Description: This is a photo which was loose in the Dana scrapbook so it has been placed in a plastic sleeve to preserve it. The picture is of two garages made of brick with white doors. Two of the four doors are open. There is a utility pole behind the garages, as is, the roof of a building.
Description: This picture was loose in the Dana scrapbook so it has been placed in a plastic sleeve to preserve it. The photo is of Seal Harbor anchorage. Several boats are laying at anchor. There is a rowboat in the foreground. A hotel is in the background which could be the Seaside Inn.
Description: This is a photograph which was loose in the Dana scrapbook so it has been placed in a plastic sleeve to preserve it. The photo is taken of Seal Harbor. The yacht club is on the far right of the picture.
Description: This picture was loose in the Dana scrapbook so it has been placed in a plastic sleeve to protect it. There is a large sailing yacht anchored in Seal Harbor. There is a large hotel in the background which could be the Seaside Inn.
Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this picture was taken of Clark's Cove around 1890-1895. The caption on the back reads, "Clark's Cove, Southwest Harbor, Maine. 1890-1895". In this picture, there is a two-masted schooner aground with a man standing on the stern wheel-house. There is a man in the rigging too.
Description: This is a photo of the "Irene-Myrtle". You can see the exhaust from the engine off her stern. The caption on the back reads, "Sch. IRENE MYRTLE a) McLean Clan - CANADIAN REG. Western Way, Southwest Hbr. Maine."
Description: This photograph is of a Stonington schooner used in the granite business. Paul Stubing indicated that this photograph was taken from the Manset shore near the "Dutch house" by the Manset Town dock. There is a person rowing in a punt to the right of the photo. Ralph Stanley said that her masts are far apart so that you could load big granite blocks.
Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this photo was taken from Little Cranberry Island or Islesford looking towards Mount Desert Island - Seal Harbor area. There is a schooner on the right side of the photo.
Description: This is a photograph of the schooner "Nova Scotian" in Southwest Harbor. It is a foggy day and there are reflections of the sails in the water.
Description: This picture shows the launching of the "CR & M" on a foggy day. The vessel is draped in flags and there are people standing on granite pilings off her starboard side. Ralph Stanley said the launching took place in Bass Harbor.
Description: The "CR & M" is shown in this photograph. She is tied up next to a wharf with her port side visible. There is a man climbing the rigging who is "rattling her down". Ralph Stanley said the side panels are probably steel to protect her from the wear and tear of the wing boards.
Description: This is a photograph showing the rigging of the CR & M. Paul Stubing indicated that the men are working in the hole "rattling her down". There are five men visible in the picture doing various jobs. There are planks, tools, pipes, hoses and a sawbuck scattered on the deck. Ralph Stanley indicated that they brought C R & M to Southwest Boat to finish her off.
Description: This is an inside view of a boat hull. Paul Stubing indicated that this was the shaft log and engine bed of CR & M. There is a sledge hammer resting upright in the top center of the picture.
Description: This is a photograph of a worker inside a boat shop doing work . It looks like he has a hammer in his right hand and and a plug in his left. Paul Stubing indicated that this man is working with frames which have been placed in a salt pond over two years and then left to dry (an old English custom) before being used. The man is wearing a checked cap with a visor and has a pencil resting on his left ear. There is second hammer stuck in one pocket and a folding wooden ruler in another. On the back of the photo the caption reads "Fastening the stern timbers of a large fishing dragger, at Bass Harbor, Maine" in black ink and the name John Varnam is written in blue ink. Ralph Stanley said this photo was taken at Sim Davis's boatyard. [show more]
Description: This is a photo of the "Connecticut" listed as hailing from Bar Harbor on the stern. Ralph Stanley indicated that she was built at Southwest Boat Corp. in 1946 and foundered off Gay Head Lighthouse on Sept. 29, 1948. This picture shows several workmen on board doing various jobs. To the vessel's right on the float are piles of lumber and there is a makeshift bridge to use to get on board. There is also an open ladder next to the starboard side of the boat. [show more]
Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photo of the Rhode Island after a year or so of service. She had to be hauled out to repaint the old Gloucester copper paint (red and green or blue...later blue was liked by yachtsmen... But fishermen didn't like blue because they considered it bad luck. The English painted coffins of men who died at sea blue. Italians used blue too. She is aground next to the Southwest Harbor town dock closest to Beal's Wharf. In the foreground are two punts and a rowing skiff with a motor on the stern all upright on a float by Beal's Wharf. There are several vintage vehicles parked in the dock's parking lot. [show more]
Description: This photo is of the vessel "Rhode Island". Paul Stubing indicated that she is brand new at Southwest Boat Corporation. She is tied up to a single float with an upright punt in view under the bridge to the float.
Description: This is a photo of two workers scrubbing the bottom of the "Rhode Island" as she is grounded out by the Southwest Harbor town dock located next to Beal's Wharf. Paul Stubing indicated that this process of cleaning and painting while grounded out saved hauling the vessel out of the water. There is a truck visible on the dock. At the bottom of this picture is written in pencil "Capt. Bill Howell".
Description: This photo is of a dragger which was lengthened to add 20 ft. Ralph Stanley indicated that it's difficult to see how many feet she was lengthened in this photo. He thinks it may be 10 ft. rather than 20 ft. She was cut in the middle. Southwest Boat Corporation did the work. The large raised deck was Southwest Boat's style. Part of its name is visible on the stern but Ralph Stanley identified her as the "Joseph S. Mattos". There is a collie dog in the foreground. [show more]
Description: This is a photograph of the "Rhode Island" tied up at the Southwest Harbor town dock near what is now Beal's Wharf. She is aground with her hull exposed. Ralph Stanley said she was built in Waldeboro. At the time of this picture she was owned by Bill Howell of Southwest Harbor.
Description: This photo is of several sardine carriers tied up off Southwest Boat Corporation. In the left foreground is a lobster boat with a canvas spray hood built on Cranberry Islands and hull # 1B783.
Description: This is a photograph of a "Stay Sail" schooner yacht. Paul Stubing indicated that the schooner has marconi rig on all spars which is high tech. The wake in the foreground is from the boat Ballard was on.
Description: This is a photo of the "Lilly P III". Paul Stubing said that she was built in Bass Harbor and used for day fishing. She is tied up to a dock and there are five adults sitting on the bow deck of the upper level (four male and one female). There are three fenders hanging off the starboard side. Ralph Stanley said this boat was built by Sim Davis who is the second person from the right in this picture.