Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton, Mrs. Seth Sprague Thornton, is leaving Southwest Harbor at Steamboat Wharf for her home in Houlton, Maine. Nell would have travelled by steamship from SWH by way of Bar Harbor to meet the Maine Central Railroad at Hancock Point. She would have ridden that train to Bangor (Northern Maine Junction) where she would have taken the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad to Houlton. The train trip from Bangor to Houlton probably took about 5 hours.
Description: Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton, Mrs. Seth Sprague Thornton, is leaving Southwest Harbor at Steamboat Wharf for her home in Houlton, Maine. Nell would have travelled by steamship from SWH by way of Bar Harbor to meet the Maine Central Railroad at Hancock Point. She would have ridden that train to Bangor (Northern Maine Junction) where she would have taken the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad to Houlton. The train trip from Bangor to Houlton probably took about 5 hours. [show more]
Beatrice stayed with her sister, Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and her husband, Seth Thornton, while she attended Ricker Classical Institute in Houlton, Maine in 1908. The town of Southwest Harbor paid a small fee for this.
Description: Beatrice stayed with her sister, Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton and her husband, Seth Thornton, while she attended Ricker Classical Institute in Houlton, Maine in 1908. The town of Southwest Harbor paid a small fee for this.
Back row – Left to Right: John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Children – Left to Right: Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962) Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983)
From Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton's own photograph album
Description: Back row – Left to Right: John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Children – Left to Right: Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962) Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983)
Left to Right: Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) – in Viola’s lap John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) – standing in back Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) – standing in front in dark sweater Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962)
From Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton's own photograph album.
Description: Left to Right: Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) – in Viola’s lap John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) – standing in back Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) – standing in front in dark sweater Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962)
Probably the first place Nell and Seth Thornton lived after they were married. Rented space in this house? Nell's inscription for this picture says, "The house we live in."
Description: Probably the first place Nell and Seth Thornton lived after they were married. Rented space in this house? Nell's inscription for this picture says, "The house we live in."
Nellie was a "literary lady" and carefully added titles to almost all of the photographs she put in her albums. This one was titled, "The Lady of the House," a reference to the pride she felt in this station.
Description: Nellie was a "literary lady" and carefully added titles to almost all of the photographs she put in her albums. This one was titled, "The Lady of the House," a reference to the pride she felt in this station.