Description: "This picture is of a prototype for a production model design by Henry Hinckley to be known as the Hinckley Sport Cruiser 30 built in 1940. Production was postponed because of the war, but it is interesting to note her lines compared to the Picnic Boat. This could have been a very popular boat had it ever gone into production." -- The Hinckley Story (p.89).
Description: The young women in the photo is Diane Ballard, daughter of the photographer who took the picture, Willis Ballard. She is is at the top of the climb, just finishing the hike up the trail.
Description: Southwest Harbor lifelong summer resident Andrew McInnes sailing Venture in the 1930s. The sailboat, co-owned with his brother Robert, was a B.B. Corninshield B Boat. Andrew didn't know that Mr. Ballard had taken the photograph until he happened to be in Grand Central Station in New York City and saw an enormous print or projection of the image advertising Maine as a tourist destination. Mr. Ballard gave him the 8x10 glass negative when they next met. [show more]
Description: The boat in the foreground - "22/29" - was built by Southwest Boat Corporation as an Army mine or two yawl. It was rejected by the government and acquired by the Northeast Harbor Fleet for use as a Committee Boat. Arnold Lunt is the man in the white shirt, standing, watching an A-Boat race. - Ralph Stanley 11/21/11.
Description: The cars are a 1954 Ford on the left and a 1956 Chevrolet on the right. The building just visible on the far right is the Mobil gas station.
Description: “Baby Rose” was built in Thomaston and taken over by the government during WWII. After the war she was refitted at Southwest Boat Corporation for the Ciamentaro family of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Description: Shows the old Eastern Yacht Club Pier, later the Bar Harbor Reading Room Pier. Also shows the Shore Club, later the Mount Desert Reading Room.
Description: On the left side is the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Company - Southwest Harbor Branch. On the right side (to the right of the Post Office box is The United States Post Office at Southwest Harbor. "The Salisbury building which now houses the local branch of the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company, the post office and a plumbing shop, was built by the late Archie R. Salisbury in 1933-4." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 150. [show more]
Description: Photographers have long been fascinated by the Acadia Night Sky. Willis H. Ballard photographed Bass Harbor Head Light one night in October, 1948.
Description: The boat in the foreground is a Cranberry Isles double ender. The dark boat behind with the canvas hood was built by Charles "Dud" Bracey on the Cranberry Isles. It was owned first by Wesley Bracey and then by George Dolliver.
Description: This image was in a collection of Ballard's Hinckley negatives. It does not appear to be a boat made by Hinckley, but perhaps it was used as part of the Hinckley operation.
Description: Hinckley Boat Yard. Inside storage shed with international class sloops shown. Outside storage of boats. Two launches-commuter type in shed.
Description: The boat on the left (#1 L 148) was owned by Carleton Barron Gilley (1921-2001) and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. The boat in the middle (#1 M 551) is the 1st boat Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) built for himself in 1951. At the time this photograph was taken in 1960 Charles “Charlie” Montriville Gilley (1924-2006), leaning against it, was the owner. The boat on the right (#1 L 256), built by Robert “Bobby” Farnsworth Rich at his Bass Harbor Boat Shop was owned by Harold Edward Alley (1924-2004) , shown in the photograph working on the boat. The factory wharf in the back with white sardine carrier visible was the Addison Packing Company. [show more]
Description: Photos taken in 1941 and 1942. The following comes from interviews with Ralph Warren Stanley between 2009 and 2013. The stern post was from an old elm tree on Carrie Joyce’s lawn. She sold the tree to Bink Sargent for $100. Carrie thought she was rich, as, at that time, she was getting an old age pension of $30 a month. She hired a car and got Ralph Stanley’s grandmother, Celestia “Lessie” Gertrude (Dix) Robinson, Mrs. Ralph Judson Robinson (1875-1961), to go shopping in Bangor with her. Carrie got a blister on her heel from walking around Bangor. Bink paid Harvard Gilley and Jack Ramsdell $15 and a pint of rum to cut the tree down. Henry Dunbar was running the mill at Southwest Boat at the time and he said that they sawed that tree into logs and lumber and used every bit of it. Carrie E. (Bunker) Joyce (1863-1962), Mrs. Joseph Joyce Lennox Ledyard "Bink" Sargent (1916-1989) Jack Ramsdell Harvard N. Gilley (1915-2006) Henry E. Dunbar (1914-1982) 02-12 – this story of the stern post for Bonaventure also goes with SWHPL 9565. 02-15 – putting in the "sealing" 02-16 & 17 – working on the deck frame 02-22 & 23 – pounding in the trunnels (locust) 02-25 – clamping in the oak plank 02-32 – Raymond Bunker on the left and Bink Sargent on the right 02-36 – "faring" (fitting) a timber with an adze the trunels here have been split and wedged in 02-37 & 38 – Stan Mitchell and Raymond Bunker L to R – caulking – Stan always wore felts inside his rubbers 02-39 – building the wooden hatch 02-46 & 47 – mallet and chisel to shape hole for the mast 02-50: Rosemary on the left Open motor boat behind sailboat – no info Watermelon hood boat on left of dock with riding sail was a Raymond Bunker Boat - was sold to a Beal at Islesford Double ender with watermelon hood at end of dock was the Pansy R owned by Cliff Robbins Boat at right of dock with a peaked hood and funny cabin was a Cranberry Island boat House with Mansard roof at back left of Black Ledge was the Henry Hinckley house – later site of Western Way Condos Next house on right was the Charles Bartlett house now torn down 02-55 – back of steering shelter 02-56 – foc’sle 02-68 – Bink’s Lincoln Zephyr style boat and Lyle Newman’s scow Lyle Dennis Newman (1876-1974) [show more]
Description: Bonaventure came back to Southwest Boat Corporation to have whale back put on her bow. They rebuilt the shelter for the steering station so they could see over the bow and they put on wing boards for trawl netting.
Description: This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.
Description: This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.
Description: The house on right, “Mainstay” in 1956 belonged to Harry B. Matthews founder of, Mississippi Lime Co. designed by Arthur McFarland in 1932 or 1933
Description: The cabins have been remodelled and are still standing as of 2017. The buildings just visible behind the cabins are all on Main Street in Southwest Harbor. They are, from left to right: The Maurice Stanley Rich house - 411 Main Street. The James T. Crockett house - 405 Main Street. The Benjamin M. Robinson house - 397 Main Street.
Description: This Sardine Boat was built by Henry R. Hinckley Company as Southwest Boat Corporation. The photographer's notes for this set of photos sometimes list the Cape Cod's length at 60', 65'. and 70'.
Description: "Ped" Sargent's house is just visible to the rear of the gasoline station. The filling station was located in the space occupied by the Post Office parking lot in 2017.
Description: Children’s Book Week - November 2-8, 1941 - “Forward With Books” This photograph shows the 1939 addition to the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The view is from the front of the library looking back – Reference Room - Shows the Charles Morris Young painting, "Clark's Wharf."
Description: Back Row – Standing Left to Right: Rev. Alice Elizabeth Smith (1886-1965) - Mrs. Clarence Lester Smith Bertha C. (Thompson) Pinkham (1879-1959) - Mrs. Willis Josiah Pinkham Harriet Norwood (Black) Dow (1907-2004) - Mrs. Charles H. Dow Louise (Moore) Dow (1912-1997) - Pearl Henry Dow Amy (Ricker) Bulmer (1912-1994) - Mrs. Leland B. Bulmer Rosemary Elaine (Smallidge) Reed (1920-2003) - Mrs. Wendell L. Reed Florence (McKeown) Johnson (1913-1984) - Mrs. Bernard W. Johnson Kathleen M. (Pinkham) Wentworth (1916-1970) - Mrs. Lou E. Wentworth Doris A. (Cunningham) Reed (1915-) - Mrs. Warren Stanley Reed Roberta M. (Grant) Black (1928-) - Mrs. Richard A. Black Sr. Dorothy E. (Sanborn) Robbins (1920-1991) - Mrs. Lloyd P. Robbins, later Mrs. Lou E. Wentworth Harriet Lunt (1935-2002) - later Mrs. Lawrence N. Eaton Jonathan Stewart (1886-1966) Woman standing in long white dress in front of Mr. Stewart - Kathlyn "Katie" (Murphy) Reed (1882-1965) - Mrs. Edmund Blanchard Reed Sarah Black (1935-) - later Mrs. Roy F. Bridges Rosamond E. (Benson) Beal (1929-) - Mrs. Douglas E. Beal - later Mrs. Irvin R. Pinchetti Elsie L. (Bridges) Lawson (1901-1993) - Mrs. Edwin W. Lawson Ethel V. (Gray) Rich (1900-1990) - Mrs. Jasper E. Rich Annabelle (Lunt) Murphy (1912-1998) - Mrs. Winfield Perry Murphy, later Mrs. Edwin F. Hamblen Margaret (Mulroney) Nice (1917-2008) - Mrs. Millard Nice Laura (Brewer) Kane (1902-1953) - Mrs. Joseph P. Kane Sr. Gwendolyn Pettigrow (1936-) - later Mrs. Joseph P. Morrissey Marjorie L. (Gott) Reed (1927-) - Mrs. Clayton Frederick Reed Rhoda Elaine (Hamblen) Carney (1922-2005) - Mrs. William E. Carney Front Row Seated Left to Right: Gladys (Dornfeld) Sawyer (1927-) - Mrs. Lawrence N. Sawyer Ruth M. (Sawyer) Stanley (1916-1999) - Mrs. Roger Merrill Stanley Effie Florence (Murphy) Thurston (1921-1988) - Mrs. Brandon Thurston Dorothy V. (Sprague) Farley (1908-1986) - Mrs. Robert Farley Betty D. (White) Hodgdon (1917-1972) - Mrs. Ralph Walter Hodgdon Sr. Juanita "Nita" (Hodgdon) Stanley (1927-) - Mrs. Perley Lyman Stanley Marguerite Hester (Lunt) Bergeron (1913-1992) - Mrs. Unknown Bergeron Elizabeth L. (Gray) Holt (1919-2001) - Mrs. Clayton Robert Holt Harriet May (Higgins) Higgins (1922-) - Mrs. Leonard Roger Higgins Martha J. Reed (c.1936) - later Mrs. Donald Maynard Staples Jr. Priscilla Frances Farley (1937-) - later Mrs. Forrest Julian Harper Jean Carol Black (1937-) - later Mrs. Leroy E. Martin, later Mrs. Richard E. Richardson Fannie Louise Dow (1933-) - later Mrs. Edward Young Anna Maude Hodgdon (1933-) - later Mrs. Edward Reale Shirley Goodwin (1936-) - later Mrs. Wayne P. Smith Carol Yvonne Thurston (1936-) - later Mrs. George M. Francis Jr, and Mrs. Stephen Hanson Mabel F. "Bella" (Carter) Lawler (1936-) - Mrs. Joseph Christopher Lawler, later Mrs. Claudius Justin Knowlton [show more]
Description: Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company at the Manset Yard during April - June 1938 Owned by Dexter Lewis This item has construction photos including pouring/laying of the keel and stepping the mast, and sea trial photos.
Description: The photograph was taken at the Congregational Church Parish Hall. A group of women who gathered at the Congregational Church Parish Hall in Southwest Harbor during World War II for nursing courses. Back Row Standing - Left to right: Maud (Gooch) Phillips, R.N. (1902-1987) Mary (Harriman) Carroll (1910-2003) Marguerite E. (Bradbury) Newman - Mrs. Thomas H. Newman (1906-1990) Maude (Whitten) Sullivan - Mrs. Donald Ivan Sullivan (1906-1996) Eleanor M. (Hadlock) Gilley - Mrs. Richard W. Gilley (1908-1999) Ruth (Woster) Herrick - Mrs. Millard Herrick (1907-1994) Irene Louise (Smith) Closson - Mrs. Maynard S. Closson (1905-1995) Ora E. (Newman) Seavey (1900-1975) Effie Madora (Wardwell) Rice - Mrs. Warren Gilbert Rice (1908-1997) Gussie E. (Moore) Chalmers - Mrs. Francis T. Chalmers (1897-1948) Front Row Seated - Left to right: Jean B. (Gordon) Hamblen - Mrs. Dwight Franklin Hamblen, Sr. (1915-2001) Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Charlotte E. Lurvey (1910-2000) Mary Evelyn (Pearl) Dunham - Mrs. Reginald H. Dunham (1914-1996) Marjorie (Hamblen) Robinson - Mrs. Lawrence S. Robinson (1910-1991) Elizabeth (Thurston) King (1905-2009) Also in the class, but not in the photograph: Albra Marion (Staples) Stanley - Mrs. Leverett Sherman Stanley (1901-1965) Phyllis (Whitmore) Closson - Mrs. Lewis E. Closson (1914-2003) Helen (Wass) Worcester - Mrs. Orman Worcester (1902-1996) [show more]
Description: The Cornerstone Baptist Church was founded on March 16, 1952 in a farmhouse across from Seal Cove Pond that later became Seal Cove Farm, with ten members. The pastor was Rev. George Wood. In 1953 the little congregation paid $16,000 to buy the old West Tremont Schoolhouse. They added a Sunday school wing in the 1960s.
Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
Creator:
Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
Southwest Harbor
Description: The building behind the vessel is the old Coal Shed, now gone. The shed was used by Southwest Boat to saw, mill and plane lumber. The heavy tools were kept there.
Description: Lettering on a truck parked on Main Street says "E & M Ice Cream". The building across the street with striped awning is the present-day (2022) Davis Agency realty office.
Description: Ernest T. Richardson is most probably standing on the porch watching Ballard photograph his business. Automobiles: Left – Dodge Middle – 1928 Buick Right – 1933 or 34 Ford Note the woman pumping gas.
Description: Vessels Left to Right: "Eva Grace" El Placita - Schooner Steam Yacht as a sardine carrier "Lawrence Wayne" The Mayo / Hinckley house is just visible in the background to the right of the "Eva Grace" rigging.
Description: Vessels – Left to Right – Background to Foreground: “Fairhaven Queen” Unknown vessel from St. Andrews Unknown vessel “Irma” from Lubec Unknown vessel Unknown vessel “Medric” from Lubec – now disintegrating at Eastport Boat Building School Unknown dragger from Southwest Boat