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."
Endeavor being prepared for launch with Freedom alongside. Endeavor was the first Friendship sloop Ralph Stanley built for himself and not for an order.
Description: Endeavor being prepared for launch with Freedom alongside. Endeavor was the first Friendship sloop Ralph Stanley built for himself and not for an order.
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