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United States Stamp - Pilgrim Tercentenary Stamp - Landing of the Pilgrims - 1620-1920 - Issued December 21, 1920 Southwest Harbor Public Library	Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp	Events Vessels, Boat	Huston - Clair Aubrey Huston (1857-1938) Schofield - Louis Sartain Schofield (1868-1938) Smillie - George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924) Weeks - Edward Mitchell Weeks (1866-1959)	1920	New England	Copyright Not Evaluated	United States Stamp - Pilgrim Tercentenary Stamp - Landing of the Pilgrims - 1620-1920 - Issued December 21, 1920 Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12562 Type: Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp Subject: Events Vessels, Boat Creator: Huston - Clair Aubrey Huston (1857-1938) Schofield - Louis Sartain Schofield (1868-1938) Smillie - George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924) Weeks - Edward Mitchell Weeks (1866-1959) Publisher: United States Postal Service Date: 1920 Place: New England Description: Engraved postage stamp Vessel: Pilgrim Shallop - Shallop Title: Pilgrim Tercentenary 1620-1920 – Landing of the Pilgrims Scott Cat. Number: 549 Subject: Pilgrim Landing 1620 Media: Flat plate engraving Designer: Huston - Clair Aubrey Huston (1857-1938) Design Inspiration - art: White – Edwin White (1817-1877) Design Inspiration – engraving: Burt – Charles Kennedy Burt (1823-1892) Vignette Engraver: Smillie – George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924) Letter Engraver: Edward Mitchell Weeks (1866-1959) Frame Engraver: Louis Sartain Schofield (1868-1938) Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Carmine Rose Size: 1” x 1.25” Country: United States Postage Value: 2 cents Issue Series: 2nd in the Pilgrim Tercentennial Series. Issue Origin: The Pilgrim Tercentennial was a national celebration from December 1920 to the summer of 1921. Issue Date: December 21, 1920 Issue Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Issue Size: 196,037,327 See Also: "The Engraver’s Line: An Encyclopedia of Paper Money & Postage Stamp Art" by Gene Hessler, BNR Press, Port Clinton, Ohio, 1993. Page 4 and 5 explain the production steps taken to turn original art into an engraved postage stamp. Worth reading as the engraver works from the beginning on a plate of about 3.5” x 4,” engraving a stamp at its finished size. Engraving is used for very few stamps today and, when one reads about the process, one can understand why. The author even provides particular engraver’s recipes for the acid they used, including that of James Smillie, the famous landscape engraver. Smillie - James Smillie (1807-1885) [show more]
The Resurrection of the Sloop Endeavor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Events Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop		2001-08-24	Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Resurrection of the Sloop Endeavor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13648 Type: Reference Subject: Events Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop Date: 2001-08-24 Place: Maine Description: The Friendship sloop Endeavor sunk off Rockland Harbor on July 24, 2001 while racing in the three-day Friendship Sloop Days Annual Homecoming. Divers searched for the wreck for a month until she was found 70 feet down on the bottom of the harbor by using sidescan SONAR on August 18th a short distance from where she went down. Efforts to raise “Endeavor” were unsuccessful until Southwest Harbor captain Douglas E. Beal Jr. (1952-), aboard his “Salvage III” brought her up on Friday, August 24 and brought her back home. This sequential set of photos shows the process of Endeavor being lifted out of the water by Salvage III and brought back to Southwest Harbor for inspection and repair. The photos also show the damage to the boat after a month under water. [show more]
Recovered - Friendship Sloop-Maine Sloop Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Literary, Article	Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop	Robicheau - Leanne M. Robicheau Trotter - Bill Trotter			Copyright Not Evaluated	Recovered - Friendship Sloop-Maine Sloop Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13637 Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop Creator: Robicheau - Leanne M. Robicheau Trotter - Bill Trotter Publisher: Bangor Daily News
Capt. Thurston's Death Recalls Old Shipwreck Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Literary, Article	Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	The Ellsworth American	1936-01-22		Copyright Not Evaluated	Capt. Thurston's Death Recalls Old Shipwreck Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12811 Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: The Ellsworth American Date: 1936-01-22 Description: The Ellsworth American
Maine Sloop Boat (Friendship Sloop) Endeavor - Resurrection - 01 Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Events Vessels, Ship		2001-08-24	Maine	Copyright Not Evaluated	Maine Sloop Boat (Friendship Sloop) Endeavor - Resurrection - 01 Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-10774 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Vessels, Ship Date: 2001-08-24 Place: Maine
Perry L. Lawson’s “U and I” Sinking During Hurricane Edna Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Boat	Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996)	1954-09-11	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Perry L. Lawson’s “U and I” Sinking During Hurricane Edna Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-10065 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Boat Creator: Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996) Date: 1954-09-11 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Little Island is visible behind the sinking vessel. The photograph was taken from the area of the Addison / Stinson packing plant wharf at 11 Apple Lane.
Perry L. Lawson’s “U and I” Sinking During Hurricane Edna Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Boat	Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996)	1954-09-11	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Perry L. Lawson’s “U and I” Sinking During Hurricane Edna Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-10066 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events, Shipwreck Vessels, Boat Creator: Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996) Date: 1954-09-11 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Little Island is visible behind the sinking vessel. The photograph was taken from the area of the Addison / Stinson packing plant wharf at 11 Apple Lane.

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