From left to right: Irene Mabel (Stanley) Murphy, Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes, Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone, Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Ralph Warren Stanley.
Description: From left to right: Irene Mabel (Stanley) Murphy, Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes, Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone, Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Ralph Warren Stanley.
Ralph Warren Stanley at top left with Mary Rowena (Stanley) Abbott (front left), Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes, Phoebe Rose (Stanley) Collins, Myrna Lorraine (Stanley) Ritterskamp, Esther LaVerne (Stanley) Willis, and Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone (front right).
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley at top left with Mary Rowena (Stanley) Abbott (front left), Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes, Phoebe Rose (Stanley) Collins, Myrna Lorraine (Stanley) Ritterskamp, Esther LaVerne (Stanley) Willis, and Nancy Eleanor (Stanley) Robbins Stone (front right).
From right to left: Richard, Edward, Nadine, Marjorie, Marion, and Ralph Stanley on a family outing to Millard “Middy” Herrick’s camp at Georges' Pond.
Description: From right to left: Richard, Edward, Nadine, Marjorie, Marion, and Ralph Stanley on a family outing to Millard “Middy” Herrick’s camp at Georges' Pond.
This picture was taken of Ralph and Marion at Mount Vernon on their trip to Washington D.C. when Ralph received his National Heritage Fellowship. The caption of this image in Ralph Stanley's autobiography reads, "Marion and me on the porch at Mount Vernon, wondering where those boots went." The boots in question were the boots that George Washington supposedly gave to Jacob Lurvey, a Stanley ancestor, when he was developing frostbite at Valley Forge.
Description: This picture was taken of Ralph and Marion at Mount Vernon on their trip to Washington D.C. when Ralph received his National Heritage Fellowship. The caption of this image in Ralph Stanley's autobiography reads, "Marion and me on the porch at Mount Vernon, wondering where those boots went." The boots in question were the boots that George Washington supposedly gave to Jacob Lurvey, a Stanley ancestor, when he was developing frostbite at Valley Forge. [show more]
This photograph of Ralph as a dancing master was taken and stylized by Jeff Dobbs as cover art for "Dancing at the Mill" - Life on Mount Desert Island from the mid-1700s through the late 1940s. Produced by Jeff Dobbs and Bing Miller of Dobbs Productions, written by Gunnar Hansen, Documentary Video, August 2011. The photographs were taken in an old barn near Kennebec Place in Bar Harbor.
Description: This photograph of Ralph as a dancing master was taken and stylized by Jeff Dobbs as cover art for "Dancing at the Mill" - Life on Mount Desert Island from the mid-1700s through the late 1940s. Produced by Jeff Dobbs and Bing Miller of Dobbs Productions, written by Gunnar Hansen, Documentary Video, August 2011. The photographs were taken in an old barn near Kennebec Place in Bar Harbor.
Ralph Warren Stanley and Wilbur Wolf would play together, Ralph on the fiddle and Wilbur on the piano, after Ralph's band the Country Strummers disbanded.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley and Wilbur Wolf would play together, Ralph on the fiddle and Wilbur on the piano, after Ralph's band the Country Strummers disbanded.
From left to right: Richard Lewis Stanley, Edward Warren Stanley, Nadine Marie (Stanley) Goodman, Margery Ann (Stanley ) Rankin, Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley on a family outing to Georges' Pond in Franklin.
Description: From left to right: Richard Lewis Stanley, Edward Warren Stanley, Nadine Marie (Stanley) Goodman, Margery Ann (Stanley ) Rankin, Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley on a family outing to Georges' Pond in Franklin.
Ralph Warren Stanley and his Uncle Lew standing on the Milliken's dock next to the ship Niliraga, a twenty-eight foot schooner. In the summer of 1952 Ralph worked on the boat with Uncle Lew and would take the Milliken family out fishing.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley and his Uncle Lew standing on the Milliken's dock next to the ship Niliraga, a twenty-eight foot schooner. In the summer of 1952 Ralph worked on the boat with Uncle Lew and would take the Milliken family out fishing.
Ralph Warren Stanley and Richard Stanley load rock ballast into the Endeavor, a Friendship sloop Ralph built between 1979-1980. The beach rocks that were originally loaded into the open cockpit have since been replaced with lead.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley and Richard Stanley load rock ballast into the Endeavor, a Friendship sloop Ralph built between 1979-1980. The beach rocks that were originally loaded into the open cockpit have since been replaced with lead.
Ralph Stanley and Richard (Dick) Dudman, who Ralph had just finished building the Friendship Sloop Freedom for, during the Friendship Sloop Regatta held every year in Rockland, Maine.
Description: Ralph Stanley and Richard (Dick) Dudman, who Ralph had just finished building the Friendship Sloop Freedom for, during the Friendship Sloop Regatta held every year in Rockland, Maine.
Ralph Warren Stanley (on the left) and Craig Milner (on the right) stand together at a table displaying an image of Ralph's boat Acadia, the first two violins he built, and "Ralph Stanley: Tales of a Maine Boat Builder." They are at Mystic Seaport, the maritime museum in Connecticut.
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley (on the left) and Craig Milner (on the right) stand together at a table displaying an image of Ralph's boat Acadia, the first two violins he built, and "Ralph Stanley: Tales of a Maine Boat Builder." They are at Mystic Seaport, the maritime museum in Connecticut.
From left to right: Robert Rankin, Kyle Rankin, Marjorie Rankin, Marion Stanley, Ralph Warren Stanley. Ralph is holding the first violin he ever built and the violin on the table is the second one he built. The boat pictured is Acadia.
Description: From left to right: Robert Rankin, Kyle Rankin, Marjorie Rankin, Marion Stanley, Ralph Warren Stanley. Ralph is holding the first violin he ever built and the violin on the table is the second one he built. The boat pictured is Acadia.
Back Row – Left to Right: Myrna Elisabeth Fahey (1933-1973) Walter John Norwood (1933-) Ben Worcester Long (1935-2001) Middle Row – Left to Right: Betty F. (Rice) King (1934-) Melvin Dana Phillips (1931-2011) Ann M. (Moore) Rich (1932-1984) Nancy Dunbar Bulger (1935-2004), later Mrs. Richard H. Bulger Galen S. Wilson (1931-1996) Teacher - Marion (Waterman) Meyer (1921-), later John Austin Meyer Front Row – Left to Right: Billy Ray Griffin (1931-2008) Vance Robert Frost (1930-) Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Barbara A. (Kenney) Moser (1930-), later Mrs. Earl R. Moser Jr.
Description: Back Row – Left to Right: Myrna Elisabeth Fahey (1933-1973) Walter John Norwood (1933-) Ben Worcester Long (1935-2001) Middle Row – Left to Right: Betty F. (Rice) King (1934-) Melvin Dana Phillips (1931-2011) Ann M. (Moore) Rich (1932-1984) Nancy Dunbar Bulger (1935-2004), later Mrs. Richard H. Bulger Galen S. Wilson (1931-1996) Teacher - Marion (Waterman) Meyer (1921-), later John Austin Meyer Front Row – Left to Right: Billy Ray Griffin (1931-2008) Vance Robert Frost (1930-) Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Barbara A. (Kenney) Moser (1930-), later Mrs. Earl R. Moser Jr. [show more]
Back Row – Left to Right: Lawrence Eaton Sinclair (1930-) Jean (Boomer) Emerson (1930-), later Mrs. Charles W. Emerson Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Edith (Worcester) Radcliffe (1930-), later Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. Clarence Herbert LaCount (1930-2001) Pemetic School Principal – Carroll B. Ronco (1914-2003) Front Row – Left to Right: Richard E. Allen (1930-) William Thomas Searls II (1930-1951) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Vance Robert Frost (1930-)
Description: Back Row – Left to Right: Lawrence Eaton Sinclair (1930-) Jean (Boomer) Emerson (1930-), later Mrs. Charles W. Emerson Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Edith (Worcester) Radcliffe (1930-), later Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. Clarence Herbert LaCount (1930-2001) Pemetic School Principal – Carroll B. Ronco (1914-2003) Front Row – Left to Right: Richard E. Allen (1930-) William Thomas Searls II (1930-1951) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Vance Robert Frost (1930-) [show more]
Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
Description: Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Bruce Noble Morang (1930-1993) Marcia (Vannah) Morang, Mrs. Bruce Noble Morang "Bruce and Marcia Morang were presented with a half-model I made as an award at the Friendship Sloop Society annual meeting in 1992." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 117.
Description: Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Bruce Noble Morang (1930-1993) Marcia (Vannah) Morang, Mrs. Bruce Noble Morang "Bruce and Marcia Morang were presented with a half-model I made as an award at the Friendship Sloop Society annual meeting in 1992." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 117.
Left to Right: First Lady Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (1947-) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Governor John Elias Baldacci of Maine (1955-) On September 28, 1999 the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Ralph W. Stanley as a Master Artist “who has contributed to the shaping of our artistic traditions and to preserving the cultural diversity of the United States” and gave him a National Heritage Fellowship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. attended by First Lady Hillary Clinton.
Description: Left to Right: First Lady Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (1947-) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Governor John Elias Baldacci of Maine (1955-) On September 28, 1999 the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Ralph W. Stanley as a Master Artist “who has contributed to the shaping of our artistic traditions and to preserving the cultural diversity of the United States” and gave him a National Heritage Fellowship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. attended by First Lady Hillary Clinton. [show more]
The lobster yacht at the end of the dock is the “Sarah Holloway” built in 2004-2005 for Tom Chappell, founder of “Toms of Maine.” She was designed by Ralph Warren Stanley and his son, Edward Warren Stanley, and built by Ralph’s son Richard Lewis Stanley. “Sarah Holloway” is 36’ and has a 465 HP Yanmar diesel.
Description: The lobster yacht at the end of the dock is the “Sarah Holloway” built in 2004-2005 for Tom Chappell, founder of “Toms of Maine.” She was designed by Ralph Warren Stanley and his son, Edward Warren Stanley, and built by Ralph’s son Richard Lewis Stanley. “Sarah Holloway” is 36’ and has a 465 HP Yanmar diesel.
Back Row - Left to Right: Nadine Marie Stanley – born June 18, 1957 - Mrs. Timothy Wayne Goodwin Margery Ann Stanley – born June 21, 1959 - Mrs. Robert Lee Rankin Richard Lewis Stanley – born March 14, 1962 Edward Warren Stanley – born November 15, 1963 Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Mrs. Ralph Warren Stanley (1933-) This photograph was taken at Demuro's Top of the Hill Restaurant, 1 Main Street (Route 102), Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Nadine Marie Stanley – born June 18, 1957 - Mrs. Timothy Wayne Goodwin Margery Ann Stanley – born June 21, 1959 - Mrs. Robert Lee Rankin Richard Lewis Stanley – born March 14, 1962 Edward Warren Stanley – born November 15, 1963 Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Mrs. Ralph Warren Stanley (1933-) This photograph was taken at Demuro's Top of the Hill Restaurant, 1 Main Street (Route 102), Southwest Harbor, Maine. [show more]