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6134John T.R. Freeman's Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
John T.R. Freeman's Wharf
Item:
  • 6134   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6544Simeon H. Sim Mayo, Jacob Schoppy Mayo and Family at Sim's Bicycle Shop, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1897
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 47 Clark Point Road
Simeon H. Sim Mayo, Jacob Schoppy Mayo and Family at Sim's Bicycle Shop, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 6544   
Accession #:
  • 1132
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1897
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 47 Clark Point Road
Source:
  • Collection of the Mayo Family
6550Capt. William Bill Horace Herrick Leading John Whitmore's Fast Speed Horse To Be Shot
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
Capt. William Bill Horace Herrick Leading John Whitmore's Fast Speed Horse To Be Shot
Item:
  • 6550   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Description:
Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
6751Mary Ann Carroll
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1895 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Mary Ann Carroll
Item:
  • 6751   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Gladys E. Whitmore Family
7331Capt. William Bill Horace Herrick Leading John Whitmore's Fast Speed Horse To Be Shot
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Capt. William Bill Horace Herrick Leading John Whitmore's Fast Speed Horse To Be Shot
Item:
  • 7331   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7694Freeman's Wharf, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Freeman's Wharf, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 7694   
Accession #:
  • 1132
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
7695Emily Robinson Farnsworth and Sisters on the Steps of Her Millinery Shop
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 406 Main Street
The building just visible on the left is the James E. Robinson house at 410 Main Street in Southwest Harbor. The building on the right of the store is the Hiram Houston / Eben F. Richardson House at 406 Main Street. The Farnsworth store is now part of this property. Seated on steps Left to Right: Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler (1865-1959) - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler Possibly Abigail "Argo" (Whitmore) Robinson (1829-1906) - Mrs. James E. Robinson Robinson - Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth (1851-1905) Elvira "Vira" Jane (Robinson) Mayo (1867-1960) - Mrs. Simeon Holden Mayo Unknown man, probably a Robinson. "Cad," Emily and "Vira" were sisters. Emily Robinson was a milliner, and sported fancy hats to advertise her business.
Emily Robinson Farnsworth and Sisters on the Steps of Her Millinery Shop
Item:
  • 7695   
Accession #:
  • 1132
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 406 Main Street
Source:
  • Collection of the Mayo Family
Description:
The building just visible on the left is the James E. Robinson house at 410 Main Street in Southwest Harbor. The building on the right of the store is the Hiram Houston / Eben F. Richardson House at 406 Main Street. The Farnsworth store is now part of this property. Seated on steps Left to Right: Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler (1865-1959) - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler Possibly Abigail "Argo" (Whitmore) Robinson (1829-1906) - Mrs. James E. Robinson Robinson - Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth (1851-1905) Elvira "Vira" Jane (Robinson) Mayo (1867-1960) - Mrs. Simeon Holden Mayo Unknown man, probably a Robinson. "Cad," Emily and "Vira" were sisters. Emily Robinson was a milliner, and sported fancy hats to advertise her business. [show more]
8945Workers at the Farnsworth Fish Factory, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1892 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Workers at the Farnsworth Fish Factory, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 8945   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1892 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Gladys E. Whitmore Family
9478Pine Lodge or Balla Cragga From the North Side
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • 1893
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 30 Kinfolk Lane
Pine Lodge or Balla Cragga From the North Side
Item:
  • 9478   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • 1893
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 30 Kinfolk Lane
Source:
  • Collection of the Kaighn Family
9479Pine Lodge or Balla Cragga - Southwest Corner
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • 1893
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 30 Kinfolk Lane
Pine Lodge or Balla Cragga - Southwest Corner
Item:
  • 9479   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • 1893
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 30 Kinfolk Lane
Source:
  • Collection of the Kaighn Family
11289Freeman's Wharf, Southwest Harbor - Farnsworth's Lobster, Clam and Sardine factory
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Worth
  • 1891
  • Southwest Harbor
Freeman's Wharf, Southwest Harbor - Farnsworth's Lobster, Clam and Sardine factory
Item:
  • 11289   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Creator:
  • Worth
Date:
  • 1891
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection
5127View 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.
11243Cora Enola Mills and Jesse Newell Mills
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Moore - Isaac Thomas Moore (1872-1963)
  • 1897 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Cora Enola Mills and Jesse Newell Mills
Item:
  • 11243   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Moore - Isaac Thomas Moore (1872-1963)
Date:
  • 1897 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Mills Family
5090Fleet of Offshore Fishing Schooners - The Mackerel Fleet in Southwest Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1895 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The view is from the Pemetic Hotel (The Castle) and, on the Southwest Harbor side, shows the Clarence Clark (Ellsbert/Heilaka) house left foreground. The long roofed building in the center, next to the harbor, a bowling alley after World War II - currently the Hamilton Marine building. The building on the right with the striped roof is the firm of Clark & Parker/Manset Marine Supply Co./ and the Oceanarium since 1979. The Oceanarium is the oldest commercial building on Clark Point - the only one extant except the Clarence Clark House. The Manset shore is in the background with discernible landmarks, including the Manset Union Church, the Stanley wharf, the early Stanley House and numerous commercial buildings on the Shore Road. There are about 30 schooners visible in the harbor and tied up at the wharves. - Identifications by Meredith Hutchins - 2006
Fleet of Offshore Fishing Schooners - The Mackerel Fleet in Southwest Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 5090   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
The view is from the Pemetic Hotel (The Castle) and, on the Southwest Harbor side, shows the Clarence Clark (Ellsbert/Heilaka) house left foreground. The long roofed building in the center, next to the harbor, a bowling alley after World War II - currently the Hamilton Marine building. The building on the right with the striped roof is the firm of Clark & Parker/Manset Marine Supply Co./ and the Oceanarium since 1979. The Oceanarium is the oldest commercial building on Clark Point - the only one extant except the Clarence Clark House. The Manset shore is in the background with discernible landmarks, including the Manset Union Church, the Stanley wharf, the early Stanley House and numerous commercial buildings on the Shore Road. There are about 30 schooners visible in the harbor and tied up at the wharves. - Identifications by Meredith Hutchins - 2006 [show more]
5832Fernald Point with Dog (St. Sauveur), Flying, and Robinson (Acadia) Mountains
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Shore
  • 1890
  • Southwest Harbor
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.
Fernald Point with Dog (St. Sauveur), Flying, and Robinson (Acadia) Mountains
Item:
  • 5832   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Shore
Date:
  • 1890
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
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]
5934Allen Jacob Lawler House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • 1897
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 415 Main Street
"Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.
Allen Jacob Lawler House
Item:
  • 5934   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1897
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 415 Main Street
Description:
"Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.
5953Main 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.
6196Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 6196   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6197Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Fishing Schooners Tacking to Anchor at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 6197   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
9940Henry Lathrop Rand and Camera at Bill Herrick's Shack
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1890
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 43 Clark Point Road
Henry Lathrop Rand and Camera at Bill Herrick's Shack
Item:
  • 9940   
Accession #:
  • 1015
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1890
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 43 Clark Point Road
Source:
  • Henry L. Rand Collection
5126Two 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]
9881The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1890
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 121-127 Clark Point Road
The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage
Item:
  • 9881   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1890
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 121-127 Clark Point Road
9944The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 121-127 Clark Point Road
The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage
Item:
  • 9944   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 121-127 Clark Point Road
Source:
  • Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs
10253Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson Bee and Children - Albert Wilson Bee and Charles Everett Bee
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson Bee and Children - Albert Wilson Bee and Charles Everett Bee
Item:
  • 10253   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Bar Harbor Historical Society
10449Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Near Completion
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • 1895 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 24 Dirigo Road
Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Near Completion
Item:
  • 10449   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 24 Dirigo Road
Source:
  • Collection of the Frederic Close Towers Family