Ralph Stanley, as photographed by Peggy McKenna. PHOTO: PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM

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One photograph, two stories

Maine boat building icon Ralph Stanley looks directly into the camera in his boat shop in Southwest Harbor. He sports a soft natural smile and his eyes still have a spark despite his 77 years. His working days were not done at this time though his boatbuilding days were mostly… SEE MORE

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The shadows of two boys whose futures lay in the marine industry are visible in this photo, circa 1948, along with a lobster boat being dragged to its winter home at Snow Marine Basin. PHOTO: PENOBSCOT MAINE MUSEUM COLLECTION

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A future in boats and photos

After World War II, Bert Snow and Maurice McKusick partnered with Alfred Storer and Ralph Cowan to develop the Snow Marine Basin at the site of an old lime kiln... SEE MORE

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Bernard Henderson poses with his smelting shack on the Sasanoa River in 1962. PHOTO: MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM

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A traditional winter fishery in decline

A resident of Phippsburg, he set up his shack on the Sasanoa River between the towns of Woolwich and Arrowsic SEE MORE

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