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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1460Explorers' Boats
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Vessels, Ship
Prints 1: Vignette of a Barque 2: Vignette of the Jonas Typescript Discusses Champlain's ships.
  • 2 prints, 1 typescript
  • paper
Explorers' Boats
Item:
  • 1460   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Other Art
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0009
Location:
  • Art OS Box 1, 4E6
Pages:
  • 2 prints, 1 typescript
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Prints 1: Vignette of a Barque 2: Vignette of the Jonas Typescript Discusses Champlain's ships.
2068Racing records
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Results of races
  • Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • 1 book
Racing records
Item:
  • 2068   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Northeast Harbor Fleet
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0582
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Results of races
2095Haven Haps, & Mishaps
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Vessels, Ship
Drawings
  • George C. Wales
  • 7
Haven Haps, & Mishaps
Item:
  • 2095   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • Vessels, Ship
Creator:
  • George C. Wales
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0609
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 7
Description:
Drawings
2147Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society Annual Reports
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Vessels, Boat
1926 1941 1949 1954 1955 (50th anniversary) 1968 1971 Scans: Covers, first pages only.
  • 7 booklets
  • good
Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society Annual Reports
Item:
  • 2147   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Vessels, Boat
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0660
Location:
  • General Collection Box 22
Medium:
  • 7 booklets
Condition:
  • good
Description:
1926 1941 1949 1954 1955 (50th anniversary) 1968 1971 Scans: Covers, first pages only.
2236Excerpts from the Log of the Hobo USN Patrol Boat #783
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel
A booklet about the USN Patrol Boat #783 in 1917, Botswain George R. Hadlock, Commanding. There is a copy of photograph of boat, crew & log excerpts from 4/1917-11/1918.
  • Hugh L. Dwelley
  • Jul-99
  • photocopy
Excerpts from the Log of the Hobo USN Patrol Boat #783
Item:
  • 2236   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel
Creator:
  • Hugh L. Dwelley
Date:
  • Jul-99
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0750
Location:
  • General Collection Box 23
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A booklet about the USN Patrol Boat #783 in 1917, Botswain George R. Hadlock, Commanding. There is a copy of photograph of boat, crew & log excerpts from 4/1917-11/1918.
2272Old Maine Steamboat Becomes New Jersey Restaurant
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
  • 1 clipping
Old Maine Steamboat Becomes New Jersey Restaurant
Item:
  • 2272   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0776
Location:
  • General Collection Box 24
Medium:
  • 1 clipping
Description:
Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
1709The Maine Schooners
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Peter H. Spectre
  • 12
  • photocopy
  • poor
The Maine Schooners
Item:
  • 1709   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Peter H. Spectre
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0221
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • photocopy
Condition:
  • poor
1711Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass.
  • Feb-85
  • page 44
  • magazine
Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass
Item:
  • 1711   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • Feb-85
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0223
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • page 44
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass.
1723Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
  • Farnham W. Smith
  • Mar-74
  • pages 58-65
  • photocopy
Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam
Item:
  • 1723   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Farnham W. Smith
Date:
  • Mar-74
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0235
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • pages 58-65
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
7299USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG-13
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate
USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13) is the seventh ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of Guided Missile Frigates. Includes a newspaper clipping published in The Boston Globe on October 12, 1980: "Frigate Morison joins Navy fleet".
  • 8
  • 1 brochure
USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG-13
Item:
  • 7299   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate
Place:
  • United States
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0837
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • 1 brochure
Description:
USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13) is the seventh ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of Guided Missile Frigates. Includes a newspaper clipping published in The Boston Globe on October 12, 1980: "Frigate Morison joins Navy fleet".
2049Manchester and Branscom Family History
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Manchester and Branscom Family History
Item:
  • 2049   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0563
Location:
  • CD Box 1, General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Description:
1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert [show more]
6969GXS Collection - Postcards 61-112
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Ship
Postcards: 61. Bar Harbor Panoramic 62. Sargent Drive and Somes Sound, ca. 1920's (Chas. A. Townsend) 63. Birches, Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, Maine 64. Asticou 65. Seal Harbor, Maine 66. Surf on the rocks, Bar Harbor, ME 67. Bear Island Light, Northeast Harbor, ME (Paul A. Knaut) 68. South Bubble Mountain at the North end of Jordan Pond (A.D. Phillips) 69. Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME 73. Bar Harbor Airport, Trenton, ME (A, D. Phillips) 74. Path of the Total Eclipse of the Sun in the State of Maine July 20th 1963 5:45pm 75. The flashing red light at Bass Harbor Head, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 76. Captain Jim Sharp's "Adventure" from Camden, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 77. Across the Bay of Fundy 78. Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, ME (Chas. A. Townsend) 79. Steamer Norumbega from Mount Desert Ferry to Manset, ME 80 (a+b) Islehurst, Mount Desert Bridge 81. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine 82. Thunder Hole Surf, Mt. Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. Bar Harbor and Porcupines from Cadillac Mt. 86. Bar Harbor and mountains 87. Fishing boats at Southwest Harbor, Maine 88. Fishing boats at Manset wharf 89. Fishing craft at Southwest Harbor, Maine 90. Appalachian Mt Club, Echo Lake Camp 91. The Rockbound Coast 92 (a+b) Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine 93. Congregational Church, Cranberry Isle, Maine (1907) 94. Surf, Mount Desert Island, Maine 95 (a-e) Entrance to Somes Sound 96. Southwest Harbor from Manset Shore 97 (a+b) Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine 98. Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor, Maine 99. Webster's Cafe, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1949) 100. Greetings from Bar Harbor 101. Steamer Norumbega, Bar Harbor, Maine 102. The Lobster House, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1940) 103. Christmas Wreath (by Mildred Gilley, Northeast Harbor, Maine) 104. Man in raincoat (I. T. Moore) 105. Steamer Gov. Bodwell in Vinalhaven harbor 106 (a+b) Bar Harbor and mountains 107. Jordan Pond, Mount Desert, Maine (Chas. A. Townsend) 108. Stereoview Schooner Head 109. Stereoview Green Mt. House, Mount Desert 110. Stereoview Mount Desert Scenery 111. Glimpse of Frenchman’s Bay from Cadillac Mountain Summit Road, Bar Harbor, Maine 112. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine 113. Church of the Redeemer and Aniscott, Sorrento, Maine 114. J. T. Morse steamer leaving Bar Harbor for Rockland, Maine 115. Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Springs 116. Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine 117. Maplecroft Cabins - Route 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 118. Bay Meadow Bungalows - Bar Harbor, Maine Updated August 5th, 2023
GXS Collection - Postcards 61-112
Item:
  • 6969   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Ship
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • GXS Collection
Object ID:
  • GXS
Location:
  • Shelf 4B4
Description:
Postcards: 61. Bar Harbor Panoramic 62. Sargent Drive and Somes Sound, ca. 1920's (Chas. A. Townsend) 63. Birches, Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, Maine 64. Asticou 65. Seal Harbor, Maine 66. Surf on the rocks, Bar Harbor, ME 67. Bear Island Light, Northeast Harbor, ME (Paul A. Knaut) 68. South Bubble Mountain at the North end of Jordan Pond (A.D. Phillips) 69. Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME 73. Bar Harbor Airport, Trenton, ME (A, D. Phillips) 74. Path of the Total Eclipse of the Sun in the State of Maine July 20th 1963 5:45pm 75. The flashing red light at Bass Harbor Head, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 76. Captain Jim Sharp's "Adventure" from Camden, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 77. Across the Bay of Fundy 78. Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, ME (Chas. A. Townsend) 79. Steamer Norumbega from Mount Desert Ferry to Manset, ME 80 (a+b) Islehurst, Mount Desert Bridge 81. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine 82. Thunder Hole Surf, Mt. Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. Bar Harbor and Porcupines from Cadillac Mt. 86. Bar Harbor and mountains 87. Fishing boats at Southwest Harbor, Maine 88. Fishing boats at Manset wharf 89. Fishing craft at Southwest Harbor, Maine 90. Appalachian Mt Club, Echo Lake Camp 91. The Rockbound Coast 92 (a+b) Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine 93. Congregational Church, Cranberry Isle, Maine (1907) 94. Surf, Mount Desert Island, Maine 95 (a-e) Entrance to Somes Sound 96. Southwest Harbor from Manset Shore 97 (a+b) Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine 98. Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor, Maine 99. Webster's Cafe, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1949) 100. Greetings from Bar Harbor 101. Steamer Norumbega, Bar Harbor, Maine 102. The Lobster House, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1940) 103. Christmas Wreath (by Mildred Gilley, Northeast Harbor, Maine) 104. Man in raincoat (I. T. Moore) 105. Steamer Gov. Bodwell in Vinalhaven harbor 106 (a+b) Bar Harbor and mountains 107. Jordan Pond, Mount Desert, Maine (Chas. A. Townsend) 108. Stereoview Schooner Head 109. Stereoview Green Mt. House, Mount Desert 110. Stereoview Mount Desert Scenery 111. Glimpse of Frenchman’s Bay from Cadillac Mountain Summit Road, Bar Harbor, Maine 112. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine 113. Church of the Redeemer and Aniscott, Sorrento, Maine 114. J. T. Morse steamer leaving Bar Harbor for Rockland, Maine 115. Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Springs 116. Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine 117. Maplecroft Cabins - Route 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 118. Bay Meadow Bungalows - Bar Harbor, Maine Updated August 5th, 2023 [show more]
3504Woolie, tapestry
  • Object, Art, Tapestry
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1 woolie
Woolie, tapestry
Item:
  • 3504   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Tapestry
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Under staircase
Pages:
  • 1 woolie
3535Schooner Trenton, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Commissioned by Mrs. Fay, 1951.
  • Charles Savage
Schooner Trenton, carving
Item:
  • 3535   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Charles Savage
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Maine Studies Room
Description:
Commissioned by Mrs. Fay, 1951.
3537Schooner HESPER, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Plaque by Charles Savage
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
Schooner HESPER, carving
Item:
  • 3537   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Robert Lindsay Smallidge
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Maine Studies Room
Description:
Plaque by Charles Savage
3539Four Masted Schooner bookend, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Philip McLean
Four Masted Schooner bookend, carving
Item:
  • 3539   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Philip McLean
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Small Study
6897Mahogany Companionway doors to schooner HESPER
  • Object, Door Element, Door
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Found by Charles Savage in original Wheelwright
  • mounted doors
Mahogany Companionway doors to schooner HESPER
Item:
  • 6897   
Type:
  • Object, Door Element, Door
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Maine Studies Room
Medium:
  • mounted doors
Description:
Found by Charles Savage in original Wheelwright
6914Le Redoutable
  • Image, Art, Painting, Oil
  • Vessels, Ship
Battle of Trafalgar Inscription: "Sur le point d'amener vers la fin de la bataille"
  • oil on board
Le Redoutable
Item:
  • 6914   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting, Oil
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship
Collection:
  • Library Items
Location:
  • Basement Hallway
Medium:
  • oil on board
Description:
Battle of Trafalgar Inscription: "Sur le point d'amener vers la fin de la bataille"
6923The Schooner "Trenton", plaque
  • Object, Sign
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Wooden plaque. Bought at Bath, Maine, by Captain John Savage of Asticou
The Schooner "Trenton", plaque
Item:
  • 6923   
Type:
  • Object, Sign
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Fiction Stacks
Description:
Wooden plaque. Bought at Bath, Maine, by Captain John Savage of Asticou
3503Woolies, Sailors' Embroidered Folk Art, tapestry
  • Object, Art, Tapestry
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
This magnificent gift of twenty-four English sailors' embroideries - Woolies - was presented by Mrs Douglas Dillon to honor the new Northeast Harbor Library in 2007. These unique pieces of nineteenth century mariner's folk art were souvenirs of the sailors' world-wide journeys and were embroidered in wool on sailcloth. Mrs. Dillon began a half-century ago to develop this unique and wonderful collection and continued until presenting them to the Library. Woolie 1: Doris 27 1/2" high by 48" wide, British Flagship, unusual harlequin background Woolie 2: Black hull ship, British Ensign under sail, sea gulls flying overhead, three other ships in foreground, lifeboat swung up on davit Woolie 3: Sailor's Adieu, ship's dory waiting to take him to his three-masted warship, and gulls flying overhead, 18" high by 26" wide Woolie 4: Seventy-two gun warship at sea full sail, 23" high by 27" wide, British Ensign Woolie 5: Tugboat bringing large three-masted sailboat (sails furled) home from the sea, crewelwork stitches in silk, cotton and wool, 22" high by 30" wide Woolie 6: Gunboat under sail, lighthouse and small photo of Captain in oval at center of Woolie at base Woolie 7: H.M.S. Terrible bombarding Odessa, only battle scene known to me, ironclad H.M.S. Terrible facing away, huge clouds of smoke, green sea, 17 1/2" high by 28 1/2" wide Woolie 8: Two-decked gunship, captain with spyglass, ship dressed all over, with crew standing on spars, over 100 men, perhaps Royal Review at Cowes Woolie 9: Warship under sail, depicted with life preserver and laurel leaf enclosure and flags, a small gold and pearl navy brooch is pinned below crown added by me when woolly was moth-proofed, 31 1/2" wide by 35" high Woolie 10: Three-masted warship under sail, from porthole surrounded by Union Jack and other flags in laurel wreath Woolie 11: Ice-breaker prow on three-masted and steam-powered gunboat with lighthouse and man on shore Woolie 12: H.M.S. Lether, British three-masted ship under sail hoisted a very large anchor at prow, 16" high by 26" wide Woolie 13: Largest of Woolies, 30 1/2" high by 44" wide, depicting Rock of Gibraltar and McKinley's Great White Fleet gunboat and a British streamer and French gunboat, Spain on left, Morocco on right Woolie 14: H.M.S. Hero, ninety-one guns three-masted gunboat, British Flag, smokestack with grey smoke puff Woolie 15: Three-masted black hull British Flag, initialed at bottom F.D. and 91 Woolie 16: Choppy blue and white sea, seven gunboats, sails furled, small bronze guns attached by wool, over-sized sailors on ships, 22" high by 25" wide Woolie 17: Duke of Wellington three-masted, three-decked gunship dressed all over, flags strum from stem to stern - my finest Woolie - purchased in Brighton, England in 1950, rigging of wool - usually they used string for tautness and lasting qualities - Flagship, Admiral's gig at side, probably a Royal Review for Queen Victoria memorialized by artist Woolie 18: Silver framed three-masted gunship with gold steam stacks mid-ship, British flags, 30 1/2" wide by 21" high Woolie 19: Silk-work ship (faded) with Cliffs of Dover, 16" wide by 13 1/2" high Woolie 20: White Ensign British warship entering harbor, small fort on left, lighthouse on right, 12 1/2" high by 15" wide Woolie 21: Three-decker gunship entering harbor, sailing straight at us, British saluting or being fired on by entrance fort Woolie 22: Small-sized gold framed three-masted gunship under sail, blue and White Sea, 12" high by 16" wide Woolie 23: Three-masted British ship at sea approaching white lighthouse (looks like a milk bottle) interesting sky, 51" wide by 24" high Woolie 24: Paddle steamship, 20 1/2" high by 27" wide
  • 24 woolies
Woolies, Sailors' Embroidered Folk Art, tapestry
Item:
  • 3503   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Tapestry
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Various Locations
Pages:
  • 24 woolies
Description:
This magnificent gift of twenty-four English sailors' embroideries - Woolies - was presented by Mrs Douglas Dillon to honor the new Northeast Harbor Library in 2007. These unique pieces of nineteenth century mariner's folk art were souvenirs of the sailors' world-wide journeys and were embroidered in wool on sailcloth. Mrs. Dillon began a half-century ago to develop this unique and wonderful collection and continued until presenting them to the Library. Woolie 1: Doris 27 1/2" high by 48" wide, British Flagship, unusual harlequin background Woolie 2: Black hull ship, British Ensign under sail, sea gulls flying overhead, three other ships in foreground, lifeboat swung up on davit Woolie 3: Sailor's Adieu, ship's dory waiting to take him to his three-masted warship, and gulls flying overhead, 18" high by 26" wide Woolie 4: Seventy-two gun warship at sea full sail, 23" high by 27" wide, British Ensign Woolie 5: Tugboat bringing large three-masted sailboat (sails furled) home from the sea, crewelwork stitches in silk, cotton and wool, 22" high by 30" wide Woolie 6: Gunboat under sail, lighthouse and small photo of Captain in oval at center of Woolie at base Woolie 7: H.M.S. Terrible bombarding Odessa, only battle scene known to me, ironclad H.M.S. Terrible facing away, huge clouds of smoke, green sea, 17 1/2" high by 28 1/2" wide Woolie 8: Two-decked gunship, captain with spyglass, ship dressed all over, with crew standing on spars, over 100 men, perhaps Royal Review at Cowes Woolie 9: Warship under sail, depicted with life preserver and laurel leaf enclosure and flags, a small gold and pearl navy brooch is pinned below crown added by me when woolly was moth-proofed, 31 1/2" wide by 35" high Woolie 10: Three-masted warship under sail, from porthole surrounded by Union Jack and other flags in laurel wreath Woolie 11: Ice-breaker prow on three-masted and steam-powered gunboat with lighthouse and man on shore Woolie 12: H.M.S. Lether, British three-masted ship under sail hoisted a very large anchor at prow, 16" high by 26" wide Woolie 13: Largest of Woolies, 30 1/2" high by 44" wide, depicting Rock of Gibraltar and McKinley's Great White Fleet gunboat and a British streamer and French gunboat, Spain on left, Morocco on right Woolie 14: H.M.S. Hero, ninety-one guns three-masted gunboat, British Flag, smokestack with grey smoke puff Woolie 15: Three-masted black hull British Flag, initialed at bottom F.D. and 91 Woolie 16: Choppy blue and white sea, seven gunboats, sails furled, small bronze guns attached by wool, over-sized sailors on ships, 22" high by 25" wide Woolie 17: Duke of Wellington three-masted, three-decked gunship dressed all over, flags strum from stem to stern - my finest Woolie - purchased in Brighton, England in 1950, rigging of wool - usually they used string for tautness and lasting qualities - Flagship, Admiral's gig at side, probably a Royal Review for Queen Victoria memorialized by artist Woolie 18: Silver framed three-masted gunship with gold steam stacks mid-ship, British flags, 30 1/2" wide by 21" high Woolie 19: Silk-work ship (faded) with Cliffs of Dover, 16" wide by 13 1/2" high Woolie 20: White Ensign British warship entering harbor, small fort on left, lighthouse on right, 12 1/2" high by 15" wide Woolie 21: Three-decker gunship entering harbor, sailing straight at us, British saluting or being fired on by entrance fort Woolie 22: Small-sized gold framed three-masted gunship under sail, blue and White Sea, 12" high by 16" wide Woolie 23: Three-masted British ship at sea approaching white lighthouse (looks like a milk bottle) interesting sky, 51" wide by 24" high Woolie 24: Paddle steamship, 20 1/2" high by 27" wide [show more]
4469Schooner FANNIE EARL
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Entering Northeast Harbor. Built on Sutton Island by Capt. Eugene Stanley.
Schooner FANNIE EARL
Item:
  • 4469   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0547
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Entering Northeast Harbor. Built on Sutton Island by Capt. Eugene Stanley.
4528"Moosehead" Ferry boat
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Ferry boat
"Moosehead" Ferry boat
Item:
  • 4528   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0643
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Ferry boat
4954Philena, Russell, and Blanche Manchester
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Philena, Russell, and Blanche (?) Manchester playing near Branscom's Coal Wharf. Small boats in background. (MAN 51)
  • 1 photograph
Philena, Russell, and Blanche Manchester
Item:
  • 4954   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1333
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Philena, Russell, and Blanche (?) Manchester playing near Branscom's Coal Wharf. Small boats in background. (MAN 51)
4310Coasting Schooner
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Coasting Schooner
Item:
  • 4310   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0339
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
4332Schooner
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Type of small coasting schooner built in Eggemoggin Reach.
Schooner
Item:
  • 4332   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0348
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Type of small coasting schooner built in Eggemoggin Reach.