From December 1, 2001 October 28, 2003: Twenty-nine photographs taken by Lewis Hine of child labor within the sardine industry of Eastport and Lubec, Maine in 1911. The photographs were part of efforts by the National Child Labor Commission to examine the working conditions of children within industrial America. Lewis Hine's photographs for the Commission are from the collection housed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. In 1999, the Quoddy Maritime Museum of Eastport, Maine sponsored an exhibit of Lewis Hine's sardine industry photographs in Eastport. To go to the "Exhibition" category, click here: Exhibition. To go directly to the Lewis Hine exhibition, click here: Lewis Hine - Child Labor in the Sardine Industry. October 28, 2003: Annual Quoddy Sail. On August 25, 2003 the Tides Institute organized and sponsored the first of what will become an annual all day sail between the communities surrounding Passamaquoddy Bay. The purpose of the annual sail is to strengthen links between these communities and to demonstrate the value and possibilities of water based transportation. Quoddy Sail '03 saw 40 passengers sail aboard the schooner, Sylvina Beal, from Eastport, Maine to St. Andrews, New Brunswick for the day. To learn more about the Quoddy Sail and to view photographs from Quoddy Sail '03, click here: Quoddy Sail. December 30, 2002:A 360 degree panorama view (utilizing QuickTime Virtual Reality software) of the main room of the Tides Institute building taken in September, 2002. Compare this with a similar view of the room taken four and a half months earlier in April, 2002 just before the building was acquired by the Tides Institute. Requires QuickTime plugin to view. Click here to view high resolution (660k): High Resolution November 17, 2002: A new category, "Exhibition," is launched with forty photographs of the former McCurdy's herring smokehouse of Lubec, Maine by photographer, Frank Van Riper. All images copyright © Frank Van Riper. All rights reserved. Van Riper divides his time between Washington, D.C. and Lubec, Maine. A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Van Riper writes a column on photography for the Washington Post. His columns were recently collected into a book entitled, Talking Photography: Viewpoints on the Art, Craft and Business (2002). He is also the author of Down East Maine: A World Apart (1998) with text and photographs by him about Washington County, Maine. Over time, "Exhibition" will feature both online exhibits and physical exhibits at the Tides Institute's headquarters. Exhibits will include artifacts, photographs, art, illustrations, oral history materials, maps, and more. To go to the "Exhibition" category, click here: Exhibition. To view Van Riper's McCurdy photographs, click here: Frank Van Riper - McCurdy Smokehouse. September 12, 2002: The Tides Institute enters into an agreement to purchase Victor DeGrailly's oil painting, "Eastport and Passamaquoddy" (c.1840s) - the single most important painting relating to Passsamaquoddy Bay. For larger images of the painting and for details about the special fundraising campaign to purchase the painting, click here: DeGrailly Painting. June 6, 2002: Panorama Number One, Interior of Weir, circa 1900. Click here to view high resolution full view (776k): Large File Size Full View; here to view low resolution full view (172k): Medium File Size Full View; or here to view high resolution detailed view (1 Mb): Large File Size Detailed View. June 6, 2002: Panorama Number Two, Interior of Weir, circa 1900. Click here to view high resolution full view (740k): Large File Size Full View; here to view low resolution full view (132k): Medium File Size Full View; or here to view high resolution detailed view (848k): Large File Size Detailed View. May 23, 2002: A 360 degree panorama view (utilizing QuickTime Virtual Reality software) of the downtown of Lubec, Maine. Requires QuickTime plugin to view. Part of a planned series of 360 degree panoramas of Quoddy views (interiors and exteriors) to be developed over the coming months and years. Click here to view high resolution (736k): High Resolution or here to view low resolution (204k): Low Resolution. April 25, 2002: Future home of the Tides Institute. Former Eastport Savings Building in downtown Eastport, Maine. Click Here or click on image to learn more about the building and the building campaign. April 25, 2002: North Atlantic Cultural Council. Composed of eight initial members from Canada and the United States, the Tides Institute has established a North Atlantic Cultural Council to advise the Institute on a broad range of issues and projects. Click Here or click on image to learn more about the Council. April 25, 2002: Quoddy Regional History Board. The Tides Institute has established a Quoddy Regional History Board, made up of 12 individuals from throughout the Quoddy area, to advise the institute on Quoddy historical matters and to foster cooperative regionwide historical initiatives. Click Here or click on image to learn more about the Board. March 5, 2002: A 360 degree panorama view (utilizing QuickTime Virtual Reality software) of the main room of the Lincoln Memorial Library of Dennysville, Maine. Requires QuickTime plugin to view. Part of a planned series of 360 degree panoramas of Quoddy views (interiors and exteriors) to be developed over the coming months and years. Click here to view high resolution (564k): High Resolution or here to view low resolution (184k): Low Resolution. March 4, 2002: A 360 degree panorama view (utilizing QuickTime Virtual Reality software) of the downtown waterfront area of Eastport, Maine. Requires QuickTime plugin to view. Part of a planned series of 360 degree panoramas of Quoddy views (interiors and exteriors) to be developed over the coming months and years. Click here to view high resolution (688k): High Resolution or here to view low resolution (188k): Low Resolution. February 5, 2002: Updated version of a 360 degree panorama view (utilizing QuickTime Virtual Reality software) of the reading room of the Peavey Memorial Library in Eastport, Maine. Requires QuickTime plugin to view. First in a planned series of 360 degree panoramas of Quoddy views (interiors and exteriors) to be developed over the coming months and years. Click here to view high resolution (704k): High Resolution or here to view low resolution (208k): Low Resolution. January 29, 2002: 1880 map of St. Andrews, New Brunswick detailing the streets, residents, businesses and landmarks of the main part of the town. Click Here or click on image to link to a map divided into sections for larger viewing. January 14, 2002: Introducing the beginnings of the Panorama/Aerial Section including a panorama of the Eastport, Maine waterfront, July 4, 1916. Photograph taken by photographer, George Frazier, as a flotilla of U.S. naval vessels was present off the Eastport waterfront between Eastport, Maine and Campobello, New Brunswick. Click Here or click on image to link to introductory page for the Panorama/Aerial section. December 20, 2001: Sardine Label Art. Fifteen sardine can labels from the Sunset Packing Company of West Pembroke, Maine display a range of industrial artwork that was prevalent in the sardine business during the middle of the 20th century. Click Here or click on image to link to thumbnail page of labels located within the Art section. December 4, 2001: 1908 Eastport, Maine Quadrangle - United States Geological Survey Map (High Resolution) detailing the topography of the American side of the Quoddy Region including the towns of Dennysville, Eastport, Edmunds, Lubec, Pembroke, Perry, Pleasant Point, and Whiting. Click Here or click on image to link to thumbnail page of map located within the Cartography section. December 4, 2001: 22 Quoddy sardine/herring industry photo-engravings from the U.S. Fish Commission's report from 1887. Click Here or click on image to link to thumbnail page of images located within the History section.