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1250926-foot motor tow yawl under construction
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1943-03-12
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 130 Shore Road
The photograph shows a 26-foot motor tow yawl under construction.
26-foot motor tow yawl under construction
Item:
  • 12509   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1943-03-12
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
The photograph shows a 26-foot motor tow yawl under construction.
6363Boat Storage at Henry R. Hinckley Company as Manset Boat Yard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1938-05-02
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 130 Shore Road
Hinckley Boat Yard. Inside storage shed with international class sloops shown. Outside storage of boats. Two launches-commuter type in shed.
Boat Storage at Henry R. Hinckley Company as Manset Boat Yard
Item:
  • 6363   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1938-05-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
Hinckley Boat Yard. Inside storage shed with international class sloops shown. Outside storage of boats. Two launches-commuter type in shed.
7842Brigantine Black Pearl on Mooring
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1964-08
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Brigantine Black Pearl on Mooring
Item:
  • 7842   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1964-08
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
12515Christening Cygnet II for Dr. Bill Swan of Brooksville, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1939-07-07
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Christening Cygnet II for Dr. Bill Swan of Brooksville, Maine
Item:
  • 12515   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1939-07-07
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
10920Everett S. Torrey and George A. Noyes with Power Ice Saw
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Left to Right: Everett S. Torrey (1895-1969) George A. Noyes (1916-1991)
Everett S. Torrey and George A. Noyes with Power Ice Saw
Item:
  • 10920   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
Left to Right: Everett S. Torrey (1895-1969) George A. Noyes (1916-1991)
10921Everett S. Torrey and Robert Parsons Foss with Power Ice Saw
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Left to Right: Everett S. Torrey (1895-1969) Robert Parsons Foss (1897-1975)
Everett S. Torrey and Robert Parsons Foss with Power Ice Saw
Item:
  • 10921   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
Left to Right: Everett S. Torrey (1895-1969) Robert Parsons Foss (1897-1975)
12425Fishing Boats Romance, Ruthyeolyn and Charles Arthur Smiley's Boat in the Ice at Manset
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1943-02-16
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Fishing Boats Romance, Ruthyeolyn and Charles Arthur Smiley's Boat in the Ice at Manset
Item:
  • 12425   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1943-02-16
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
winter, boat, lobster boat
12351Islander Sloop at Sea
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1938-10
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Islander Sloop at Sea
Item:
  • 12351   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1938-10
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
12352Islander Sloop at Sea
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1938-10
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Islander Sloop at Sea
Item:
  • 12352   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1938-10
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
6451Manset Union Church
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1953 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Manset Union Church
Item:
  • 6451   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1953 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
7765Oscar Randall Seavey and the School Bus
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1949-01-27
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
“Must have been a special occasion” - Note by W.H. Ballard on the negative sleeve. Mr. Ballard apparently wrote the note some years after taking the photograph. It is possible that, from research quoted below, he took the photograph at the time of the first resolution in honor of Oscar Seavey by the town of Southwest Harbor in 1949. “The first school bus was a green 1938 Ford with mechanical brakes. Every morning Oscar Seavey would get under the bus and adjust the brakes.” – Ralph Stanley 05/11 This photograph shows the new International bus purchased in 1948 - also possibly the "special occasion" mentioned by Ballard.
Oscar Randall Seavey and the School Bus
Item:
  • 7765   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1949-01-27
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
“Must have been a special occasion” - Note by W.H. Ballard on the negative sleeve. Mr. Ballard apparently wrote the note some years after taking the photograph. It is possible that, from research quoted below, he took the photograph at the time of the first resolution in honor of Oscar Seavey by the town of Southwest Harbor in 1949. “The first school bus was a green 1938 Ford with mechanical brakes. Every morning Oscar Seavey would get under the bus and adjust the brakes.” – Ralph Stanley 05/11 This photograph shows the new International bus purchased in 1948 - also possibly the "special occasion" mentioned by Ballard. [show more]
11103Peter Theodore Benson Jr. and Leslie Frank White Sr. on The Ocean House Porch - Just Before They Razed It
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-03
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Benson - Peter Theodore Benson Jr. (1891-1963) White - Leslie Frank White Sr. (1891-1967)
Peter Theodore Benson Jr. and Leslie Frank White Sr. on The Ocean House Porch - Just Before They Razed It
Item:
  • 11103   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1946-03
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
Benson - Peter Theodore Benson Jr. (1891-1963) White - Leslie Frank White Sr. (1891-1967)
11028Picket Boats on the Shore at the Manset Boat Yard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1942 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Picket Boats on the Shore at the Manset Boat Yard
Item:
  • 11028   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1942 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
11465Raymond Adelbert Bunker at Work in the Hinckley Shop on Cruiser Patsy S.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1938-04-20
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 130 Shore Road
The photograph shows the use of spliced frames, "split frames." Split frames were sawed on the band saw. "Every boat around here was built that way." They would bend the frames in. "The timber goes down in the gain socket." - Ralph Stanley, March 4, 2013.
Raymond Adelbert Bunker at Work in the Hinckley Shop on Cruiser Patsy S.
Item:
  • 11465   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1938-04-20
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
The photograph shows the use of spliced frames, "split frames." Split frames were sawed on the band saw. "Every boat around here was built that way." They would bend the frames in. "The timber goes down in the gain socket." - Ralph Stanley, March 4, 2013.
10922Robert Parsons Foss on Upper End of Stanley Fisheries Ice Sluice
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Robert Parsons Foss on Upper End of Stanley Fisheries Ice Sluice
Item:
  • 10922   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
7817Schooner William Keene Unloading Salt at Stanley Fisheries, Manset, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1941-07
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Schooner William Keene Unloading Salt at Stanley Fisheries, Manset, Maine
Item:
  • 7817   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1941-07
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
10931Southwest Harbor from the Moorings
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1940 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 133 Shore Road
Southwest Harbor from the Moorings
Item:
  • 10931   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1940 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 133 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
7717The BoatHouse, Manset, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Boathouse
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1963-07-09
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
The BoatHouse, Manset, Maine
Item:
  • 7717   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Boathouse
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1963-07-09
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
12517The Henry R. Hinckley Company - as Manset Boat Yard - Coast Guard Boats on the Old Shore
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1942-08-13
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 130 Shore Road
This photograph was taken before the Manset shore was filled in. – According to Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), the White boat hauled up on shore in front of the William Spurling Newman house at 102 Shore Road, Map 17 – Lot 100 – was probably built by Leslie “Les” M. Rice (1883-1966) on Great Cranberry Island for William “Uncle Jimmy” Doane Stanley (1855-1950). She was built as a double ender. Someone bought her and put a square stern on her. Work was slow at Hinckleys for awhile so Bill Dunham (Wilfred Manson Dunham (1918-2001) and Lewis Tapley (Lewis Merton Tapley (1916-1985) bought her and went fishing, though not for long. Work picked up at the Hinckley yard soon afterward. The vessel was then bought by Abner W. Lunt (1908-1975), then she was bought by Luther C. Faulkingham (1901-1993) of Prospect Harbor, where she was the last time Ralph saw her. The wharf building with the false front was the building that Francis “Frank” Thompson Chalmers Sr. (1893-1985), F. Dwight Perkins (1902-1981) and Merton S. Alley (1904-1985) had a car dealership in. Almon Frank Ramsdell Sr’s (1873-1946) garage was there later. Hinckley may have owned the building when this picture was taken. James “Jim” M. Willis (1919-2006) later ran “The Boathouse” there. See SWHPL 9363
The Henry R. Hinckley Company - as Manset Boat Yard - Coast Guard Boats on the Old Shore
Item:
  • 12517   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1942-08-13
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
This photograph was taken before the Manset shore was filled in. – According to Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), the White boat hauled up on shore in front of the William Spurling Newman house at 102 Shore Road, Map 17 – Lot 100 – was probably built by Leslie “Les” M. Rice (1883-1966) on Great Cranberry Island for William “Uncle Jimmy” Doane Stanley (1855-1950). She was built as a double ender. Someone bought her and put a square stern on her. Work was slow at Hinckleys for awhile so Bill Dunham (Wilfred Manson Dunham (1918-2001) and Lewis Tapley (Lewis Merton Tapley (1916-1985) bought her and went fishing, though not for long. Work picked up at the Hinckley yard soon afterward. The vessel was then bought by Abner W. Lunt (1908-1975), then she was bought by Luther C. Faulkingham (1901-1993) of Prospect Harbor, where she was the last time Ralph saw her. The wharf building with the false front was the building that Francis “Frank” Thompson Chalmers Sr. (1893-1985), F. Dwight Perkins (1902-1981) and Merton S. Alley (1904-1985) had a car dealership in. Almon Frank Ramsdell Sr’s (1873-1946) garage was there later. Hinckley may have owned the building when this picture was taken. James “Jim” M. Willis (1919-2006) later ran “The Boathouse” there. See SWHPL 9363 [show more]
12518The Henry R. Hinckley Company - as Manset Boat Yard - Pouring the Lead Keel for Circumstance
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1938
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 130 Shore Road
See item 15409 for many more images of Circumstance.
The Henry R. Hinckley Company - as Manset Boat Yard - Pouring the Lead Keel for Circumstance
Item:
  • 12518   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1938
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
See item 15409 for many more images of Circumstance.
12033The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Cruiser - Hinckley 38 - Lively Lady - Built for Dr. Ernest Martin Hopkins, in Storage
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1938-05-02
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Cruiser - Hinckley 38 - Lively Lady - Built for Dr. Ernest Martin Hopkins, in Storage
Item:
  • 12033   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1938-05-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
12157The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Henry Rose Hinckley II, Lennox Ledyard Bink Sargent and crew at the Manset Boat Yard March 12, 1943
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1943-03-12
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 130 Shore Road
Henry Rose Hinckley II (1907-1980) - standing next to the tractor, on the left behind the man in the left foreground. Winston G. Stewart (1924-) Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) George M. Gilley (1924-) or George C. Gilley (1913-2000) – married to Eunice Brown Carleton E. Hill (1913-1997) Lennox Ledyard “Bink” Sargent (1916-1989) The men in the foreground are building the jig for a transom. The tractor is a Catapillar 5 Ton.
The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Henry Rose Hinckley II, Lennox Ledyard Bink Sargent and crew at the Manset Boat Yard March 12, 1943
Item:
  • 12157   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1943-03-12
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
hinckley, boat yard, man, boat, people, tool
Description:
Henry Rose Hinckley II (1907-1980) - standing next to the tractor, on the left behind the man in the left foreground. Winston G. Stewart (1924-) Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) George M. Gilley (1924-) or George C. Gilley (1913-2000) – married to Eunice Brown Carleton E. Hill (1913-1997) Lennox Ledyard “Bink” Sargent (1916-1989) The men in the foreground are building the jig for a transom. The tractor is a Catapillar 5 Ton.
11025The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Main Shed at the Manset Boat Yard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-02-20
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Main Shed at the Manset Boat Yard
Item:
  • 11025   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1945-02-20
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
winter
6364The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Manset - 1938 - as Manset Boat Yard - Boats in Storage Outside - I
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1938
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • 130 Shore Road
The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Manset - 1938 - as Manset Boat Yard - Boats in Storage Outside - I
Item:
  • 6364   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1938
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 130 Shore Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
12513The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Manset - Six Boats Under Construction at the Main Shop
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-11-25
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
According to Nick Voulgaris, author of "Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon" published by Rizzoli in 2014, page 32, "this is one of the earliest photographs of a Hinckley using the now iconic Talaria logo on its hulls (seen on the boat to the far right)." The boat is shown with its number, I-K-277. Talaria Noun: (In Roman mythology) winged sandals as worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially Mercury. Origin: Latin, neuter plural of talaris, from talus "ankle" - “talaria,” Oxford Dictionaries, 2014, Accessed online 09/06/2014; http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/talaria The best known image of Mercury wearing talaria is Winged Mercury, one of four sculptures done by Gian Bologna, born as Jean Boulogne (1529-1608), the most famous of which is in the Bargello National Museum in Florence, Italy.
The Henry R. Hinckley Company - Manset - Six Boats Under Construction at the Main Shop
Item:
  • 12513   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1945-11-25
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
According to Nick Voulgaris, author of "Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon" published by Rizzoli in 2014, page 32, "this is one of the earliest photographs of a Hinckley using the now iconic Talaria logo on its hulls (seen on the boat to the far right)." The boat is shown with its number, I-K-277. Talaria Noun: (In Roman mythology) winged sandals as worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially Mercury. Origin: Latin, neuter plural of talaris, from talus "ankle" - “talaria,” Oxford Dictionaries, 2014, Accessed online 09/06/2014; http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/talaria The best known image of Mercury wearing talaria is Winged Mercury, one of four sculptures done by Gian Bologna, born as Jean Boulogne (1529-1608), the most famous of which is in the Bargello National Museum in Florence, Italy. [show more]