“This vessel was built as a U. S. Navy hospital ship, “The Comfort,” and served in the Pacific during World War II and later served as a U. S. Army transport to bring the troops back home. Reportedly the nurses’ lounge of the vessel had once been hit by a kamikaze in Okinawa. When the Maine Maritime Academy Students went to sea in her as “The State of Maine,” the three padded cells in the former psycho ward of the hospital ship, were still in place. Philip Rich [Philip Clifton Rich (1941-)], who attended the Academy from 1959-1962, bunked in the former isolation ward, which held only five or six cadets, during his junior year and remembers that the plumbing fixtures of the former psycho ward had levers, not regular handles. They used the padded cells on the second deck as storages closets to supplement the cadets’ small storage lockers.” – Meredith Hutchins 01/25/12
Description: “This vessel was built as a U. S. Navy hospital ship, “The Comfort,” and served in the Pacific during World War II and later served as a U. S. Army transport to bring the troops back home. Reportedly the nurses’ lounge of the vessel had once been hit by a kamikaze in Okinawa. When the Maine Maritime Academy Students went to sea in her as “The State of Maine,” the three padded cells in the former psycho ward of the hospital ship, were still in place. Philip Rich [Philip Clifton Rich (1941-)], who attended the Academy from 1959-1962, bunked in the former isolation ward, which held only five or six cadets, during his junior year and remembers that the plumbing fixtures of the former psycho ward had levers, not regular handles. They used the padded cells on the second deck as storages closets to supplement the cadets’ small storage lockers.” – Meredith Hutchins 01/25/12 [show more]
Left to Right: F. Dwight Perkins (1902-1981) Adella H. (Ames) Perkins (1905-2000) Margaret (Mulholland) Birlem (1910-1989) Charles Wallace Birlem (1914-1975) Both couples were married on December 25, nine years apart. The Perkins in 1926 and the Birlems in 1935. That year, after the Birlem wedding, they shared expenses and went on a "honeymoon" to Washington, D.C. together.
Description: Left to Right: F. Dwight Perkins (1902-1981) Adella H. (Ames) Perkins (1905-2000) Margaret (Mulholland) Birlem (1910-1989) Charles Wallace Birlem (1914-1975) Both couples were married on December 25, nine years apart. The Perkins in 1926 and the Birlems in 1935. That year, after the Birlem wedding, they shared expenses and went on a "honeymoon" to Washington, D.C. together.
From indications in various sources, archivists are assuming until more information is available, that those in the photograph are probably Vera Somerville and possibly Edith Ritchie's uncle William John Ritchie.
Description: From indications in various sources, archivists are assuming until more information is available, that those in the photograph are probably Vera Somerville and possibly Edith Ritchie's uncle William John Ritchie.
This image was in a collection of Ballard's Hinckley negatives. It does not appear to be a boat made by Hinckley, but perhaps it was used as part of the Hinckley operation.
Description: This image was in a collection of Ballard's Hinckley negatives. It does not appear to be a boat made by Hinckley, but perhaps it was used as part of the Hinckley operation.
Automobiles Left to Right: Unknown Unknown truck 1949-1950 Ford wood panelled station wagon 1950-1951 Pontiac sedan Unknown truck 1950 Plymouth 4-door sedan
Description: Automobiles Left to Right: Unknown Unknown truck 1949-1950 Ford wood panelled station wagon 1950-1951 Pontiac sedan Unknown truck 1950 Plymouth 4-door sedan
This painting was found in the basement of the Howe D. Higgins House at 86 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine. The signature at lower left says "H. Higgins 1953."
Description: This painting was found in the basement of the Howe D. Higgins House at 86 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine. The signature at lower left says "H. Higgins 1953."