The automobile to the right of the vessel is a circa 1948 Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep) Note the peavey stuck into the ground (above the “O” on the “DETOUR” sign). A peavey is a logging tool with a wooden shaft and metal hook invented in 1857 by blacksmith Joseph Daniel Peavey (1799-1873) of Stillwater, Maine, as a refinement to the cant hook to manhandle logs on logging runs. The Peavey Manufacturing Co. is still located in Maine (Eddington, Maine) and manufactures several variations.
Description: The automobile to the right of the vessel is a circa 1948 Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep) Note the peavey stuck into the ground (above the “O” on the “DETOUR” sign). A peavey is a logging tool with a wooden shaft and metal hook invented in 1857 by blacksmith Joseph Daniel Peavey (1799-1873) of Stillwater, Maine, as a refinement to the cant hook to manhandle logs on logging runs. The Peavey Manufacturing Co. is still located in Maine (Eddington, Maine) and manufactures several variations. [show more]
Photographs: Above - 15388-9 : Arriving from Operation Sail in 1976 #1 - 15388-1: Vega in 1976 #2 - 15388-3: Builder's plate reading "Built by Henry R. Hinckley & Company, Southwest Harbor, Maine, Design No. 861, Hull No. 795. #3, #4, #5 - 15388-2, 15388-7, and 15388-8: Under the tent at the naval base #10, #11 - 15388-11, 15388-12: In David Viera's boatyard #5, #7, #8 - 15388-4, 15388-5, 15388-6: When Vahalla was offered to the Navy in 1973 #12 - 15388-13 : Vega in Lisbon, early 1980s
Description: Photographs: Above - 15388-9 : Arriving from Operation Sail in 1976 #1 - 15388-1: Vega in 1976 #2 - 15388-3: Builder's plate reading "Built by Henry R. Hinckley & Company, Southwest Harbor, Maine, Design No. 861, Hull No. 795. #3, #4, #5 - 15388-2, 15388-7, and 15388-8: Under the tent at the naval base #10, #11 - 15388-11, 15388-12: In David Viera's boatyard #5, #7, #8 - 15388-4, 15388-5, 15388-6: When Vahalla was offered to the Navy in 1973 #12 - 15388-13 : Vega in Lisbon, early 1980s [show more]
Southwest Harbor lifelong summer resident Andrew McInnes sailing Venture in the 1930s. The sailboat, co-owned with his brother Robert, was a B.B. Corninshield B Boat. Andrew didn't know that Mr. Ballard had taken the photograph until he happened to be in Grand Central Station in New York City and saw an enormous print or projection of the image advertising Maine as a tourist destination. Mr. Ballard gave him the 8x10 glass negative when they next met.
Description: Southwest Harbor lifelong summer resident Andrew McInnes sailing Venture in the 1930s. The sailboat, co-owned with his brother Robert, was a B.B. Corninshield B Boat. Andrew didn't know that Mr. Ballard had taken the photograph until he happened to be in Grand Central Station in New York City and saw an enormous print or projection of the image advertising Maine as a tourist destination. Mr. Ballard gave him the 8x10 glass negative when they next met. [show more]
Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company at the Manset Yard during April - June 1938 Owned by Dexter Lewis This item has construction photos including pouring/laying of the keel and stepping the mast, and sea trial photos.
Description: Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company at the Manset Yard during April - June 1938 Owned by Dexter Lewis This item has construction photos including pouring/laying of the keel and stepping the mast, and sea trial photos.