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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
4245Yacht in Bar Harbor and breakwater
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • 1 photograph, 1 glass plate negative
Yacht in Bar Harbor and breakwater
Item:
  • 4245   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Creator:
  • Julia G. Manchester
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0247 JM, GPN 0053 JM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph, 1 glass plate negative
7275Yacht HESPER
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Yacht HESPER
Item:
  • 7275   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
5350Yacht HESPER
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Framed, B/W, 14x16" photograph, front view, of the Wheelwright yacht "HESPER" under sail in Northeast Harbor.
Yacht HESPER
Item:
  • 5350   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1768
Location:
  • Oversize Photograph Box 2, 4E3
Description:
Framed, B/W, 14x16" photograph, front view, of the Wheelwright yacht "HESPER" under sail in Northeast Harbor.
4239Yacht
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
This has been mis-identified as the Wheelwright yacht HESPER. HESPER had a plumb stem and far less stern overhang.
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Yacht
Item:
  • 4239   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Creator:
  • Julia G. Manchester
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0241 JM, GPN 0059 JM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Medium:
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Description:
This has been mis-identified as the Wheelwright yacht HESPER. HESPER had a plumb stem and far less stern overhang.
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]
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
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.
4135View of Northeast Harbor from Asticou Terraces
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Boat
Several schooners and power yachts in harbor.
  • Isaac T. Moore
View of Northeast Harbor from Asticou Terraces
Item:
  • 4135   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Isaac T. Moore
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0127 ITM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Several schooners and power yachts in harbor.
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".
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
5871"The Mainstay", Northeast Harbor, ME
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Vessels, Boat
Cottage owned by Dr. Matthew Mellon at time of publication. In 1939 owned by Mrs. M. Jenks Matthews
  • Willis H. Ballard
"The Mainstay", Northeast Harbor, ME
Item:
  • 5871   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Willis H. Ballard
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0064 WHB
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
Cottage owned by Dr. Matthew Mellon at time of publication. In 1939 owned by Mrs. M. Jenks Matthews
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
5953THE CAMDEN, Eastern Steamship Company
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • 1 postcard
THE CAMDEN, Eastern Steamship Company
Item:
  • 5953   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0144
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 postcard
4137Sutton Island
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Shows yachts in foreground including schooner "Hesper" formerly Boston pilot boat.
  • Isaac T. Moore
Sutton Island
Item:
  • 4137   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Isaac T. Moore
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0129 ITM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Shows yachts in foreground including schooner "Hesper" formerly Boston pilot boat.
5950Steamer SAPPHO, Mount Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Willis H. Ballard
  • 1 postcard
Steamer SAPPHO, Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 5950   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Creator:
  • Willis H. Ballard
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0141 WHB
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 postcard
7270Steamer SAPPHO
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer SAPPHO
Item:
  • 7270   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
4314Steamer SAPPHO
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Shows port quarter view of SAPPHO inbound to Bar Harbor with deck cargo of people! Cargo port on cargo deck is open. Mounted on 22x10" board.
Steamer SAPPHO
Item:
  • 4314   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0342 b
Location:
  • Shelf 4E5
Description:
Shows port quarter view of SAPPHO inbound to Bar Harbor with deck cargo of people! Cargo port on cargo deck is open. Mounted on 22x10" board.
5006Steamer RANGELEY leaving Seal Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Steamboat
From Ox Hill area shows other steamer in background. Library has 2 copies. Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
  • 2 photographs
Steamer RANGELEY leaving Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 5006   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1398
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 2 photographs
Description:
From Ox Hill area shows other steamer in background. Library has 2 copies. Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
5958Steamer RANGELEY at Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Willis H. Ballard
  • 1 postcard
Steamer RANGELEY at Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 5958   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Creator:
  • Willis H. Ballard
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0149 WHB
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 postcard
7272Steamer RANGELEY
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer RANGELEY
Item:
  • 7272   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
5010Steamer RANGELEY
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Eastern Steamship Lines steamer on Rockland to Bar Harbor run through 1920's. Her hull now rests in the Hackensack River. Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
  • 1 photograph
Steamer RANGELEY
Item:
  • 5010   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1402
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Eastern Steamship Lines steamer on Rockland to Bar Harbor run through 1920's. Her hull now rests in the Hackensack River. Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
4080Steamer RANGELEY
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Shows RANGELEY outbound from the wharf.
  • Isaac T. Moore
Steamer RANGELEY
Item:
  • 4080   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Creator:
  • Isaac T. Moore
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0069 ITM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Shows RANGELEY outbound from the wharf.
7274Steamer NORUMBEGA
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer NORUMBEGA
Item:
  • 7274   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
5951Steamer MOUNT DESERT, Mount Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Willis H. Ballard
  • 1 postcard
Steamer MOUNT DESERT, Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 5951   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Creator:
  • Willis H. Ballard
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0142 WHB
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 postcard
5007Steamer MOUNT DESERT leaving Seal Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Steamboat
From Ox Hill area. MOUNT DESERT started service in 1886 and was replaced by J. T. MORSE in 1904. Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
  • 2 photographs
Steamer MOUNT DESERT leaving Seal Harbor
Item:
  • 5007   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1399
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 2 photographs
Description:
From Ox Hill area. MOUNT DESERT started service in 1886 and was replaced by J. T. MORSE in 1904. Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"