Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
16741	Rebecca Carroll's Dolls	Image, Photograph	Object, Doll People				Southwest Harbor		A collection of photographs taken of three rag dolls that Rebecca Carroll made for her granddaughters.	Rebecca Carroll's Dolls Item: 16741    Accession #: 1002_07 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Doll People Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: A collection of photographs taken of three rag dolls that Rebecca Carroll made for her granddaughters.
16740	Gordon and White Garage	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Automotive Repair Business	Leslie "Les" Frank White Jr.		1973-05	Southwest Harbor	322-326-330 Main Street	Gordon and White Garage with Exxon pump.	Gordon and White Garage Item: 16740    Accession #: 2106 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Automotive Repair Business Creator: Leslie "Les" Frank White Jr. Date: 1973-05 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 322-326-330 Main Street Description: Gordon and White Garage with Exxon pump.
16739	Mount Desert Island Photo Album 1902-1905	Uncurated Accession	Other, Photography						Small 6" x 4.5" photograph album, 86 pages, compiled 1902-1905 by unknown rusticators who probably lived in the Boston area	Mount Desert Island Photo Album 1902-1905 Item: 16739    Accession #: 1099 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Other, Photography Description: Small 6" x 4.5" photograph album, 86 pages, compiled 1902-1905 by unknown rusticators who probably lived in the Boston area
16738	Andrew McInnes sailing Venture	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)			Southwest Harbor		Southwest Harbor lifelong summer resident Andrew McInnes sailing Venture in the 1930s. The sailboat, co-owned with his brother Robert, was a B.B. Corninshield B Boat. Andrew didn't know that Mr. Ballard had taken the photograph until he happened to be in Grand Central Station in New York City and saw an enormous print or projection of the image advertising Maine as a tourist destination. Mr. Ballard gave him the 8x10 glass negative when they next met.	Andrew McInnes sailing Venture Item: 16738    Accession #: 2104 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Courtesy of Andrew McInnes Jr. Description: Southwest Harbor lifelong summer resident Andrew McInnes sailing Venture in the 1930s. The sailboat, co-owned with his brother Robert, was a B.B. Corninshield B Boat. Andrew didn't know that Mr. Ballard had taken the photograph until he happened to be in Grand Central Station in New York City and saw an enormous print or projection of the image advertising Maine as a tourist destination. Mr. Ballard gave him the 8x10 glass negative when they next met. [show more]
16737	Items from Southwest Harbor History - early 20th Century	Uncurated Accession	People							Items from Southwest Harbor History - early 20th Century Item: 16737    Accession #: 2103 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: People Source: From the collection of Charles Morehouse
16736	Writing and Images Related to the SWHPL and to Southwest Harbor's History	Uncurated Accession								Writing and Images Related to the SWHPL and to Southwest Harbor's History Item: 16736    Accession #: 2102 Type: Uncurated Accession
16735	Jacob William Carroll Letters	Uncurated Accession	Object, Writing, Envelope							Jacob William Carroll Letters Item: 16735    Accession #: 1002_01 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Object, Writing, Envelope
16734	Various Photographs of or Related to the Southwest Harbor Public Library	Uncurated Accession	Organizations, Civic, Public Library							Various Photographs of or Related to the Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 16734    Accession #: 1182 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Organizations, Civic, Public Library
16733	Assorted Maps and Pamphlets related to Mount Desert Island	Uncurated Accession	Places, Island							Assorted Maps and Pamphlets related to Mount Desert Island Item: 16733    Accession #: 2101 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Places, Island
16732	Various documents relating to the history of Southwest Harbor	Uncurated Accession	Businesses, Other Business People						Articles, newspapers, and various other material mostly relating to Southwest Harbor.	Various documents relating to the history of Southwest Harbor Item: 16732    Accession #: 1116 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Description: Articles, newspapers, and various other material mostly relating to Southwest Harbor.
16731	Beal's Fish Wharf	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf						The photographer and date are unknown, but judging from the gasoline pumps at the end of the wharf, the photo could be as early as the 1920s.	Beal's Fish Wharf Item: 16731    Accession #: 2094 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Source: Rosemond Fernald Collection Description: The photographer and date are unknown, but judging from the gasoline pumps at the end of the wharf, the photo could be as early as the 1920s.
16730	From the top of Flying Mountain	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Places, Harbor						View from the top of Flying Mountain looking west with Great Cranberry Island in the background, the Jesuit Field on Fernald Point in the middle ground, and a dog, two women, and a man seated in the foreground. Sailboats are visible on the water. The photographer and date are unknown, but none of the tall trees that obscure the view today in 2023 are present in the photo.	From the top of Flying Mountain Item: 16730    Accession #: 2094 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Places, Harbor Source: Rosemond Fernald Collection Description: View from the top of Flying Mountain looking west with Great Cranberry Island in the background, the Jesuit Field on Fernald Point in the middle ground, and a dog, two women, and a man seated in the foreground. Sailboats are visible on the water. The photographer and date are unknown, but none of the tall trees that obscure the view today in 2023 are present in the photo.
16729	Southwest Boat Corporation vessel photographs	Uncurated Accession	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business							Southwest Boat Corporation vessel photographs Item: 16729    Accession #: 2006 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
16728	View of the Stanley House hotel from the water	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		Eastern Ilustrating Co., Belfast, Me.		Southwest Harbor, Manset		A rare view of the Stanley House from the water. The shoreline with water, rocks, and trees are in the foreground with the only the roof and upper stories of the hotel visible in the backbround.	View of the Stanley House hotel from the water Item: 16728    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: Eastern Ilustrating Co., Belfast, Me. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Collection of George Soules Description: A rare view of the Stanley House from the water. The shoreline with water, rocks, and trees are in the foreground with the only the roof and upper stories of the hotel visible in the backbround.
16725	Photos from Searls' 5 & 10 store and 1962 Gay Nineties Ball	Uncurated Accession	Businesses, Store Business Events							Photos from Searls' 5 & 10 store and 1962 Gay Nineties Ball Item: 16725    Accession #: 1083 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Businesses, Store Business Events
16724	Southwest Boat Company Photos	Uncurated Accession	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business							Southwest Boat Company Photos Item: 16724    Accession #: 2006 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
16723	Clark Family Photos	Uncurated Accession	People						Scans of an article about Deacon Henry Higgins Clark's boarding house, photographs of the plot that Deacon H. H. Clark once used as a brick yar, and photographs of a daguerreotype portrait of Seth Higgins Clark.	Clark Family Photos Item: 16723    Accession #: 1106 Type: Uncurated Accession Subject: People Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: Scans of an article about Deacon Henry Higgins Clark's boarding house, photographs of the plot that Deacon H. H. Clark once used as a brick yar, and photographs of a daguerreotype portrait of Seth Higgins Clark.
16722	Mary Jones Interviews with Ralph Stanley and Eric Henry about SWH Buildings - Oral History Tapes	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	Structures, Other Structures		Southwest Harbor Public Library		Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street		Mary Jones Interviews with Ralph Stanley and Eric Henry about SWH Buildings - Oral History Tapes Item: 16722    Accession #: 2080 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: Structures, Other Structures Publisher: Southwest Harbor Public Library Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street
16721	Select Wooden Boat and Down East Magazines	Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping	Vessels, Boat		Down East Enterprises Inc. and Wooden Boat Publications				Clippings from issues of Wooden Boat and Down East Magazines featuring boats and boatbuilders located in or near Southwest Harbor.	Select Wooden Boat and Down East Magazines Item: 16721    Accession #: 2060 Type: Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping Subject: Vessels, Boat Publisher: Down East Enterprises Inc. and Wooden Boat Publications Description: Clippings from issues of Wooden Boat and Down East Magazines featuring boats and boatbuilders located in or near Southwest Harbor.
16720	Select Southwest Harbor Annual Reports	Document, Report, Annual Report	Businesses, Other Business		Bar Harbor Times Publishing Company		Southwest Harbor		Annual reports for the years 1964 and 1972 as well as a Warrant report for 1965, all for the town of Southwest Harbor	Select Southwest Harbor Annual Reports Item: 16720    Accession #: 2058 Type: Document, Report, Annual Report Subject: Businesses, Other Business Publisher: Bar Harbor Times Publishing Company Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: Annual reports for the years 1964 and 1972 as well as a Warrant report for 1965, all for the town of Southwest Harbor
16719	Interview of Laurence Newman	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People				Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	In this interview, Laurence talks about being born and raised in Manset. His grandfather has a store there, though his grandmother was the one who really ran it. She also worked at the Post Office in Manset. She talks about the "Prussian Women," and Capt. Samuel Hadlock's relationship with her. He would sail into the Northern waters and bring back mementos for her; he once brought back Eskimos with sleds and dogs. Capt. Hadlock died on one such voyage and was found frozen onboard his ship. Laurence's father was a fisherman, and Laurence stayed in that line of work, even as he wont off to MIT for school. He met his wife at a dance that he was playing saxophone for. After a long time working as an engineer in Connecticut, he moved back to Southwest Harbor to be a fisherman again. He tells many stories of his time fishing; great catches, salting and drying the fish on the beach, and selling to processors. He would run fishing parties on the weekends for people, and had people booking their spots a year in advance. He preferred going out in the dense fog, as others would not venture out and he got all the good spots to himself. Laurence laments the overfishing and destructive techniques (gill netting and bottom trawling) that caused the collapse of the cod fishery in New England.	Interview of Laurence Newman Item: 16719    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In this interview, Laurence talks about being born and raised in Manset. His grandfather has a store there, though his grandmother was the one who really ran it. She also worked at the Post Office in Manset. She talks about the "Prussian Women," and Capt. Samuel Hadlock's relationship with her. He would sail into the Northern waters and bring back mementos for her; he once brought back Eskimos with sleds and dogs. Capt. Hadlock died on one such voyage and was found frozen onboard his ship. Laurence's father was a fisherman, and Laurence stayed in that line of work, even as he wont off to MIT for school. He met his wife at a dance that he was playing saxophone for. After a long time working as an engineer in Connecticut, he moved back to Southwest Harbor to be a fisherman again. He tells many stories of his time fishing; great catches, salting and drying the fish on the beach, and selling to processors. He would run fishing parties on the weekends for people, and had people booking their spots a year in advance. He preferred going out in the dense fog, as others would not venture out and he got all the good spots to himself. Laurence laments the overfishing and destructive techniques (gill netting and bottom trawling) that caused the collapse of the cod fishery in New England. [show more]
16718	Interview of Mildred Hill	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People				Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	This interview consists of Mildred Hill talking about her life. She was born in Hawaii after her father was "imported" to the Dole plantation for his canning knowledge. Some of her mother's family came from Germany. Her family moved back from Hawaii to Southwest Harbor while she was two years old and lived at Seawall and then Manset. She talks about having well water, but using "town water" in the summer. The main industry in Manset was fishing or processing fish, as well as hotels and ice storage. He also talks about the Seawall radio station around World War One which communicated with ships and mainland Europe. Many sailors stationed there married local girls or stayed in the area after the war ended. Mildred's husband Carleton worked as a civilian for the Coast Guard, in the houses of Summer People, and in local hotels. She also recounts stories about issue with the mail and how boys made pocket money baiting trawl lines after school.	Interview of Mildred Hill Item: 16718    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: This interview consists of Mildred Hill talking about her life. She was born in Hawaii after her father was "imported" to the Dole plantation for his canning knowledge. Some of her mother's family came from Germany. Her family moved back from Hawaii to Southwest Harbor while she was two years old and lived at Seawall and then Manset. She talks about having well water, but using "town water" in the summer. The main industry in Manset was fishing or processing fish, as well as hotels and ice storage. He also talks about the Seawall radio station around World War One which communicated with ships and mainland Europe. Many sailors stationed there married local girls or stayed in the area after the war ended. Mildred's husband Carleton worked as a civilian for the Coast Guard, in the houses of Summer People, and in local hotels. She also recounts stories about issue with the mail and how boys made pocket money baiting trawl lines after school. [show more]
16717	Interview of Athol Higgins	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People			1989-08-10	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	Ralph Stanley interviews Athol Higgins, who talks about her husband, Howe Higgins, and his jobs. Before World War One, he worked in the Post Office in Bar Harbor and saw the switch from horses to automobiles. After World War One, he worked in the customs office in Southwest Harbor for twelve years. His duties as customs officer got in the way of some friendships. He talks of sardine boats that went herring fishing in bad weather and fog. The sardine factory was a busy place during the Spring and Summer as it was the main source of employment. Howe helped start the fire department after the fire of 1922; his office was in the Odd Fellows Hall and he carried out a lot of files to prevent them from burning. Athol talks about walking out to "the small island in the middle of the harbor" for picnics, and having to be careful of the tide.	Interview of Athol Higgins Item: 16717    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 1989-08-10 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Ralph Stanley interviews Athol Higgins, who talks about her husband, Howe Higgins, and his jobs. Before World War One, he worked in the Post Office in Bar Harbor and saw the switch from horses to automobiles. After World War One, he worked in the customs office in Southwest Harbor for twelve years. His duties as customs officer got in the way of some friendships. He talks of sardine boats that went herring fishing in bad weather and fog. The sardine factory was a busy place during the Spring and Summer as it was the main source of employment. Howe helped start the fire department after the fire of 1922; his office was in the Odd Fellows Hall and he carried out a lot of files to prevent them from burning. Athol talks about walking out to "the small island in the middle of the harbor" for picnics, and having to be careful of the tide. [show more]
16716	Interview of Nelson Herrick	Document, Recording, Video Recording	People			1991-02-10	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	In the second part of this interview, Nelson Herrick continues to talk about being a draftee during World War One but being saved from service by the signing of the armistice. He tells the story of meeting his wife by giving her a ride in his truck. At the time she was a widow with two children and he was delivering milk and farm products. Nelson tells the story of a carnival coming to town and offering $300 to a farmer for his land, not telling him what they planned to use it for. He also claims that he was the first volunteer firefighter after the town acquired a fire engine. Reluctant to tell more, he admits to remembering rum running during Prohibition. Many locals took part and kids found booze in the cellars of Summer People's homes. He also remembers Wabanaki people(Indians) living in a village at the Somesville end of Long Pond and harvesting materials to make baskets. He talks about clamming on the island, how they were processed, and how they were used to help people walk across muddy ground in the spring. He answers questions about his ancestors during the Civil War, telling the story of an ancestor who hired a Russian to take his place in the Army. Then he talks about his time as a teamster working with horses and wagons delivering hay to Ellsworth. He also tells a story about delivering old stones to be used as garden decorations.	Interview of Nelson Herrick Item: 16716    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Video Recording Subject: People Date: 1991-02-10 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In the second part of this interview, Nelson Herrick continues to talk about being a draftee during World War One but being saved from service by the signing of the armistice. He tells the story of meeting his wife by giving her a ride in his truck. At the time she was a widow with two children and he was delivering milk and farm products. Nelson tells the story of a carnival coming to town and offering $300 to a farmer for his land, not telling him what they planned to use it for. He also claims that he was the first volunteer firefighter after the town acquired a fire engine. Reluctant to tell more, he admits to remembering rum running during Prohibition. Many locals took part and kids found booze in the cellars of Summer People's homes. He also remembers Wabanaki people(Indians) living in a village at the Somesville end of Long Pond and harvesting materials to make baskets. He talks about clamming on the island, how they were processed, and how they were used to help people walk across muddy ground in the spring. He answers questions about his ancestors during the Civil War, telling the story of an ancestor who hired a Russian to take his place in the Army. Then he talks about his time as a teamster working with horses and wagons delivering hay to Ellsworth. He also tells a story about delivering old stones to be used as garden decorations. [show more]
16714	Interview of Andrew Herrick	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People			1991-02-07	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	A woman interviews Andrew Herrick, who begins by listing off al his male ancestors from memory. The earliest Herrick came to America around the Revolutionary War and built a log cabin at the head of Somes Sound, but he did not stay. The first Herrick to stay was Isaac who ran a tide mill in Southwest Harbor. Andrew grew up in the house that Isaac built. He served in the Army during the first World War for the final 18 days of the war, though even those were grueling and horrifying. After service, he returned to marry Hulda Hodgkins, with whom he had a daughter. Andrew drove a truck for a gas company, living in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth but was forced to stop that work in 1952 following a shoulder injury. He has many stories from his time in Southwest Harbor; the first car in the town, Beech Mountain priginally being called Herrick Mountain, finding bootleg booze in Summer People's houses. He talks about his ancestor William Herrick who was feared by the British. Andrew also had several stories about Billy Tot, a man who worked as a cabin boy for Captain Norwood and eventually lived a primitive life on the edges of society near Southwest Harbor.	Interview of Andrew Herrick Item: 16714    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 1991-02-07 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: A woman interviews Andrew Herrick, who begins by listing off al his male ancestors from memory. The earliest Herrick came to America around the Revolutionary War and built a log cabin at the head of Somes Sound, but he did not stay. The first Herrick to stay was Isaac who ran a tide mill in Southwest Harbor. Andrew grew up in the house that Isaac built. He served in the Army during the first World War for the final 18 days of the war, though even those were grueling and horrifying. After service, he returned to marry Hulda Hodgkins, with whom he had a daughter. Andrew drove a truck for a gas company, living in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth but was forced to stop that work in 1952 following a shoulder injury. He has many stories from his time in Southwest Harbor; the first car in the town, Beech Mountain priginally being called Herrick Mountain, finding bootleg booze in Summer People's houses. He talks about his ancestor William Herrick who was feared by the British. Andrew also had several stories about Billy Tot, a man who worked as a cabin boy for Captain Norwood and eventually lived a primitive life on the edges of society near Southwest Harbor. [show more]

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