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12591Gordon & White Garage Site as Restaurant, Store and Art Galleries
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 2015-05-03
Gordon & White Garage Site as Restaurant, Store and Art Galleries
Item:
  • 12591   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
Creator:
  • Soules - George John Soules
Date:
  • 2015-05-03
State:
  • ME
3019Gordon and White Garage Playing Cards
  • Object, Game, Card Game, Playing Card
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
Gordon and White Garage Playing Cards
Item:
  • 3019   
Type:
  • Object, Game, Card Game, Playing Card
Subject:
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
13596Alvah Dalton Rich Blacksmith Shop
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
The blacksmith shop was across the street from the Jonathan M. Rich house. "In addition to the house [in SWHPL 6022], Jonathan wanted the land across the road that went with it so that he could build a blacksmith shop for his son, Alvah Dalton Rich Sr., (1872-1908). Charles Edwin Hamblen married Alvah Rich's widow, Evelyn Frances (Pomroy) Rich. Their son, Alvah Dalton Rich, Jr. (1909-2002) was born after his father's death."
Alvah Dalton Rich Blacksmith Shop
Item:
  • 13596   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
Description:
The blacksmith shop was across the street from the Jonathan M. Rich house. "In addition to the house [in SWHPL 6022], Jonathan wanted the land across the road that went with it so that he could build a blacksmith shop for his son, Alvah Dalton Rich Sr., (1872-1908). Charles Edwin Hamblen married Alvah Rich's widow, Evelyn Frances (Pomroy) Rich. Their son, Alvah Dalton Rich, Jr. (1909-2002) was born after his father's death." [show more]
15970Harvard Beal's Boat Shed
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Harvard Beal's Boat Shed
Item:
  • 15970   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
14238Bunker and Ellis Boat Company
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Founded by Ralph Ellis and Raymound Adelbert Bunker in 1947 The company passed to Ralph Ellis' son Don and continues today as Ellis Boats
Bunker and Ellis Boat Company
Item:
  • 14238   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Description:
Founded by Ralph Ellis and Raymound Adelbert Bunker in 1947 The company passed to Ralph Ellis' son Don and continues today as Ellis Boats
12328Southwest Boat Corporation
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Southwest Boat Corporation
Item:
  • 12328   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
State:
  • ME
12334Unknown Boat Under Construction at Southwest Boat Corporation
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Unknown Boat Under Construction at Southwest Boat Corporation
Item:
  • 12334   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
State:
  • ME
14547Advertisement for the Clifton Melbourne Rich Boat Shop
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • 1923
The advertisement appeared on page 54 of the 1923 Southwest Harbor Cottage Directory.
Advertisement for the Clifton Melbourne Rich Boat Shop
Item:
  • 14547   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Date:
  • 1923
Description:
The advertisement appeared on page 54 of the 1923 Southwest Harbor Cottage Directory.
3036Article About Rich and Grindle Boatbuilders
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)
  • 2005-07-07
Adapted from an article by Meredith Rich Hutchins for the Mount Desert Islander – July 7, 2005
Article About Rich and Grindle Boatbuilders
Item:
  • 3036   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Rich - Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016)
Date:
  • 2005-07-07
State:
  • ME
Description:
Adapted from an article by Meredith Rich Hutchins for the Mount Desert Islander – July 7, 2005
15395Hinckley Marketing
  • Set
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Hinckley Marketing
Item:
  • 15395   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
15396Hinckley Logo with Talaria symbol
  • Image, Art, Illustration
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
The Hinckley logo is a styled image of Talaria, the winged sandals worn by the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird.
Hinckley Logo with Talaria symbol
Item:
  • 15396   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Illustration
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Description:
The Hinckley logo is a styled image of Talaria, the winged sandals worn by the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird.
15399Hinckley Boatyard and Facilities
  • Set
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Hinckley Boatyard and Facilities
Item:
  • 15399   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
15400Hinckley Pleasure Boats
  • Set
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
The boats in this set were built by and/or worked on by the Henry R. Hinckley Company or Southwest Boat Corporation.
Hinckley Pleasure Boats
Item:
  • 15400   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Description:
The boats in this set were built by and/or worked on by the Henry R. Hinckley Company or Southwest Boat Corporation.
15401Hinckley Boat Production and Construction
  • Set
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Hinckley Boat Production and Construction
Item:
  • 15401   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
15402The Hinckley Story
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Hinckley - Benjamin B. Hinckley, Jr.
  • Pilot Press, Dedham, Massachusetts
  • 1997
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Henry R. Hinckley Company and Southwest Boat Corporation. ISBN-10: 0963566822 ISBN-13: 978-0963566829
The Hinckley Story
Item:
  • 15402   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Hinckley - Benjamin B. Hinckley, Jr.
Publisher:
  • Pilot Press, Dedham, Massachusetts
Date:
  • 1997
Description:
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the Henry R. Hinckley Company and Southwest Boat Corporation. ISBN-10: 0963566822 ISBN-13: 978-0963566829
15403Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon
  • Publication, Book
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Voulgaris - Nick Voulgaris III
  • Rizzoli (April 29, 2014)
Several images from the Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive appear in this book. Hardcover: 224 pages ISBN-10: 9780847842155 ISBN-13: 978-0847842155
Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon
Item:
  • 15403   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Voulgaris - Nick Voulgaris III
Publisher:
  • Rizzoli (April 29, 2014)
Description:
Several images from the Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive appear in this book. Hardcover: 224 pages ISBN-10: 9780847842155 ISBN-13: 978-0847842155
15404Maine Yard Building Sixty-Foot Yachts
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • The New York Times
  • 1950-02-11
The clipping reads: "MANSET, Me., Feb. 10 (AP) Yacht builders of Manset have resumed an art dormant since pre-war days, the fashioning of king-sized pleasure craft on Mount Desert Island. Of "two sixty-footers now building, one is a future. Bermuda race contender ordered by Harry G. Haskell Jr. of Wilmington, Del. and Northeast Harbor. The other will fly the flag of Cummins Catherwood of Philadelphia. The yachts are. on ways of Henry R. Hinckley & Co. Shipwrights expect Mr. Haskell's craft will be launched in April or May. The tentative date for the other launching is June 17." The Catherwood boat was the Valhalla. The Haskell boat was the Nirvana.
Maine Yard Building Sixty-Foot Yachts
Item:
  • 15404   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Publisher:
  • The New York Times
Date:
  • 1950-02-11
Description:
The clipping reads: "MANSET, Me., Feb. 10 (AP) Yacht builders of Manset have resumed an art dormant since pre-war days, the fashioning of king-sized pleasure craft on Mount Desert Island. Of "two sixty-footers now building, one is a future. Bermuda race contender ordered by Harry G. Haskell Jr. of Wilmington, Del. and Northeast Harbor. The other will fly the flag of Cummins Catherwood of Philadelphia. The yachts are. on ways of Henry R. Hinckley & Co. Shipwrights expect Mr. Haskell's craft will be launched in April or May. The tentative date for the other launching is June 17." The Catherwood boat was the Valhalla. The Haskell boat was the Nirvana. [show more]
15405Alden Yawls Nirvana and Valhalla
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • 1951
Floor and sail plans for two yawls, the Nirvana and the Valhalla, designed by John G. Alden in 1948 and built by the Henry R. Hinckley company in 1949-1950.
Alden Yawls Nirvana and Valhalla
Item:
  • 15405   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Date:
  • 1951
Source:
  • David Vieira
Description:
Floor and sail plans for two yawls, the Nirvana and the Valhalla, designed by John G. Alden in 1948 and built by the Henry R. Hinckley company in 1949-1950.
15442Henry R. Hinckley Company Photographs
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
A collection of yet to be curated photographs of Hinckley boats, their constructions, and the Hinckley Company facilities.
Henry R. Hinckley Company Photographs
Item:
  • 15442   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
A collection of yet to be curated photographs of Hinckley boats, their constructions, and the Hinckley Company facilities.
15443Various Southwest Boat Corporation Photographs
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
A collection of yet to be curated photographs of Hinckley boats, their constructions, and the Hinckley Company facilities.
Various Southwest Boat Corporation Photographs
Item:
  • 15443   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
A collection of yet to be curated photographs of Hinckley boats, their constructions, and the Hinckley Company facilities.
15444Southwest Boat Corporation - 20' Navy Lifeboats LB 90
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1943
Photographs: 01-15 – life boats – George C. Gilley (1913-2000) on the right 01-16, 01-17 – building life boats at SW Boat 02-93 - George C. Gilley is the man on the top of the boats Most of these photographs were taken on April 6th, 1943. Moving the boats was taken on July 20, 1943 The rustic derrick pole was cut by Chris Lawlor as a replacement for a broken one. Chris cut it on his “uncle’s back lot” his way of saying that he cut it on Acadia National Park land (Uncle Sam’s land) somewhere on the back side of Freeman Ridge with a two-man cross-cut saw; Chester Warren Stanley and Chris Lawlor cut it. Chris’ horses hauled it out. Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company as Southwest Boat Corporation
Southwest Boat Corporation - 20' Navy Lifeboats LB 90
Item:
  • 15444   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1943
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
Photographs: 01-15 – life boats – George C. Gilley (1913-2000) on the right 01-16, 01-17 – building life boats at SW Boat 02-93 - George C. Gilley is the man on the top of the boats Most of these photographs were taken on April 6th, 1943. Moving the boats was taken on July 20, 1943 The rustic derrick pole was cut by Chris Lawlor as a replacement for a broken one. Chris cut it on his “uncle’s back lot” his way of saying that he cut it on Acadia National Park land (Uncle Sam’s land) somewhere on the back side of Freeman Ridge with a two-man cross-cut saw; Chester Warren Stanley and Chris Lawlor cut it. Chris’ horses hauled it out. Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company as Southwest Boat Corporation [show more]
15445303 Cruiser
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1948-09-26
303 Cruiser
Item:
  • 15445   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1948-09-26
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
15446309 Cruiser
Hinckley Sport Cruiser 30
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-01-07
"This picture is of a prototype for a production model design by Henry Hinckley to be known as the Hinckley Sport Cruiser 30 built in 1940. Production was postponed because of the war, but it is interesting to note her lines compared to the Picnic Boat. This could have been a very popular boat had it ever gone into production." -- The Hinckley Story (p.89).
309 Cruiser
Hinckley Sport Cruiser 30
Item:
  • 15446   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-01-07
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
"This picture is of a prototype for a production model design by Henry Hinckley to be known as the Hinckley Sport Cruiser 30 built in 1940. Production was postponed because of the war, but it is interesting to note her lines compared to the Picnic Boat. This could have been a very popular boat had it ever gone into production." -- The Hinckley Story (p.89).
15447Five 32' boats
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-09
Five 32' boats
Item:
  • 15447   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1946-09
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
1544844' Seine Boat Launching
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-10-16
44' Seine Boat Launching
Item:
  • 15448   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-10-16
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection