80/100 in full payment for ballance doo me for wooden materials to build new Brig Abigail Maria of, furnished by me the last season as per agreement dated at Tremont December 5th, 1850. Signed by Henry W. [xxxx?]. And (B): William P. Preble's taxes 1878 = $1.10.
Receipts for Schooner Lizzie Maud Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1888	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Receipts for Schooner Lizzie Maud Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2741 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1888 Description: Two receipts received of Capt. Benj Spurling Dec 18, 1888 for Ac Div Schr Lizzie Maude. A: in the amount of $220 signed by Lincoln Allen; B: in the amount of $40 signed by Mrs. Ellen Lincoln.
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]
Early Hadlock papers group 5 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Early Hadlock papers group 5 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.419.2289 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 4 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Early Hadlock papers group 4 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.419.2288 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 3 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Early Hadlock papers group 3 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.419.2287 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 2 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Early Hadlock papers group 2 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.419.2286 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 1 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Early Hadlock papers group 1 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.419.2285 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Harbor view. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Other, Buildings Vessels, Ship				Harbor view. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7387 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Vessels, Ship Description: Looking back at city from harbor. Wide street runs through middle of photo from harborside. Two three-masted schooners in port to the right. Three church steeples rise in background above city. To the left sign above building reads, “Washburn [?] flour.” Harbor unidentified; no date.
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Lucy McMullin Dodge	1907-07		Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1550 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-07 Description: A Gloucester fishing schooner sails not far from Mount Desert Rock under partial sail. A number of people are visible on the deck, and a stack of dories can be seen between the masts. A large flag has the name of the vessel, which appears to be two words, though only Frances P. M______ is visible. William H. Bunting has (July 2021) identified this schooner as the Frances P. Mesquita, of Gloucester. Built in Gloucester in 1905, she was owned and commanded by Capt. Joseph Mesquita, and was both a successful fishing and racing vessel. She was sold in 1918 to owners from Newfoundland, and sunk by a U-boat that year. The envelope with this negative reads: No. 7 f., Tower, Single Tenement + Double Tenement, Looking N.W." and is likely an envelope reused from another negative. [show more]

Save these search results as a PDF file