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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
9794LaRue Spiker
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 1958
Description:
Black and white photo of a LaRue Spiker and a dog standing in between two cars. Notation on back reads: 1958
8547Jack Clark: Clark's Dairy
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • 1951
Description:
Jack Clark, Clark's Dairy. Written at bottom of negative: Flowers with the milk? Acadia National Park, Seawall Camp, July 195(?)1 , Bar Harbor, ME no print of this picture appears to exist (as of 7/6/2016-RSR and ACB)
13206Launching of the "Venturer" at Henry R. Hinckley & Co.
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1956
Description:
This is an 8 by 10 inch photograph of the "Venturer" being launched at H. R. Hinckley & Co. on May 14, 1956. This is similar to photos of the Venturer in the Paul Stubing collection of Ballard photos.
13211Preparing to Sail - A boats off the Northeast Harbor Fleet Dock
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1950c.
Description:
There are two A boats moored with crews on board. Each has a rowboat tied to them and the crews are working with the sails. The Northeast Harbor Fleet dock and clubhouse are visible in the background. Ralph Stanley said the boat in the background is grounded out. Ralph thinks that is the "Nevis" and his father is on board. He thinks there is a close-up of the photograph. Maine Maritime Museum at Bath has a copy of that picture and Ralph has a copy hanging on the wall at his home. [show more]
13277Black Pearl (Rhodes 19)
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1950's
Description:
Paul Stubing said this is a photograph of a Rhodes 19 sailboat named "Black Pearl". This photo appears to have been taken from the Manset shore because the cape on Greenings Island is in the background. The Rhodes 19 has her sails up and she is alongside a float. Her sail # is 1012. There is a whaler tied to the head of the float and there are several rowboats overturned on the float. Moving towards the foreground, you see two bullseyes tied to the float. Each bullseye has its sails on but lowered. There is a male standing in the stern of one, looking at the Rhodes. This docking area seems to be what is now called Manset Yacht Service, formerly known as The Boathouse. Hinckley's dock is in the background. [show more]
13398Fishing Boats Tied Up At Beal's Wharf
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1950c.
Description:
Paul Stubing said Ballard used a telephoto lense on a 4x5 Kodak and added he didn't use telephoto again. The schooner "Rhode Island" is closest to Beal's. Then there are at least 13 large fishing boats, sardine carriers, tied up to the floats and/or rafted together. There is some type of harbor buoy in the foreground which looks like a "bell" buoy. In the background there are wharves and docks. Ralph Stanley said the scow by the lookout for Beal's had a house on it which is where Lawrence Newman stored his salt pollock. They would sell the pollock to the stores in town. [show more]
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."
13235Launching Day for Venturer at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1956
Description:
14 black and white photos by W. H. Ballard of launching day for "Venturer" at Henry Hinckley Co., May 14, 1956. Mounted on cardboard with hand lettering. Venturer was launched for Harry Haskell, Jr. E. Wesley Reed is listed as Master. Back: Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine
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.
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?"