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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1807Letter from Ted Spurling Sr. to Judith Blank
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray.
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
  • 1/16/1996
  • 4
  • manuscript
Letter from Ted Spurling Sr. to Judith Blank
Item:
  • 1807   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
Date:
  • 1/16/1996
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0320
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray.
1810Albena Voyage of 1821
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Places
  • Vessels, Ship
A booklet containing a couple of the maps prepared from the data in the Clement ship's log, voyage of 1821.
  • Stephen C. Clement Jr.
  • 9/2/1997
  • 4
Albena Voyage of 1821
Item:
  • 1810   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Places
  • Vessels, Ship
Creator:
  • Stephen C. Clement Jr.
Date:
  • 9/2/1997
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0323
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 4
Description:
A booklet containing a couple of the maps prepared from the data in the Clement ship's log, voyage of 1821.
1820Memories of Frank G. Spurling
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Handwritten notes of Frank Spurling recounting his life as a fisherman beginning when he was 9 years old. He writes of sailing the Wheelwright yacht for many years.
  • before 1909 ?
  • 6
  • manuscript
Memories of Frank G. Spurling
Item:
  • 1820   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Date:
  • before 1909 ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0333
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Handwritten notes of Frank Spurling recounting his life as a fisherman beginning when he was 9 years old. He writes of sailing the Wheelwright yacht for many years.
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".
7300Mariner Notes & Antiques
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Editor: Ted Welles Published and Copyrighted by the Antique Boat Society, Inc., Manset, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2, 1976 Volume 1, No. 4, 1977 Scan: Cover, first pages only
  • 1976-77
  • 2 newsletters
  • good
Mariner Notes & Antiques
Item:
  • 7300   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Date:
  • 1976-77
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0838
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Medium:
  • 2 newsletters
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Editor: Ted Welles Published and Copyrighted by the Antique Boat Society, Inc., Manset, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2, 1976 Volume 1, No. 4, 1977 Scan: Cover, first pages only
7313Oceanus Dolphins Club’s L. Francis Herreshoff Rule for measuring and rating racing sail boats
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
  • 1970
  • 5
  • typescript
Oceanus Dolphins Club’s L. Francis Herreshoff Rule for measuring and rating racing sail boats
Item:
  • 7313   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Date:
  • 1970
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0843
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
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]
2183God's Offshore Delivery System
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat
Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990.
  • Gary Cox
  • 1990
  • 3
  • newspaper
  • fair
God's Offshore Delivery System
Item:
  • 2183   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Gary Cox
Date:
  • 1990
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0697
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990.
1764Woolies
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
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
  • Susan Sage Dillon
  • 2011
  • 1 booklet
Woolies
Item:
  • 1764   
Type:
  • Publication, Other Publication
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Susan Sage Dillon
Date:
  • 2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0276
Location:
  • General Collection Box 8
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
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
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]
2862Charter party: Frank L. Sample to Thomas Leiter
  • Document, Legal, Agreement, Contract, Lease
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
  • Frank L. Sample
  • 1948
  • 2
  • Contract
Charter party: Frank L. Sample to Thomas Leiter
Item:
  • 2862   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Agreement, Contract, Lease
Subject:
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Creator:
  • Frank L. Sample
Date:
  • 1948
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 26
Location:
  • I
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • Contract
2925Letter: H. J. Jaquith to Editor, Boston Advertiser
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Vessels, Boat
Regarding law of mufflers on motorboats.
  • H. J. Jaquith
  • 1911
  • Letter
Letter: H. J. Jaquith to Editor, Boston Advertiser
Item:
  • 2925   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • H. J. Jaquith
Date:
  • 1911
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 316
Location:
  • VIII
Medium:
  • Letter
Description:
Regarding law of mufflers on motorboats.
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"
6922Lobster boat, ship model
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Miniature
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • F. Kurtz
  • 1968
Lobster boat, ship model
Item:
  • 6922   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Miniature
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Creator:
  • F. Kurtz
Date:
  • 1968
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Fiction Stacks
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]
7138Marvin Photograph Collection - Album 1
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Vessels, Ship
Photograph album from Edward Roberts Marvin and Katharine Langdon Marvin (Griffin). The collection is images of the Marvin family in Northeast Harbor, at Harvard University and elsewhere.
  • 1898-1899
  • 84
  • photograph album
  • some are faded
Marvin Photograph Collection - Album 1
Item:
  • 7138   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Vessels, Ship
Date:
  • 1898-1899
Collection:
  • Marvin Photograph Collection
Object ID:
  • MARVIN 1
Location:
  • Shelf 4E2
Pages:
  • 84
Medium:
  • photograph album
Condition:
  • some are faded
Description:
Photograph album from Edward Roberts Marvin and Katharine Langdon Marvin (Griffin). The collection is images of the Marvin family in Northeast Harbor, at Harvard University and elsewhere.
3830Mary Cabot Wheelwright Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Photographs of Old Ships from Collection of Miss Mary Wheelwright. Scrapbook with photographs of yachts and sailboats and photocopy of "Early Yachting Days at Northeast Harbor" written by Miss Mary Cabot Wheelwright. Shows family and friends aboard the Hesper, trips to islands, the Cranberry Club, scenes of the harbor in Northeast Harbor. 1. M. C. Wheelwright at age 17 2. M. C. Wheelwright at age 21 3. Captain Stanley 5. Mary Wheelwright 9-10: Northeast Harbor, 1894 13-16: Aboard "HESPER" 22: Steamboat 23-24: HESPER 25: Branscom's Wharf 26: Tennis Club 28: Teakettle Party aboard HESPER; from left to right: C. Hemenway, L. Stevenson, A. Greenough, C. Hardy, Mary Wheelwright, K. Thompson, G. W. Peabody, M. Scull 29: Bear Island from Clifton Dock; HESPER in background 30: Dirt trails through woods; goats in pasture 31: Bottom center: Hamor Home, Cranberry Isle, as seen from the Cranberry Club 32, 34: HESPER 35: Probably NORDICA 37-39: Gott's Island 40: Woman on boat 41: Young child 42, 44: Wheelwright float 43: Cranberry Club, 1896 45: Landing in Cranberry Pool for a picnic at the Club, 1896 53-56: R.K.R., K.T., Northeast Harbor to Long Island, 1913 58-61: Penobscot River, 1902 62-66: Yacht ALOHA 67: Mackerel Fleet in Cranberry or Southwest Harbor 69-71: Coaster "Fannie Earl" 74: Wheelwright Point seen from Clifton Dock. Bear Island is center right, c. 1884. 75: Probably the Corning's sloop HARRIET 77: Boothbay 79: HESPER 82: North Haven 83-86: Boothbay, September 1903 87, 88: Portland 89: September cruise off Beverly Islands 90: Southwest Harbor
  • 1894
  • 1 flat storage box
  • 1 scrapbook
Mary Cabot Wheelwright Scrapbook
Item:
  • 3830   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Date:
  • 1894
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Mary Cabot Wheelwright Collection
Object ID:
  • MCWS 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 4D5
Pages:
  • 1 flat storage box
Medium:
  • 1 scrapbook
Description:
Photographs of Old Ships from Collection of Miss Mary Wheelwright. Scrapbook with photographs of yachts and sailboats and photocopy of "Early Yachting Days at Northeast Harbor" written by Miss Mary Cabot Wheelwright. Shows family and friends aboard the Hesper, trips to islands, the Cranberry Club, scenes of the harbor in Northeast Harbor. 1. M. C. Wheelwright at age 17 2. M. C. Wheelwright at age 21 3. Captain Stanley 5. Mary Wheelwright 9-10: Northeast Harbor, 1894 13-16: Aboard "HESPER" 22: Steamboat 23-24: HESPER 25: Branscom's Wharf 26: Tennis Club 28: Teakettle Party aboard HESPER; from left to right: C. Hemenway, L. Stevenson, A. Greenough, C. Hardy, Mary Wheelwright, K. Thompson, G. W. Peabody, M. Scull 29: Bear Island from Clifton Dock; HESPER in background 30: Dirt trails through woods; goats in pasture 31: Bottom center: Hamor Home, Cranberry Isle, as seen from the Cranberry Club 32, 34: HESPER 35: Probably NORDICA 37-39: Gott's Island 40: Woman on boat 41: Young child 42, 44: Wheelwright float 43: Cranberry Club, 1896 45: Landing in Cranberry Pool for a picnic at the Club, 1896 53-56: R.K.R., K.T., Northeast Harbor to Long Island, 1913 58-61: Penobscot River, 1902 62-66: Yacht ALOHA 67: Mackerel Fleet in Cranberry or Southwest Harbor 69-71: Coaster "Fannie Earl" 74: Wheelwright Point seen from Clifton Dock. Bear Island is center right, c. 1884. 75: Probably the Corning's sloop HARRIET 77: Boothbay 79: HESPER 82: North Haven 83-86: Boothbay, September 1903 87, 88: Portland 89: September cruise off Beverly Islands 90: Southwest Harbor [show more]
4398Luders and International sailboats racing off Bear Island
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
B&W photographs No's 454 a through 454 e. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • ca. 1948
  • 7
Luders and International sailboats racing off Bear Island
Item:
  • 4398   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Sterling Haskell
Date:
  • ca. 1948
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0454 SH
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 7
Description:
B&W photographs No's 454 a through 454 e. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
4401Sailboats, Gilpatrick Cove
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Beginning a race. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • ca. 1945
Sailboats, Gilpatrick Cove
Item:
  • 4401   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Sterling Haskell
Date:
  • ca. 1945
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0457 SH
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Beginning a race. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.