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13400Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1955c.
Description:
This is the sixth photo in the series depicting the practice of beaching boats for routine maintenance. There are nine boats on shore. This is another perspective on the group as they work. There are three men on the port side of the vessel closest to the center of the picture. On the left side of the picture are evergreen trees slightly blocking the lobster car and punt mentioned in the previous photos from the series (104-109).
13401Beached Boat in a Southwest Harbor Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1955c.
Description:
This is the fifth photograph in a series of six depicting the practice of beaching boats for maintenance in a group. Paul Stubing indicated that this group was a "big Club" which you had to be invited into or born into. In this picture the boat with hull id# 1K140 is visible. There is a man painting the bow. He is holding a paint brush and a can of paint. Ralph Stanley thinks that this boat is Paul Faulkingham's and he is the person painting the bow. [show more]
13402Beached Boats in a Southwest Harbor Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1955c.
Description:
Paul Stubing indicated that this practice of beaching boats in a group is a "big club" which one had to be invited into or born into. This is the fourth in the series of six photos dealing with the subject of beached boats. In this picture there are six boats visible. There is a lobster car in the foreground. The hull id on the boat to the far right is #1K140. To the left of that boat is a man working on hull #1M570 which is the only boat with a canvas "cuddy". [show more]
13403Paul Faulkingham's Beached Boat in a SWH Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1955c.
Description:
This photograph is the third in this series of six pictures depicting the beached boats in the Southwest Harbor cove near what is now called the Western Way Condominiums. In this picture there are seven men visible holding or pushing hull # 1M468. All the men have hip boots on. In an interview with Ralph Stanley, he told A. Welles that he thought this boat belonged to Paul Faulkingham. The said the boat on the far right with hull # 1R401 belonged to Roger Rich. Moving from the left side of the photo to the right, Ralph believes that the first man is Paul Faulkingham and that the third man is Charlie Gilley. Ralph Stanley suggested that Sunny Stanley would be helpful in adding details. [show more]
13404Closeup of a Beached Boat in SWH (Sardine Factory in background)
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1955c.
Description:
Paul Stubing indicated that the Beached Boat group in this series (104-109) was a "big club" and you were only accepted into it after a period of time or born into it. This picture shows one of the beached boats with ten men standing on her port side. The Addison Packing Plant (sardine factory) is in the background. In an interview with Ralph Stanley, he told A. Welles that he thought this boat belonged to Roger Rich who was probably one of the men standing in the photo. Moving from the left side of the photograph to the right, Ralph thought the first person was Charlie Gilley, the third person, Harold Alley, and the fifth person, Paul Faulkingham. He thought the sixth might be Roger Rich. Sunny Stanley's head is just visible, second from the right. Ralph Stanley is going to try to bring Sunny Stanley in to add details. [show more]
13405Boats Beached in a Southwest Harbor Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1955c.
Description:
Paul Stubing indicated that this begins a series of six pictures depicting boats up on the shore in a Southwest Harbor cove. This looks like the cove at the head of the harbor by the Western Way condominiums. There is part of a house visible in the upper right hand corner. Another house is seen in the woods above the stabilizing stern sail in the second boat from the left of the photograph. There are seven vessels beached for cleaning. Two people are visible working on the hull of the first boat from the left. There is a punt beached off the bow of the same vessel. There is another man visible walking towards the bow of the fourth vessel from the left. Ralph Stanley indicated in an interview with A. L. Welles that hull # 1L148 belonged to Carleton Gilley and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. Charles Gilley owned and worked for Mrs. Lyman on Sutton's. He believes the punt is a Farley punt. Hull #1M551 (third boat from the left) is the first boat Ralph Stanley built (1951) and it was this boat that was owned by Charles Gilley. [show more]
13433Graveyard For Boats
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • June 1958
Description:
Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photograph of a graveyard for boats. Charlotte Singleton thinks this is located near Bill Baker's house in Tremont, across from Tremont Elementary. The caption on the back of the picture reads," Bass Harbor (Bernard side), Maine" and is dated June 1958. Under the picture, written in ink, appear the following words...MEL WEBBER' PAL and what looks like "Pal Vinalhaven" ... Stonington to Bass Harbor. There are three boats in a state of decay in this photo. The one closest to the right has a tire hung from its rigging. [show more]
13434Bass Harbor After 1950
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1950c.
Description:
Paul Stubing indicated that this picture is of Bass Harbor after 1950 because the water towers in the background were wooden prior to that date and the metal on these towers looks new. The photo is taken from the Bernard side of the harbor. There are five punts tied to a float in the foreground. There are two men on the float. There are several lobsterboats in the harbor and one is tied to the float.
14566Mill Pond, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1957c.
Description:
Color photograph of Mill Pond looking towards Main Street, Somesville Library on right. Three boys swimming in pond; "Old Homestead" on Oak Hill Rd. on left. 3x5
14570Evergreens on Cadillac Mt., 1952
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1952
Description:
Black and White photograph of Tall Evergreens with masses of ice. Marked on the back of the photograph: "March 1952, Cadillac Mt."
4688Arial View, NEH
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Luther S. Phillips
  • 1959
Description:
Smaller print size of item 016.002.05
4701Wedding Picture, 1950
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • 1950
Description:
Wedding picture, 1950. Subjects in photo unnamed.
4703Arial View, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Luther S. Phillips
  • 1959
Description:
Arial view of Northeast Harbor. Similar to 016.002.13, most likely from same plane flight.
4704Arial View, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Luther S. Phillips
  • 1959
Description:
Arial view of Northeast Harbor. Similar to 016.002.14
4705Arial View, Northeast harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Luther S. Phillips
  • 1959
Description:
Arial photogrpah of Northeast Harbor by Luther S. Phillips. Simliar to 016.002.11, most likely from same plane flight.
4706Arial View, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Luther S. Phillips
  • 1959
Description:
Arial view of Northeast Harbor by Luther Phillips. Similar to 016.002.12, most likely from the same plane flight.
11401Set of 7 photos of Somesville and MDI, c.1955
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1955
Description:
Set of 7 photos of Somesville and MDI, c.1955. Donated by Susan Hayward.
11927Bass Harbor 7/6/1955
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Bass Harbor
  • 1955
Description:
Bass Harbor 7/6/1955
12386Wayback Ball, 1950
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1950
Description:
Black and white 5" X 7" photograph of people dancing at the Wayback Ball. Written on the back is "Wayback Ball 1950 Seal Harbor?"
12387Wayback Ball, 1950
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1950
Description:
Black and white 5" X 7" photograph of people dance in circles at Wayback Ball, Jan. 6, 1950. On back of photo. is written: Wayback Ball, NEH Neighborhood House, Jan. 6, 1950. Courtesy Steve Ashley.
12388Wayback Ball
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1950
Description:
Black and white photograph , of the Jan. 6, 1950 Wayback Ball held at Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor or Seal Harbor. Labeled on the back, "Wayback Ball Seal Harbor" . This photo also shows small orchestra in back and two balconies on sides, and people dancing.
8873Man in some sort of uniform
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • People
  • 1930-1950
Description:
Man (may be Keith MacKenzie) wearing white shirt, pants, and cap. Standing in front of tall trees and two buildings, perhaps cabins.
10277Old Cottonwood
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1959
Description:
Large tree with sign advertising for milk. Sign at base of the trunk reading, “Old Cottonwood tree landmark 1936.”
10289Patuxent Research Refuge
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
Entrance to Patuxent Research Refuge. Sign on stone wall, “U.S. Department of the Interior Patuxent Research Refuge”
10290Fish and Wildlife Refuge
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Description:
U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge sign on stone wall.