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2013.246.2366Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Four photographs of boats (A-D) with unidentified men and boys aboard. (A) unidentified dory. (B) and (D) may be the same vessel, probably one of the mackerel schooners owned by Benjamin Harley Spurling whose wife was Frances Almira Preble (donor Louise Marr's grandparents.) C: The steamer may have been one owned by Hanson B. Joyce of Swan's Island engaged in the mackerel fishery. Joyce owned significant shares in several Cranberry Island vessels, possibly shares in Benjamin Spurling's vessels. (D): information from Ralph Stanley and Bar Harbor Record.
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Four photographs of boats (A-D) with unidentified men and boys aboard. (A) unidentified dory. (B) and (D) may be the same vessel, probably one of the mackerel schooners owned by Benjamin Harley Spurling whose wife was Frances Almira Preble (donor Louise Marr's grandparents.) C: The steamer may have been one owned by Hanson B. Joyce of Swan's Island engaged in the mackerel fishery. Joyce owned significant shares in several Cranberry Island vessels, possibly shares in Benjamin Spurling's vessels. (D): information from Ralph Stanley and Bar Harbor Record. [show more]
2010.152.1159Mackerel in Maine Waters - article 1909
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel
Newspaper article, probably September 1909. Title: "Mackerel in Maine Waters". Article reports that 20 barrels of mackerel were caught by Eben T. Lewis, Benjamin A. Spurling, and John S. Seavey, near Monhegan. Article lists other ships and captains active in the Monhegan area due to reports of large schools of mackerel.
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Newspaper article, probably September 1909. Title: "Mackerel in Maine Waters". Article reports that 20 barrels of mackerel were caught by Eben T. Lewis, Benjamin A. Spurling, and John S. Seavey, near Monhegan. Article lists other ships and captains active in the Monhegan area due to reports of large schools of mackerel.
2001.39.297Ledger with records of fishing Schooner Rozella
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Ledger, Pocket, with records of work, fishing, cleaning fish, fish shares sold from Schooner Rozella, found in Bob LaHotan's barn, and probably kept by Enoch Stanley
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Ledger, Pocket, with records of work, fishing, cleaning fish, fish shares sold from Schooner Rozella, found in Bob LaHotan's barn, and probably kept by Enoch Stanley
1000.3.249Receipt for fish caught on Schooner Rozella
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Note, Howard Norwood's share of fish caught on board Schooner Rozella is $15.55, signed by E.B.S. (presumably Enoch B. Stanley)
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Note, Howard Norwood's share of fish caught on board Schooner Rozella is $15.55, signed by E.B.S. (presumably Enoch B. Stanley)