Drying the sails, Camden

Name/Title

Drying the sails, Camden

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2018.14.1

Description

Camden harbor hand-colored photograph c 1900-12 Hand-colored photograph entitled "Drying the Sails" and signed by the photographer, Will L. Hall. The photo is mounted on stiff cardboard, and has suffered from water damage. The photo shows the hotel on Mt. Battie, which dates it post-1900, and the kiln shed, which dates it as pre-1912. The tag affixed to the back reads, Will L. Hall, Portraits and Photographs. Water Color Views a Specialty. 65 Chestnut St., Camden, ME. Donated by James Lea of Rockport in December, 2017

Collection

James Lea Collection

Cataloged By

Ken Gross

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2018.14

Source or Donor

James Lea

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Hall, Will L.

Notes

Date: c 1900-1912

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Schooners

Search Terms

Camden, Camden harbor, Mt. Battie

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 12x10" matted size

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2018.14 Box James Lea Collection

Shelf

Shelf 4

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Jul 24, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Jun 12, 2018

Examined By

Ken Gross

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hall, Will L.

Provenance

Notes

Donated by James Lea

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public Domain.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Ken Gross Status Date: 2018-06-12

Created By

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Create Date

June 12, 2018

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025