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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Creator | Publisher | Date | Place | Address | Description | |
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| 9336 | Fishing Fleet at Bass Harbor |
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| 16081 | Fishing Fleet at Bass Harbor, ME |
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| Mailed to: Miss Mary J. King Manset, Maine | ||||
| 6234 | Yachts and Fishing Boats at Southwest Harbor |
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| 9279 | Three Masted Cargo Schooner with a Load of Lumber |
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| 13637 | Recovered - Friendship Sloop-Maine Sloop Boat |
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| 6855 | Hinckley Yacht in Southwest Harbor |
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| 6999 | Bluenose I at the Bar Harbor - Yarmouth Ferry Terminal |
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| 16721 | Select Wooden Boat and Down East Magazines |
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| Clippings from issues of Wooden Boat and Down East Magazines featuring boats and boatbuilders located in or near Southwest Harbor. | 
Description: Clippings from issues of Wooden Boat and Down East Magazines featuring boats and boatbuilders located in or near Southwest Harbor. | ||||
| 6843 | Auxillary Sail Steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie at Bar Harbor |
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| 9510 | Pleasure Boats Near the Clifton Hotel |
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| Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor, ME. - Made in U.S.A. | 
Description: Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor, ME. - Made in U.S.A. | |||
| 9324 | Bluenose I Ferry |
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| Published by the Book Room Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scota - Mirro-Krome Card by H.S. Crocker Co. | 
Description: Published by the Book Room Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scota - Mirro-Krome Card by H.S. Crocker Co. | |||
| 6721 | Steamer City of Rockland at the Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Belfast, Maine |
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| 6720 | View of Steamer Camden Entering the Penobscot River Near Winterport, Maine |
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| 12728 | Eagle Lake from Currens Cove |
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| Tinted Halftone Postcard. Made in Germany. Date: Before 1909 – possibly an excellent fake of an old postcard Size: 5. .4375” x 3. .4375” Subject: Eagle Lake – Ice Harvest Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton Company Original Printer: Unknown printer in Germany Divided Back: Y Bordered: N Mailed: N Postage: One Cent – Two Cents foreignNumber: 27277 Postmarked: N "The device [wheels in a wood structure] set in a cove at the northwest corner of the lake, is part of a conveyor owned by a company that harvested ice from the lake until the 1950s. Part of the sluiceway remains on the lake bottom and can be seen when the light is right and the water low." - “Bygone Bar Harbor: A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park” by Earl Brechlin, 2002, p. 58. | 
Description: Tinted Halftone Postcard. Made in Germany. Date: Before 1909 – possibly an excellent fake of an old postcard Size: 5. .4375” x 3. .4375” Subject: Eagle Lake – Ice Harvest Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton Company Original Printer: Unknown printer in Germany Divided Back: Y Bordered: N Mailed: N Postage: One Cent – Two Cents foreignNumber: 27277 Postmarked: N "The device [wheels in a wood structure] set in a cove at the northwest corner of the lake, is part of a conveyor owned by a company that harvested ice from the lake until the 1950s. Part of the sluiceway remains on the lake bottom and can be seen when the light is right and the water low." - “Bygone Bar Harbor: A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park” by Earl Brechlin, 2002, p. 58. [show more] | ||
| 16064 | War “Ships” in Harbor, Bar Harbor, ME |
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| 6864 | Steamer Vinal Haven at North Haven, Maine |
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| 12696 | Pilgrim Shallop |
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| 12697 | Pilgrim Shallop II |
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| During the winter of 1956-7, Roger C. Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey went to Plymouth, Massachusetts to build a replica of the Pilgrim’s shallop, while at the same time a replica of the Mayflower was being built in Plymouth, England. The shallop, 33’ long and equipped with a mainsail, a jib and oars, was the vessel that had remained with the Pilgrims in 1621 when the Mayflower sailed back to England. My father’s brother, Robert Rich, was a friend of George Davis, owner of Plymouth Marine Railways, who had the contract. Mr. Davis, whose father and grandfather came from Washington County, claimed that Maine boat builders were the best. He subcontracted the job to my Uncle Bobby (Robert Farnsworth Rich), who then hired my father and Mickey to actually go and build the boat.” – Meredith Rich Hutchins, Newsletter of the Tremont Historical Society, Spring 2006, v9 Number 2. Vessel Name – Pilgrim Shallop II Class – shallop Hull - wood Masts - 1 Rig – mainsail & jib Designed by – William Avery Baker Build date - 1957 Built by – Roger Clifton Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey Built at – Plymouth Marine Railways, Plymouth, Massachusetts Built for – Plymouth Marine Railways / Plimoth Plantation Inc. Named for – Pilgrim’s 1621 shallop Power - sail and oars Gross tons - Net tons – Capacity - Length – 33’ | 
Description: During the winter of 1956-7, Roger C. Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey went to Plymouth, Massachusetts to build a replica of the Pilgrim’s shallop, while at the same time a replica of the Mayflower was being built in Plymouth, England. The shallop, 33’ long and equipped with a mainsail, a jib and oars, was the vessel that had remained with the Pilgrims in 1621 when the Mayflower sailed back to England. My father’s brother, Robert Rich, was a friend of George Davis, owner of Plymouth Marine Railways, who had the contract. Mr. Davis, whose father and grandfather came from Washington County, claimed that Maine boat builders were the best. He subcontracted the job to my Uncle Bobby (Robert Farnsworth Rich), who then hired my father and Mickey to actually go and build the boat.” – Meredith Rich Hutchins, Newsletter of the Tremont Historical Society, Spring 2006, v9 Number 2. Vessel Name – Pilgrim Shallop II Class – shallop Hull - wood Masts - 1 Rig – mainsail & jib Designed by – William Avery Baker Build date - 1957 Built by – Roger Clifton Rich and Francis “Mickey” Fahey Built at – Plymouth Marine Railways, Plymouth, Massachusetts Built for – Plymouth Marine Railways / Plimoth Plantation Inc. Named for – Pilgrim’s 1621 shallop Power - sail and oars Gross tons - Net tons – Capacity - Length – 33’ [show more] | ||||
| 10898 | Lobster Yacht |
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| The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007 | 
Description: The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007 [show more] | ||||
| 15163 | St. Mary's - Sloop |
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| N.Y.N. SS "St. Marys" - The New York Nautical School Ship "St. Mary's" Vessel Name – USS St. Marys Class – sloop of war Hull - wood Masts - 3 Carried – 16 - 32 pound cannons, 6 - 8” guns Designed by – Build date - 1844 Built by – Built at – U.S. Naval Yard, Washington, D.C. Built for – U.S. Navy Named for – the first colonial settlement in Maryland Displacement 958 tons Gross tons - 766 Length – 149’3” Beam – 37'4" Draught - 18' Sail area – Crew – 195 Number – Disposition - Laid up at Mare Island September 1866 Recommissioned fall of 1870 Placed in ordinary at Norfolk, VA., 3 June 1873 Transferred to the Public Marine School at New York in 1875 - served as school ship until June 1908 Final Disposition - sold for scrapping in August 1908 to Thomas Butler and Co., Boston November 1908 - dismasted and dismantled hull burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. "Southwest Harbor, Me., August 7 - The schoolship St. Mary's arrived at this place to-day, twenty-four days from Madeira. All on board are well. The vessel is commanded by Commander A.S. Crowninshield, United States Navy." - The New York Times, August 8, 1890. Arent Schuyler Crowninshield (March 14, 1843-May 27, 1908) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He saw combat during the Civil War, and after the war held high commands both afloat and ashore. Born in New York, he was the grandson of Jacob Crowninshield (appointed Navy secretary under Jefferson but who died before taking up the office), and grandnephew of George Crowninshield (adventuring owner of Cleopatra's Barge, first yacht to cross the Atlantic). Arent graduated from the United States Naval Academy on May 28, 1863 and immediately went into action in the American Civil War, participating in the assault on Fort Fisher while serving on the steam sloop Ticonderoga. After the war, he rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant in 1866, Commander in 1880, where he was from 1887 to 1891 commander of the school ship St. Mary. Promoted Captain on July 21, 1894, he took command of the new battleship Maine at her commissioning in 1895, leaving in 1897 to become chief of the Bureau of Navigation. - Arlington National Cemetery In 1886 Commander Crowninshield, U.S.N. and family of Washington, D.C. were listed as spending the summer at “The Anchorage” in Seal Harbor. "USS St. Marys (1875-1908) - A sloop of War built in 1844, USS St. Marys served in the Pacific Fleet during the Civil War and made some patrols against the slave trade. She was assigned to the City of New York as a training ship to the newly formed New York Nautical School by the Secretary of the Navy by Act of Congress. After thirty-three years of service, the longest of all the training ships, she was retired." - http://www.maritimeindustrymuseum.org/ships.htm - Accessed 2007. "USS St. Mary's - 1875-1908 - The Original USS St. Mary’s, built in the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard in 1844, was named for the first colonial settlement in Maryland. She was 149 feet, 3 inches in length and had a tonnage of 766 and an original battery of twenty guns. Her main truck towered 150 feet above the spar deck. Following her commissioning as a naval vessel in 1844, she cruised with the Home Squadron and saw active service in the Mexican War taking part in the capture of Tampico in 1846 and later brought home trophies captured during the Mexican campaign. From 1848 to 1873, the St. Mary’s was attached to the Pacific and Asiatic Squadrons, and in 1860, her sailors and marines cooperated with the forces aboard H.B.M.S. Clio, in quelling insurrections at Panama. In 1873, upon arrival at Norfolk, Virginia the vessel was laid up in ordinary. The St. Mary’s was one of the fastest sailing ships of her time. She was one of the ships in Admiral Perry’s fleet which opened up Japan in 1850 and was a sister ship of the USS Saratoga which also took part in that historic voyage to the Japanese Empire. The St Mary’s was commissioned as the training ship for the New York Nautical School in 1874 and served in this capacity until February, 1908. On November 14th of that year, the dismasted and dismantled hull was burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. Her history closely parallels that of the USS Saratoga which ended her active service about the same time after a colorful career. The Forty-five ensign that flew at the gaff of the old St. Mary’s when she was decommissioned in 1908 is on display in the Museum. This very flag was flown by second USS St. Mary’s in Tokyo during the Japanese surrender. The Second USS St. Mary’s, under the command of Captain E. R. Glosten, class of 1908, and took an honored place in the hard hitting forces of Admiral Nimitz." - Maritime College, State University of New York web site, http://www.sunymaritime.edu/Maritime%20Museum/TrainingShipWing/stmarys.aspx, Accessed 2007. "...1903 graduate of the New York Nautical School, the institution out of which eventually emerged present day Maritime College. In that period, the School for all intents and purposes was conducted primarily aboard the St. Mary's, and it was on this ship that students eventually would sail to foreign ports." - The Frederick M. Hendrickson Class Of 1903 Student Papers by Nicholas J. Falco, Archivist, January 1999 - Deposited at the Archive/Maritime Historical Records Collection, Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY Maritime College. | 
Description: N.Y.N. SS "St. Marys" - The New York Nautical School Ship "St. Mary's" Vessel Name – USS St. Marys Class – sloop of war Hull - wood Masts - 3 Carried – 16 - 32 pound cannons, 6 - 8” guns Designed by – Build date - 1844 Built by – Built at – U.S. Naval Yard, Washington, D.C. Built for – U.S. Navy Named for – the first colonial settlement in Maryland Displacement 958 tons Gross tons - 766 Length – 149’3” Beam – 37'4" Draught - 18' Sail area – Crew – 195 Number – Disposition - Laid up at Mare Island September 1866 Recommissioned fall of 1870 Placed in ordinary at Norfolk, VA., 3 June 1873 Transferred to the Public Marine School at New York in 1875 - served as school ship until June 1908 Final Disposition - sold for scrapping in August 1908 to Thomas Butler and Co., Boston November 1908 - dismasted and dismantled hull burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. "Southwest Harbor, Me., August 7 - The schoolship St. Mary's arrived at this place to-day, twenty-four days from Madeira. All on board are well. The vessel is commanded by Commander A.S. Crowninshield, United States Navy." - The New York Times, August 8, 1890. Arent Schuyler Crowninshield (March 14, 1843-May 27, 1908) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He saw combat during the Civil War, and after the war held high commands both afloat and ashore. Born in New York, he was the grandson of Jacob Crowninshield (appointed Navy secretary under Jefferson but who died before taking up the office), and grandnephew of George Crowninshield (adventuring owner of Cleopatra's Barge, first yacht to cross the Atlantic). Arent graduated from the United States Naval Academy on May 28, 1863 and immediately went into action in the American Civil War, participating in the assault on Fort Fisher while serving on the steam sloop Ticonderoga. After the war, he rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant in 1866, Commander in 1880, where he was from 1887 to 1891 commander of the school ship St. Mary. Promoted Captain on July 21, 1894, he took command of the new battleship Maine at her commissioning in 1895, leaving in 1897 to become chief of the Bureau of Navigation. - Arlington National Cemetery In 1886 Commander Crowninshield, U.S.N. and family of Washington, D.C. were listed as spending the summer at “The Anchorage” in Seal Harbor. "USS St. Marys (1875-1908) - A sloop of War built in 1844, USS St. Marys served in the Pacific Fleet during the Civil War and made some patrols against the slave trade. She was assigned to the City of New York as a training ship to the newly formed New York Nautical School by the Secretary of the Navy by Act of Congress. After thirty-three years of service, the longest of all the training ships, she was retired." - http://www.maritimeindustrymuseum.org/ships.htm - Accessed 2007. "USS St. Mary's - 1875-1908 - The Original USS St. Mary’s, built in the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard in 1844, was named for the first colonial settlement in Maryland. She was 149 feet, 3 inches in length and had a tonnage of 766 and an original battery of twenty guns. Her main truck towered 150 feet above the spar deck. Following her commissioning as a naval vessel in 1844, she cruised with the Home Squadron and saw active service in the Mexican War taking part in the capture of Tampico in 1846 and later brought home trophies captured during the Mexican campaign. From 1848 to 1873, the St. Mary’s was attached to the Pacific and Asiatic Squadrons, and in 1860, her sailors and marines cooperated with the forces aboard H.B.M.S. Clio, in quelling insurrections at Panama. In 1873, upon arrival at Norfolk, Virginia the vessel was laid up in ordinary. The St. Mary’s was one of the fastest sailing ships of her time. She was one of the ships in Admiral Perry’s fleet which opened up Japan in 1850 and was a sister ship of the USS Saratoga which also took part in that historic voyage to the Japanese Empire. The St Mary’s was commissioned as the training ship for the New York Nautical School in 1874 and served in this capacity until February, 1908. On November 14th of that year, the dismasted and dismantled hull was burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. Her history closely parallels that of the USS Saratoga which ended her active service about the same time after a colorful career. The Forty-five ensign that flew at the gaff of the old St. Mary’s when she was decommissioned in 1908 is on display in the Museum. This very flag was flown by second USS St. Mary’s in Tokyo during the Japanese surrender. The Second USS St. Mary’s, under the command of Captain E. R. Glosten, class of 1908, and took an honored place in the hard hitting forces of Admiral Nimitz." - Maritime College, State University of New York web site, http://www.sunymaritime.edu/Maritime%20Museum/TrainingShipWing/stmarys.aspx, Accessed 2007. "...1903 graduate of the New York Nautical School, the institution out of which eventually emerged present day Maritime College. In that period, the School for all intents and purposes was conducted primarily aboard the St. Mary's, and it was on this ship that students eventually would sail to foreign ports." - The Frederick M. Hendrickson Class Of 1903 Student Papers by Nicholas J. Falco, Archivist, January 1999 - Deposited at the Archive/Maritime Historical Records Collection, Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY Maritime College. [show more] | |||||
| 15174 | John Somes - Coasting Schooner |
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| 15175 | Fred C. Holden - Schooner |
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| The schooner "Fred C. Holden" was built at Tremont in 1872 by William S. Newman. She was 137.61 tons - 96.8 - 27.2 - 7.9. She had many owners and masters before she foundered at Damariscota Island on May 30, 1913. - List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s and Long Island (Frenchboro) Compiled by Ralph Stanley, p. 74 - 2003 The ship contractor for the "Fred C. Holden" is not listed in the above citation, but S.A. Holden & Co. and C.M. Holden & Co. (Simeon Amasa Holden and Cummings Milliken Holden) are both listed as Ship Contractors in 1871 in Tremont. Wm. S. Newman is listed as a Ship Carpenter. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 55 - 1871 - Found online using Google Book Search. | 
Description: The schooner "Fred C. Holden" was built at Tremont in 1872 by William S. Newman. She was 137.61 tons - 96.8 - 27.2 - 7.9. She had many owners and masters before she foundered at Damariscota Island on May 30, 1913. - List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s and Long Island (Frenchboro) Compiled by Ralph Stanley, p. 74 - 2003 The ship contractor for the "Fred C. Holden" is not listed in the above citation, but S.A. Holden & Co. and C.M. Holden & Co. (Simeon Amasa Holden and Cummings Milliken Holden) are both listed as Ship Contractors in 1871 in Tremont. Wm. S. Newman is listed as a Ship Carpenter. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 55 - 1871 - Found online using Google Book Search. [show more] | |||||
| 15183 | Elsie - Lobster Style Fishing Boat |
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| 15184 | Sea Wind - Sardine Carrier |
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