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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Creator | Publisher | Date | Place | Address | Description | |
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| 12192 | Ralph Warren Stanley's Childhood Drawing of a 67' Dragger |
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| 10769 | Painting of Brig Carrie F. Dix - Lisbon 1882 |
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| The paper upon which the drawing was made seems to have been embossed with a cartouche encircling the word, "Evadne." "My [great] grandfather John Dix (1829-1858) was a sea captain, and my grandmother [Celestia Gertrude Dix] always said that he was once shipwrecked, but she didn’t know where. She was just a little girl at the time, and she couldn’t remember much about it. She thought it might have been “on the Jersey coast.” Anyway, he lost his ship, and it took him two years to get home. The story went that he had traded one vessel for another one at Blue Hill, and she almost sank before he got her home to Bartlett’s Island across the bay. She’d been down in the Caribbean and hadn’t been coppered, so she was worm-eaten. Even though she was a fairly new vessel, they had to fix her up before they could use her. I’m not sure whether this was the same ship he lost or not, but I’ve got a picture of a brig that was drawn by Fred W. Dix, who was lost at sea in 1886 and who was some kind of cousin to my great grandfather. It’s just a picture on a piece of lined paper, hand colored. On the back it says “Built in New Haven, 1882,” and it says “Carrie F. Dix” on the flag. [Frederick William Dix (1861-1886) was John Dix’ nephew, the son of John Dix’ brother, William Dix (1826-1910)] Now, Carrie F. Dix was my grandmother’s sister. Carrie married Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips, but she died in childbirth. Dr. Phillips sent my grandmother and her other sister, Vienna, to school at Coburn Classical Institute in Waterville. Then my grandmother taught school on Tinker’s Island for a time, and she also taught on Bartlett’s Island, where she lived. [Carrie Frances Dix (1863-1892), later Mrs. Joseph Dana Phillips, was the daughter of John Dix and the first cousin of Frederick William Dix] On the back of this picture of the brig it also says, “First trip to Faroe Isles and then to a place in Norway.” After that, the writing fades out, and the rest of it is illegible. I’ve tried using a black light to read it, but I can’t make it out. It says something about some port in Spain, so John Dix was probably bound down through the English Channel. Whether he was wrecked on the Channel Isles and spent some time on the island of Jersey, I don’t know. If the ship had been lost off New Jersey, it wouldn’t have taken him two years to get home. I do know that the whole crew was rescued by breeches buoy. But I bet my grandfather was shipwrecked on the Channel Isles, and he might have had to stay on the island of Jersey. Now, he might have been hurt or might have had a nervous breakdown over losing that vessel, because it took him two years to recover enough to get home. He had no money. When he got back to Maine, his spirit was broken and he never went to sea again. He had to run that little farm on Bartlett’s Island, and his family was very poor. When his daughter Emily Bartlett died, John Dix came off the island and lived in Southwest Harbor with another daughter, Vienna Lawler. When he died, they had Emily’s body brought over and buried with his, down at Mount Height Cemetery." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 136-137. | 
Description: The paper upon which the drawing was made seems to have been embossed with a cartouche encircling the word, "Evadne." "My [great] grandfather John Dix (1829-1858) was a sea captain, and my grandmother [Celestia Gertrude Dix] always said that he was once shipwrecked, but she didn’t know where. She was just a little girl at the time, and she couldn’t remember much about it. She thought it might have been “on the Jersey coast.” Anyway, he lost his ship, and it took him two years to get home. The story went that he had traded one vessel for another one at Blue Hill, and she almost sank before he got her home to Bartlett’s Island across the bay. She’d been down in the Caribbean and hadn’t been coppered, so she was worm-eaten. Even though she was a fairly new vessel, they had to fix her up before they could use her. I’m not sure whether this was the same ship he lost or not, but I’ve got a picture of a brig that was drawn by Fred W. Dix, who was lost at sea in 1886 and who was some kind of cousin to my great grandfather. It’s just a picture on a piece of lined paper, hand colored. On the back it says “Built in New Haven, 1882,” and it says “Carrie F. Dix” on the flag. [Frederick William Dix (1861-1886) was John Dix’ nephew, the son of John Dix’ brother, William Dix (1826-1910)] Now, Carrie F. Dix was my grandmother’s sister. Carrie married Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips, but she died in childbirth. Dr. Phillips sent my grandmother and her other sister, Vienna, to school at Coburn Classical Institute in Waterville. Then my grandmother taught school on Tinker’s Island for a time, and she also taught on Bartlett’s Island, where she lived. [Carrie Frances Dix (1863-1892), later Mrs. Joseph Dana Phillips, was the daughter of John Dix and the first cousin of Frederick William Dix] On the back of this picture of the brig it also says, “First trip to Faroe Isles and then to a place in Norway.” After that, the writing fades out, and the rest of it is illegible. I’ve tried using a black light to read it, but I can’t make it out. It says something about some port in Spain, so John Dix was probably bound down through the English Channel. Whether he was wrecked on the Channel Isles and spent some time on the island of Jersey, I don’t know. If the ship had been lost off New Jersey, it wouldn’t have taken him two years to get home. I do know that the whole crew was rescued by breeches buoy. But I bet my grandfather was shipwrecked on the Channel Isles, and he might have had to stay on the island of Jersey. Now, he might have been hurt or might have had a nervous breakdown over losing that vessel, because it took him two years to recover enough to get home. He had no money. When he got back to Maine, his spirit was broken and he never went to sea again. He had to run that little farm on Bartlett’s Island, and his family was very poor. When his daughter Emily Bartlett died, John Dix came off the island and lived in Southwest Harbor with another daughter, Vienna Lawler. When he died, they had Emily’s body brought over and buried with his, down at Mount Height Cemetery." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 136-137. [show more] | ||
| 12171 | Steamer Emita Near Portland, Maine |
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| 11175 | Schooner Frederick J. Lovatt |
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| 5846 | Schooner E.T. Hamor in Somes Cove |
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| 6138 | Pinky Schooner off the Manset Shore |
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| 6139 | Isabel B. Wiley and the Bloomer Loading Granite at Hall Quarry - After 1906 |
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| 6143 | Schooner Kate L. Pray at the Fernald Brothers Store Wharf in Somesville |
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| 6147 | Native American Camp at Bar Harbor - "Indian Village" First Location |
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| 6161 | Fishing Schooners Near Steamboat Wharf |
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| The Claremont Hotel can be seen on the lower horizon below the mountain. The long, low building is the bowling alley. This photograph is similar to, but taken at a slightly different angle from Item 6162. | 
Description: The Claremont Hotel can be seen on the lower horizon below the mountain. The long, low building is the bowling alley. This photograph is similar to, but taken at a slightly different angle from Item 6162. | ||||
| 6208 | Sardine Carriers - Gary Alan, Lady Lurene, Lawrence Wayne and Three Sisters at Winter Harbor |
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| Vessel at far left, behind Gary Alan is the Lobster Boat Seabiscuit Other vessels in this photograph: Sardine Carrier Gary Alan Sardine Carrier Lawrence Wayne Seiner / Dragger Lady Lurene - a "Novi" boat Three Sisters - Passenger Launch – Fishing Boat rigged for dragging in this photograph The boat in the foreground is Ramsdell's no-name lobster boat. This photograph was taken in Winter Harbor, Maine | 
Description: Vessel at far left, behind Gary Alan is the Lobster Boat Seabiscuit Other vessels in this photograph: Sardine Carrier Gary Alan Sardine Carrier Lawrence Wayne Seiner / Dragger Lady Lurene - a "Novi" boat Three Sisters - Passenger Launch – Fishing Boat rigged for dragging in this photograph The boat in the foreground is Ramsdell's no-name lobster boat. This photograph was taken in Winter Harbor, Maine | ||||
| 6209 | Sardine Carriers Gary Alan and Lady Lurene at Winter Harbor |
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| 6210 | Sardine Carriers Lady Lurene, Gary Alan, and Seabiscuit in Winter Harbor |
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| There is a bucket covering a pipe on "Gary Alan" and a wooden lobster pot on her deck. She hailed from Millbridge, Maine and was a sardine carrier built by Grandville W. Davis. The "Lady Lurene," a Nova Scotia boat, is rigged for dragging. | 
Description: There is a bucket covering a pipe on "Gary Alan" and a wooden lobster pot on her deck. She hailed from Millbridge, Maine and was a sardine carrier built by Grandville W. Davis. The "Lady Lurene," a Nova Scotia boat, is rigged for dragging. | ||||
| 6690 | Schooner Andrew Nebinger at the Wharf in Stonington, Connecticut |
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| This photograph originally belonged to Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912). It was taken in Stonington, Connecticut in the early 1900s while she was there for repairs after a collision. Damage to the hull can be seen below the first mast. | 
Description: This photograph originally belonged to Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912). It was taken in Stonington, Connecticut in the early 1900s while she was there for repairs after a collision. Damage to the hull can be seen below the first mast. | |||
| 5874 | Chester Warren Stanley Sailing the Neilson Family in Friendship Sloop, Reliance |
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| The boats racing in the background are International One Design boats. | 
Description: The boats racing in the background are International One Design boats. | ||
| 6146 | Frank Bernard Rich With Builder's Model of the Brig M.P. Rich Built by his Grandfather |
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| 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] | ||
| 6206 | Boats at Low Tide - Head of the Harbor |
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| The boat on the left (#1 L 148) was owned by Carleton Barron Gilley (1921-2001) and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. The boat in the middle (#1 M 551) is the 1st boat Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) built for himself in 1951. At the time this photograph was taken in 1960 Charles “Charlie” Montriville Gilley (1924-2006), leaning against it, was the owner. The boat on the right (#1 L 256), built by Robert “Bobby” Farnsworth Rich at his Bass Harbor Boat Shop was owned by Harold Edward Alley (1924-2004) , shown in the photograph working on the boat. The factory wharf in the back with white sardine carrier visible was the Addison Packing Company. | 
Description: The boat on the left (#1 L 148) was owned by Carleton Barron Gilley (1921-2001) and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. The boat in the middle (#1 M 551) is the 1st boat Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) built for himself in 1951. At the time this photograph was taken in 1960 Charles “Charlie” Montriville Gilley (1924-2006), leaning against it, was the owner. The boat on the right (#1 L 256), built by Robert “Bobby” Farnsworth Rich at his Bass Harbor Boat Shop was owned by Harold Edward Alley (1924-2004) , shown in the photograph working on the boat. The factory wharf in the back with white sardine carrier visible was the Addison Packing Company. [show more] | ||
| 6212 | Sweet Pea and Electron II at Southwest Harbor |
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| The boat in front is the "Sweet Pea'' owned by "Peter" Richardson, Great Cranberry Island. Lewis Gilley Stanley was sailing her the day the picture was taken. The yawl behind "Sweet Pea" is "Electron II" owned by Professor Holmes of the University of Vermont Physics department. He adjusted and fixed compasses for fishermen for free. | 
Description: The boat in front is the "Sweet Pea'' owned by "Peter" Richardson, Great Cranberry Island. Lewis Gilley Stanley was sailing her the day the picture was taken. The yawl behind "Sweet Pea" is "Electron II" owned by Professor Holmes of the University of Vermont Physics department. He adjusted and fixed compasses for fishermen for free. | ||
| 11147 | Chester Warren Stanley Sailing the Neilson Family in Friendship Sloop, Reliance |
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| 11783 | Dragger Under Construction |
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| Note the thickness of the wooden deck. The boat was being built by Southwest Boat Corporation where this photograph was taken. | 
Description: Note the thickness of the wooden deck. The boat was being built by Southwest Boat Corporation where this photograph was taken. | |||
| 11786 | Southwest Boat Corporation - Sports Fisherman Alice K - built for Donald C. Keigher |
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| 9355 | No-Name Lobster Boat Built for Harvard Riley Beal |
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| Ralph Warren Stanley took this photograph with an old box camera. | 
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley took this photograph with an old box camera. | ||
| 6162 | Fishing Schooners Near Steamboat Wharf |
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| The Claremont Hotel can be seen on the lower horizon below the mountain. The long, low building is the bowling alley. This photograph is similar to, but taken at a slightly different angle from Item 6161. | 
Description: The Claremont Hotel can be seen on the lower horizon below the mountain. The long, low building is the bowling alley. This photograph is similar to, but taken at a slightly different angle from Item 6161. | |||
| 9359 | Dorothy & Edith, Lobster Smack, Chester T. Marshall and Dragger, Sandra & Jean at Southwest Boat Corporation |
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| The vessel at the extreme left of the ladder is the "Dorothy & Edith". | 
Description: The vessel at the extreme left of the ladder is the "Dorothy & Edith". | ||||
| 9361 | Dragger Rhode Island at Southwest Harbor Town Dock |
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