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1722Smallidge Family Wherry
  • Object
  • Recreation, Boating
  • Smallidge - Așa F. Smallidge
Description:
Wherry (rowboat) built by Captain Asa Smallidge (1832-1904) of Northeast Harbor likely in the 1870s The wherry is of lapstrake constrcuction and is painted white on the outside and grey inside. In the stern is a large U-shaped seating area, and spread between this and the bow are four rowing stations. A hole in the forward most seat appears to have been intended for a mast, but the hull shows no signs of a rudder or centerboard. The metal fittings for oarlocks at the forward-most rowing station have been removed and a piece of wood installed in their place. The center thwart is a recent replacement for an original that was lost . According to family lore, this wherry was used by L. Belle Smallidge (born 1871, later Belle Smallidge Knowles) when she was a young woman and using this wherry, the Smallidge family rowed from Northeast Harbor to Southwest Harbor to attend church services. It was not until 1882 that St. Mary's by the Sea opened in Northeast Harbor. Temporary images [show more]
1720Engine Order Telegraph Receiver
  • Object
  • Recreation, Yachting
  • Pierrot
Description:
Engine Order Telegraph Receiver, likely from an engine room, mounted on a mahogany plaque. The receiver is polished brass, and glass covers a painted face. The face appears to have been repainted, and some of this paint has faded. The face is labeled Pierrot, but research has yielded no information about this company.
1713Framed photograph of Bunker & Ellis lobster yacht, Rambler
  • Image, Photograph
  • Recreation, Yachting
Description:
Framed and mounted photograph of Bunker & Ellis lobster yacht, Rambler. Rambler was the third boat built by Bunker & Ellis for Thomas Reath of Philadelphia and Northeast Harbor, and was launched in 1957. The boat is seen passing a bell bouy painted with the number 15. This image is temporary.
1592Yachting Cap worn on A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s boats
  • Object, Clothing, Cap, Sport Cap, Yachting Cap
  • Recreation, Yachting
  • Zeidel & Co.
Description:
Yachting cap with stitched emblem that incorporates the burgee of Philadelphia's Corinthian Yacht Club on the left (triangular burgee with white background, red cross, and blue corner) and A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s personal signal flag on the right (red field with a blue K outlined in white). Label inside the hat indicates that it was sold by Zeidel Uniforms of Port Washington, Long Island, New York and West Palm Beach, Florida.
1493Decoy Branscom Male Eider ca 1915
  • Object, Armaments, Decoy
  • Nature, Animals, Ducks
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving, Decoy Carving
  • Recreation, Hunting
  • Branscom
Description:
Carved decoy, male eider duck
1008Summit of Green Mountain Poster, c. 1880s
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Places, Path
  • Recreation
  • Tourism
  • Transportation
Description:
Poster addressed to the "Mount Desert tourist," advertising the summit of Green Mountain, 1525 feet above sea level, which can be reached by an easy drive via the Green Mountain Carriage Toll Road.