A Map of the outer islands, including Great Cranberry, Mt. Desert, Deer Island and North Haven Island. On the other side there is a diagram that explains what the lights and buoys mean.
Description: A Map of the outer islands, including Great Cranberry, Mt. Desert, Deer Island and North Haven Island. On the other side there is a diagram that explains what the lights and buoys mean.
Brochure, "The Wind & the Wood," promoting Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building business in Southwest Harbor. With his thoughts about wooden boat building, and photos of him, his shop, and his boats. Brochure probably from the mid 1980s.
Description: Brochure, "The Wind & the Wood," promoting Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building business in Southwest Harbor. With his thoughts about wooden boat building, and photos of him, his shop, and his boats. Brochure probably from the mid 1980s.
Description: Letter from Ben Spurling, Cranberry Isles, 17 Dec 1876 to Capt. Stanley, making arrangements to sell part of Spurling's vessel and to order coal
A bill of sale for a boat to Benjamin Spurling. The boat was sold to Spurling by a woman named Dora Boyd, who was in charge of Frank I. Reed's Estate. Frank Reed previously owned the boat, and lived in Boothbay Harbor.
Description: A bill of sale for a boat to Benjamin Spurling. The boat was sold to Spurling by a woman named Dora Boyd, who was in charge of Frank I. Reed's Estate. Frank Reed previously owned the boat, and lived in Boothbay Harbor.
Lincoln Allen's account on the schooner Lizzie Maud. This slip shows a payment for insurance, cash paid by check, and other boat related payments. The Lizzie Maud was a schooner that travelled around the Cranberry Isles, the Lizzie Maud wrecked in 1904 and the shipwreck is frequently visited.
Description: Lincoln Allen's account on the schooner Lizzie Maud. This slip shows a payment for insurance, cash paid by check, and other boat related payments. The Lizzie Maud was a schooner that travelled around the Cranberry Isles, the Lizzie Maud wrecked in 1904 and the shipwreck is frequently visited.
An account receipt for Nathan Stanley on the schooner Lizzie Maud. This slip shows a payment of $3000 for 1/16th of the schooner, insurance, assessments, and a check of balance!
Description: An account receipt for Nathan Stanley on the schooner Lizzie Maud. This slip shows a payment of $3000 for 1/16th of the schooner, insurance, assessments, and a check of balance!
Business receipt, 26 Oct 1898, Schooner S. L. Foster bought of Henry Clark, Southwest Harbor, 1 pair of 8 ft. oars, $1.12, signed H. Clark by hand of J. Parker
Description: Business receipt, 26 Oct 1898, Schooner S. L. Foster bought of Henry Clark, Southwest Harbor, 1 pair of 8 ft. oars, $1.12, signed H. Clark by hand of J. Parker
Three documents and one envelope (1888-1900). Two lists of boats to be taxed, one bill for taxes 1900, and one envelope 1888. See description of each document. Names mentioned include: Bunker, Bracy, Birlem, Campbell, Fernald, Gilley, Hadlock, Howard, Harding, Hamor, Joy, Jordan, Ladd, Lopaus, Main, Preble, Phippin, Pung, Rosebrook, Richardson, Rice, Spurling, Stanley, Sanford, Young, Mayo, Fernald, and Hadlock. One handwritten list of boats to be taxed 1885.
Description: Three documents and one envelope (1888-1900). Two lists of boats to be taxed, one bill for taxes 1900, and one envelope 1888. See description of each document. Names mentioned include: Bunker, Bracy, Birlem, Campbell, Fernald, Gilley, Hadlock, Howard, Harding, Hamor, Joy, Jordan, Ladd, Lopaus, Main, Preble, Phippin, Pung, Rosebrook, Richardson, Rice, Spurling, Stanley, Sanford, Young, Mayo, Fernald, and Hadlock. One handwritten list of boats to be taxed 1885. [show more]
Instruction sheet, immersion suit donning, found 25 Aug 2002 on shore near, and presumed to be from, the wreck of the Donbhe, which occurred 5 Mar 2002
Description: Instruction sheet, immersion suit donning, found 25 Aug 2002 on shore near, and presumed to be from, the wreck of the Donbhe, which occurred 5 Mar 2002
Boats. Looseleaf Binder, "Cranberry Island Notes" by Charles Liebow. Contains maps 1607-1881, "List of Vessels From Notes made by Chuck Liebow (Typed & some notes added by Hugh Dwelley 11/1994" (also on cranberryisles.com website), 1912 petition to establish boundaries of roads, census data 1839-1860, the cranberry register 1909-1910, boat building, Liebow's notes on books and articles, miscellaneous, photos, houses showing owners then and now, families, deeds.
Description: Boats. Looseleaf Binder, "Cranberry Island Notes" by Charles Liebow. Contains maps 1607-1881, "List of Vessels From Notes made by Chuck Liebow (Typed & some notes added by Hugh Dwelley 11/1994" (also on cranberryisles.com website), 1912 petition to establish boundaries of roads, census data 1839-1860, the cranberry register 1909-1910, boat building, Liebow's notes on books and articles, miscellaneous, photos, houses showing owners then and now, families, deeds. [show more]
Two pictures printed on large paper for display purposes of boats by young Alton Bunker, brother of Tud Bunker. Alton had the mailboat contract for a few years around 1939, he ran the contract with his boat a Novia
Description: Two pictures printed on large paper for display purposes of boats by young Alton Bunker, brother of Tud Bunker. Alton had the mailboat contract for a few years around 1939, he ran the contract with his boat a Novia
Photo, George Savage standing in front of the Helen Parker House (on Cranberry Rd. across from Bruce Komusin's) with his horse Star Summer 1945. 1048B George in back of the Parker house with his horse Star. 1048C photo taken from The Pool. 1048D George Savage's boat. 1048 E Arvard Savage and others with Hillard Hardy's boat. Photo featured on Fall 2010 Cranberry Chronicle.
Description: Photo, George Savage standing in front of the Helen Parker House (on Cranberry Rd. across from Bruce Komusin's) with his horse Star Summer 1945. 1048B George in back of the Parker house with his horse Star. 1048C photo taken from The Pool. 1048D George Savage's boat. 1048 E Arvard Savage and others with Hillard Hardy's boat. Photo featured on Fall 2010 Cranberry Chronicle.
Photo, the "Cheri & Norm"- Norman Sanborn's boat. The outboard on right is Barbara Donald's and behind -Herman's is on the left and Karl Wedge on right.
Description: Photo, the "Cheri & Norm"- Norman Sanborn's boat. The outboard on right is Barbara Donald's and behind -Herman's is on the left and Karl Wedge on right.
Description: Photo, in the foreground is Karl Wedge's "Sonja Russel" and behind is Herman Savage's boat which is rigged for dragging bought from Jr. Bracy.