Henry is probably sailing his boat, "Lanita." He is dressed for the occasion in a rough shirt, buttoned woolen knickers and two belts with brass (?) buckles. His watch is hanging from a fob tucked through his button hole.
Description: Henry is probably sailing his boat, "Lanita." He is dressed for the occasion in a rough shirt, buttoned woolen knickers and two belts with brass (?) buckles. His watch is hanging from a fob tucked through his button hole.
This is a marvelous portrayal of "summer people" at play in Southwest Harbor in the 1890's. Note the shape of the racquets and the clothes and jewelry of the players.
Description: This is a marvelous portrayal of "summer people" at play in Southwest Harbor in the 1890's. Note the shape of the racquets and the clothes and jewelry of the players.
Flying Mountain is in the foreground. Dog Mountain on the left and Robinson Mountain on the right appear in the background. "The house on the left was built by Rev. Oliver Fernald and in 1926 his daughter, Louise Fernald (later Mrs. Lynn M. Goulding) sold it to Miss Mary E. Dreier of New York who remodeled it and named it Valour House in memory of the band of the Jesuit settlement of 1813. The farmhouse on the right was built in the early 1800's. In 1842 it was remodeled and made into a two family dwelling for Eben and Daniel Fernald. The brothers lived there and worked the farm for many years." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p 138 and 9 - 1938. The house was later sold by Louise to the Dreiers. In 2007, the house on the left was owned by Mrs. Rhys Williams and the house on the right was still owned by the Dreier family.
Description: Flying Mountain is in the foreground. Dog Mountain on the left and Robinson Mountain on the right appear in the background. "The house on the left was built by Rev. Oliver Fernald and in 1926 his daughter, Louise Fernald (later Mrs. Lynn M. Goulding) sold it to Miss Mary E. Dreier of New York who remodeled it and named it Valour House in memory of the band of the Jesuit settlement of 1813. The farmhouse on the right was built in the early 1800's. In 1842 it was remodeled and made into a two family dwelling for Eben and Daniel Fernald. The brothers lived there and worked the farm for many years." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p 138 and 9 - 1938. The house was later sold by Louise to the Dreiers. In 2007, the house on the left was owned by Mrs. Rhys Williams and the house on the right was still owned by the Dreier family. [show more]
WRITTEN ON BACK: "Clark Point Wharf Southwest Harbor, Me Forest City (sister ship Lewiston) built in New York - 1854 - Boston - Bango route in 1880's Florence - small steamer in foreground - Blue Hill territory - chartered by Capt. Crockett Sign on a building at right - "International Express"
Description: WRITTEN ON BACK: "Clark Point Wharf Southwest Harbor, Me Forest City (sister ship Lewiston) built in New York - 1854 - Boston - Bango route in 1880's Florence - small steamer in foreground - Blue Hill territory - chartered by Capt. Crockett Sign on a building at right - "International Express"