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Description

Well-known early Monhegan fisherman Bainbridge Davis kept watch from the doorway of his fish house.

This fish house is directly north of the Monhegan wharf, and as of 2016 is known as the "Barnacle". Bainbridge Davis shared the fish house with his son, Walter Davis.

The "B. L. Eaton" quarter board is from a ship that wrecked west of Manana Island in 1874. Many fish houses had name boards like this above their doorways.

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About This Item

• Title: Bainbridge "Uncle Ben" Davis, Monhegan, ca. 1900
• Creation Date: circa 1900
• Subject Date: circa 1900
• Location: Monhegan, Lincoln County, ME
• Media: Photographic print
• Dimensions: 15 cm x 11 cm
• Local Code: 1067.59
• Object Type: Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Boats--Maine--Monhegan
• Dories--Maine--Monhegan
• Fish houses--Maine--Monhegan
• Fishers--Maine--Monhegan
• Fishing nets--Maine--Monhegan
• Fishing--Equipment and supplies
• Monhegan (Me.)
• Monhegan Island (Me.)--History, Local.

People

• Davis, William Brainbridge

Other Keywords

• old salts
• quarterguard
• shipwreck

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For more information about this item, contact:

Monhegan Museum
1 Lighthouse Hill, Monhegan, ME 04852
(207) 596-7003
Website

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