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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
1005420th New England Regional Girl Scout Meeting
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Akeroyd - Bangor Daily News
  • 1948-10-11
  • Swampscott MA
Eleanor Jarvis Newman is shown in the center and was a delegate to the New England Regional Girl Scout Meeting
20th New England Regional Girl Scout Meeting
Item:
  • 10054   
Accession #:
  • 1053
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Akeroyd - Bangor Daily News
Date:
  • 1948-10-11
Place:
  • Swampscott MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Collection of the Newman Family
Description:
Eleanor Jarvis Newman is shown in the center and was a delegate to the New England Regional Girl Scout Meeting
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
5817Seagulls on the Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Seagulls on the Wharf
Item:
  • 5817   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5834Lobster Pots in the Snow - Thurston's Wharf, Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-02
  • Tremont, Bernard
Lobster Pots in the Snow - Thurston's Wharf, Bernard
Item:
  • 5834   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-02
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5883Sailboats - Looking South Down the Sound from Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Sound
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1949
  • Mount Desert
The mountain on the right is Norumbega.
Sailboats - Looking South Down the Sound from Somesville
Item:
  • 5883   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Sound
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1949
Place:
  • Mount Desert
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
The mountain on the right is Norumbega.
6146Frank Bernard Rich With Builder's Model of the Brig M.P. Rich Built by his Grandfather
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1949
  • Tremont
The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007.
Frank Bernard Rich With Builder's Model of the Brig M.P. Rich Built by his Grandfather
Item:
  • 6146   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1949
Place:
  • Tremont
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007. [show more]
6355The Bar Harbor Fire From Route 102 in Town Hill
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-10-23
  • Bar Harbor
The photograph was taken at about noon on October 23, 1947. W.H. Ballard was standing on Route 102 in Town Hill. Notice that the flames are taller than the trees in the foreground.
The Bar Harbor Fire From Route 102 in Town Hill
Item:
  • 6355   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-10-23
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
The photograph was taken at about noon on October 23, 1947. W.H. Ballard was standing on Route 102 in Town Hill. Notice that the flames are taller than the trees in the foreground.
6388Civil Defense Nursing Class, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1942-03-06
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 363 Main Street
The photograph was taken at the Congregational Church Parish Hall. A group of women who gathered at the Congregational Church Parish Hall in Southwest Harbor during World War II for nursing courses. Back Row Standing - Left to right: Maud (Gooch) Phillips, R.N. (1902-1987) Mary (Harriman) Carroll (1910-2003) Marguerite E. (Bradbury) Newman - Mrs. Thomas H. Newman (1906-1990) Maude (Whitten) Sullivan - Mrs. Donald Ivan Sullivan (1906-1996) Eleanor M. (Hadlock) Gilley - Mrs. Richard W. Gilley (1908-1999) Ruth (Woster) Herrick - Mrs. Millard Herrick (1907-1994) Irene Louise (Smith) Closson - Mrs. Maynard S. Closson (1905-1995) Ora E. (Newman) Seavey (1900-1975) Effie Madora (Wardwell) Rice - Mrs. Warren Gilbert Rice (1908-1997) Gussie E. (Moore) Chalmers - Mrs. Francis T. Chalmers (1897-1948) Front Row Seated - Left to right: Jean B. (Gordon) Hamblen - Mrs. Dwight Franklin Hamblen, Sr. (1915-2001) Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Charlotte E. Lurvey (1910-2000) Mary Evelyn (Pearl) Dunham - Mrs. Reginald H. Dunham (1914-1996) Marjorie (Hamblen) Robinson - Mrs. Lawrence S. Robinson (1910-1991) Elizabeth (Thurston) King (1905-2009) Also in the class, but not in the photograph: Albra Marion (Staples) Stanley - Mrs. Leverett Sherman Stanley (1901-1965) Phyllis (Whitmore) Closson - Mrs. Lewis E. Closson (1914-2003) Helen (Wass) Worcester - Mrs. Orman Worcester (1902-1996)
Civil Defense Nursing Class, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 6388   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1942-03-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 363 Main Street
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
The photograph was taken at the Congregational Church Parish Hall. A group of women who gathered at the Congregational Church Parish Hall in Southwest Harbor during World War II for nursing courses. Back Row Standing - Left to right: Maud (Gooch) Phillips, R.N. (1902-1987) Mary (Harriman) Carroll (1910-2003) Marguerite E. (Bradbury) Newman - Mrs. Thomas H. Newman (1906-1990) Maude (Whitten) Sullivan - Mrs. Donald Ivan Sullivan (1906-1996) Eleanor M. (Hadlock) Gilley - Mrs. Richard W. Gilley (1908-1999) Ruth (Woster) Herrick - Mrs. Millard Herrick (1907-1994) Irene Louise (Smith) Closson - Mrs. Maynard S. Closson (1905-1995) Ora E. (Newman) Seavey (1900-1975) Effie Madora (Wardwell) Rice - Mrs. Warren Gilbert Rice (1908-1997) Gussie E. (Moore) Chalmers - Mrs. Francis T. Chalmers (1897-1948) Front Row Seated - Left to right: Jean B. (Gordon) Hamblen - Mrs. Dwight Franklin Hamblen, Sr. (1915-2001) Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Charlotte E. Lurvey (1910-2000) Mary Evelyn (Pearl) Dunham - Mrs. Reginald H. Dunham (1914-1996) Marjorie (Hamblen) Robinson - Mrs. Lawrence S. Robinson (1910-1991) Elizabeth (Thurston) King (1905-2009) Also in the class, but not in the photograph: Albra Marion (Staples) Stanley - Mrs. Leverett Sherman Stanley (1901-1965) Phyllis (Whitmore) Closson - Mrs. Lewis E. Closson (1914-2003) Helen (Wass) Worcester - Mrs. Orman Worcester (1902-1996) [show more]
6454Machiasport Canning Company, McKinley - Conveyor Belt
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1948-07-16
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
Machiasport Canning Company, McKinley - Conveyor Belt
Item:
  • 6454   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1948-07-16
Place:
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
6824Harvey A. Moore Working on Traps - A Maine Lobster Fisherman's Workshop
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-05
  • Tremont, Bernard
W.H. Ballard took the photograph of Harvey Moore and used it as the image for a postcard titled, "Lobster Fisherman's Workshop" that became popular on Mount Desert Island. SWHPL 9472 was a duplicate of this item and has been removed.
Harvey A. Moore Working on Traps - A Maine Lobster Fisherman's Workshop
Item:
  • 6824   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1945-05
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
W.H. Ballard took the photograph of Harvey Moore and used it as the image for a postcard titled, "Lobster Fisherman's Workshop" that became popular on Mount Desert Island. SWHPL 9472 was a duplicate of this item and has been removed.
7598The Wary Gull
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-09-02
  • Southwest Harbor
The Wary Gull
Item:
  • 7598   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-09-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
7758Village Green, Southwest Harbor on July 4, 1944
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Park
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-07-04
  • Southwest Harbor
Village Green, Southwest Harbor on July 4, 1944
Item:
  • 7758   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-07-04
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
7760Southwest Harbor Bus Lines
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Bus
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-02
The front of the bus says "Charter" and the destinations on the side list Ellsworth, S.W Harbor, Bernard, McKinley (now Bass Harbor) and Manset.
Southwest Harbor Bus Lines
Item:
  • 7760   
Accession #:
  • 1175
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Bus
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1946-02
State:
  • ME
Description:
The front of the bus says "Charter" and the destinations on the side list Ellsworth, S.W Harbor, Bernard, McKinley (now Bass Harbor) and Manset.
7764Henry Lathrop Rand House on High Road
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1940-01-01
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 24 High Road
Henry Lathrop Rand House on High Road
Item:
  • 7764   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1940-01-01
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 24 High Road
7828Sardine Carrier Catherine M. Butler Aground in Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-11-30
  • Southwest Harbor
Sardine Carrier Catherine M. Butler Aground in Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 7828   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-11-30
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
7829Sardine Carrier Catherine M. Butler Aground in Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-11-30
  • Southwest Harbor
The photograph was taken in the vicinity of the Lewis Kennison Robinson house at 465 Maine Street, Southwest Harbor. Addison Packing Company, at the head of Southwest Harbor, can be seen in the background of this picture. - Interview with Ralph Stanley, October 2008.
Sardine Carrier Catherine M. Butler Aground in Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 7829   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-11-30
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The photograph was taken in the vicinity of the Lewis Kennison Robinson house at 465 Maine Street, Southwest Harbor. Addison Packing Company, at the head of Southwest Harbor, can be seen in the background of this picture. - Interview with Ralph Stanley, October 2008.
7834Freshet at Somes Stream
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Stream
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-05
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Freshet at Somes Stream
Item:
  • 7834   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Stream
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1945-05
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
State:
  • ME
7835A Gull From Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-03-26
A Gull From Maine
Item:
  • 7835   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1946-03-26
State:
  • ME
7837Apple Blossoms and Lobster Traps
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-06
  • Tremont, Bernard
Apple Blossoms and Lobster Traps
Item:
  • 7837   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1945-06
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
7838Dory at Thurston's Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-06
  • Tremont, Bernard
Dory at Thurston's Wharf
Item:
  • 7838   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1945-06
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
7847Wharf with Gulls in Manset
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-07
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Wharf with Gulls in Manset
Item:
  • 7847   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1946-07
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
7848Gulls Feeding
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-08
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Gulls Feeding
Item:
  • 7848   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1946-08
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
7851Dragger Medric at Southwest Harbor After a Snowfall
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-03-05
  • Southwest Harbor
Dragger Medric at Southwest Harbor After a Snowfall
Item:
  • 7851   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-03-05
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
7852Draggers Medric and Jacqueline at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-03-05
  • Southwest Harbor
Left to right: Unknown fishing vessel "Gloucester" "Medric" - sardine carrier "Jacquelyn" - dragger
Draggers Medric and Jacqueline at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 7852   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-03-05
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Left to right: Unknown fishing vessel "Gloucester" "Medric" - sardine carrier "Jacquelyn" - dragger
7853Dragger Jacqueline at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-03-05
  • Southwest Harbor
Dragger Jacqueline at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 7853   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-03-05
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME