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9312	Abel's Lobster Pound, Bernard, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Businesses, Restaurant Business Places, Shore			1930 c.	Tremont, Bernard		The gambrel roofed cottage just visible at the far right was the summer home of Paul Shields and his family. The cottage is at 41 Gunlow Road, Richtown, Maine - Map 3 - Lot 73 A.	Abel's Lobster Pound, Bernard, Maine Item: 9312 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Places, Shore Date: 1930 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs Description: The gambrel roofed cottage just visible at the far right was the summer home of Paul Shields and his family. The cottage is at 41 Gunlow Road, Richtown, Maine - Map 3 - Lot 73 A.
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
7767	Willis Humphreys Ballard and T.A. McIntire on the Precipice Trail in Acadia National Park	Image, Photograph	People Places, Hiking Trail			1938-09	Bar Harbor			Willis Humphreys Ballard and T.A. McIntire on the Precipice Trail in Acadia National Park Item: 7767 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Hiking Trail Date: 1938-09 Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
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]
10615	CCC Members Constructing Southwest Harbor Village Green	Image, Photograph	People Places, Town			1934	Southwest Harbor	26 Villiage Green Way	The automobile on the left is a Model A. The one on the right is a 1933 Ford. The sign on the corner of the old first Masonic Hall building across Main Street says, “Pine Tree Shoe Repair.” Left to Right: Harold Cass Bill (unknown) H. Greenleaf	CCC Members Constructing Southwest Harbor Village Green Item: 10615 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Town Date: 1934 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 26 Villiage Green Way Source: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection Tags: ccc Description: The automobile on the left is a Model A. The one on the right is a 1933 Ford. The sign on the corner of the old first Masonic Hall building across Main Street says, “Pine Tree Shoe Repair.” Left to Right: Harold Cass Bill (unknown) H. Greenleaf
16192	Cora Myrtle (Hamblen) Ward with Franklin, William, and Ingrid Ward	Image, Photograph	People Places, Shore			1934 c.				Cora Myrtle (Hamblen) Ward with Franklin, William, and Ingrid Ward Item: 16192 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Shore Date: 1934 c. Source: The Ward Family Collection
16195	Cora Myrtle (Hamblen) Ward with Ingrid, William, and Franklin Ward on Unknown Beach	Image, Photograph	People Places, Shore			1934 c.				Cora Myrtle (Hamblen) Ward with Ingrid, William, and Franklin Ward on Unknown Beach Item: 16195 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Shore Date: 1934 c. Source: The Ward Family Collection
16226	Cora Myrtle (Hamblen) Ward with Franklin Henry Ward and Ingrid Ward	Image, Photograph	People Places, Harbor			1934 c.				Cora Myrtle (Hamblen) Ward with Franklin Henry Ward and Ingrid Ward Item: 16226 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Harbor Date: 1934 c. Source: The Ward Family Collection
11830	Clark Point Road Looking West Toward Main Street	Image, Photograph	Places			1930 c.	Southwest Harbor	Clark Point Road	Notable buildings Left to Right: E.A. Lawler Paint Company, 40 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 108, MHPC #405-0165. William Joseph Tower house (roof peak only), 38 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 106, MHPC #405-0164. Masonic Hall - 353 Main Street, Map 3 - Lot 96, MHPC #405-0161 - just visible as the large peaked roof on the left at the end of Clark Point Road. The American Gas Accumulator Company Acetylene Traffic Beacon, or "Silent Policeman," is just visible in the center of the photograph at the junction of Clark Point Road and Main Street with the town bandstand behind it. Perry "Ped" L. Sargent's Livery Stable - 7-19 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - visible as the small building near the right corner of Clark Point Road and Main Street. Gilley Plumbing Company - 21 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - both the livery stable and the plumbing shop were later subsumed into the later Post Office parking lot. Wilbur C. Wallace house, 29 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 100, MHPC #405-0083.	Clark Point Road Looking West Toward Main Street Item: 11830 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Date: 1930 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Clark Point Road Source: Collection of Eugene S. Thurston Family Description: Notable buildings Left to Right: E.A. Lawler Paint Company, 40 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 108, MHPC #405-0165. William Joseph Tower house (roof peak only), 38 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 106, MHPC #405-0164. Masonic Hall - 353 Main Street, Map 3 - Lot 96, MHPC #405-0161 - just visible as the large peaked roof on the left at the end of Clark Point Road. The American Gas Accumulator Company Acetylene Traffic Beacon, or "Silent Policeman," is just visible in the center of the photograph at the junction of Clark Point Road and Main Street with the town bandstand behind it. Perry "Ped" L. Sargent's Livery Stable - 7-19 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - visible as the small building near the right corner of Clark Point Road and Main Street. Gilley Plumbing Company - 21 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - both the livery stable and the plumbing shop were later subsumed into the later Post Office parking lot. Wilbur C. Wallace house, 29 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 100, MHPC #405-0083. [show more]
11279	Moonlight at Deep Cove	Image, Photograph	Places	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1933-09	Mount Desert			Moonlight at Deep Cove Item: 11279 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1933-09 Place: Mount Desert State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
6214	Enoch Boynton Stanley Boat Shed at The Pool at Low Tide	Image, Photograph	Places			1930 c.	Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island			Enoch Boynton Stanley Boat Shed at The Pool at Low Tide Item: 6214 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Date: 1930 c. Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
9737	Aerial View - Building the Stone Causeway at Deacon's Cove on Clark Point	Image, Photograph	Places			1937 c.	Southwest Harbor		Left scow was Lyle Newman’s scow. Right scow was Harvard Beal’s scow.	Aerial View - Building the Stone Causeway at Deacon's Cove on Clark Point Item: 9737 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Date: 1937 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable, aerial view Description: Left scow was Lyle Newman’s scow. Right scow was Harvard Beal’s scow.
10743	1932 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	Tonone - Valentine Tonone (1896-1982)		1932	Mount Desert Island			1932 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 10743 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: Tonone - Valentine Tonone (1896-1982) Date: 1932 Place: Mount Desert Island State: ME Tags: zoomable
2608	1931 Topographic Map of Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	U.S. Geological Survey		1931	Acadia National Park		Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps Surveyed in 1901 and 1902	1931 Topographic Map of Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine Item: 2608 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: U.S. Geological Survey Date: 1931 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Source: Library of Congress Tags: zoomable, topo map Description: Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps Surveyed in 1901 and 1902
2609	1935 Map of Acadia National Park and Vicinity, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	U.S. Geological Survey		1935	Acadia National Park		A printed note in the upper right section of page, outside the map area reads "Advanced sheet. Subject to correction."	1935 Map of Acadia National Park and Vicinity, Maine Item: 2609 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: U.S. Geological Survey Date: 1935 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Source: Library of Congress Gift of Frances Anne (Weston) McGowan Tags: zoomable, topo map Description: A printed note in the upper right section of page, outside the map area reads "Advanced sheet. Subject to correction."
2628	1930 Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)	Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston	1930	Acadia National Park			1930 Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 2628 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924) Publisher: Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston Date: 1930 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Tags: zoomable, hiking trail
2629	1930 Path Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)		1930	Acadia National Park			1930 Path Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 2629 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924) Date: 1930 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Tags: zoomable, hiking trail
2685	1934 Map of Mount Dessert Island, Maine, Showing Acadia National Park	Map, Base Map	Places	The National Survey, Chester VT	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)	1934	Mount Desert Island			1934 Map of Mount Dessert Island, Maine, Showing Acadia National Park Item: 2685 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: The National Survey, Chester VT Publisher: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) Date: 1934 Place: Mount Desert Island State: ME Tags: zoomable
12052	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Camp Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1935-09-02		1281 Main Street (Route 102)	Automobiles: Far left – 1931 Packard Coupe Middle – 1933 or 1934 Ford 2 Door Sedan Right – 1934 Hudson Sedan	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps Item: 12052 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Camp Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1935-09-02 State: ME Address: 1281 Main Street (Route 102) Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: restaurant, camp, zoomable, building, gas pump, automobile Description: Automobiles: Far left – 1931 Packard Coupe Middle – 1933 or 1934 Ford 2 Door Sedan Right – 1934 Hudson Sedan
12053	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Camp	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1937-07	Mount Desert	1281 Main Street (Route 102)	Ernest T. Richardson is most probably standing on the porch watching Ballard photograph his business. Automobiles: Left – Dodge Middle – 1928 Buick Right – 1933 or 34 Ford Note the woman pumping gas.	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps Item: 12053 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Camp Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937-07 Place: Mount Desert State: ME Address: 1281 Main Street (Route 102) Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: restaurant, camp, people, building, man, woman, automobile, gas pump Description: Ernest T. Richardson is most probably standing on the porch watching Ballard photograph his business. Automobiles: Left – Dodge Middle – 1928 Buick Right – 1933 or 34 Ford Note the woman pumping gas.
10680	Article from Happy Days - Civilian Conservation Camp Newspaper	Publication, Clipping	Places, Camp	CCC	Civilian Conservation Corps	1934-02-10	Southwest Harbor	59 Long Pond Road	Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter"	Article from Happy Days - Civilian Conservation Camp Newspaper Item: 10680 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Places, Camp Creator: CCC Publisher: Civilian Conservation Corps Date: 1934-02-10 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 59 Long Pond Road Tags: camp, ccc, ANP Description: Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter" [show more]
6235	Echo Lake Camp - Appalachian Mountain Club - Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph	Places, Camp		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1932 c.	Southwest Harbor		"The Appalachian Mountain Camp at Echo Lake was established in 1922..." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 126 - 1938. Ralph Stanley says that the Appalachian Mountain Club tents were stored in the sheds behind his house at 102-104 Clark Point Road in the 1930s. He remembers watching them hauled out of the sheds that later became his boat building shop, every Spring.	Echo Lake Camp - Appalachian Mountain Club - Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 6235 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Camp Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1932 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: SWHPL Postcard Collection - MDI Tags: camp, winter Description: "The Appalachian Mountain Camp at Echo Lake was established in 1922..." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 126 - 1938. Ralph Stanley says that the Appalachian Mountain Club tents were stored in the sheds behind his house at 102-104 Clark Point Road in the 1930s. He remembers watching them hauled out of the sheds that later became his boat building shop, every Spring. [show more]
6844	Girl Scout Camp at Echo Lake	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Camp			1935 c.	Southwest Harbor		The camp was at the sand beach end of Echo Lake.	Girl Scout Camp at Echo Lake Item: 6844 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Camp Date: 1935 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins Description: The camp was at the sand beach end of Echo Lake.
12384	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Carriage Road	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1937-06	Acadia National Park	Sieur De Monts	This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring Item: 12384 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Carriage Road Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937-06 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Sieur De Monts Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: road Description: This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.
12385	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Carriage Road	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1937-06	Acadia National Park	Sieur De Monts	This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring Item: 12385 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Carriage Road Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937-06 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Sieur De Monts Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: road Description: This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.

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