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| 10952 | Abner Pomroy House - Newel Post |
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| 10953 | Abner Pomroy House - Upstairs Bath |
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| 3049 | Acetylene Beacon Traffic Control Tower |
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| The traffic control tower at the junction of Main Street and Clark Point Road was an acetylene beacon made by the American Gas Accumulator Co. of Elizabeth, New Jersey | 
Description: The traffic control tower at the junction of Main Street and Clark Point Road was an acetylene beacon made by the American Gas Accumulator Co. of Elizabeth, New Jersey | |||||
| 13444 | Advertisement for Hartford Marine Engines |
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| 7250 | Book Bound for the Southwest Harbor Public Library by Grace M. Simmons |
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| "The Country Doctor" by Honoré de Balzac published in 1887 | 
Description: "The Country Doctor" by Honoré de Balzac published in 1887 | ||
| 12786 | Botanical Specimen Boxes |
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| 15653 | Chronometer from the Rebecca R. Douglas Schooner |
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| The photo above and the information that follows is from Andrew Baron of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The ship’s two survivors were rescued on May 2, while the boat went down on April 28 near Cape May New Jersey. Depending on the weather, this means the schooner would likely have sailed out of New York (where its chronometer was calibrated on April 16) on April 26 or 27, only a week and half or so after the chronometer’s certification. I have the ship's marine chronometer (precision ship's clock shown in the photo above) from the Rebecca R. Douglas, well preserved and working, along with a verified vintage calibration certificate (timekeeping accuracy tested, calibrated and certified by an established chronometer firm) dated April 16, 1943, only two weeks before this schooner went down. This would likely have been done in preparation for its last journey. It's a mystery how the clock and its certificate survived when the ship did not. Given the date of the demise of the Rebecca R. Douglas, I can only assume that it had more than one chronometer, leaving one behind in New York and sailing with another. There’s more I want to learn about this however; the need of the navigator to definitely have a chronometer on board, to plot longitude on a north-to-south passage through coastal waters, how long a chronometer would remain with the certifying company after certification, prior to boarding ship, whether a coastal schooner like the RR Douglas would have had more than one chronometer, the prevailing weather at the time of the accident, whether U-boats that were observed off US coasts were in the area at that time, and the names of the two survivors long with the names of those who perished when the schooner went down. This last detail might possibly make the survival of this artifact of some importance to descendants of the victims and survivors. If any of them had young children at that time, they may still be living. This unusual survivor may be all of significance that remains of the tangible material associated with that boat, apart from the photo in your library collections. During wartime every viable old chronometer that could be found was reconditioned and pressed into service for the Navy and Merchant Marine, to augment new ones made to meet the increased demand for navigational aids. When this chronometer, made by Thomas Porthouse, ca. 1850 in London, was assigned to the Rebecca R. Douglas, it was already close to a century old, and yet its accuracy could still be certified for ongoing service at sea. | 
Description: The photo above and the information that follows is from Andrew Baron of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The ship’s two survivors were rescued on May 2, while the boat went down on April 28 near Cape May New Jersey. Depending on the weather, this means the schooner would likely have sailed out of New York (where its chronometer was calibrated on April 16) on April 26 or 27, only a week and half or so after the chronometer’s certification. I have the ship's marine chronometer (precision ship's clock shown in the photo above) from the Rebecca R. Douglas, well preserved and working, along with a verified vintage calibration certificate (timekeeping accuracy tested, calibrated and certified by an established chronometer firm) dated April 16, 1943, only two weeks before this schooner went down. This would likely have been done in preparation for its last journey. It's a mystery how the clock and its certificate survived when the ship did not. Given the date of the demise of the Rebecca R. Douglas, I can only assume that it had more than one chronometer, leaving one behind in New York and sailing with another. There’s more I want to learn about this however; the need of the navigator to definitely have a chronometer on board, to plot longitude on a north-to-south passage through coastal waters, how long a chronometer would remain with the certifying company after certification, prior to boarding ship, whether a coastal schooner like the RR Douglas would have had more than one chronometer, the prevailing weather at the time of the accident, whether U-boats that were observed off US coasts were in the area at that time, and the names of the two survivors long with the names of those who perished when the schooner went down. This last detail might possibly make the survival of this artifact of some importance to descendants of the victims and survivors. If any of them had young children at that time, they may still be living. This unusual survivor may be all of significance that remains of the tangible material associated with that boat, apart from the photo in your library collections. During wartime every viable old chronometer that could be found was reconditioned and pressed into service for the Navy and Merchant Marine, to augment new ones made to meet the increased demand for navigational aids. When this chronometer, made by Thomas Porthouse, ca. 1850 in London, was assigned to the Rebecca R. Douglas, it was already close to a century old, and yet its accuracy could still be certified for ongoing service at sea. [show more] | |||||
| 6006 | Clock Given in Memory of Sarah Franklin Ripley Cutler - The Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| 5720 | Directory and Hand Book |
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| 5074 | Dory & Net Reel |
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| 15329 | Edward Lothrop Rand's Vasculum |
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| This set set of images are of Edward Rand with a vasculum. | 
Description: This set set of images are of Edward Rand with a vasculum. | |||||
| 9986 | First Flag Raising - Flag Going Up |
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| The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979). The ship model weathervane is shown atop the flagpole. | 
Description: The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979). The ship model weathervane is shown atop the flagpole. | ||
| 13378 | Flag of the United States Customs Service |
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| 9056 | "Fox" at Fox Dens |
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| 10757 | Gray Rocks at Barque Beach, Bernard, Maine - Bell from Barque William Carey |
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| 10758 | Gray Rocks at Barque Beach, Bernard, Maine - Chair from the Barque William Carey |
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| 13442 | Hartford Marine Gas Engines |
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| The Gray and Prior Machine Company in Hartford, Connecticut made “Hartford” marine engines. The company was organized in 1898 and incorporated in 1900 to make marine engines. It was the combined vision of Robert Watkinson Gray (1876-1945) and George A. Prior (1871-1938). George Prior had learned the machine trade at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, had worked for the Electric Vehicle Company and had been granted a patent for a universal joint. Robert Gray had worked for the Hartford Rubber Works and contributed $5,000 in capital. George Prior was an inventive genius and contributed much to the initial success of the company. He designed and built his own motorcycle in 1900, and completed his first automobile in 1904, both using the Gray and Prior 2-cylinder marine engine that he designed. He applied his vast experience in the machine shop to his inventions and designs, which have been the foundation of the success of the Gray and Prior Machine Company for almost a century. Gray and Prior originally made marine engines in addition to their growing line of universal joints and couplings. Their Hartford Marine engines were of very high quality and commanded respect in the market. They built two-stroke inboard engines and medium heavy-duty type long stroke four-cycle marine motors. Many of the ideas involved in their design were improvements over existing marine engines of the day. Gray and Prior continued to manufacture the engines for more than 25 years, until they sold the tooling and the designs for the Hartford Sturdy Twin to the Indian Motorcycle Company in Springfield, Massachusetts for $15,000. - Information adapted from “Our Company’s History,” The Gray and Prior Machine Company web site, Accessed online 04/13/2012; http://www.grayandprior.com/history.htm | 
Description: The Gray and Prior Machine Company in Hartford, Connecticut made “Hartford” marine engines. The company was organized in 1898 and incorporated in 1900 to make marine engines. It was the combined vision of Robert Watkinson Gray (1876-1945) and George A. Prior (1871-1938). George Prior had learned the machine trade at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, had worked for the Electric Vehicle Company and had been granted a patent for a universal joint. Robert Gray had worked for the Hartford Rubber Works and contributed $5,000 in capital. George Prior was an inventive genius and contributed much to the initial success of the company. He designed and built his own motorcycle in 1900, and completed his first automobile in 1904, both using the Gray and Prior 2-cylinder marine engine that he designed. He applied his vast experience in the machine shop to his inventions and designs, which have been the foundation of the success of the Gray and Prior Machine Company for almost a century. Gray and Prior originally made marine engines in addition to their growing line of universal joints and couplings. Their Hartford Marine engines were of very high quality and commanded respect in the market. They built two-stroke inboard engines and medium heavy-duty type long stroke four-cycle marine motors. Many of the ideas involved in their design were improvements over existing marine engines of the day. Gray and Prior continued to manufacture the engines for more than 25 years, until they sold the tooling and the designs for the Hartford Sturdy Twin to the Indian Motorcycle Company in Springfield, Massachusetts for $15,000. - Information adapted from “Our Company’s History,” The Gray and Prior Machine Company web site, Accessed online 04/13/2012; http://www.grayandprior.com/history.htm [show more] | |||||
| 12167 | Hinckley Hardware Photographs |
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| Above: Seacock with tailpiece 1: Seacock-with tailpiece and thru-hull connection 2: Seacock-with 90 degree tailpiece 3: Hull connection 4: Tailpiece and thru-hull connection 5: Thru-hull connection with strainer 6: Stern bearing and stuffing box 7: Shaft bearings 8: Shaft bearings 9: Shaft bearings 10: Shaft bearings 11: Reverse gear control plate and handle 12: Reverse gear control plate and handle 13: Reverse gear control plate and handle 14: Reverse gear control plate and handle 15: Thru-hull connection 16: Gasoline filter, K.D. (with short strainer) 17: Double water filter set-up 18: Throttle controls 19: Throttle controls 20: Throttle controls 21: Throttle controls 22: Print Ring Outside Thread 23: Deck Plate and Handle “gas” 24: Deck Plate and Handle “gas” 25: Gasoline filter knocked down all metal 26: Through-hull connection with tail piece (separated) 27: Gasoline filter setup all metal 28: Water filter; double assembled 29: Water filter; double assembled 30: Water filter; double assembled 31: Water filter; double assembled 32: Clevis with threaded socket 33: Water filter knocked down 34: Seacock-with thru-hull connection 35: Seacock-with tail-piece and thru-hull connection 36: Water filter double knock-down 37: HRH Co B-40 Hardwarecustom made at yard 38: Deck plate, regular. With cover and ring 39: Deck plate – for pipe 40: Deck plate – for pipe 41: Turnbuckle and Deck Plate keys. 42: Strainers. Scoop and Round 43: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 44: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 45: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 46: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 47: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 48: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 49: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 50: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 51: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 52: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 53: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 54: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 55: Deck plate & cap; regular type 56: Pipe jacks and lazy boards 57: Pipe jacks and lazy boards 58: Pipe jacks and lazy boards 59: Throttle control quadrant | 
Description: Above: Seacock with tailpiece 1: Seacock-with tailpiece and thru-hull connection 2: Seacock-with 90 degree tailpiece 3: Hull connection 4: Tailpiece and thru-hull connection 5: Thru-hull connection with strainer 6: Stern bearing and stuffing box 7: Shaft bearings 8: Shaft bearings 9: Shaft bearings 10: Shaft bearings 11: Reverse gear control plate and handle 12: Reverse gear control plate and handle 13: Reverse gear control plate and handle 14: Reverse gear control plate and handle 15: Thru-hull connection 16: Gasoline filter, K.D. (with short strainer) 17: Double water filter set-up 18: Throttle controls 19: Throttle controls 20: Throttle controls 21: Throttle controls 22: Print Ring Outside Thread 23: Deck Plate and Handle “gas” 24: Deck Plate and Handle “gas” 25: Gasoline filter knocked down all metal 26: Through-hull connection with tail piece (separated) 27: Gasoline filter setup all metal 28: Water filter; double assembled 29: Water filter; double assembled 30: Water filter; double assembled 31: Water filter; double assembled 32: Clevis with threaded socket 33: Water filter knocked down 34: Seacock-with thru-hull connection 35: Seacock-with tail-piece and thru-hull connection 36: Water filter double knock-down 37: HRH Co B-40 Hardwarecustom made at yard 38: Deck plate, regular. With cover and ring 39: Deck plate – for pipe 40: Deck plate – for pipe 41: Turnbuckle and Deck Plate keys. 42: Strainers. Scoop and Round 43: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 44: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 45: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 46: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 47: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 48: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 49: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 50: Logging Sleds. Manset Boat Yard 51: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 52: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 53: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 54: Gallus frames; SW Boat Corp 55: Deck plate & cap; regular type 56: Pipe jacks and lazy boards 57: Pipe jacks and lazy boards 58: Pipe jacks and lazy boards 59: Throttle control quadrant [show more] | |
| 14107 | Hinckley Hardware Photographs Produced by Willis Ballard |
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| The Manset Boatyard, and later as the Henry R. Hinckley Company, made most of the hardware for their vessels in their own shop. Willis Ballard produced illustrations of their hardware the old fashioned way too. Working in the days before computer generated or touched up images, Ballard photographed hundreds of hardware pieces and then painstakingly isolated each item against a white background by hand, using a brush dipped in white paint. However imperfect the images seem in their original size, they were beautiful when the photographs were reduced to produce catalogue pages. Some of the hardware was used just on Hinckley boats and some was sold at the company’s Manset Marine Supply Company in the old Clark and Parker store building on Clark Point. The library has 60 Ballard negatives illustrating Hinckley hardware. "1940 - Henry [Henry R. Hinckley (1907-1980)] starts the Manset Marine Supply Company to distribute marine supplies, engines and equipment to the many small yards springing up along the coast, as well as to his own boatyards. Dissatisfied with the quality of some commercial fittings, Hinckley designs many fittings that are still used by the company today. Among these items are fuel tanks, stanchions, deck plates, bow and stern chocks, pulpits and lead keels." - “The Hinckley Company History,” The Hinckley Company web site, 2000, Accessed online 11/20/2010; http://www.hinckleyyachts.com/employment/about_us2.html |
Description: The Manset Boatyard, and later as the Henry R. Hinckley Company, made most of the hardware for their vessels in their own shop. Willis Ballard produced illustrations of their hardware the old fashioned way too. Working in the days before computer generated or touched up images, Ballard photographed hundreds of hardware pieces and then painstakingly isolated each item against a white background by hand, using a brush dipped in white paint. However imperfect the images seem in their original size, they were beautiful when the photographs were reduced to produce catalogue pages. Some of the hardware was used just on Hinckley boats and some was sold at the company’s Manset Marine Supply Company in the old Clark and Parker store building on Clark Point. The library has 60 Ballard negatives illustrating Hinckley hardware. "1940 - Henry [Henry R. Hinckley (1907-1980)] starts the Manset Marine Supply Company to distribute marine supplies, engines and equipment to the many small yards springing up along the coast, as well as to his own boatyards. Dissatisfied with the quality of some commercial fittings, Hinckley designs many fittings that are still used by the company today. Among these items are fuel tanks, stanchions, deck plates, bow and stern chocks, pulpits and lead keels." - “The Hinckley Company History,” The Hinckley Company web site, 2000, Accessed online 11/20/2010; http://www.hinckleyyachts.com/employment/about_us2.html [show more] | |||||
| 15577 | Horse Trough Memorial in Acadia National Park - a Mystery |
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| 16214 | Icicles on Moore's Garage from the Edwin Albert Lawler House |
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| 9991 | John Caston and the Flagpole Topped with Byron Lewis Robinson's Ship Model |
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| John Caston was visiting from Cleveland. The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979). | 
Description: John Caston was visiting from Cleveland. The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979). | |||
| 5138 | "Leopard" at Fox Dens |
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| 10187 | McKinley, Maine Postmark |
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| 7347 | Milk Bottle (Raw Milk) from Nelson Herrick's Farm, McKinley, Maine |
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