The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007.
Description: The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007. [show more]
Stanley - Esther LaVerne (Stanley) Willis (1936-1984)
1967-09-24
This photograph was taken in front of Chester Warren Stanley's house (Adoniram Judson Robinson's house). It was taken by Esther LaVerne (Stanley) Willis, Ralph's sister. Phoebe is also Ralph Warren Stanley's sister.
Stanley - Esther LaVerne (Stanley) Willis (1936-1984)
Date:
1967-09-24
State:
ME
Source:
Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description: This photograph was taken in front of Chester Warren Stanley's house (Adoniram Judson Robinson's house). It was taken by Esther LaVerne (Stanley) Willis, Ralph's sister. Phoebe is also Ralph Warren Stanley's sister.
"Practically every town in Victorian America boasted a photography studio. The proprietor, whether he knew it or not, was an early chronicler of family life. Newborns, graduates, brides, grooms, and entire families posed for the camera – alongside wicker props. Ornate wicker furniture made its debut in photography studios during the 1870s. Light, airy and noticeably three-dimensional in photographs, wicker props made greater headway in studios during the 1880s and early 1900s. Because it was so inexpensive and easy to store, photographers and the public took wicker to their hearts. In fact, fancy wicker pieces became known as “photographer’s chairs.” Wicker’s popularity in studios created a new market; Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company featured in their 1898 catalogue an extremely ornate five-legged “posing chair” specifically designed as a photographer’s prop." - "Collector’s Guide to American Wicker Furniture," by Richard Saunders, published by Hearst Books, New York, 1983, p. 43. The following pages contain photographs showing various ornate wicker chairs that were used by photographers. The chair shown in this photograph appears on pages 47 and 57. The same chair, obviously used by Southwest Harbor photographer. J.C. Ralph, appears in other photographs in the library collection.
Description: "Practically every town in Victorian America boasted a photography studio. The proprietor, whether he knew it or not, was an early chronicler of family life. Newborns, graduates, brides, grooms, and entire families posed for the camera – alongside wicker props. Ornate wicker furniture made its debut in photography studios during the 1870s. Light, airy and noticeably three-dimensional in photographs, wicker props made greater headway in studios during the 1880s and early 1900s. Because it was so inexpensive and easy to store, photographers and the public took wicker to their hearts. In fact, fancy wicker pieces became known as “photographer’s chairs.” Wicker’s popularity in studios created a new market; Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company featured in their 1898 catalogue an extremely ornate five-legged “posing chair” specifically designed as a photographer’s prop." - "Collector’s Guide to American Wicker Furniture," by Richard Saunders, published by Hearst Books, New York, 1983, p. 43. The following pages contain photographs showing various ornate wicker chairs that were used by photographers. The chair shown in this photograph appears on pages 47 and 57. The same chair, obviously used by Southwest Harbor photographer. J.C. Ralph, appears in other photographs in the library collection. [show more]
There is a wooden lobster trap on the ground at the corner of the barn and chickens in the dooryard. The woman at the far left would appear to be Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley, Mrs. Robert S. Stanley (1842-1929). The woman in the middle of the photograph is Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley, Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley (1856-1938).
Description: There is a wooden lobster trap on the ground at the corner of the barn and chickens in the dooryard. The woman at the far left would appear to be Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley, Mrs. Robert S. Stanley (1842-1929). The woman in the middle of the photograph is Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley, Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley (1856-1938).
Left to Right: Gilley - Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley (1856-1938) - Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley Gilley - Joseph Warren "Skip" Gilley Jr. (1859-1918) Gilley - Harriet (Gilley) Coulter Taylor (1838-1930) Gilley - Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley (1842-1929) - Mrs. Robert S. Stanley
Description: Left to Right: Gilley - Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley (1856-1938) - Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley Gilley - Joseph Warren "Skip" Gilley Jr. (1859-1918) Gilley - Harriet (Gilley) Coulter Taylor (1838-1930) Gilley - Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley (1842-1929) - Mrs. Robert S. Stanley
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
State:
ME
Source:
Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description: Left to Right: Percy Edgar Bunker (1887-1980) - the Morsman's captain Elin Forslund (1881-) - the Morsman's Swedish housekeeper "Laddie", the dog
While the photograph is old and in disrepair, up close the desks and chairs can be seen to shine indicating that, if not new, they were at least kept very clean. The side wall on the left of this old school was constructed of boards tightly nailed together. The back wall was painted brick. The drawings of children with pinafores, pinned to the left wall, were done by the children and in crayon. We know that the photograph was taken in October from the owls and black cats and autumn leaf décor, still universally used in school rooms around Halloween. Students Rows Left to Right - Front to Back: First Row on Left: Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown girl Teacher - standing Second Row: Marian F. Clark (1893-1973) Unknown boy Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown boy Third Row: Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown boy Unknown girl Unknown girl Fourth Row Far Right: Unknown boy Unknown boy Unknown girl Unknown boy Unknown boy Unknown boy
Description: While the photograph is old and in disrepair, up close the desks and chairs can be seen to shine indicating that, if not new, they were at least kept very clean. The side wall on the left of this old school was constructed of boards tightly nailed together. The back wall was painted brick. The drawings of children with pinafores, pinned to the left wall, were done by the children and in crayon. We know that the photograph was taken in October from the owls and black cats and autumn leaf décor, still universally used in school rooms around Halloween. Students Rows Left to Right - Front to Back: First Row on Left: Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown girl Teacher - standing Second Row: Marian F. Clark (1893-1973) Unknown boy Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown boy Third Row: Unknown girl Unknown girl Unknown boy Unknown girl Unknown girl Fourth Row Far Right: Unknown boy Unknown boy Unknown girl Unknown boy Unknown boy Unknown boy [show more]
Ralph Warren Stanley on the left - Gunnar Milton Hansen on the right. The vessel in front of Ralph's shop is a gaff-rigged knockabout that belonged to Ed Elvidge. A knockabout is smaller than a A boat, a Manchester 13 or 14.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley on the left - Gunnar Milton Hansen on the right. The vessel in front of Ralph's shop is a gaff-rigged knockabout that belonged to Ed Elvidge. A knockabout is smaller than a A boat, a Manchester 13 or 14.
Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
Description: Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
Tim Kleinschmidt gave Ralph the logs shown in this photograph. The trees were cut down in Otis, Maine, to make room for the new hydroelectric station. As Ralph remembers it, the wood shown in the picture became the horn timber for "Endeavor."
Description: Tim Kleinschmidt gave Ralph the logs shown in this photograph. The trees were cut down in Otis, Maine, to make room for the new hydroelectric station. As Ralph remembers it, the wood shown in the picture became the horn timber for "Endeavor."