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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
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]
16122	Atlantic, Me. Golden Gate.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		A.J. Huston, Rockland, Me.	1909-10-21	Swans Island		Mailed to: Mrs. Clara Philips, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Signed: Vira Joyce	Atlantic, Me. Golden Gate. Item: 16122 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: A.J. Huston, Rockland, Me. Date: 1909-10-21 Place: Swans Island State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Mrs. Clara Philips, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Signed: Vira Joyce
16124	Northeast Harbor from Flying Mt., Southwest Harbor, Maine.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Landscape Places, Town		Anchor Light Studio	1940-06-18	Southwest Harbor		Mailed to: Mr. Hesley Reed Yacht Trade Winds, Marster’s Dock, New London, Conn. Text reads: “Dear Father, I have the wood all split and piled up. Donald has been riding my bike but it is a little to big for him. I have been working for Mrs. Scott today. Your son, Wesley”	Northeast Harbor from Flying Mt., Southwest Harbor, Maine. Item: 16124 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Landscape Places, Town Publisher: Anchor Light Studio Date: 1940-06-18 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Mr. Hesley Reed Yacht Trade Winds, Marster’s Dock, New London, Conn. Text reads: “Dear Father, I have the wood all split and piled up. Donald has been riding my bike but it is a little to big for him. I have been working for Mrs. Scott today. Your son, Wesley”
16088	Outer Long Island, off Mt. Desert, Me.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Island Places, Town		C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine		Frenchboro			Outer Long Island, off Mt. Desert, Me. Item: 16088 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Island Places, Town Publisher: C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine Place: Frenchboro State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection
16141	Looking South from Castle, Southwest Harbor, Me.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor Places, Town		C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine	1906-10-05	Southwest Harbor		Mailed to: Mr. William H. Rea Pembroke, Maine. Text reads: "I am going to write. Jud."	Looking South from Castle, Southwest Harbor, Me. Item: 16141 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Publisher: C.E. Cook, Bangor, Maine Date: 1906-10-05 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Mr. William H. Rea Pembroke, Maine. Text reads: "I am going to write. Jud."
11679	View of Bar Harbor from Eden Heights	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		Chisholm Brothers, Portland, Maine		Bar Harbor			View of Bar Harbor from Eden Heights Item: 11679 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Chisholm Brothers, Portland, Maine Place: Bar Harbor State: ME
7718	Sorrento, Maine - Property of the Frenchman's Bay and Mt. Desert Land and Water Co.	Map, Base Map	Places, Town		Continental Printing Co., Providence, R. I.	1895	Sorrento ME		From “The New England Coast, Long island and the Jersey Shore, An Illustrated Guide and Souvenir” by Josiah Browne Bowditch, 1895 - published by Continental Printing Co., Providence, R. I., p. 103	Sorrento, Maine - Property of the Frenchman's Bay and Mt. Desert Land and Water Co. Item: 7718 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Continental Printing Co., Providence, R. I. Date: 1895 Place: Sorrento ME State: ME Description: From “The New England Coast, Long island and the Jersey Shore, An Illustrated Guide and Souvenir” by Josiah Browne Bowditch, 1895 - published by Continental Printing Co., Providence, R. I., p. 103
11134	Clark Point Road with a View of Manset	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Shore Places, Town		D. L. Mayo's Cash Store		Southwest Harbor			Clark Point Road with a View of Manset Item: 11134 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Shore Places, Town Publisher: D. L. Mayo's Cash Store Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection
10052	View of Eden, Maine with a Weir in the Foreground	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		Detroit Photographic Co.	1903	Bar Harbor, Eden			View of Eden, Maine with a Weir in the Foreground Item: 10052 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Detroit Photographic Co. Date: 1903 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Tags: weir, tinted
9393	Looking South on Main Street, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1928 c.	Southwest Harbor			Looking South on Main Street, Southwest Harbor Item: 9393 Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1928 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
9395	Clark Point Road - View to West to Main Street Bandstand	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1925 c.	Southwest Harbor	Clark Point Road	A. L. [Arthur A.] Gilley's barber shop is on the left - a small building which forms but a fraction of the structure. It is possible that, at the time this photograph was taken, Maurice Marshall was renting the barber shop. The gasoline pumps shown on the right are in what is now the Post Office parking lot. The bandstand can just be seen across Main Street in the back of the photograph. The automobile is definitely c. 1925-1926 - very possibly a 1925 Maxwell 5 Passenger Sedan. To read about the Maxwell Motor Car Company - See “Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation” by Anthony J. Yanik, published by Wayne State University Press, 2009.	Clark Point Road - View to West to Main Street Bandstand Item: 9395 Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1925 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Clark Point Road Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection Description: A. L. [Arthur A.] Gilley's barber shop is on the left - a small building which forms but a fraction of the structure. It is possible that, at the time this photograph was taken, Maurice Marshall was renting the barber shop. The gasoline pumps shown on the right are in what is now the Post Office parking lot. The bandstand can just be seen across Main Street in the back of the photograph. The automobile is definitely c. 1925-1926 - very possibly a 1925 Maxwell 5 Passenger Sedan. To read about the Maxwell Motor Car Company - See “Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation” by Anthony J. Yanik, published by Wayne State University Press, 2009. [show more]
9517	Looking East from Hotel Islesford, Islesford, ME	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company					Looking East from Hotel Islesford, Islesford, ME Item: 9517 Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
11498	Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine - Looking North	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1924 c.	Southwest Harbor	Main Street		Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine - Looking North Item: 11498 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1924 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Main Street Source: Collection of the Penobscot Marine Museum Tags: building, street, automobile
6839	Main Street. Southwest Harbor - Looking South to the Post Office, Ashmont Hotel and Holmes House	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1905 c.	Southwest Harbor	363 Main Street	The first building at left (363 Main Street) also housed Mayo's Ice Cream Parlor. There is a surveyor working at the edge of the road. The second building on the left, “The Ashmont” hotel at 371 Main Street was built in 1884.	Main Street. Southwest Harbor - Looking South to the Post Office, Ashmont Hotel and Holmes House Item: 6839 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1905 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 363 Main Street Source: Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins Description: The first building at left (363 Main Street) also housed Mayo's Ice Cream Parlor. There is a surveyor working at the edge of the road. The second building on the left, “The Ashmont” hotel at 371 Main Street was built in 1884.
6785	View of the Head of Southwest Harbor from Manset	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Harbor Places, Shore Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1904 c.	Southwest Harbor		"Dick: that is my house with the arrow over it. the place has changed some since that was taken. on that wharf there is a large factory now and eleven houses down there in the field. [on face of postcard] [on reverse of postcard] To Mr. Dexter Fowler, 56 Pine Street, Bath, Maine. Dear Friend Dick – I guess you thought I had forgotten you. But I should say not. I am a great fellow to put off writing. Have they had any fights at the shop since I left: I arrived home Sat. and went to work Wed. Raymond Whitmore, Southwest Harbor"	View of the Head of Southwest Harbor from Manset Item: 6785 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Shore Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1904 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: "Dick: that is my house with the arrow over it. the place has changed some since that was taken. on that wharf there is a large factory now and eleven houses down there in the field. [on face of postcard] [on reverse of postcard] To Mr. Dexter Fowler, 56 Pine Street, Bath, Maine. Dear Friend Dick – I guess you thought I had forgotten you. But I should say not. I am a great fellow to put off writing. Have they had any fights at the shop since I left: I arrived home Sat. and went to work Wed. Raymond Whitmore, Southwest Harbor" [show more]
12128	Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine	Image, Art, Drawing	Places, Town	W.T.O. for F.W. Dodge & Co.	F.W. Dodge & Co.	1889	Bar Harbor		Fanciful view of Bar Harbor from Bar Island	Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine Item: 12128 Type: Image, Art, Drawing Subject: Places, Town Creator: W.T.O. for F.W. Dodge & Co. Publisher: F.W. Dodge & Co. Date: 1889 Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Description: Fanciful view of Bar Harbor from Bar Island
10933	Fernald's Store, Library and Somes Cottage, Somesville, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor Places, Town		Georgia Somes Smith	1939-08-01 PM	Mount Desert, Somesville		Published by Georgia Somes Smith, Mt. Desert, Me.	Fernald's Store, Library and Somes Cottage, Somesville, Maine Item: 10933 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Publisher: Georgia Somes Smith Date: 1939-08-01 PM Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME Description: Published by Georgia Somes Smith, Mt. Desert, Me.
7517	Village of North Haven, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		G.W. Morris, Portland, Maine	1906	North Haven ME		Printed in Germany	Village of North Haven, Maine Item: 7517 Accession #: 1023 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: G.W. Morris, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 Place: North Haven ME State: ME Source: Eleanor R. Mayo Collection Description: Printed in Germany
6993	View of Bar Harbor from the Water	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor Places, Town		G.W. Morris, Portland, Maine	1909 PM	Bar Harbor, Eden		Published in Saxony	View of Bar Harbor from the Water Item: 6993 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Publisher: G.W. Morris, Portland, Maine Date: 1909 PM Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Description: Published in Saxony
2602	1886 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]
7206	Aerial View of Bass Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Harbor Places, Town		Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine		Tremont, Bass Harbor			Aerial View of Bass Harbor Item: 7206 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Publisher: Luther S. Phillips, Bangor, Maine Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME
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]
5964	Looking North on Main Street, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town		Malden Art Company, Cininnatti, Ohio	1918	Southwest Harbor			Looking North on Main Street, Southwest Harbor Item: 5964 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Malden Art Company, Cininnatti, Ohio Date: 1918 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: winter
7493	Hammond Street, Bangor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		O. Crosby Bean Souvenir Goods, Bangor, Maine	1906 PM	Bangor ME		Made in Germany for O. Crosby Bean, Bangor, Maine.	Hammond Street, Bangor, Maine Item: 7493 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: O. Crosby Bean Souvenir Goods, Bangor, Maine Date: 1906 PM Place: Bangor ME State: ME Tags: building, street Description: Made in Germany for O. Crosby Bean, Bangor, Maine.

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