These photographs were collected by local historian Stan Lair (1902-1987) during the 1970's and 1980's from a wide variety of sources. He supplemented them with his own modern photos (included here) as well as handwritten notes on the back (and sometimes the front) of most of the images. We have transcribed his notes, as well as any captions or signs visible in the image. [Additional comments (marked [W.R. 1999]) have been provided by Walter Renear of Vineyard Haven.]
Sorry, but I cannot make copies of these photos available at this time. Try the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, who may have copies of some of these photos in their files.
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Index to Photographs:
View From the M.E. Church Tower, Before 1883 Fire
Mansion House Corner Looking North, Before 1883
Looking down Spring St. in 1874 from William St.
Vineyard Haven Main St. in 1874
View From The Great House Before 1883; Old Baptist Church
Banks' Illustration of Homes' Hole Shore in 1838
Down Main St. from the Mansion House Corner, 1883 Fire
Line of Cars and Floats in Parade
Red Cross Parade Float
Joe Andrada Driving WCTU Float in 1918 McCall Parade
Speaker and Crowd at 1918 McCall Parade
"Wharf Scene" - Tugs, FIsh Market at Union Wharf
Innisfail Hotel and Surrounding Buildings at Oklahoma
The Second Crocker Harness Factory
Ruins of Buildings, After the 1883 Fire
Delivery Wagon, S. C. Luce Store, Corner Church + Main St.
Stan Lair and Jackie (Lair) Baer Dressed Up at 1984 Ag Fair
Charles Norton, Edith Marshall, Frances Norton, and Others
Marching Band in Parade
Tugboats Plymouth, Perth Amboy, & Lehigh at Union Wharf
Woman in Rowboat Behind Old Dukes County Garage
Ralph Packer Jr. in Small Motor Boat in Harbor
E. Issokson Standing in Doorway
Helen Swift and Man at "Ferry" Sign
Piking "Long" Pachico Boulevard, Bound For Tashmoo
Wharf Scene: Tugboats, Wagon, and Fish Market
"Here is the crew of the Eben A. Thatcher..."
Main Street Looking South
Tugboats at Union Wharf, 1915
Buildings on Beach Road
"Schooner Shenandoah" Post Card - 1980's
Fishing Boat "Three Bells"
Tugboats at Union Wharf
Bethel Boat "Helen May"
Eleven Men and Women in Group Pose - Class of 1919?
"Portable" Building in old Center St. School Yard
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Wreck of Tug Perth Amboy at Vineyard Haven Wharf
Schooners, Rowboat, and Pole
Line of Cars in Parade on Wharf
The Old Roth Barn and Lock-Up, Water Street
The British Freighter "Port Hunter" Rammed and Sunk
Paddlewheel Steamer "Island Home" and Schooners in Harbor
Sailors in Parade, Marching Off Wharf
The Old West Chop Wharf in the Ice
1918 Parade on Water St. Led by Sheriff Renear in High Hat
Canoe and Rowboat on Lake Tashmoo
Boy and Old Man at Yacht Landing, Near Union Wharf
Makonikey Hotel
Water Street / Town Parking Lot 1962 Panorama: Right Side
Water Street / Town Parking Lot 1962 Panorama: Left Side
Beach Road 1962 Panorama: Right Side
Beach Road 1962 Panorama: Left Side
Whistle House, West Chop Light
Large Group of Children at West Chop
Early Vineyard Haven Waterfront + Harness Factory
Bayside
Rudolphus W. Crocker, Driving Car
Rudolphus W. Crocker, Standing, Smoking Pipe
Vineyard Haven Drugstore, Before the Fire of 1883
Masonic Hall (Capawock Hall), Church Street
The Wentworth Deep In The Water With Cargo
Schooner at the V.H. Wharf
Men Outside Store
Vineyard Haven Water Front, 1893
Painting the Tisbury Town Hall, June 1981
Elijah Hillman at the Town Pump
Painting the Tisbury Town Hall, June 1981
Painting the Tisbury Town Hall, June 1981
View North on Main Street (Extra Building at Carter Park)
Unloading Barge at Union Wharf
Wagons and Carriages, Looking North on Main Street
Three Men Outside Stephen C. Luce Store
"Main St. Before Self Starters Were Invented" (Snowstorm)
E. Issokson Storefront
Lime Laden Schooner "Bertha E. Glover" Burning, 1898
Group of Firemen and Flag-Laden Wagon
British Freighter "Port Hunter" Before It Was Sunk
The "Nickerson" Salvaging at the Port Hunter Wreck
The Port Hunter, Sunk, 1918-19
Five Corners; "The Wanderer" Movie Ad
Mill and Fields Overlooking Downtown
Waterfront - Vineyard Haven
Bradley Harness Store, Public Library, + View North on Main
Livery Stable and E. H. Manter Boots & Shoes Store
View of Town From M. E. Steeple After 1883 Fire
U.S. Marine Hospital About 1886
Dr. Roth House and 1785 House
Livery Stable and E. H. Manter Boots & Shoes Store
Tugboat Cheektowaga
Tugboats at Union Wharf
Vessels at Union Wharf
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