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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
13912Vinalhaven II - Ferry
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
For over a year [after the start of WWII] the Penobscot Bay islands had no regular ferry service. Local fishermen and boat owners filled in as best they could. Then, at a special town meeting in August 1942, Vinalhaven voted to raise $55,000 to build a powerboat. The result was a sixty-five-foot, diesel-powered “motorship” named “Vinalhaven II,” built in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The boat went into service in July 1943, and Charles Philbrook was her captain…” – “Stories from the Maine Coast: Skppers, Ships and Storms” by Harry Gratwick, The History Press, 2012, p. 54-55. "The “Vinalhaven II”, 57 gross tons owned by the Vinalhaven Port District, Inc. of Rockland was built [by Southwest Boat Corporation] in 1943 to serve the island of Vinalhaven with passenger and freight service to Rockland." - "Boatbuilding During World War II: MDI, Ellsworth, Stonington and Bluehill" by Ralph W. Stanley, p. 10 - 1997. “Vinalhaven II” was designed by Cyrus “Cy” Hamlin. “Clarence” Bennett, a fisherman, was one of the group that raised the money to build “Vinalhaven II.” – Ralph W. Stanley 2011.
Vinalhaven II - Ferry
Item:
  • 13912   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Description:
For over a year [after the start of WWII] the Penobscot Bay islands had no regular ferry service. Local fishermen and boat owners filled in as best they could. Then, at a special town meeting in August 1942, Vinalhaven voted to raise $55,000 to build a powerboat. The result was a sixty-five-foot, diesel-powered “motorship” named “Vinalhaven II,” built in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The boat went into service in July 1943, and Charles Philbrook was her captain…” – “Stories from the Maine Coast: Skppers, Ships and Storms” by Harry Gratwick, The History Press, 2012, p. 54-55. "The “Vinalhaven II”, 57 gross tons owned by the Vinalhaven Port District, Inc. of Rockland was built [by Southwest Boat Corporation] in 1943 to serve the island of Vinalhaven with passenger and freight service to Rockland." - "Boatbuilding During World War II: MDI, Ellsworth, Stonington and Bluehill" by Ralph W. Stanley, p. 10 - 1997. “Vinalhaven II” was designed by Cyrus “Cy” Hamlin. “Clarence” Bennett, a fisherman, was one of the group that raised the money to build “Vinalhaven II.” – Ralph W. Stanley 2011. [show more]
11461Launching Mary Rose
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
Launching Mary Rose
Item:
  • 11461   
Accession #:
  • 1053
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Newman Family
12333Unknown Boat Under Construction at Southwest Boat Corporation
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
Unknown Boat Under Construction at Southwest Boat Corporation
Item:
  • 12333   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
State:
  • ME
11205Women Packing Sardine Cans in Maine - Probably Bass Harbor or Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
Note the scissors hanging on the wall - typical in the old canning factories. The location of this photograph is unknown, but it was in a collection of pictures taken on Mount Desert and could very well have been taken in Bass Harbor, Southwest Harbor or Manset.
Women Packing Sardine Cans in Maine - Probably Bass Harbor or Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 11205   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection
Description:
Note the scissors hanging on the wall - typical in the old canning factories. The location of this photograph is unknown, but it was in a collection of pictures taken on Mount Desert and could very well have been taken in Bass Harbor, Southwest Harbor or Manset.
11796Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl
Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl
Item:
  • 11796   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl
11854Haying on Great Cranberry Island
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974)
Haying on Great Cranberry Island
Item:
  • 11854   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Birlem Family
Description:
Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974)
6939Christopher Wendell Lawlor Plowing with Team
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Chris is in the center.
Christopher Wendell Lawlor Plowing with Team
Item:
  • 6939   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Gift of Rosemary Lawler Theriault (1921-1999)
Description:
Chris is in the center.
6946Haying on Fernald Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right.
Haying on Fernald Point
Item:
  • 6946   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of William J. Lawlor
Description:
Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right.
6949Haying on Fernald Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown.
Haying on Fernald Point
Item:
  • 6949   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of William J. Lawlor
Description:
Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown.
6951Joe and Chris Lawlor on a Work Wagon with Rubber Wheels
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950.
Joe and Chris Lawlor on a Work Wagon with Rubber Wheels
Item:
  • 6951   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of William J. Lawlor
Description:
One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950.
13627My Grandmother Lived for the Factory Whistle
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
  • Walsh - Carol Reed Walsh
The story of Mary Louise Mitchell as told by her granddaught, Carol Reed Walsh
My Grandmother Lived for the Factory Whistle
Item:
  • 13627   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
Creator:
  • Walsh - Carol Reed Walsh
Description:
The story of Mary Louise Mitchell as told by her granddaught, Carol Reed Walsh
16338The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents
  • Set
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island.
The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents
Item:
  • 16338   
Accession #:
  • 2000
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Source:
  • The Howe D. Higgins Collection
Description:
The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island. [show more]
16339Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
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.
Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer
Item:
  • 16339   
Accession #:
  • 2000
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Source:
  • The Howe D. Higgins Collection
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.
16341Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
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.
Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents
Item:
  • 16341   
Accession #:
  • 2000
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Source:
  • The Howe D. Higgins Collection
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.
16684John Williams and Lyford Stanley
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard.
John Williams and Lyford Stanley
Item:
  • 16684   
Accession #:
  • 1078
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
Source:
  • Donation of Steven L. Herrick
Description:
Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard.
16689Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
See index file for a description of each item
Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley
Item:
  • 16689   
Accession #:
  • 2014
Type:
  • Uncurated Accession
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
Source:
  • Courtesy of Ralph Warren Stanley
Description:
See index file for a description of each item
16732Various documents relating to the history of Southwest Harbor
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Articles, newspapers, and various other material mostly relating to Southwest Harbor.
Various documents relating to the history of Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 16732   
Accession #:
  • 1116
Type:
  • Uncurated Accession
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Description:
Articles, newspapers, and various other material mostly relating to Southwest Harbor.
13791Casco Bay Steamship Company
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Casco Bay Steamship Company
Item:
  • 13791   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
3653Mrs. Lawton's Tea Room and Candy Shop
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
Mrs. Lawton's Tea Room and Gift Shop offered souvenirs, post cards, home made ice cream and "all kinds of cut flowers in season."
Mrs. Lawton's Tea Room and Candy Shop
Item:
  • 3653   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Description:
Mrs. Lawton's Tea Room and Gift Shop offered souvenirs, post cards, home made ice cream and "all kinds of cut flowers in season."
13878The Cheese House
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
"The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread.
The Cheese House
Item:
  • 13878   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Description:
"The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread. [show more]
15146W.H. Thurston Store
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
W.H. Thurston Store
Item:
  • 15146   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
6357Searl's Store on Main Street
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Searl's Store on Main Street
Item:
  • 6357   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
State:
  • ME
12553Wet Paint - Lawler Paint Company Sign
  • Object, Sign
  • Businesses, Store Business
Wet Paint - Lawler Paint Company Sign
Item:
  • 12553   
Type:
  • Object, Sign
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
State:
  • ME
16675Bee family photographs and postcards
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Businesses, Store Business
Bee family photographs and postcards
Item:
  • 16675   
Accession #:
  • 1050
Type:
  • Uncurated Accession
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Source:
  • Collection of the Diehl Family
16725Photos from Searls' 5 & 10 store and 1962 Gay Nineties Ball
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Events
Photos from Searls' 5 & 10 store and 1962 Gay Nineties Ball
Item:
  • 16725   
Accession #:
  • 1083
Type:
  • Uncurated Accession
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Events