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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
2976Bicentennial Notes
  • Document, Note
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Sargeant Drive
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society Bicentennial Committee
  • 1961
Description:
One typewritten page of Bicentennial Notes pertainng to 1) Statue in Somesville yard, 2) Chebacco and pinky boats, and 3) Sargeant Drive.
4234Interviews with Lyford Stanley and Jock Williams about boatbuilding on Mt. Desert, conducted on February 2, 2009 at the Somesville Schoolhouse
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Boat building
  • Other, Boats
  • 2009
Description:
Interview and discussion of boat building on the island with Lyford Stanley, Jock Williams, Roxanne Lewis, Janet Strong, Scott Swann. February 4, 2009 75 minutes The audio recording has been copied into this record in a "CDA" format because we were unable to convert the disc format into a MP3 file. Some media players are unable to play a CDA format file.
6944Mill Pond, Canoes, & Library: Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Building
  • People
Description:
Man, two women and girl in canoe paddling on the mill pond, American flag on bow. Another canoe in middle ground containing three women, a girl and boy. Crowd gathered on lawn of Somesville Library. Tents pitched on lawn in front of building. Somes House Inn visible on the right. Blacksmith’s shop and Fernald's Store (aka A.J. Whiting store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore on the left. Tall deciduous tree hanging over bank on the left. related print is marked, Bob and Norma on back. Used for publication "The Park Loop Road" Dec 1998 by Bob Thayer. Published by Downeast Books. Copy neg was made in December 1998. Copies made:1- Robert A Thayer for The Park Loop, Road 2 - Melissa Harris - 3 copies for Somesville Library [show more]
7095Sardine Carrier
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • W.H. Ballard
Description:
Sardine carrier Surfman used by Austin Mitchell at Addison Packing plant. Negative in possession of donor.
7398Four Views, Somes Harbor & Somes House
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
One negative with four small images, each of which is 1.5" X 2". Top left: Somes House Inn, with dormers, multiple chimneys, porches, and fire escape ladder from third to second floor . Top right: View of Somes Harbor looking across Somes Meadow from Somes House Bottom left: View of Somes Harbor with seven sailboats, two floats with connecting ramp in foreground. Small row boat tied to last float. Bottom right: Somes House Inn from Somes Meadow. Unidentified house to right. [show more]
8521Harbor in Winter
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Seasons, Winter
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Harbors
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
harbor in winter snow and overturned skiff or rowboat Origional accession number 007.80
8527Four skiffs
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Boats
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Black and white photo., four skiffs. Orgionally accession number 007.80
8722Cove with Boats and Boater
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Boats
Description:
Black and white photograph of a cove surrounded by treed slopes. There is an empty small boat in the foreground and another small boat in the background in which a man stands.
8902Luders #51
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Sturgis Haskins
  • 1971
Description:
Donor information: Northwind, Bar Harbor Luders #51 (although the boat was carrying sail #52 that day. Eleanor (McCormick) Collier, owner and skipper. Crew unidentified. The occasion was a Sorrento regatta. Picture taken off Hancock Point by Sturgis Haskins in 1971. Northwind was built in 1948 for Minot Milliken. She was later owned by George Strawbridge, also of Bar Harbor (later to summer in NEH). In 1996 Northwind was nearly derelict in a Cherryfield backyard. [show more]
8999Echo Lake from Echo Vista
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Echo Lake from route 102 across from Echo Vista. Small boat with outboard motor anchored off shore. Changing house on shore. Ramp runs from shore to platform outside changing house. Boat ramp to the right. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
9090West Cove Boat Yard, Sorrento
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Boats
  • Unknown
  • 1996
Description:
Northeast Harbor A-Class boats in West Cove Boat Yard, Sorrento. #6 Ariel and #15 Whistler . Both built in 1912 by Lawley of Neponset, Boston. The A class raced at Northeast Harbor for over 50 years. About 50 boats were built in all. At least three remain inlocal waters on the island. A-boats were designed by Edwin A. Boardman of Boston. Gift of Sturgis Haskins, 1996.
9109Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Unknown
  • 1903
Description:
Looking across Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley. Several boats in the harbor, mostly fishing vessels. Sea gulls in foreground.
9120Small Island in Echo Lake
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
Description:
Small Island in Echo Lake. Sailing dory anchored at island. Row boat near island. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
9122Echo Lake
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
Description:
Echo Lake with mountains in the distance. In foreground, man dipping pail into lake. Small row boat in center. To right man stands on log holding onto sail of dory. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
9123Beech Cliff from Echo Lake
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
Description:
Beech Cliff from Echo Lake. Small sailing dory with sail up. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
9130Mark W. Somes, Ada Somes and friends
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • Unknown
Description:
Six people seated in chairs on deck of boat. Engine visible in lower right corner. Mark W. Somes on left wearing white shoes, cap and dark suit. His mother, Ada Somes in checked jacket. Man and woman sit behind Mark Somes. Two women sit in front of Ada Somes.
9131Schooner Polly
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Schooner Polly of Belfast in Harbor at Amesbury Massachusettts. Man in canoe paddles close to two masted schooner. Small sailing sloop on the right. Marked on back, “(From one of two negatives, made for Mr. [Pearl] Henry [Mio] of Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, August 4, 1904.) Schooner Polly of Amesbury, Mass. “My Anchor falls when first any persons flew.” Believed by many to be the oldest American vessel in active service - that is, to have been originally a sloop, keel laid at Amesbury, Mass, August 4, 1804 and launched in February, 1805 and to have been the vessel sailing out of Salem, Mass early in the War of 1812 as privateer commanded by Captain {Hearty] of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. See story of Polly history filed at Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. Boston Sept.15, 1904. Two copies, one form each negative to Captain D.E. Pray of Mount Desert, Maine with respects and best wishes of [-----]Henry Mio and of Boston Sep. 21, 1904. [-----]. [show more]
9135Hall Quarry
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unklnown
Description:
Hall Quarry. In middle ground schooner ready to take on granite. Buildings in the distance. Somes Sound and mountains in the distance. Piles of brick size pieces of granite and small tents in foreground. Group of men working under shade screen in middle right. Spots throughout image.
13560Phippen lobstering
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
Description:
Ralph Phippen setting lobster trap. Negative in possession of donor.
13561Phippen Lobstering off Islesford
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
Description:
Ralph Phippen setting lobster trap. Negative in possession of donor. Ballard #2-120
13562Ralph Phippen
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
Description:
Ralph Phippen baiting lobster trap. Negative in possession of donor.
13563Ralph Phippen
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
Description:
Ralph Phippen Hauling lobster traps. Removing lobster from trap. Negative in possession of donor.
13564Ralph Phippen
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
Description:
Ralph Phippen Hauling lobster traps. Pulling trap over side of boat. Negative in possession of donor.
13570Lobster Boat Margaret
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • W.H. Ballard
  • Sept. 8, 1952
Description:
New Harbor Maine from Southwest Harbor side. Lobster traps piled on pier. Lobster boat, Margaret, tied to pier. Fishing boats at moorings in the harbor. Negative in possesion of donor. Ballard #1040
13572Ballard: Sardine Boats off Clark Point Road
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Sardine boats
  • W.H. Ballard
  • July 1949
Description:
Sardine Cannery at Southwest Harbor present sight of Southwest Boat Company off Clark Point Road. Sardine carriers tied to floats. Two men working on float.