Maine Memory Network

Schooner Loading Granite at Hall Quarry, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert; Hall Quarry Media: Photographic print

Granite quarry, Hancock County, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

J.R. Bodwell, Granite Ship, Searsport, ca. 1900

Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Searsport; Hallowell; Vinalhaven Media: Photographic print

Dix Island Granite Company, Dix Island, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Dix Island Media: Photographic print

Granite column, Winthrop Hill, Hallowell, 1897

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1897-03-01 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Cyrus James Hall, Mount Desert, 1890

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Quarry boat loaded with granite stone, Swan's Island, 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Mt. Waldo Granite Company, Frankfort, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Frankfort Media: Glass plate negative

Ship at Crotch Island, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Stonington; Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Moving granite from the quarry to the dock, Swan's Island, ca. 1900, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Quarry tracks and granite stones for shipping, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Captain Lyman W. Lyons, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Hains Ledge Quarry, Lithgow Hill, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Bush Hammer, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Media: Wood, metal

Granite Loading Wharf, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Sullivan Quarries, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sullivan and Sorrento Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sullivan; Sorrento Media: Photographic print

Quarry rails, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Train Wreck, Granite Works siding, Hallowell, 1919

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1919 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Quarry workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Largest Granite Slab cut from Hains Ledge Quarry, Hallowell, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Granite industry, Deer Isle, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Deer Isle Media: Photographic print

Belgium Paving Hammer, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Mount Desert Media: Metal and wood

Dragger at Quarry Wharf, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Old Coasting Schooner Loaded with Logs, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Photograph Postcard