Description: This is a photo of a dragger being finished off at Southwest Boat Corp. The name of the dragger is not known. There are six workers busy at their respective jobs on the deck of this dragger.
Description: The "Bonaventure" and "Hornet" tied up in front of Southwest Boat Corp with Manset Maine Supply Company building to the right of the port bow. It appears to be high tide. Paul Stubing indicated that Hinckley bought out Southwest Boat Corp in the summer of 1937. Ralph Stanley indicated that 'Bonaventure" was built at SW Boat Corp. around 1941 and owned by the Novello family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. So was the 'Hornet", owned by Harvard Beal. The building which reads Manset Marine Supply Co. was the old Mills Coal Wharf and was owned at this time by SW Boat. The house and barn on the left is gone now. That was owned by Mary C. Parker, one of the Clark descendants. [show more]
Description: This is a photo of the "Old Coast Guard" station in Southwest Harbor which Stubing said was replaced in the mid-forties because the "Baby Rose" is in the background and she was brought back and refitted as a dragger. (Grounded out at town dock. ) The vessel "Sylvina Beal" is in the foreground with its war time # still on board. This dragger was built by a Southwest Habor boatyard. Ralph Stanley said... The boat at the town dock ( only half visible) on the far left is the "Rosemary" of Greenings Island which was owned by the Thorpe estate. Old Raymond Reed worked for them. The boat at Beal's dock, Sylvina W. Beal, is now in Eastport rigged as a schooner taking people on sailing trips. The Coast Guard boat at the far right is a 38 ft. pickett boat. Many of these were built at Hinckley's during World War II. The boat at Beal's float (on the outside) belonged to Clifford Stanley. The other two boats, Ralph couldn't identify. [show more]
Description: Rhode Island sardine carrier finished off at Southwest Boat Corporation. Its name is a question. Looking at the photo, the words Rhode Island appear on the stern of the vessel on the right. In the interview with Paul Stubing, he commented that Southwest Boat Corporation built a lot of draggers and referred to this boat as a dragger, as well as " Bonaventure". The vessel Graylin(g?) is also in the photo and the picture seems to have been taken from Beal's Wharf. Ralph Stanley indicated that the boat on left side of picture tied up to the float was built by Bob Rich. The other boat at this dock is a Cranberry Island boat. The "U & I" is in the background by the mast of that outside sardine boat. The little lobster boat in that same neighborhood was owned by Perry Lawson and went ashore and "stove up" shortly after that. The boat at the town dock (the middle float) was built by Rich Brothers (Frank and Ulysses). Tud Bunker was the Captain. [show more]
Description: Lunts of Frenchboro seining on Little Cranberry Island (pt. to left of HS)?? Mid 40's (not SW Harbor location) Writing on back of image indicates it IS SWH. Three men on right side of photo on dory working to pull in the net. There is one man in a skiff rowing from a standing position. There is a house on in the background. Often called Hauling Seine when used in exhibits
Description: Kellams inside their home on Placentia Island Photograph appears in Peter Blanchard's book "We Were an Island" copyright 2010. Found on page 73 with the following caption: Art and Nan Kellam in the interior of their new home (c. 1950). Photograph by E. Northwood Kenway; courtesy of E. Northwood Keway. given this attribution it is unlikely that MDIHS has blanket permission to reprint this image. (note by R. Rea on April 2, 2014)
Description: Photograph of Roderick (Rod) Pepper Clark. Born May 16, 1880; died Feb. 13, 1965. Father of Rebecca Clark Foote; grandfather of Frances Eliot Foote Stehman
Description: Fireplace with chair in foreground. On back is written “Do you recognize your chair and the Christopher Bartlett Andirons, tongs and shovel? -Needham-”
Description: Tin-type photograph of bearded man in suit coat and tie with lighter shirt vest beneath.Damaged at left lapel and scratch across nose. Possibly a Stanley. Came out of Kim Reiss’ attic. Unsure of identity of man....there was a wallet, cigarette case and granite cutter’s union receipt with the name Stanley on it.