Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
6148	Sidewheel Steamer John Brooks	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1844 c.			Heading out of Southwest Harbor by the Manset shore. The Nathaniel Gott house on Greening Island is visible off the stern of the vessels as is the Gott barn before it was moved further away from the shore.	Sidewheel Steamer John Brooks Item: 6148    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1844 c. State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Description: Heading out of Southwest Harbor by the Manset shore. The Nathaniel Gott house on Greening Island is visible off the stern of the vessels as is the Gott barn before it was moved further away from the shore.
10194	Sidewheel Steamer Rockland	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1856				Sidewheel Steamer Rockland Item: 10194    Accession #: 2094 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1856 State: ME
12494	U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury - Between 1864 and 1900	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat			1864 c.			Vessel Name – Mahoning – renamed Levi Woodbury “Woodbury” April 1898 – renamed Laksco after 1915 Class – Topsail Schooner / Steamer – Pawtuxet-class tender Hull – wood – oak, locust and white oak w. iron diagonal bracing Masts - 2 Rig – topsail schooner Build date – 1863 Commissioned – July 18, 1864 Built by – J.W. Lynn & Sons Built at – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Built for – U.S. Revenue Service Named for – Mahoning creek and valley, Pennsylvania – 1898 for Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Supreme Court Justice Power – steam engine with 2 oscillating cylinders; single 8’ screw Displacement – 350 tons Length – 138’ Beam – 26’6” Draft – 11’ Crew – 7 officers, 34 enlisted Armament – 1 x 30-pound Parrott rifle; 5 x 24-pound howitzers Number – Disposition – By 1913, Woodbury was not only the Coast Guard's oldest cutter, she was the oldest active-duty vessel in U.S. government service, as well as being the only ship to have seen active service in both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Decommissioned by Coast Guard, July 19, 1915, Portland, Maine. Sold to Thomas Butler & Co., Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 1915. Woodbury's decommission ended 51 years with the Revenue Cutter Service, making her one of the longest serving cutters in the organization's history. After her final decommission in 1915, Levi Woodbury was placed into service as the merchant Laksco. She disappears from shipping records in 1932.	U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury - Between 1864 and 1900 Item: 12494    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat Date: 1864 c. State: ME Source: Collection of U.S. Naval Historical Center Description: Vessel Name – Mahoning – renamed Levi Woodbury “Woodbury” April 1898 – renamed Laksco after 1915 Class – Topsail Schooner / Steamer – Pawtuxet-class tender Hull – wood – oak, locust and white oak w. iron diagonal bracing Masts - 2 Rig – topsail schooner Build date – 1863 Commissioned – July 18, 1864 Built by – J.W. Lynn & Sons Built at – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Built for – U.S. Revenue Service Named for – Mahoning creek and valley, Pennsylvania – 1898 for Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Supreme Court Justice Power – steam engine with 2 oscillating cylinders; single 8’ screw Displacement – 350 tons Length – 138’ Beam – 26’6” Draft – 11’ Crew – 7 officers, 34 enlisted Armament – 1 x 30-pound Parrott rifle; 5 x 24-pound howitzers Number – Disposition – By 1913, Woodbury was not only the Coast Guard's oldest cutter, she was the oldest active-duty vessel in U.S. government service, as well as being the only ship to have seen active service in both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Decommissioned by Coast Guard, July 19, 1915, Portland, Maine. Sold to Thomas Butler & Co., Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 1915. Woodbury's decommission ended 51 years with the Revenue Cutter Service, making her one of the longest serving cutters in the organization's history. After her final decommission in 1915, Levi Woodbury was placed into service as the merchant Laksco. She disappears from shipping records in 1932. [show more]
6902	Steamship Cimbria	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1878-07-04	Southwest Harbor			Steamship Cimbria Item: 6902    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1878-07-04 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
6906	Party on the Deck of the S.S. Cimbria at Southwest Harbor, Maine - 1878	Image, Photograph	People Vessels, Steamboat			1878-07-09			Handwritten inscription says "View on the after deck of Steamer 'Cimbria' on an excursion visit of Steamer 'May Field' July 9, 1878".	Party on the Deck of the S.S. Cimbria at Southwest Harbor, Maine - 1878 Item: 6906    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1878-07-09 State: ME Description: Handwritten inscription says "View on the after deck of Steamer 'Cimbria' on an excursion visit of Steamer 'May Field' July 9, 1878".
9198	Indians and Canoes on the Shore at Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph	People Vessels, Boat, Canoe	Kilburn - Benjamin West Kilburn (1827-1909)	B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.	1881	Bar Harbor			Indians and Canoes on the Shore at Bar Harbor Item: 9198    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Vessels, Boat, Canoe Creator: Kilburn - Benjamin West Kilburn (1827-1909) Publisher: B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H. Date: 1881 Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of The Tremont Historical Society
9623	Sloop Yacht "Sunshine" off High Head	Image, Photograph	Places, Shore Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop	Slade - Marshall Perry Slade (1861-1950)		1881	Mount Desert			Sloop Yacht "Sunshine" off High Head Item: 9623    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Shore Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop Creator: Slade - Marshall Perry Slade (1861-1950) Date: 1881 Place: Mount Desert State: ME Source: Collection of MDI Historical Society
5530	Green Mountain Railway Excursion Steamer Wauwinet on Eagle Lake	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1883 c.	Acadia National Park, HCTPR			Green Mountain Railway Excursion Steamer Wauwinet on Eagle Lake Item: 5530    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1883 c. Place: Acadia National Park, HCTPR State: ME
6138	Pinky Schooner off the Manset Shore	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1885 after	Southwest Harbor, Manset		This photograph was taken off the Manset Shore.	Pinky Schooner off the Manset Shore Item: 6138    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1885 after Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Description: This photograph was taken off the Manset Shore.
6147	Native American Camp at Bar Harbor - "Indian Village" First Location	Image, Photograph	People Places, Camp Vessels, Boat, Canoe			1885 c.	Bar Harbor			Native American Camp at Bar Harbor - "Indian Village" First Location Item: 6147    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Camp Vessels, Boat, Canoe Date: 1885 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: shore, canoe, people
6308	Sidewheel Steamer Mount Desert in Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1886	Bar Harbor			Sidewheel Steamer Mount Desert in Bar Harbor Item: 6308    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1886 Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
5800	Steamer Sappho at Steamer Wharf in Southwest Harbor - Between 1886 and 1911	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Vessels, Steamboat			1886 c.	Southwest Harbor			Steamer Sappho at Steamer Wharf in Southwest Harbor - Between 1886 and 1911 Item: 5800    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1886 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
6320	Steamer Sappho at Steamboat Wharf in Southwest Harbor - Between 1886 and 1911	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Vessels, Steamboat			1886 c.	Southwest Harbor		The steamer, "Sappho," of the Maine Central Railroad, is at the Steamboat Wharf.	Steamer Sappho at Steamboat Wharf in Southwest Harbor - Between 1886 and 1911 Item: 6320    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1886 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Description: The steamer, "Sappho," of the Maine Central Railroad, is at the Steamboat Wharf.
5876	Schooner Palestine in Deacon's Harbor and Indian Lot	Image, Photograph	Places, Camp Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1888 c.	Southwest Harbor			Schooner Palestine in Deacon's Harbor and Indian Lot Item: 5876    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Camp Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1888 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
5525	Schooner Palestine in Deacon's Harbor, Clark Point	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1888 c.	Southwest Harbor		Schooner "Palestine" in foreground. The Indian camps (during the summers) at Indian Lot may be seen over the bowsprit in background. Beyond the foremast a rental building owned by Deacon Henry Clark is visible. The white house at the center was the residence of Henry Clark - built for him in 1871. The large house and barn at the left was the residence of William G. Parker - built for him in about 1868. The building with a dormer was a workshop in Deacon Clark's shipyard. There was an apartment upstairs. "The schooner Palestine, deserted here in Deacon's Harbor, was painted repeatedly by visitors. Behind the hull can be seen the workshops for Deacon Clark's shipyard business and Henry Clark and William Parker Chandlery. High on the hill are the houses of the deacon's children: daughter Ada, her husband William Parker (left), and son Henry. Each summer, Native Americans would return to their camping spot on the ridge, visible above the bow sprit." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 50 - 2001	Schooner Palestine in Deacon's Harbor, Clark Point Item: 5525    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1888 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Description: Schooner "Palestine" in foreground. The Indian camps (during the summers) at Indian Lot may be seen over the bowsprit in background. Beyond the foremast a rental building owned by Deacon Henry Clark is visible. The white house at the center was the residence of Henry Clark - built for him in 1871. The large house and barn at the left was the residence of William G. Parker - built for him in about 1868. The building with a dormer was a workshop in Deacon Clark's shipyard. There was an apartment upstairs. "The schooner Palestine, deserted here in Deacon's Harbor, was painted repeatedly by visitors. Behind the hull can be seen the workshops for Deacon Clark's shipyard business and Henry Clark and William Parker Chandlery. High on the hill are the houses of the deacon's children: daughter Ada, her husband William Parker (left), and son Henry. Each summer, Native Americans would return to their camping spot on the ridge, visible above the bow sprit." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 50 - 2001 [show more]
6086	The Claremont House Slip with Sailboats	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Vessels, Boat, Sailboat	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1888-07-14	Southwest Harbor			The Claremont House Slip with Sailboats Item: 6086    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1888-07-14 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: George A. Neal Collection
7786	View of Unknown Boat from Deck of Sidewheel Steamer Mount Desert	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat			1888-07-14				View of Unknown Boat from Deck of Sidewheel Steamer Mount Desert Item: 7786    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat Date: 1888-07-14 State: ME Source: Collection of the Obbard Family
5845	Schooner E.T. Hamor in Somes Cove	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1889 after	Mount Desert, Somesville		The white building to the right was the Mount Desert House. There are three men on the boat, a man with a horse and buggy, and another team with a wagon. Wood is stacked on the shore. Onc caption for this picture says, "After discharging at the store in Somesville."	Schooner E.T. Hamor in Somes Cove Item: 5845    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1889 after Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The white building to the right was the Mount Desert House. There are three men on the boat, a man with a horse and buggy, and another team with a wagon. Wood is stacked on the shore. Onc caption for this picture says, "After discharging at the store in Somesville."
5846	Schooner E.T. Hamor in Somes Cove	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1889 after	Mount Desert, Somesville			Schooner E.T. Hamor in Somes Cove Item: 5846    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1889 after Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6268	Sidewheel Steamer Forest City and Steamer Florence at Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1890 c.	Southwest Harbor		WRITTEN ON BACK: "Clark Point Wharf Southwest Harbor, Me Forest City (sister ship Lewiston) built in New York - 1854 - Boston - Bango route in 1880's Florence - small steamer in foreground - Blue Hill territory - chartered by Capt. Crockett Sign on a building at right - "International Express"	Sidewheel Steamer Forest City and Steamer Florence at Southwest Harbor Item: 6268    Accession #: 2094 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1890 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: WRITTEN ON BACK: "Clark Point Wharf Southwest Harbor, Me Forest City (sister ship Lewiston) built in New York - 1854 - Boston - Bango route in 1880's Florence - small steamer in foreground - Blue Hill territory - chartered by Capt. Crockett Sign on a building at right - "International Express"
6196	Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1890 c.	Southwest Harbor			Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor Item: 6196    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1890 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6197	Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1890 c.	Southwest Harbor			Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor Item: 6197    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1890 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6881	Steamer Sappho Coming in to Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1894 c.	Bar Harbor			Steamer Sappho Coming in to Bar Harbor Item: 6881    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1894 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
6505	Steamer Sappho at Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1894 c.	Bar Harbor		Printed in Frankfurt on Main, Germany	Steamer Sappho at Bar Harbor Item: 6505    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1894 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Description: Printed in Frankfurt on Main, Germany
5070	Deck of S.S. Yarmouth	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Steamboat			1894-07			Probably a Yarmouth Steamship Company Ltd. Photograph	Deck of S.S. Yarmouth Item: 5070    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1894-07 Source: Henry L. Rand Collection Description: Probably a Yarmouth Steamship Company Ltd. Photograph

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