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13988No-Name - Lobster Boat - Built For Howard Lester Power
The Little One
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Ralph Warren Stanley built this 28' lobster boat for Howard Lester Power in 1963 at his 1st shop at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor.
No-Name - Lobster Boat - Built For Howard Lester Power
The Little One
Item:
  • 13988   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Description:
Ralph Warren Stanley built this 28' lobster boat for Howard Lester Power in 1963 at his 1st shop at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor.
15844No-Name - Lobster Boat - Built for John Frank Closson
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
No-Name - Lobster Boat - Built for John Frank Closson
Item:
  • 15844   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
13979No-Name - Lobster Boat - Built for Oscar Ove Krantz
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
No-Name - Lobster Boat - Built for Oscar Ove Krantz
Item:
  • 13979   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
15343Rhode Island - Dragger
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
The "Rhode Island" was built in Waldoboro, Maine. She was owned by Bill Howell who used her to fish for redfish mostly. In 1953 a Photo-Electric Pilot, Model 52 automatic steerer, sold by The Harris Co., was installed in the “Rhode Island.”
Rhode Island - Dragger
Item:
  • 15343   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
Description:
The "Rhode Island" was built in Waldoboro, Maine. She was owned by Bill Howell who used her to fish for redfish mostly. In 1953 a Photo-Electric Pilot, Model 52 automatic steerer, sold by The Harris Co., was installed in the “Rhode Island.”
14185Surfman - Sardine Carrier
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
Surfman - Sardine Carrier
Item:
  • 14185   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
3468Three Sisters - Passenger Launch - Fishing Boat
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Named for his Three Daughters: Nettie F. (Beal) Vine Vera A. (Beal) Rich Bernice Mary (Beal)
Three Sisters - Passenger Launch - Fishing Boat
Item:
  • 3468   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Description:
Named for his Three Daughters: Nettie F. (Beal) Vine Vera A. (Beal) Rich Bernice Mary (Beal)
15538Wandabob - Lobster Boat
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Built by Ralph Stanley Inc. for Shirley Moore Phippen. There is a photograph of "Wandabob" on the cover of “Maine Lobsterboats: Builders and Lobstermen Speak of Their Craft” by Virginia L. Thorndike, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine, 1998, “Ralph Stanley: Continuing a Southwest Harbor Tradition,” p. 37-40.
Wandabob - Lobster Boat
Item:
  • 15538   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
State:
  • ME
Description:
Built by Ralph Stanley Inc. for Shirley Moore Phippen. There is a photograph of "Wandabob" on the cover of “Maine Lobsterboats: Builders and Lobstermen Speak of Their Craft” by Virginia L. Thorndike, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine, 1998, “Ralph Stanley: Continuing a Southwest Harbor Tradition,” p. 37-40.
16023Vanda - Motor Yacht
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat
Vanda - Motor Yacht
Item:
  • 16023   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
15848Willie Marie - Lobster Boat
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Willie Marie - Lobster Boat
Item:
  • 15848   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
14603Florence - Steamer
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
The steamer, "Florence" was originally part of the fleet of Captain Gilbert Theodore Hadlock of the Cranberry Isles.
Florence - Steamer
Item:
  • 14603   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
The steamer, "Florence" was originally part of the fleet of Captain Gilbert Theodore Hadlock of the Cranberry Isles.
16688Photo album from 1930s with pictures of the Niliraga and Moose Island.
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • 1934
See the index for a description of each photograph. Moose Island is located on the western side of MDI.
Photo album from 1930s with pictures of the Niliraga and Moose Island.
Item:
  • 16688   
Accession #:
  • 1071
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Date:
  • 1934
Description:
See the index for a description of each photograph. Moose Island is located on the western side of MDI.
15415Gelouba - Custom 41’ Cutter
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1953-09-23
Owens cutter under sail.
Gelouba - Custom 41’ Cutter
Item:
  • 15415   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1953-09-23
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
Owens cutter under sail.
16650Richard Stanley Aboard the Acadia
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
  • 1998
Richard Lewis Stanley aboard Acadia.
Richard Stanley Aboard the Acadia
Item:
  • 16650   
Accession #:
  • 1058
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
Date:
  • 1998
Source:
  • Donation of Craig Milner
Description:
Richard Lewis Stanley aboard Acadia.
16635The Seven Girls being towed to her launching
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • 1960
The Seven Girls being towed to her launching. This was a boat Ralph Warren Stanley built for his father Chester Warren Stanley.
The Seven Girls being towed to her launching
Item:
  • 16635   
Accession #:
  • 1058
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Date:
  • 1960
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Donation of Craig Milner
Description:
The Seven Girls being towed to her launching. This was a boat Ralph Warren Stanley built for his father Chester Warren Stanley.
15829Andrew Nebinger - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Southwest Harbor Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912), great-grandfather of boat builder Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), was Master of schooner "Andrew Nebinger," built at on the Mispillion River. For information about the vessels built on Mispillion Creek see "Mispillion-Built Sailing Vessels 1761-1917" by Betty Harrington Macdonald, published by the Milford Historical Society in 1990 - available for view at the Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. See "Wood Shavings to Hot Sparks: The History of Shipbuilding in Milford, Delaware" – video produced for the Milford Museum by 302 Stories, Inc., Written, Directed and Edited by Michael Oates, Narrated by Don Wescott – 36 minutes.Early boat building at Milford, Delaware on the Mispillion River.
Andrew Nebinger - Schooner
Item:
  • 15829   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Description:
Southwest Harbor Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912), great-grandfather of boat builder Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), was Master of schooner "Andrew Nebinger," built at on the Mispillion River. For information about the vessels built on Mispillion Creek see "Mispillion-Built Sailing Vessels 1761-1917" by Betty Harrington Macdonald, published by the Milford Historical Society in 1990 - available for view at the Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. See "Wood Shavings to Hot Sparks: The History of Shipbuilding in Milford, Delaware" – video produced for the Milford Museum by 302 Stories, Inc., Written, Directed and Edited by Michael Oates, Narrated by Don Wescott – 36 minutes.Early boat building at Milford, Delaware on the Mispillion River. [show more]
15988Lorilynn - Lobster Boat
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Built As: Lorilynn Class: Lobster Boat Hull: Wood Designed By: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) – “built on the same 34’ model as Wolfhound for Wendell Seavey and Russell Pettigrove’s boat” Build Date: 1966 Built by: Ralph W. Stanley Inc. Built at: Stanley 1st Shop - SWH – Main Street – 376 Built for: Bracy – Wesley “Junior” Peterson Bracy Jr. (1938-) Named for: Probably Junior’s wife: Lorraine R. (MacAllister) Bracy (1948-) and a daughter Lynn? Power: Built with 8 cyl. Buick engine – later – 1980s – Caterpillar Diesel Length: 35’
Lorilynn - Lobster Boat
Item:
  • 15988   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Description:
Built As: Lorilynn Class: Lobster Boat Hull: Wood Designed By: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) – “built on the same 34’ model as Wolfhound for Wendell Seavey and Russell Pettigrove’s boat” Build Date: 1966 Built by: Ralph W. Stanley Inc. Built at: Stanley 1st Shop - SWH – Main Street – 376 Built for: Bracy – Wesley “Junior” Peterson Bracy Jr. (1938-) Named for: Probably Junior’s wife: Lorraine R. (MacAllister) Bracy (1948-) and a daughter Lynn? Power: Built with 8 cyl. Buick engine – later – 1980s – Caterpillar Diesel Length: 35’ [show more]
16525Penelope Hinckley at the Helm
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Penelope Hinckley at the Helm
Item:
  • 16525   
Accession #:
  • 2018
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Mary Anne (Hinckley) Mead Collection
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]
16481The Connecticut at the Southwest Boat Corporation
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)
The Connecticut at the Southwest Boat Corporation
Item:
  • 16481   
Accession #:
  • 1095
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates Collection
16272Art and Nan Kellam in the BLB
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1977 c.
Art and Nan Kellam in the BLB
Item:
  • 16272   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • 1977 c.
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Arthur Millis and Leone Marie (Wemmert) Kellam Collection
16410Peter Blanchard and Nan Kellam Aboard Rundy Turnstone
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1996 c.
Peter Blanchard and Nan Kellam Aboard Rundy Turnstone
Item:
  • 16410   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • 1996 c.
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Arthur Millis and Leone Marie (Wemmert) Kellam Collection
16409Peter Blanchard and Nan Kellam Aboard Rundy Turnstone
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1996 c.
Peter Blanchard and Nan Kellam Aboard Rundy Turnstone
Item:
  • 16409   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • 1996 c.
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Arthur Millis and Leone Marie (Wemmert) Kellam Collection
16342Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
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.
Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running
Item:
  • 16342   
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 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.
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.
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.