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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
26021886 Bird's Eye View of Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Map, Base Map
  • Places, Town
  • Poole - A. F. Poole
  • J.J. Stoner, Madison, Wis.
  • 1886
  • Bar Harbor
Insets at left and right show Hotel Des Iles, Bradley Block, Grand Central Hotel, Rodick House, Episcopal Church and West End Hotel. References at bottom add: Green Mountain, Eagle Lake, Ogden's Point, Bar Island, Abby's Retreat, Indian Camp, Steamboat Wharf, Mt. Kebo, Union Church, Rockaway House, School Houses, Newport House, Atlantic House, Lookout House, Belmont Hotel, St. Sauveur House, Agamont House, Wayside Inn, Rodick Cottages, Ash Cottage, Deering House, Exchange, Boat Wharf, and Steamer Lewiston. Artist's name A. F. Poole appears at lower left of main image.
1886 Bird's Eye View of Bar Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 2602   
Type:
  • Map, Base Map
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Poole - A. F. Poole
Publisher:
  • J.J. Stoner, Madison, Wis.
Date:
  • 1886
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Boston Public Library
Tags:
church, building, hotel, bird's eye view, zoomable
Description:
Insets at left and right show Hotel Des Iles, Bradley Block, Grand Central Hotel, Rodick House, Episcopal Church and West End Hotel. References at bottom add: Green Mountain, Eagle Lake, Ogden's Point, Bar Island, Abby's Retreat, Indian Camp, Steamboat Wharf, Mt. Kebo, Union Church, Rockaway House, School Houses, Newport House, Atlantic House, Lookout House, Belmont Hotel, St. Sauveur House, Agamont House, Wayside Inn, Rodick Cottages, Ash Cottage, Deering House, Exchange, Boat Wharf, and Steamer Lewiston. Artist's name A. F. Poole appears at lower left of main image. [show more]
5054Chelsea Fire Ruins from Bellingham Hill
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1908-04-17
  • Chelsea MA
Chelsea Fire Ruins from Bellingham Hill
Item:
  • 5054   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1908-04-17
Place:
  • Chelsea MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5126Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124.
Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office
Item:
  • 5126   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. [show more]
5127View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a woman standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building.
View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 5127   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a woman standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building.
5142Lobster Lane in Magnolia
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1893-07-03
  • Gloucester MA, Magnolia
Lobster Lane in Magnolia
Item:
  • 5142   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1893-07-03
Place:
  • Gloucester MA, Magnolia
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5172New Boston
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1896
  • New Boston NH
New Boston
Item:
  • 5172   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1896
Place:
  • New Boston NH
State:
  • NH
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5192Road to Dirigo Hotel
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-08-24
  • Southwest Harbor
Road to Dirigo Hotel
Item:
  • 5192   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1892-08-24
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5199Skiffs on Ipswich River, Ipswich, Massachusetts
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Stream
  • Places, Town
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1893-10-15
  • Ipswich MA
Skiffs on Ipswich River, Ipswich, Massachusetts
Item:
  • 5199   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Stream
  • Places, Town
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1893-10-15
Place:
  • Ipswich MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5220The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
  • 1888 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
"From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene.
The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge
Item:
  • 5220   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1888 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
"From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene. [show more]
5249Chelsea Fire Ruins
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1908-04-17
  • Chelsea MA
Shurtleff Street looking toward Chester Avenue.
Chelsea Fire Ruins
Item:
  • 5249   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1908-04-17
Place:
  • Chelsea MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
Description:
Shurtleff Street looking toward Chester Avenue.
5250Chelsea Fire Ruins
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1908-04-17
  • Chelsea MA
View from the railroad station.
Chelsea Fire Ruins
Item:
  • 5250   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1908-04-17
Place:
  • Chelsea MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
Description:
View from the railroad station.
5391First Corps Cadets on Parade on State Street, Boston
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Events
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-07-16
  • Boston MA
Western Union Telegraph Company is shown on left.
First Corps Cadets on Parade on State Street, Boston
Item:
  • 5391   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Events
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1892-07-16
Place:
  • Boston MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
Description:
Western Union Telegraph Company is shown on left.
5430Southwest Harbor from The Freeman House
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1893-08-27
  • Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor from The Freeman House
Item:
  • 5430   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1893-08-27
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5454North Haven Landing
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895
  • North Haven ME
North Haven Landing
Item:
  • 5454   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1895
Place:
  • North Haven ME
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5461Fishermans Beach
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895
  • Swampscott MA
Fishermans Beach
Item:
  • 5461   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1895
Place:
  • Swampscott MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5462Fishermans Beach
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895
  • Swampscott MA
Fishermans Beach
Item:
  • 5462   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
Date:
  • 1895
Place:
  • Swampscott MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5521Clark Point Road - Laying Telephone Wire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1913
  • Southwest Harbor
The wagon crew is unreeling wire for the first telephone. Houses left to right: John C. Ralph house - 53 Clark Point Road. The dark house is the William Irving Mayo House - 51 Clark Point Road, built in 1894. The next house up the hill was used by S.H. Mayo as a residence with and attached blacksmith and bicycle shop - later a tea room, dry goods shop and office - 47 Clark Point Road. The next building, at the junction of Clark Point Road and the High Road, is the Watson Herrick store - 14 High Road. At the top of the hill, across the street, is the barn on the Mayo Holmes property. The house at the right foreground was built by Edward Reid McLean in 1885. Later it was the B.C. Worcester home and still later the Roger Rich home - 50 Clark Point Road, Map 3, built in 1885. The children and dog in foreground are, from left to right: Lawrence Dana Phillips John Dix Lawler (1906-1997) The dog is "Dot" Man in right foreground is "Jim Turner" – James A. Turner (1835-)
Clark Point Road - Laying Telephone Wire
Item:
  • 5521   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1913
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The wagon crew is unreeling wire for the first telephone. Houses left to right: John C. Ralph house - 53 Clark Point Road. The dark house is the William Irving Mayo House - 51 Clark Point Road, built in 1894. The next house up the hill was used by S.H. Mayo as a residence with and attached blacksmith and bicycle shop - later a tea room, dry goods shop and office - 47 Clark Point Road. The next building, at the junction of Clark Point Road and the High Road, is the Watson Herrick store - 14 High Road. At the top of the hill, across the street, is the barn on the Mayo Holmes property. The house at the right foreground was built by Edward Reid McLean in 1885. Later it was the B.C. Worcester home and still later the Roger Rich home - 50 Clark Point Road, Map 3, built in 1885. The children and dog in foreground are, from left to right: Lawrence Dana Phillips John Dix Lawler (1906-1997) The dog is "Dot" Man in right foreground is "Jim Turner" – James A. Turner (1835-) [show more]
5528Clark Point Road and Main Street, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1903 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The sign probably says Tremont or Bass Harbor - 3 miles. The corner of the Elisha B. Crane house is visible on the left. The horses are standing in front of P.L. Sargent's Livery Stable on Clark Point Road. The first house beyond the livery stable was built about 1902 by William Wallace and sold to E.A. Lawler. Next beyond that, with dark shutters, is the house built by E.L. Higgins, on Maple Lane, in 1884. On the right, part of the Old Masonic Hall may be seen, followed by A.L. Gilley's Barber Shop, Dr. R.J. Lemont's Drug Store and residence, Stephen Harmon's General Store, and William J. Tower's residence.
Clark Point Road and Main Street, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 5528   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1903 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Description:
The sign probably says Tremont or Bass Harbor - 3 miles. The corner of the Elisha B. Crane house is visible on the left. The horses are standing in front of P.L. Sargent's Livery Stable on Clark Point Road. The first house beyond the livery stable was built about 1902 by William Wallace and sold to E.A. Lawler. Next beyond that, with dark shutters, is the house built by E.L. Higgins, on Maple Lane, in 1884. On the right, part of the Old Masonic Hall may be seen, followed by A.L. Gilley's Barber Shop, Dr. R.J. Lemont's Drug Store and residence, Stephen Harmon's General Store, and William J. Tower's residence. [show more]
5533Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building.
Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
Item:
  • 5533   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building. [show more]
5552Main Street Looking North to the Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • 1922-03-27
  • Southwest Harbor
Shows Main Street across from the Odd Fellows Hall cellar hole looking North to the Library.
Main Street Looking North to the Library
Item:
  • 5552   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Date:
  • 1922-03-27
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Shows Main Street across from the Odd Fellows Hall cellar hole looking North to the Library.
5555Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor - Postcard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1908 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
On the right: J.A. Freeman's Post Office building The Odd Fellows building Masonic Hall - not shown in picture - 353 Main Street George Harmon block - now 339 Main Street George H. Gilley Plumbing Shop - now 315 Main Street On the left: Residence built in 1883 by John Crockett - had several subsequent owners and a one-story store attached by Dudley Mayo. It was later a hotel. A.L. Holmes general store. Holmes Hotel. The Town Bandstand is just visible between the hotel and Ralph's store. One of the few photographs showing the bandstand. Small building at the end is John Ralph's studio - now 344 Main Street The first four buildings on the left and the Odd Fellows building were destroyed by the March 1922 fire.
Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor - Postcard
Item:
  • 5555   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1908 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Description:
On the right: J.A. Freeman's Post Office building The Odd Fellows building Masonic Hall - not shown in picture - 353 Main Street George Harmon block - now 339 Main Street George H. Gilley Plumbing Shop - now 315 Main Street On the left: Residence built in 1883 by John Crockett - had several subsequent owners and a one-story store attached by Dudley Mayo. It was later a hotel. A.L. Holmes general store. Holmes Hotel. The Town Bandstand is just visible between the hotel and Ralph's store. One of the few photographs showing the bandstand. Small building at the end is John Ralph's studio - now 344 Main Street The first four buildings on the left and the Odd Fellows building were destroyed by the March 1922 fire. [show more]
5556J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks.
J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 5556   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Description:
The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks. [show more]
5557Main Street Looking North One Year After the Fire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1923 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The automobile is parked in front of the new Carroll building.
Main Street Looking North One Year After the Fire
Item:
  • 5557   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1923 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The automobile is parked in front of the new Carroll building.
5558Mount Desert Street at Bar Harbor from Malden Hill - Mt. Desert Street
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • 1870
  • Bar Harbor, Eden
Mount Desert Street at Bar Harbor from Malden Hill - Mt. Desert Street
Item:
  • 5558   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1870
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Eden
State:
  • ME
5570Porcupine Islands and Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Bar Harbor
Porcupine Islands and Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 5570   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME