Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
5556	J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store			1898 c.	Southwest Harbor		The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks.	J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor Item: 5556    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Description: The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks. [show more]
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
5127	View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town			1898 c.	Southwest Harbor		The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a woman standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building.	View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor Item: 5127    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a woman standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building.
5953	Main Street Looking Toward Dog (Saint Sauveur) Mountain	Image, Photograph	Places, Town			1895 c.	Southwest Harbor	225 Main Street	Notice the man leading a cow on Main Street. The largest house, in the center of the picture to the right of the trees, is the Fred M. Robbins house, The photograph was taken from the John Cummins Harmon House at 246 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine.	Main Street Looking Toward Dog (Saint Sauveur) Mountain Item: 5953    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Date: 1895 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 225 Main Street Description: Notice the man leading a cow on Main Street. The largest house, in the center of the picture to the right of the trees, is the Fred M. Robbins house, The photograph was taken from the John Cummins Harmon House at 246 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine.
5126	Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store			1898 c.	Southwest Harbor		There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124.	Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office Item: 5126    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. [show more]
10191	Letter from the Charles J. Jager Co. to Jesse H. Pease Regarding a New Water Pump and Windmill	Document, Correspondence	Places, Town			1895-04-04	Southwest Harbor			Letter from the Charles J. Jager Co. to Jesse H. Pease Regarding a New Water Pump and Windmill Item: 10191    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Places, Town Date: 1895-04-04 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
16184	Looking South on Main Street, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Places, Town			1898 c.	Southwest Harbor		“Another view of Main Street about the turn of the century.” The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a man standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Several carriages can be seen in the photograph, including one from Birch Tree Farm in Lamoine, Maine. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it on the left side is the Odd Fellows building.	Looking South on Main Street, Southwest Harbor Item: 16184    Accession #: 2004 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Places, Town Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Gift of Charles Carroll Description: “Another view of Main Street about the turn of the century.” The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a man standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Several carriages can be seen in the photograph, including one from Birch Tree Farm in Lamoine, Maine. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it on the left side is the Odd Fellows building. [show more]

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