Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
16104	Western Mountain, Seal Cove, Maine.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Mountain			1906-07-25	Tremont, Seal Cove		Mailed to: Miss Lottie King Manset, Maine	Western Mountain, Seal Cove, Maine. Item: 16104    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Mountain Date: 1906-07-25 Place: Tremont, Seal Cove State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Miss Lottie King Manset, Maine
16107	The Sound.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Sound			1906-06-24	Mount Desert, Sound		Mailed to: Miss Fannie King Manset, Maine Text read: “Dear Fannie: - Will send you another card. Kate is about read to leave for Isle au Haut. I send my love to you. Ms. Lillian Robbins”	The Sound. Item: 16107    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Sound Date: 1906-06-24 Place: Mount Desert, Sound State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Miss Fannie King Manset, Maine Text read: “Dear Fannie: - Will send you another card. Kate is about read to leave for Isle au Haut. I send my love to you. Ms. Lillian Robbins”
16098	Somes Sound from the Head, Mt. Desert Island, Maine.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Sound			1906-07-18	Mount Desert Island		Mailed to: Mr. William H. Rea, Pembroke, Maine From: Lottie Rea King	Somes Sound from the Head, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Item: 16098    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Sound Date: 1906-07-18 Place: Mount Desert Island State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Mr. William H. Rea, Pembroke, Maine From: Lottie Rea King
16076	Looking down Bass Harbor, McKinley, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1908-06-11	Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley		Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Me.	Looking down Bass Harbor, McKinley, Maine Item: 16076    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1908-06-11 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Me.
16049	Mt. Desert Island, Maine, The Bubbles	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Mountain		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906-10-09	Acadia National Park		Sent to: Mrs. William Ward, Manset, Maine.	Mt. Desert Island, Maine, The Bubbles Item: 16049    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Mountain Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906-10-09 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Sent to: Mrs. William Ward, Manset, Maine.
16091	Ocean House, Southwest Harbor, Maine.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1905-08-25	Southwest Harbor		Mailed to: Mr. William H. Rea Pembroke, Me. From: Lottie R. King	Ocean House, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Item: 16091    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1905-08-25 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Mr. William H. Rea Pembroke, Me. From: Lottie R. King
16071	Road to the Light House, Bass Harbor, ME	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Road		Mrs. J.T, Knowlton, McKinley, Maine - Made in Germany	1909-07-01	Tremont, Bass Harbor		Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Maine	Road to the Light House, Bass Harbor, ME Item: 16071    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Road Publisher: Mrs. J.T, Knowlton, McKinley, Maine - Made in Germany Date: 1909-07-01 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Maine
16087	View of the Marsh, Bass Harbor, Me	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Landscape		Mrs. J.T, Knowlton, McKinley, Maine - Made in Germany	1909-07-10	Tremont, Bass Harbor		Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Maine.	View of the Marsh, Bass Harbor, Me Item: 16087    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Landscape Publisher: Mrs. J.T, Knowlton, McKinley, Maine - Made in Germany Date: 1909-07-10 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Miss Lottie King, Manset, Maine.
11132	The Bar Harbor Express Between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Transportation, Railroad			1907-11-02			Printed in Germany	The Bar Harbor Express Between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts Item: 11132    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Transportation, Railroad Date: 1907-11-02 State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Printed in Germany
12500	Pickering Square, Bangor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1907 PM	Bangor ME		Printed in Germany	Pickering Square, Bangor, Maine Item: 12500    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1907 PM Place: Bangor ME State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Printed in Germany
12503	White Head, Me. Life Saving Station	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1909 PM	Tenants Harbor ME		Printed in Frankfurt on Main, Germany	White Head, Me. Life Saving Station Item: 12503    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1909 PM Place: Tenants Harbor ME State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Printed in Frankfurt on Main, Germany
12525	Girl and B(u)oy on the Maine Coast	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Object, Navigational Marker, Navigational Buoy		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906-09 PM				Girl and B(u)oy on the Maine Coast Item: 12525    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Object, Navigational Marker, Navigational Buoy Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906-09 PM State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection
5680	Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town			1908 c.	Southwest Harbor	Main Street	Buildings on the Left: The J.C. Ralph Building is the first structure. One of the old street lights and the Southwest Harbor Public Library wall are visible beyond the Ralph building. The building after the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building - now 334 Main Street. Buildings on the Right: The rustic porch of the later demolished Elisha Crane House is visible on corner of Clark Point Road. The sign for what is now Clark Point Road refers to Steamboat Wharf, which is now part of the US Coast Guard property at the end of Clark Point Road. The horse drinking fountain is in the street in front of it. The Southwest Harbor School House as Harmon Block is the large white block-like building. The bell tower on the old Freeman Grammar School, now Harbor House, can be seen behind the Harmon Block. The small building at the far right was the George Gilley plumbing shop (later The Gilley Plumbing Company) at what is now 315 Main Street.	Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor Item: 5680    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Date: 1908 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Main Street Description: Buildings on the Left: The J.C. Ralph Building is the first structure. One of the old street lights and the Southwest Harbor Public Library wall are visible beyond the Ralph building. The building after the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building - now 334 Main Street. Buildings on the Right: The rustic porch of the later demolished Elisha Crane House is visible on corner of Clark Point Road. The sign for what is now Clark Point Road refers to Steamboat Wharf, which is now part of the US Coast Guard property at the end of Clark Point Road. The horse drinking fountain is in the street in front of it. The Southwest Harbor School House as Harmon Block is the large white block-like building. The bell tower on the old Freeman Grammar School, now Harbor House, can be seen behind the Harmon Block. The small building at the far right was the George Gilley plumbing shop (later The Gilley Plumbing Company) at what is now 315 Main Street. [show more]
9275	Try House Point, Bernard	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor			1907	Tremont, Bernard			Try House Point, Bernard Item: 9275    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Date: 1907 Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME
6231	The Ocean House Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1907 c.	Southwest Harbor, Manset		This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.	The Ocean House Hotel Item: 6231    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1907 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: SWHPL Postcard Collection - MDI Description: This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.
6713	View of Somes Sound, Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor			View of Somes Sound, Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 6713    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family
6722	Steamer Norumbega at Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Vessels, Steamboat		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Bar Harbor			Steamer Norumbega at Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 6722    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family
6729	Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Bar Harbor		“…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject."	Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 6729    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: “…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject." [show more]
6732	St. Saviour's Episcopal Church and Rectory	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Ceremonial, Church		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Bar Harbor	41 Mount Desert Street		St. Saviour's Episcopal Church and Rectory Item: 6732    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Church Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Address: 41 Mount Desert Street Source: Collection of the Clark Family Tags: building
6780	The Claremont House	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor	20 Claremont Road		The Claremont House Item: 6780    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road Source: Collection of the Clark Family
6783	High Street North from Dirigo House, Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor		Printed in Germany	High Street North from Dirigo House, Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 6783    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: Printed in Germany
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]
6822	The Methodist Church and Parsonage, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Ceremonial, Church		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor	19 - 20 Wesley Avenue	Printed in Frankfurt On Main, Germany	The Methodist Church and Parsonage, Southwest Harbor Item: 6822    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Church Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 19 - 20 Wesley Avenue Tags: parsonage, building, church Description: Printed in Frankfurt On Main, Germany
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.
7001	Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		Post card of Sea Cliff Drive, now Cooksey Drive.	Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor, Maine Item: 7001    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor State: ME Description: Post card of Sea Cliff Drive, now Cooksey Drive.

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