The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007.
Description: The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007. [show more]
The boat in the foreground is a Cranberry Isles double ender. The dark boat behind with the canvas hood was built by Charles "Dud" Bracey on the Cranberry Isles. It was owned first by Wesley Bracey and then by George Dolliver.
Description: The boat in the foreground is a Cranberry Isles double ender. The dark boat behind with the canvas hood was built by Charles "Dud" Bracey on the Cranberry Isles. It was owned first by Wesley Bracey and then by George Dolliver.
The boat on the left (#1 L 148) was owned by Carleton Barron Gilley (1921-2001) and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. The boat in the middle (#1 M 551) is the 1st boat Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) built for himself in 1951. At the time this photograph was taken in 1960 Charles “Charlie” Montriville Gilley (1924-2006), leaning against it, was the owner. The boat on the right (#1 L 256), built by Robert “Bobby” Farnsworth Rich at his Bass Harbor Boat Shop was owned by Harold Edward Alley (1924-2004) , shown in the photograph working on the boat. The factory wharf in the back with white sardine carrier visible was the Addison Packing Company.
Description: The boat on the left (#1 L 148) was owned by Carleton Barron Gilley (1921-2001) and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. The boat in the middle (#1 M 551) is the 1st boat Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) built for himself in 1951. At the time this photograph was taken in 1960 Charles “Charlie” Montriville Gilley (1924-2006), leaning against it, was the owner. The boat on the right (#1 L 256), built by Robert “Bobby” Farnsworth Rich at his Bass Harbor Boat Shop was owned by Harold Edward Alley (1924-2004) , shown in the photograph working on the boat. The factory wharf in the back with white sardine carrier visible was the Addison Packing Company. [show more]
Vessel at far left, behind Gary Alan is the Lobster Boat Seabiscuit Other vessels in this photograph: Sardine Carrier Gary Alan Sardine Carrier Lawrence Wayne Seiner / Dragger Lady Lurene - a "Novi" boat Three Sisters - Passenger Launch – Fishing Boat rigged for dragging in this photograph The boat in the foreground is Ramsdell's no-name lobster boat. This photograph was taken in Winter Harbor, Maine
Description: Vessel at far left, behind Gary Alan is the Lobster Boat Seabiscuit Other vessels in this photograph: Sardine Carrier Gary Alan Sardine Carrier Lawrence Wayne Seiner / Dragger Lady Lurene - a "Novi" boat Three Sisters - Passenger Launch – Fishing Boat rigged for dragging in this photograph The boat in the foreground is Ramsdell's no-name lobster boat. This photograph was taken in Winter Harbor, Maine
There is a bucket covering a pipe on "Gary Alan" and a wooden lobster pot on her deck. She hailed from Millbridge, Maine and was a sardine carrier built by Grandville W. Davis. The "Lady Lurene," a Nova Scotia boat, is rigged for dragging.
Description: There is a bucket covering a pipe on "Gary Alan" and a wooden lobster pot on her deck. She hailed from Millbridge, Maine and was a sardine carrier built by Grandville W. Davis. The "Lady Lurene," a Nova Scotia boat, is rigged for dragging.
The boat in front is the "Sweet Pea'' owned by "Peter" Richardson, Great Cranberry Island. Lewis Gilley Stanley was sailing her the day the picture was taken. The yawl behind "Sweet Pea" is "Electron II" owned by Professor Holmes of the University of Vermont Physics department. He adjusted and fixed compasses for fishermen for free.
Description: The boat in front is the "Sweet Pea'' owned by "Peter" Richardson, Great Cranberry Island. Lewis Gilley Stanley was sailing her the day the picture was taken. The yawl behind "Sweet Pea" is "Electron II" owned by Professor Holmes of the University of Vermont Physics department. He adjusted and fixed compasses for fishermen for free.
Vessels – Left to Right – Background to Foreground: “Fairhaven Queen” Unknown vessel from St. Andrews Unknown vessel “Irma” from Lubec Unknown vessel Unknown vessel “Medric” from Lubec – now disintegrating at Eastport Boat Building School Unknown dragger from Southwest Boat
Description: Vessels – Left to Right – Background to Foreground: “Fairhaven Queen” Unknown vessel from St. Andrews Unknown vessel “Irma” from Lubec Unknown vessel Unknown vessel “Medric” from Lubec – now disintegrating at Eastport Boat Building School Unknown dragger from Southwest Boat
Photograph probably taken from the Rock End Dock - 48 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. The dock in the background is the Samuel Morris "Edge Cove" Cottage at 46 South Shore Road, later the Walter H. Lippincott Cottage "Barnacles".
Description: Photograph probably taken from the Rock End Dock - 48 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. The dock in the background is the Samuel Morris "Edge Cove" Cottage at 46 South Shore Road, later the Walter H. Lippincott Cottage "Barnacles".
Photograph probably taken from the Rock End Dock - 48 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. The dock in the background is the Samuel Morris "Edge Cove" Cottage at 46 South Shore Road, later the Walter H. Lippincott Cottage "Barnacles".
Description: Photograph probably taken from the Rock End Dock - 48 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. The dock in the background is the Samuel Morris "Edge Cove" Cottage at 46 South Shore Road, later the Walter H. Lippincott Cottage "Barnacles".