Bex, Ann & Ray Williamson Collection

      film (250 ft.) : si., col, ; 8 mm
      film (200 ft.) : so., col. ; Super 8
      circa 1957 – 1975
      The collection consists of 2 reels of silent, color 8mm film totaling approximately 250 feet, and 1 reel of sound, color Super 8 film totaling approximately 200 feet. The films include footage of the Windjammer schooner 'Mattie' (the Grace Bailey), filmed between 1957 and 1975.
      The schooner Mattie, originally the Grace Bailey, was built by Oliver Perry Smith in 1882, for Edwin Bailey. Originally a cargo ship in the area around Long Island Sound, she was sold to Maine Capt. Herbert Black in 1919. She was bought by Capt. Frank Swift to serve as part of the Maine Windjammer Cruises in 1939. The ship was restored and renamed the Grace Bailey in 1990. The Grace Bailey was declared a National Historic Land in 1992.
        Authorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.

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