Description: The front of the bus says "Charter" and the destinations on the side list Ellsworth, S.W Harbor, Bernard, McKinley (now Bass Harbor) and Manset.
Photographs of boats under repair at Southwest Boat Corporation taken from the deck of North Star: A.T. Haynes (Helen McColl); Woiee; Surfman. Notice Beals Fish Wharf in the background and Manset Marine Supply Company at far left.
Description: Photographs of boats under repair at Southwest Boat Corporation taken from the deck of North Star: A.T. Haynes (Helen McColl); Woiee; Surfman. Notice Beals Fish Wharf in the background and Manset Marine Supply Company at far left.
Photographs: 01-15 – life boats – George C. Gilley (1913-2000) on the right 01-16, 01-17 – building life boats at SW Boat 02-93 - George C. Gilley is the man on the top of the boats Most of these photographs were taken on April 6th, 1943. Moving the boats was taken on July 20, 1943 The rustic derrick pole was cut by Chris Lawlor as a replacement for a broken one. Chris cut it on his “uncle’s back lot” his way of saying that he cut it on Acadia National Park land (Uncle Sam’s land) somewhere on the back side of Freeman Ridge with a two-man cross-cut saw; Chester Warren Stanley and Chris Lawlor cut it. Chris’ horses hauled it out. Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company as Southwest Boat Corporation
Description: Photographs: 01-15 – life boats – George C. Gilley (1913-2000) on the right 01-16, 01-17 – building life boats at SW Boat 02-93 - George C. Gilley is the man on the top of the boats Most of these photographs were taken on April 6th, 1943. Moving the boats was taken on July 20, 1943 The rustic derrick pole was cut by Chris Lawlor as a replacement for a broken one. Chris cut it on his “uncle’s back lot” his way of saying that he cut it on Acadia National Park land (Uncle Sam’s land) somewhere on the back side of Freeman Ridge with a two-man cross-cut saw; Chester Warren Stanley and Chris Lawlor cut it. Chris’ horses hauled it out. Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company as Southwest Boat Corporation [show more]
Back Row - Left to Right: Mary E. (Thurston) Fleming - daughter of Eugene Shubal Thurston Alice Fleming - in her mother's arms - later Mrs. Terry Walsh Esther A. (Thurston) Williams - daughter of Eugene Shubal Thurston Front Row - Left to Right: JoAnn Williams - daughter of Esther - later Mrs. Earl Angevine Barbara Esther Williams - daughter of Esther - later Mrs. Roth
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Mary E. (Thurston) Fleming - daughter of Eugene Shubal Thurston Alice Fleming - in her mother's arms - later Mrs. Terry Walsh Esther A. (Thurston) Williams - daughter of Eugene Shubal Thurston Front Row - Left to Right: JoAnn Williams - daughter of Esther - later Mrs. Earl Angevine Barbara Esther Williams - daughter of Esther - later Mrs. Roth
Built in Lubec as a sardine carrier and rebuilt at Southwest Boat Corporation as the first purse seiner in Maine. Photos 1257-1 and 1257-2 shown Sewanhaka after being rebuilt. Photos 3361 and 2262 show her before. “The Canadian fishermen had developed the purse seining industry in Canadian waters and were getting substantial amounts of herring during the winter. Carroll Peacock followed the advice of one of his carrier captains, Andrew Martin, and decided to get in on it. He sent the carrier, “Sewanhaka” to Southwest Harbor to be rigged up as a purse seiner. The first few attempts with the purse seine were failures because the boat was too small, so they decided to re-build her. The next year the “Sewanhaka” was sent to Wagstaff & Hatfield boat yard in Port Greville, N.S. to be built over. When she was finished, she was an 85’ seiner/carrier that could carry 135 hogsheads in her three holds…The “Sewanhaka” was the first purse seiner rigged for the herring fishery on the East Coast of the United States.” - Canned: A History of the Sardine Industry by John Gilman pp. 221-222. Build date – 1910 Gross tons - 73 Net tons – 40 Length – 74’ Beam – 20.5’ Depth – 8.5’ Crew – Captain Andrew Martin
Description: Built in Lubec as a sardine carrier and rebuilt at Southwest Boat Corporation as the first purse seiner in Maine. Photos 1257-1 and 1257-2 shown Sewanhaka after being rebuilt. Photos 3361 and 2262 show her before. “The Canadian fishermen had developed the purse seining industry in Canadian waters and were getting substantial amounts of herring during the winter. Carroll Peacock followed the advice of one of his carrier captains, Andrew Martin, and decided to get in on it. He sent the carrier, “Sewanhaka” to Southwest Harbor to be rigged up as a purse seiner. The first few attempts with the purse seine were failures because the boat was too small, so they decided to re-build her. The next year the “Sewanhaka” was sent to Wagstaff & Hatfield boat yard in Port Greville, N.S. to be built over. When she was finished, she was an 85’ seiner/carrier that could carry 135 hogsheads in her three holds…The “Sewanhaka” was the first purse seiner rigged for the herring fishery on the East Coast of the United States.” - Canned: A History of the Sardine Industry by John Gilman pp. 221-222. Build date – 1910 Gross tons - 73 Net tons – 40 Length – 74’ Beam – 20.5’ Depth – 8.5’ Crew – Captain Andrew Martin [show more]
Archivists have identified this photograph as possibly the father of Arthur Millis Kellam. Viewers more informed than Southwest Harbor Public Library archivists are invited to correct mistakes about this photograph.
The Arthur Millis and Leone Marie (Wemmert) Kellam Collection
Description: Archivists have identified this photograph as possibly the father of Arthur Millis Kellam. Viewers more informed than Southwest Harbor Public Library archivists are invited to correct mistakes about this photograph.