According to Paul Stubing, the "A.T. Haynes" was a schooner, then became a factory boat. She eventually "died" on the flats just above Bobby Rich's place. He went on to describe other aspects of the photograph. The "Osprey" was a Stonington. ME sardine carrier which has a war-time number (204370) identifying her as an American vessel. He indicated that the war-time # was relative to the state. The numbers were sanded off after the war and replaced with regulation 4" x 6" letters.
Both vessels are tied up in Southwest Harbor, Maine, near Beal's Wharf. On the left side of the picture, gas pumps adn a larger tank are visible.
According to James Warren's "Maine Sardine Industry History 1875-2000", Osprey was built at Dennysville in 1902 and had a length of 48.8, a depth of 6.5, gross ton 19 and net ton 11.
She was affiliated with the Union Sardine Co. in Lubec and the Addison Packing Co. in Southwest Harbor.
Ralph Stanley indicated that the "Osprey"was a sardine carrier built in Milbridge. He went on to say that the "A.T. Haynes" was a schooner built in Manset in 1869. At one time she was owned down to Frenchboro but at the time of this photo she was owned by someone in Lubec and was a freighter carrying supplies to canneries.
Ballard, W.H., “A.T. Haynes and Osprey,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed April 29, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/13009.Item 13375
