"At Southwest Harbor after J. T. R. Freeman, Mrs. Emily Robinson Farnsworth had the [post] office for some time; then J. A. Freeman and William J. Tower held it alternately according to change of political administration for several terms. Then E. S. Thurston was appointed and held office for twelve years until Earll W. Gott was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The office has changed location with every new postmaster…" - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 105. "William J. Tower built the building east of the Jackson lot and he kept the post-office there for a number of years. He sold to E. S. Thurston when Mr. Thurston took over the duties of postmaster and after his services of twelve years were past, the property was sold in 1936 to Mrs. Fred A. Birlem whose son, Wallace Birlem, built the double garage behind it with living rooms above which he occupies [1938]." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 157.
Description: "At Southwest Harbor after J. T. R. Freeman, Mrs. Emily Robinson Farnsworth had the [post] office for some time; then J. A. Freeman and William J. Tower held it alternately according to change of political administration for several terms. Then E. S. Thurston was appointed and held office for twelve years until Earll W. Gott was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The office has changed location with every new postmaster…" - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 105. "William J. Tower built the building east of the Jackson lot and he kept the post-office there for a number of years. He sold to E. S. Thurston when Mr. Thurston took over the duties of postmaster and after his services of twelve years were past, the property was sold in 1936 to Mrs. Fred A. Birlem whose son, Wallace Birlem, built the double garage behind it with living rooms above which he occupies [1938]." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 157. [show more]
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Ralph M. Moore Charles Ready Walter R. Haddock Front Row - Left to Right: George W. Hawker Earle Francis Bennett
Left to Right: Walter Katon George Hall Ernest Pinkham George Coldwell Wilfred Martin Virgil Tuttle William Perkins Richard David Henry Bishop - from Gardiner, Maine Archie Waltman Cyrus Albin Man in front: Fernand Pelletier
Description: Left to Right: Walter Katon George Hall Ernest Pinkham George Coldwell Wilfred Martin Virgil Tuttle William Perkins Richard David Henry Bishop - from Gardiner, Maine Archie Waltman Cyrus Albin Man in front: Fernand Pelletier
Front Row - Left to Right: S. Lewis Wilfred Martin E. Lurvey Richard David L. Twimbly D. Gentheimer George Hall H. Ready G. Francis - from McKinley, Maine Arthur Lambert Back Row - Left to Right: M. Curran Carleton Hill Archie Waltman Robert Stanwood - Assistant Leader - from Southwest Harbor, Maine E. Bennett? William Perkins G. Cold Wally A. Ludden Ernest Pinkham R. Tozier George Avery J. Thibodeau D. Latty
Description: Front Row - Left to Right: S. Lewis Wilfred Martin E. Lurvey Richard David L. Twimbly D. Gentheimer George Hall H. Ready G. Francis - from McKinley, Maine Arthur Lambert Back Row - Left to Right: M. Curran Carleton Hill Archie Waltman Robert Stanwood - Assistant Leader - from Southwest Harbor, Maine E. Bennett? William Perkins G. Cold Wally A. Ludden Ernest Pinkham R. Tozier George Avery J. Thibodeau D. Latty