Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
The schooner, "Leader" is center rear with a pinky to the right of it. The sloop in the left foreground is rigged like the Irish/Boston hookers, a type of vessel not native to Mount Desert Island. There is a weir visible to the right rear of the photograph. Maypole Point is on the right.
Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
State:
ME
Source:
Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description: The schooner, "Leader" is center rear with a pinky to the right of it. The sloop in the left foreground is rigged like the Irish/Boston hookers, a type of vessel not native to Mount Desert Island. There is a weir visible to the right rear of the photograph. Maypole Point is on the right.
Ralph Warren Stanley, captain of Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken's schooner, "Niliraga," had brought her alongside the Italian cruiser so that Mrs. Milliken's maids could visit the vessel. The "Raimondo Montecuccoli" part of the North Atlantic Treaty defense forces, was in United States waters on a training cruise.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley, captain of Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken's schooner, "Niliraga," had brought her alongside the Italian cruiser so that Mrs. Milliken's maids could visit the vessel. The "Raimondo Montecuccoli" part of the North Atlantic Treaty defense forces, was in United States waters on a training cruise.
The white building to the right was the Mount Desert House. There are three men on the boat, a man with a horse and buggy, and another team with a wagon. Wood is stacked on the shore. Onc caption for this picture says, "After discharging at the store in Somesville."
Description: The white building to the right was the Mount Desert House. There are three men on the boat, a man with a horse and buggy, and another team with a wagon. Wood is stacked on the shore. Onc caption for this picture says, "After discharging at the store in Somesville."