Race entry information for the 1951, 1957, 1963, and 1965 races. Mentioned are the Hinckley yawls Nirvana (1951 race) and Valhalla as Mai Tai, Currytuck, and Janie C (all four races).
Description: Race entry information for the 1951, 1957, 1963, and 1965 races. Mentioned are the Hinckley yawls Nirvana (1951 race) and Valhalla as Mai Tai, Currytuck, and Janie C (all four races).
William Biscombe Gardner (1847–1919) may have done the wood engravings from Fenn's drawing. "A Gala-Day at Bar Harbor" - 1887 Illustration by William Henry Hyde and Harry Fenn, engraved by Gardener, for Mrs. Burton Harrison's Novel, "Bar Harbor Days".
Description: William Biscombe Gardner (1847–1919) may have done the wood engravings from Fenn's drawing. "A Gala-Day at Bar Harbor" - 1887 Illustration by William Henry Hyde and Harry Fenn, engraved by Gardener, for Mrs. Burton Harrison's Novel, "Bar Harbor Days".
The illustration by Edith Brand appears on page 7 in "A Case of Sardines: A Story of the Maine Coast" by Charles Poole Cleaves, The Pilgrim Press, 1904. A sentimental novel that includes descriptions of the lives of those employed by sardine factories on the coast of Maine.
Description: The illustration by Edith Brand appears on page 7 in "A Case of Sardines: A Story of the Maine Coast" by Charles Poole Cleaves, The Pilgrim Press, 1904. A sentimental novel that includes descriptions of the lives of those employed by sardine factories on the coast of Maine.
Half model of a sloop - boat never built. Ralph said, "I just wanted to make a half model." Built circa 1960. Photographs by Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill.
Description: Half model of a sloop - boat never built. Ralph said, "I just wanted to make a half model." Built circa 1960. Photographs by Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill.
The boat in the foreground - "22/29" - was built by Southwest Boat Corporation as an Army mine or two yawl. It was rejected by the government and acquired by the Northeast Harbor Fleet for use as a Committee Boat. Arnold Lunt is the man in the white shirt, standing, watching an A-Boat race. - Ralph Stanley 11/21/11.
Description: The boat in the foreground - "22/29" - was built by Southwest Boat Corporation as an Army mine or two yawl. It was rejected by the government and acquired by the Northeast Harbor Fleet for use as a Committee Boat. Arnold Lunt is the man in the white shirt, standing, watching an A-Boat race. - Ralph Stanley 11/21/11.
Boat at end of dock is the No-Name Boat built for Maurice Roosevelt Beal. Boat in foreground is the Sloop Guillemot. Boat heading out of picture in background left is the Seiner Lone Wolf. Boat heading away from dock is the Lobster Boat Lovina T.
Description: Boat at end of dock is the No-Name Boat built for Maurice Roosevelt Beal. Boat in foreground is the Sloop Guillemot. Boat heading out of picture in background left is the Seiner Lone Wolf. Boat heading away from dock is the Lobster Boat Lovina T.
The automobile to the right of the vessel is a circa 1948 Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep) Note the peavey stuck into the ground (above the “O” on the “DETOUR” sign). A peavey is a logging tool with a wooden shaft and metal hook invented in 1857 by blacksmith Joseph Daniel Peavey (1799-1873) of Stillwater, Maine, as a refinement to the cant hook to manhandle logs on logging runs. The Peavey Manufacturing Co. is still located in Maine (Eddington, Maine) and manufactures several variations.
Description: The automobile to the right of the vessel is a circa 1948 Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep) Note the peavey stuck into the ground (above the “O” on the “DETOUR” sign). A peavey is a logging tool with a wooden shaft and metal hook invented in 1857 by blacksmith Joseph Daniel Peavey (1799-1873) of Stillwater, Maine, as a refinement to the cant hook to manhandle logs on logging runs. The Peavey Manufacturing Co. is still located in Maine (Eddington, Maine) and manufactures several variations. [show more]