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| 6523 | Goose Cove Sardine Cannery and Steamboat Wharf |
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| 3019 | Gordon and White Garage Playing Cards |
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| 14633 | Granite Quarries of Mount Desert Island |
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| Granite quarrying began as early as 1870 on Mount Desert Island at Hall's Quarry. “The list of public buildings, libraries, state capitols, city halls, churches, and residences built with Maine granite is a lengthy one. Not only building stone but paving and curbing stone and rubble were in such demand that many schooners and larger vessels were kept busy. As in other trades, the quarry owners often owned and operated their own fleets. It was rough and heavy work and the last resort of many an old vessel that had seen her best days. For example, the famous old “Bloomer” launched on the west shore of Mt. Desert Island was still carrying stone out of Penobscot Bay eighty-two years later…” - “The Maritime History of Maine: Three Centuries of Shipbuilding and Seafaring” by William Hutchinson Rowe, published by W.W. Norton and Company, 1948, p. 263. "In 1901 the State of Maine ranked first in the nation in terms of the value of granite produced [$2,689,300]… Maine granite was used for many purposes – literally from tombstones to paving blocks. Maine firms profited from lucrative government contracts for buildings in Washington and customs houses and post offices throughout the country. The pillars of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and Grant’s tomb in the nation’s capital were easily visible monuments to the skill and ingenuity of Maine craftsmen. Less obvious were the thousands of tons of stone from the Pine Tree State that went into cemeteries, dry docks, breakwaters, bridge abutments, cellars, fencing, hitching posts, curbing and paving along the eastern seaboard and beyond." “The granite industry in the Pine Tree State, built on the sweat of native and foreign labor and nurtured by the infusion of outside capital, began to retreat from its economic zenith in 1905 as the changes in architectural styles, competing materials, and rising costs swept up the nation.” – "Tombstones and Paving Blocks: The History of the Maine Granite Industry" by Roger L. Grindle, A Courier of Maine Book, Rockland, Maine, 1977, p. xi, p. 183. | 
Description: Granite quarrying began as early as 1870 on Mount Desert Island at Hall's Quarry. “The list of public buildings, libraries, state capitols, city halls, churches, and residences built with Maine granite is a lengthy one. Not only building stone but paving and curbing stone and rubble were in such demand that many schooners and larger vessels were kept busy. As in other trades, the quarry owners often owned and operated their own fleets. It was rough and heavy work and the last resort of many an old vessel that had seen her best days. For example, the famous old “Bloomer” launched on the west shore of Mt. Desert Island was still carrying stone out of Penobscot Bay eighty-two years later…” - “The Maritime History of Maine: Three Centuries of Shipbuilding and Seafaring” by William Hutchinson Rowe, published by W.W. Norton and Company, 1948, p. 263. "In 1901 the State of Maine ranked first in the nation in terms of the value of granite produced [$2,689,300]… Maine granite was used for many purposes – literally from tombstones to paving blocks. Maine firms profited from lucrative government contracts for buildings in Washington and customs houses and post offices throughout the country. The pillars of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and Grant’s tomb in the nation’s capital were easily visible monuments to the skill and ingenuity of Maine craftsmen. Less obvious were the thousands of tons of stone from the Pine Tree State that went into cemeteries, dry docks, breakwaters, bridge abutments, cellars, fencing, hitching posts, curbing and paving along the eastern seaboard and beyond." “The granite industry in the Pine Tree State, built on the sweat of native and foreign labor and nurtured by the infusion of outside capital, began to retreat from its economic zenith in 1905 as the changes in architectural styles, competing materials, and rising costs swept up the nation.” – "Tombstones and Paving Blocks: The History of the Maine Granite Industry" by Roger L. Grindle, A Courier of Maine Book, Rockland, Maine, 1977, p. xi, p. 183. [show more] | |||||
| 14815 | Granite Quarries of Mount Desert Island |
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| 15970 | Harvard Beal's Boat Shed |
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| 6373 | Harvard Riley Beal's Bowling Alley |
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| 6946 | Haying on Fernald Point |
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| Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right. | 
Description: Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right. | |||||
| 6949 | Haying on Fernald Point |
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| Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown. | 
Description: Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown. | |||||
| 11854 | Haying on Great Cranberry Island |
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| Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974) | 
Description: Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974) | |||||
| 15493 | Henry R. Hinckley Company - Military Boats |
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| A collection of yet to be curated photographs of boats built by Hinckley for the military during WWII. Most of these photographs were taken in 1942 and 1943. They include images of Picket Boats, 38’ Patrol Boats, Sewanhaka, and Plane Personnel Boats. | 
Description: A collection of yet to be curated photographs of boats built by Hinckley for the military during WWII. Most of these photographs were taken in 1942 and 1943. They include images of Picket Boats, 38’ Patrol Boats, Sewanhaka, and Plane Personnel Boats. | ||||
| 15442 | Henry R. Hinckley Company Photographs |
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| A collection of yet to be curated photographs of Hinckley boats, their constructions, and the Hinckley Company facilities. | 
Description: A collection of yet to be curated photographs of Hinckley boats, their constructions, and the Hinckley Company facilities. | ||||
| 11796 | Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl |
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| Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl | 
Description: Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl | |||||
| 15401 | Hinckley Boat Production and Construction |
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| 15399 | Hinckley Boatyard and Facilities |
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| 15396 | Hinckley Logo with Talaria symbol |
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| 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. | 
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. | |||||
| 15395 | Hinckley Marketing |
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| 15400 | Hinckley Pleasure Boats |
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| The boats in this set were built by and/or worked on by the Henry R. Hinckley Company or Southwest Boat Corporation. | 
Description: The boats in this set were built by and/or worked on by the Henry R. Hinckley Company or Southwest Boat Corporation. | |||||
| 15403 | Hinckley Yachts: An American Icon |
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| Several images from the Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive appear in this book. Hardcover: 224 pages ISBN-10: 9780847842155 ISBN-13: 978-0847842155 | 
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 | |||
| 16342 | Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running |
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| This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference. | 
Description: This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference. | |||||
| 16341 | Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents |
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| This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling. | 
Description: This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling. | |||||
| 16233 | Ice Harvesting on the Kennebec |
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| Text reads: "I did not give you either of these cards did I? If I ever send duplicates, send them back. Carrie" | 
Description: Text reads: "I did not give you either of these cards did I? If I ever send duplicates, send them back. Carrie" | ||||
| 14400 | I.L. Hammond and Co., Lewiston, Maine |
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| 13694 | J.L. Stanley Fisheries Ice Pond |
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| “The beginning of the ice industry was in the 1880's when Capt. John L. Stanley constructed an artificial pond in the swamp at the back of his house, built an ice house, dug a well and prepared to sell ice and water to the fishing vessels at his wharf. He soon enlarged his ice house and he continued in the business all his life, enlarging and improving from time to time and carrying on an extensive fish business. Capt. Benjamin Robinson had a pond constructed on his property and established an ice delivery business in the village, which still continues being now owned by Christopher W, Lawler.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 92. “J.L. Stanley has commenced to cut ice on his Lily pond and has put in one day’s hauling, in his ice house, of very superior quality and about ten inches thick.” – Bar Harbor Record, Thursday, January 19, 1888. | 
Description: “The beginning of the ice industry was in the 1880's when Capt. John L. Stanley constructed an artificial pond in the swamp at the back of his house, built an ice house, dug a well and prepared to sell ice and water to the fishing vessels at his wharf. He soon enlarged his ice house and he continued in the business all his life, enlarging and improving from time to time and carrying on an extensive fish business. Capt. Benjamin Robinson had a pond constructed on his property and established an ice delivery business in the village, which still continues being now owned by Christopher W, Lawler.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 92. “J.L. Stanley has commenced to cut ice on his Lily pond and has put in one day’s hauling, in his ice house, of very superior quality and about ten inches thick.” – Bar Harbor Record, Thursday, January 19, 1888. [show more] | |||||
| 6951 | Joe and Chris Lawlor on a Work Wagon with Rubber Wheels |
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| One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950. | 
Description: One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950. | |||||
| 16684 | John Williams and Lyford Stanley |
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| Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard. | 
Description: Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard. |
