Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
5948	Fire at the Second Masonic Hall, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Events, Fire Places, Town	Agnes R.		1939-01-28	Southwest Harbor			Fire at the Second Masonic Hall, Southwest Harbor Item: 5948    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Events, Fire Places, Town Creator: Agnes R. Date: 1939-01-28 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
12583	Aerial image of Southwest Harbor, Clark Point Area, and Greening Island	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Bakel - Rogier van Bakel, Eager Eye Photo		2015-05-07	Southwest Harbor		This photograph was taken from Freeman Ridge. Compare this photograph to SWHPL 5220 for a view of the same scene circa 1888 - 1897. The library is most grateful to photographer Rogier van Bakel of Eager Eye Photo, who came with his quad-copter mounted camera from Somesville to volunteer his time and expertise to make a companion piece to our circa 1888 photograph of Clark Point.	Aerial image of Southwest Harbor, Clark Point Area, and Greening Island Item: 12583    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Bakel - Rogier van Bakel, Eager Eye Photo Date: 2015-05-07 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: This photograph was taken from Freeman Ridge. Compare this photograph to SWHPL 5220 for a view of the same scene circa 1888 - 1897. The library is most grateful to photographer Rogier van Bakel of Eager Eye Photo, who came with his quad-copter mounted camera from Somesville to volunteer his time and expertise to make a companion piece to our circa 1888 photograph of Clark Point.
7839	Municpal Pier at Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1964-08	Bar Harbor			Municpal Pier at Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 7839    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1964-08 Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
9311	Northeast Harbor from Flying Mountain	Image, Photograph	Places, Sound Places, Town	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1934-07-10	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		The Nathan Smallidge (1817-1874) farm and the Ansel L. Manchester Cottage are visible across the sound. The Baker Island Light Station is in the far distance.	Northeast Harbor from Flying Mountain Item: 9311    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Sound Places, Town Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1934-07-10 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Description: The Nathan Smallidge (1817-1874) farm and the Ansel L. Manchester Cottage are visible across the sound. The Baker Island Light Station is in the far distance.
7700	Bar Harbor and Mountains from Bar Island	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1936-08	Bar Harbor		Shows the old Eastern Yacht Club Pier, later the Bar Harbor Reading Room Pier. Also shows the Shore Club, later the Mount Desert Reading Room.	Bar Harbor and Mountains from Bar Island Item: 7700    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1936-08 Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: zoomable Description: Shows the old Eastern Yacht Club Pier, later the Bar Harbor Reading Room Pier. Also shows the Shore Club, later the Mount Desert Reading Room.
7858	Main Street, Southwest Harbor - View South from Pemetic School Sidewalk	Image, Photograph	Places, Town	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1951-10-20	Southwest Harbor			Main Street, Southwest Harbor - View South from Pemetic School Sidewalk Item: 7858    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1951-10-20 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable
7859	Winter View of Southwest Harbor from Manset	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1952-01	Southwest Harbor			Winter View of Southwest Harbor from Manset Item: 7859    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1952-01 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
16687	Photos of Southwest Harbor businesses and locations	Uncurated Accession	Places, Town	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)					Subjects include: - Ambulance - Beals Bowling Alley - Bar Harbor Banking and Trust - Southwest Harbor Bus Lines bus - The Causeway Club and sale water swimming pool - Clark Point - Elmwood Cafe - Gordon & White garage - Harbor View Motel - Library - Main Street - The Moorings - Pumping station - Pemetic School - Steam Boat Wharf - Southwest Harbor Motor Co. - Medical Center on Herrick Road - Tydol gas station Some of the images are photos of old photos. Many of these images appear individually in other items in the Digital Archive.	Photos of Southwest Harbor businesses and locations Item: 16687    Accession #: 1175 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Places, Town Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Description: Subjects include: - Ambulance - Beals Bowling Alley - Bar Harbor Banking and Trust - Southwest Harbor Bus Lines bus - The Causeway Club and sale water swimming pool - Clark Point - Elmwood Cafe - Gordon & White garage - Harbor View Motel - Library - Main Street - The Moorings - Pumping station - Pemetic School - Steam Boat Wharf - Southwest Harbor Motor Co. - Medical Center on Herrick Road - Tydol gas station Some of the images are photos of old photos. Many of these images appear individually in other items in the Digital Archive. [show more]
5644	The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church - I	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Ceremonial, Church	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		1886 c.	Southwest Harbor		The United Church of Christ (Congregational) on the High Road when the building was only a couple of years old. View is from the Dirigo Road looking down the High Road. Looking west, one can see the small bean and clam canning factory of Allen Lawler at the foot of Lawler Lane.	The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church - I Item: 5644    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Ceremonial, Church Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1886 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: The United Church of Christ (Congregational) on the High Road when the building was only a couple of years old. View is from the Dirigo Road looking down the High Road. Looking west, one can see the small bean and clam canning factory of Allen Lawler at the foot of Lawler Lane.
5659	Main Street from Cottage Street - View of the Bradley Block and the Rodick Hotel - Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		1870 c.	Bar Harbor		The wood building at the left is the Bradley Block which was located between the First National and Bar Harbor Banks of 2007. Just visible on the awning is a mortar and pestle sign for a druggist. The building just to the right of the white store is A.W. Bee, Stationer. The large hotel at right was the Rodick House. The freshly renovated Rodick House is garnished with new trees planted and braced on the lawn. There are board sidewalks at the edge of the dirt road which, in turn, is garnished with manure from the many carriage horses shown in the picture. The sign at front lefts says, "Berry Bros. - Boarding Hack and Livery Stable - Cottage Street - Single & Double Teams Furnished Short Notice" The sign at front right says, "Café - John Dean - Phila Caterer - Chicken Croquettes - Medicated (?) Chicken Consomme"	Main Street from Cottage Street - View of the Bradley Block and the Rodick Hotel - Bar Harbor Item: 5659    Accession #: 1033 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1870 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Bryant Bradley Stereo Collection Description: The wood building at the left is the Bradley Block which was located between the First National and Bar Harbor Banks of 2007. Just visible on the awning is a mortar and pestle sign for a druggist. The building just to the right of the white store is A.W. Bee, Stationer. The large hotel at right was the Rodick House. The freshly renovated Rodick House is garnished with new trees planted and braced on the lawn. There are board sidewalks at the edge of the dirt road which, in turn, is garnished with manure from the many carriage horses shown in the picture. The sign at front lefts says, "Berry Bros. - Boarding Hack and Livery Stable - Cottage Street - Single & Double Teams Furnished Short Notice" The sign at front right says, "Café - John Dean - Phila Caterer - Chicken Croquettes - Medicated (?) Chicken Consomme" [show more]
5892	Albert Wilson Bee's Store - A.W. Bee, Stationer, Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		1870	Bar Harbor, Eden	116 Main Street	The photograph was taken from the porch of the Rodick Hotel.	Albert Wilson Bee's Store - A.W. Bee, Stationer, Bar Harbor Item: 5892    Accession #: 1032 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1870 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Address: 116 Main Street Source: Bryant Bradley Collection Tags: street, horse, carriage, town Description: The photograph was taken from the porch of the Rodick Hotel.
6275	Clark Point from the James Freeman House	Image, Photograph	Places, Shore Places, Town	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		1871 c.	Southwest Harbor			Clark Point from the James Freeman House Item: 6275    Accession #: 1032 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Shore Places, Town Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1871 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Bryant Bradley Collection
6276	View from Clark Point to Manset	Image, Photograph	Places, Town	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		1878 c.	Southwest Harbor			View from Clark Point to Manset Item: 6276    Accession #: 1033 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1878 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Bryant Bradley Stereo Collection
10706	Panoramic View of Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town	Bradley - Henry Lee Bradley (1875-1940)		1903	Bar Harbor, Eden			Panoramic View of Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 10706    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Creator: Bradley - Henry Lee Bradley (1875-1940) Date: 1903 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
7013	Aerial View of Seal Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Bromley - George W. and Walter S. Bromley, Civil Engineers			Mount Desert, Seal Harbor			Aerial View of Seal Harbor, Maine Item: 7013    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Bromley - George W. and Walter S. Bromley, Civil Engineers Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor State: ME
12691	Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine	Publication, Book	People Places, Town	Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958)	Acadia Publishing Company	1938			Nellie Carroll Thornton descended from early settlers of Southwest Harbor and was related, in one way or another, to practically all of her neighbors. She inherited her aunt Mary Ann Carroll’s notes for a planned history of the town. Nellie was the author of the SWH social column in the Bar Harbor Times from c. 1921 until c. 1958. She combined her notes from the Times with those from Mary Ann and a good deal of scholarship to produce a very complete history of the town, full of opinion, local mythology and history. She was an astute observer and made a laudable effort to distinguish mythology from history. She left the town she loved its most valuable gift. Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (Nellie C. Thornton) was originally published by Merrill & Webber Company in 1938. It was reproduced in 1988 by the Southwest Harbor Public Library and digitized in 2010.	Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 12691    Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Town Creator: Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958) Publisher: Acadia Publishing Company Date: 1938 Description: Nellie Carroll Thornton descended from early settlers of Southwest Harbor and was related, in one way or another, to practically all of her neighbors. She inherited her aunt Mary Ann Carroll’s notes for a planned history of the town. Nellie was the author of the SWH social column in the Bar Harbor Times from c. 1921 until c. 1958. She combined her notes from the Times with those from Mary Ann and a good deal of scholarship to produce a very complete history of the town, full of opinion, local mythology and history. She was an astute observer and made a laudable effort to distinguish mythology from history. She left the town she loved its most valuable gift. Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (Nellie C. Thornton) was originally published by Merrill & Webber Company in 1938. It was reproduced in 1988 by the Southwest Harbor Public Library and digitized in 2010. [show more]
6712	View from Clark Point to Manset	Image, Photograph	Places, Shore Places, Town	Cook - Charles Edward Cook Sr. (1840-1927)			Southwest Harbor			View from Clark Point to Manset Item: 6712    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Shore Places, Town Creator: Cook - Charles Edward Cook Sr. (1840-1927) Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family
15391	Photos from the making of Stephen King's Storm of the Century	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Filmmaking Places, Town	Grady - Ann Magdalene (Grady) Seavey		1998	Southwest Harbor	Main Street	Anny Seavey who took these photographs said “The film crew was here in Jan of ’98. It was a lot of fun for all of us.” In the main image above, notice the 55 lb bags of Canadian instant mashed potato flakes used to make snow. This item contains 44 of the 55 snapshots Anny took. Images that were nearly identical to others have been omitted.	Photos from the making of Stephen King's Storm of the Century Item: 15391    Accession #: 1093 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Filmmaking Places, Town Creator: Grady - Ann Magdalene (Grady) Seavey Date: 1998 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Main Street Source: Anny Seavey Description: Anny Seavey who took these photographs said “The film crew was here in Jan of ’98. It was a lot of fun for all of us.” In the main image above, notice the 55 lb bags of Canadian instant mashed potato flakes used to make snow. This item contains 44 of the 55 snapshots Anny took. Images that were nearly identical to others have been omitted.
13292	Lost Bar Harbor	Publication, Book	Places, Town	Helfrich - Helfrich, G. F O'Neil - Gladys O'Neil	Maine: Down East Books, 2015				From the 1880s to the end of World War I, the fashionable resort of Bar Harbor attracted thousands of summer visitors with the money and leisure to pursue "the simple life on a grand scale," as A. Atwater Kent put it. They came to rusticate, dance, sail, picnic, flirt--and they did it all with style. Many relaxed at Bar Harbor's lavish hotels, while others built even more lavish and fanciful "cottages" for their own summer retreats. That dazzling era is just a memory now. The Depression and World War II undermined the summer colony, and the Great Fire of 1947 dealt the final blow. Those summer homes and hotels that survived the blaze generally succumbed to changing times, and only a handful stand today. Eighty-six vanished summer palaces are pictured in Lost Bar Harbor. Many never before published photographs from the Bar Harbor Historical Society are supplemented by lively text describing the estates and their colorful inhabitants. It is the most comprehensive collection of early Bar Harbor photographs ever assembled, providing an unparalleled glimpse of one of the world's great resort communities.	Lost Bar Harbor Item: 13292    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Town Creator: Helfrich - Helfrich, G. F O'Neil - Gladys O'Neil Publisher: Maine: Down East Books, 2015 Description: From the 1880s to the end of World War I, the fashionable resort of Bar Harbor attracted thousands of summer visitors with the money and leisure to pursue "the simple life on a grand scale," as A. Atwater Kent put it. They came to rusticate, dance, sail, picnic, flirt--and they did it all with style. Many relaxed at Bar Harbor's lavish hotels, while others built even more lavish and fanciful "cottages" for their own summer retreats. That dazzling era is just a memory now. The Depression and World War II undermined the summer colony, and the Great Fire of 1947 dealt the final blow. Those summer homes and hotels that survived the blaze generally succumbed to changing times, and only a handful stand today. Eighty-six vanished summer palaces are pictured in Lost Bar Harbor. Many never before published photographs from the Bar Harbor Historical Society are supplemented by lively text describing the estates and their colorful inhabitants. It is the most comprehensive collection of early Bar Harbor photographs ever assembled, providing an unparalleled glimpse of one of the world's great resort communities. [show more]
9337	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017)		1938 c.	Tremont, Bass Harbor		The building with the tower in the distant background was the Charles B. Dix / Simeon Amassa Holden house and the stable (now moved) is the large building in the field behind it. The boathouse for that property, the Captain Charles B. Dix (1836-1906) Boat House, is on the white house directly on the shore next to the large clump of trees. It was the Lyle Arlington Reed house at the time the picture was taken - 143 Harbor Drive (Route 102A), Tremont, Maine. The building out on the spit is Little Island Marine, begun after WWII c. 1945-1946. The business on the shore just to the right of the wharf building was Lyle Arlington Reed’s store - 35 Shore Road, Bass Harbor (formerly McKinley), Maine. The small brown house in the middle of the large lot at the right, almost at the corner of McMullen Avenue and the Shore Road belonged to George Al Lovejoy (1903-1964). The house is now gone. It probably sat on the 9 McMullen Avenue property, Map 12 – Lot 44. The large building in the right foreground was owned by H.G. Reed and housed the Post Office on the ground floor facing the Shore Road – 45 Shore Road, Bass Harbor, Maine – Map 12 – Lot 43 The building at the left foreground was W.H. Thurston's General Store – later the Seafood Ketch restaurant – 47 Shore Road – Map 12 – Lot 42.	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower Item: 9337    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017) Date: 1938 c. Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Description: The building with the tower in the distant background was the Charles B. Dix / Simeon Amassa Holden house and the stable (now moved) is the large building in the field behind it. The boathouse for that property, the Captain Charles B. Dix (1836-1906) Boat House, is on the white house directly on the shore next to the large clump of trees. It was the Lyle Arlington Reed house at the time the picture was taken - 143 Harbor Drive (Route 102A), Tremont, Maine. The building out on the spit is Little Island Marine, begun after WWII c. 1945-1946. The business on the shore just to the right of the wharf building was Lyle Arlington Reed’s store - 35 Shore Road, Bass Harbor (formerly McKinley), Maine. The small brown house in the middle of the large lot at the right, almost at the corner of McMullen Avenue and the Shore Road belonged to George Al Lovejoy (1903-1964). The house is now gone. It probably sat on the 9 McMullen Avenue property, Map 12 – Lot 44. The large building in the right foreground was owned by H.G. Reed and housed the Post Office on the ground floor facing the Shore Road – 45 Shore Road, Bass Harbor, Maine – Map 12 – Lot 43 The building at the left foreground was W.H. Thurston's General Store – later the Seafood Ketch restaurant – 47 Shore Road – Map 12 – Lot 42. [show more]
15225	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Town	Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017)		1938 c.	Tremont, Bass Harbor		See item 9337 for details about the subjects in this image.	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower Item: 15225    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Town Creator: Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017) Date: 1938 c. Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of Edward Northwood Kenway Tags: zoomable Description: See item 9337 for details about the subjects in this image.
16483	Southwest Harbor looking East from Little Island	Image, Art, Painting	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)					The Coast Station is shown at the left, and the Hinckley Boat Yard and the Elizabeth Febiger Spahr House are shown at the right.	Southwest Harbor looking East from Little Island Item: 16483    Accession #: 1095 Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983) State: ME Source: Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates Collection Description: The Coast Station is shown at the left, and the Hinckley Boat Yard and the Elizabeth Febiger Spahr House are shown at the right.
12488	The Underwood Sardine Factory, Tremont, Maine	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Town	Lyford - Philip Lyford (1887-1950)			Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley			The Underwood Sardine Factory, Tremont, Maine Item: 12488    Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Town Creator: Lyford - Philip Lyford (1887-1950) Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley State: ME Source: Collection of the Town of Tremont
16242	Islesford, Maine, Looking West from Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Island Places, Town	Morse - Frederick Wesley Morse (1870-1929)	A. M. Spurling	1907-01-09	Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford		Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Me	Islesford, Maine, Looking West from Hotel Item: 16242    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Island Places, Town Creator: Morse - Frederick Wesley Morse (1870-1929) Publisher: A. M. Spurling Date: 1907-01-09 Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Me
16245	Islesford, Maine, Looking West	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Island Places, Town	Morse - Frederick Wesley Morse (1870-1929)		1913-05-24	Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford		Mailed to: Mrs. Emily Haynes Manset, Maine Text reads: I am coming up to see you some day with love from Earle"	Islesford, Maine, Looking West Item: 16245    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Island Places, Town Creator: Morse - Frederick Wesley Morse (1870-1929) Date: 1913-05-24 Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Mrs. Emily Haynes Manset, Maine Text reads: I am coming up to see you some day with love from Earle"

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