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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 4338 | Yacht CORSAIR in front of the Cromwell House |
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| Shows J. P. Morgan's yacht CORSAIR in front of the Cromwell House ("Rosserne"). View across Somes Sound to Fernald Point and Flying Mountain. Attached to 15x18" mountboard |
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Description: Shows J. P. Morgan's yacht CORSAIR in front of the Cromwell House ("Rosserne"). View across Somes Sound to Fernald Point and Flying Mountain. Attached to 15x18" mountboard | ||||||
| 3503 | Woolies, Sailors' Embroidered Folk Art, tapestry |
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| 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 |
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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] | ||||||
| 1764 | Woolies |
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| Spiral bound book of Susan Dillon's history of her "Woolie" collection with 23 Photographs and identification of the embroideries Photographs by Pete Travers. See Item 3503 |
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Description: Spiral bound book of Susan Dillon's history of her "Woolie" collection with 23 Photographs and identification of the embroideries Photographs by Pete Travers. See Item 3503 | ||||
| 1711 | Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass |
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| 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. |
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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. | ||||
| 4243 | VIGILANT and COLUMBIA |
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| "America's Cup" racers at Northeast Harbor. Some of the "America's Cup" defenders were built and maintained in Stonington and carried from there. Part of N.Y. Yacht Club visit? |
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Description: "America's Cup" racers at Northeast Harbor. Some of the "America's Cup" defenders were built and maintained in Stonington and carried from there. Part of N.Y. Yacht Club visit? | ||||
| 4135 | View of Northeast Harbor from Asticou Terraces |
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| Several schooners and power yachts in harbor. |
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Description: Several schooners and power yachts in harbor. | ||||||
| 4052 | View from Lippincott house |
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| Southwest Harbor in the distance. Sailboats are leaving the Northeast Harbor Fleet. |
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Description: Southwest Harbor in the distance. Sailboats are leaving the Northeast Harbor Fleet. | |||||
| 1712 | The Revival of a Classic |
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| Luder-16 racing on MDI makes a comeback after 30 years. Owners include Alec Goriansky, Jane Zirnkilton, and Alan McIlhenny. The boats were built in the 1930's by Luders Marine Construction Co. in CT. |
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Description: Luder-16 racing on MDI makes a comeback after 30 years. Owners include Alec Goriansky, Jane Zirnkilton, and Alan McIlhenny. The boats were built in the 1930's by Luders Marine Construction Co. in CT. | |||
| 5871 | "The Mainstay", Northeast Harbor, ME |
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| Cottage owned by Dr. Matthew Mellon at time of publication. In 1939 owned by Mrs. M. Jenks Matthews |
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Description: Cottage owned by Dr. Matthew Mellon at time of publication. In 1939 owned by Mrs. M. Jenks Matthews | ||||||
| 5219 | Steamboat wharf in winter |
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| Steamboat Wharf in Northeast Harbor showing a coast guard icebreaker making a passageway for steamboat when Somes Sound iced over in 1923. |
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Description: Steamboat Wharf in Northeast Harbor showing a coast guard icebreaker making a passageway for steamboat when Somes Sound iced over in 1923. | ||||||
| 5358 | Sloops in Northeast Harbor |
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| Framed, B/W photograph of sloops under sail and moored in harbor of Northeast Harbor. Baker Island and Sutton Island are center background. Sloop in center is "Opachie" owned by Francis Parkman. Given by William Morris. |
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Description: Framed, B/W photograph of sloops under sail and moored in harbor of Northeast Harbor. Baker Island and Sutton Island are center background. Sloop in center is "Opachie" owned by Francis Parkman. Given by William Morris. | ||||||
| 4530 | Sloop "Alma" |
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| Sloop owned by Alma Gilpatrick. Capt. Perry at the helm. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions. |
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Description: Sloop owned by Alma Gilpatrick. Capt. Perry at the helm. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions. | ||||||
| 5336 | Samuel Morison and yawl "Emily Marshall" |
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| Framed, b/w, 9x14" photograph of pictures of Samuel E. Morison at the wheel of his yawl (a) and a full photograph of the yawl Emily Marshall (b). |
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Description: Framed, b/w, 9x14" photograph of pictures of Samuel E. Morison at the wheel of his yawl (a) and a full photograph of the yawl Emily Marshall (b). | |||||
| 4432 | Sailing Past Flying Mountain |
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| 4256 | Sailing Party |
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| Susie, Della and Ralph Hamor. |
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| 4115 | Sailboats on Water |
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| Clifton Dock area. Looking up the passage between Mount Desert Island and Bear Island. Two schooners a yawl, two sloops, a cutter, and a motor launch. |
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Description: Clifton Dock area. Looking up the passage between Mount Desert Island and Bear Island. Two schooners a yawl, two sloops, a cutter, and a motor launch. | ||||||
| 4117 | Sailboats on Water |
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| Clifton Dock area. Looking toward Bear Island. Sloops under sail. |
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Description: Clifton Dock area. Looking toward Bear Island. Sloops under sail. | ||||||
| 4401 | Sailboats, Gilpatrick Cove |
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| Beginning a race. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions. |
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Description: Beginning a race. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions. | |||||
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