This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
Description: This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.
Description: This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.
This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
Description: This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
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]
"Harvard Riley Beal’s (1897-1967) bait scow is at the far left. The fully canvassed boat behind the rigging on the left was “Frolic,” Harold L. Wedge’s (1912-1986) passenger launch. The dark boat in the right middle belonged to Leslie Stanwood King (1879-1936) who ran fish and rum in it. Spray hood boat on the far right, partly out of the picture, was Grover Ambrose Morse’s (1885-1960) boat, built by Lewis Melvin Candage (1867-1950)."
Description: "Harvard Riley Beal’s (1897-1967) bait scow is at the far left. The fully canvassed boat behind the rigging on the left was “Frolic,” Harold L. Wedge’s (1912-1986) passenger launch. The dark boat in the right middle belonged to Leslie Stanwood King (1879-1936) who ran fish and rum in it. Spray hood boat on the far right, partly out of the picture, was Grover Ambrose Morse’s (1885-1960) boat, built by Lewis Melvin Candage (1867-1950)." [show more]
Men standing in front of boat from left to right: Wooster - Ralph E. Wooster (1903-1979) Freeman - Allen E. Freeman, Jr. (1908-2002) Rich – Robert Farnsworth Rich (1915-1981) Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996) Rich - Ronald Dean Rich (1913-1997) The three Rich brothers shown in the photograph were sons of boatbuilder Clifton Melbourne Rich.
Description: Men standing in front of boat from left to right: Wooster - Ralph E. Wooster (1903-1979) Freeman - Allen E. Freeman, Jr. (1908-2002) Rich – Robert Farnsworth Rich (1915-1981) Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996) Rich - Ronald Dean Rich (1913-1997) The three Rich brothers shown in the photograph were sons of boatbuilder Clifton Melbourne Rich.