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| Letter to Stanley re: vessels for sale Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to Stanley re: vessels for sale Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter and envelope, handwritten, from John D. Snow, Wellfleet MA, 4 Nov 1882, to Enoch.B. Stanley, offering vessels for sale per Stanley's request (no stamps -- letter not mailed, but rather handed on) | ||
| "Newman and Gray steers a steady course" article 2008 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Newman and Gray steers a steady course" article 2008 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper clipping, "Newman and Gray steers a steady course" article in the Mount Desert Islander, dated Monday, December 25th, 2008 located on page 6, section 2. "Cranberry Isles: "The current economic downturn is on the radar of many boatbuilders in Maine. On the island of Great Cranberry, venerable boatbuilders, Newman and Gray, however, have yet to see the effects of the falling tide, due to a consistent current of customer service work. (note: item # 1622a & #1622b are the bottom portions of the newspaper page) [show more] | |||
| Edgar White's branding iron Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Edgar White's branding iron Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Branding iron, long handle with heavy head: "E.N. White 1442". 1442 was Edgar Nelson White's number, and black and white were his colors. Edgar was Victor White's brother. With reminiscences of the family in the 1960s by Charles Liebow including Edgar and Alice White, their Dog Point Road house and outbuilding "Duffys", their grandsons Chuck and Larry Pipes, and working as sternman for Edgar. | |||
| 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] | ||
| The Wind & the Wood, Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  The Wind & the Wood, Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Brochure, "The Wind & the Wood," promoting Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building business in Southwest Harbor. With his thoughts about wooden boat building, and photos of him, his shop, and his boats. Brochure probably from the mid 1980s. | ||
| Boat Building during World War II Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Boat Building during World War II Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, "Boatbuilding During World War II, M.D.I., Ellsworth, Stonington, and Bluehill" by Ralph W. Stanley, 12 pages. Ralph was 12 years old on 7 Dec 1941, and gives his personal reminiscences of that period and the war effort. He mentions the Manset Boatyard, Henry Hinckley Co., Southwest Boat, and the Mount Desert Yacht Yard, all on MDI, the Webber's Cove Boat Yard in Bluehill, and the Stonington Deer Isle Yacht Yard. He lists many vessels built at those places, and throws in a few humorous anecdotes too. Ralph lists his sources at the end. (Document transcribed as .txt and saved as html.) [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) | |||
| Diary about boat repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Diary about boat repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Diary, printed date 1914, with ads for paint and varnish, filled in with entries of expenses, most all seem to be for boat repair. Work done for Frank Stanley, Walter Eversman, C. Rice, A. Alley, D. Hodgkins. | ||
| Vessels Related to Great Cranberry Island by Ralph Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Vessels Related to Great Cranberry Island by Ralph Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ships. Copies of three manuscripts by Ralph W. Stanley. (A & B:) Two xerox copies of "Vessels Related to Great Cranberry Island: Notes Collected by Ralph Stanley Boatbuilder, S.W. Harbor, Me" as handed to Bruce Komusin by Ralph Stanley at GCIHS Annual Meeting, Weds. 28 August 1996. Lists Date; Name of vessel, Master and Owner; Length; and Tonnage for the years 1856-1860. (C) is an alphabetical listing of the same information. (D) "List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert Island, Cranberry Island, Tinker's Island, Thompson's Island and Long Island (Frenchboro), According to Year Built, compiled by Ralph W. Stanley." Sources for (D) are listed on page 40. [show more] | |
| Bunker Boatyard check Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bunker Boatyard check Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Check, blank, from Bunker Boatyard, Charles E. Rice, Eugene R. MacAllister, Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co. | |||
| Ad for boat paint Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Ad for boat paint Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Envelope with advertising cards, from Tarr and Wonson Ltd., Gloucester MA, 9 Mar 1893, to E.B. Stanley, for boat paints | ||
| Boatbuilding tool on wood base similar to nut cracker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Boatbuilding tool on wood base similar to nut cracker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tool, metal boatbuilding tool on wood base, similar to a nut cracker; molded into the metal "SARGENT & CO" and "10" | |||
| Boat building tool? Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Boat building tool? Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tool, boat building tool (?) | |||
| Gouge tool used in boatbuilding Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Gouge tool used in boatbuilding Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tool, gouge used in boatbuilding; makers mark: BUCK BROS (head of buck deer) CAST STEEL | |||
| 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 |
| Construction of "Constance" Negative, 1942 (1) Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Construction of "Constance" Negative, 1942 (1) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The 92' dragger "Constance" under construction. Black and white | |
| Construction of "Constance" Negative, 1942 (2) Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Construction of "Constance" Negative, 1942 (2) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The 92' dragger "Constance" under construction. 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 |
| Planed Hull of Friendship Sloop Negative, 1962 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Planed Hull of Friendship Sloop Negative, 1962 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The planed hull of a friendship sloop in the Ralph Stanley Boat Shop in Southwest Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: Ralph Stanley 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 |