Description: Yachts in harbor. Gangway. Perhaps East Blue Hill. Probably adjacent to the Kolledgewidgwok Yacht Club. 31 A Ballard Negative. This image does not have the usual Ballard sleeve with photograph collection information and other photographer's data.
Description: Paul Stubing indicated that the Osprey was built on Bear Island (near Bucks Harbor) and that she was used for sightseeing in Bar Harbor. There are many passengers on board and the boat is headed towards the Porcupine Islands off Bar Harbor. She has a sign on top which says Deep Sea Fishing. Paul Stubing went on to say that she started out as a sloop hauling freight and had a 3 cylinder Palmer engine. He also mentioned " broken up in West Mystic in late 1970's". [show more]
Description: This photo is of five A-class boats. Number 32 is closest to the photographer. One of these boats was built for the Morris family. Don Q is the name on the stern. Pete Welles indicated that #32 is a Rice boat built in Maine. Numbers 26 and higher were Rice boats.
Description: "Old Salt" EX Gee Jay This is a power Ketch which was designed by John Alden and built by Harvey Gamage in 1936. She is 42' 3" and was owned by Norris C. Pierson. There are three other sailing vessels anchored off what appears to be the Manset shore. The Spahr cottage is in the background.
Description: Paul Stubing said this was a picture of the Sunbeam in 1938. The caption on the back reads, "Maine Seacoast Mission Society's MV SUNBEAM May 6, 1938". This is a sideview and her name is visible on the cabin. There are many people on board.
Description: Black and white image. Affixed to matte board and small pencil border around image. Signed Ballard, lower right hand corner. Title on lower left, Bass Harbor Head. Shrink wrapped. Back: Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, Copyright, Anchor Light Studio, No. 167-A, 1935. Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Description: This is a photograph of four A boats under sail. Moving from left to right, the sail numbers are 1, 16, 19 and 21. There are several more sailboats under way in the background.