Description: Unidentified group of officers and civilians outside the Otter Cliffs Radio Station. The officers salute an American flag. Black and White
Description: The two outside boats may be Clifton Melbourne Rich (1881-1970) boats. Postcard written by photographer W.H. Ballard to Mr. Howard Gray, Keeper, West Quoddy Head Light, Lubec, Maine - Southwest Harbor, October 25, 1948. "Dear Mr. Gray: - Am sending today a package of pictures for you, Mrs. Gray, and the Assistants. Many thanks & hospitality. I hope to have an article in "[Maine Coast] Fisherman" this winter. Will send samples of Xmas cards shortly. No obligation but they may interest you as a means of sending greetings this year. Sincerely, W.H. Ballard" [show more]
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Description: Photograph of the Islesford Life-Saving Station, with five men standing out front. Inscription on back reads "Life Saving Station/ Little Cranberry Island" in blue pen Black and white
Description: This boat shop, built behind the owner's house, complete with two elegant bird houses, could have belonged to any one of many boat builders on and around Mount Desert and its surrounding islands or perhaps have been somewhere else in Maine. It is typical of the way mechanization crept into the boat building and servicing industry. The sign on the roof of the shop says, "Hartford Marine Gas Engines For Sale."
Description: Chiefs and radio operators of the Otter Cliffs Radio Station stand on and around the radio tower. Commanding Officer Lt. Alessandro Fabbri stands in the center in the bottom row. People Mentioned: Alessandro Fabbri Black and White
Description: Attendees pose outside during the reunion for all Otter Cliffs Radio Station men held at Hancock House in Ellsworth, ME on August 19, 1961. The men are individually identified on the back of the photograph. Men in photograph are numbered. People Mentioned: Raymond L. MacRae, Earl Brockway, Fred Grindle, Richard Hastings, William Kumpel, J. Ross Ragan, Orrin E. Dunlap Jr., Mel Whitney, Carl Herr, Fred W. Meinholtz, Harold Castner, Earl Davis, Wilmot I. Brookings, Raymond Cole, Edward Trumpfeller, Carl G. Nowack Color [show more]