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6056The Island House - Advertisement - II - After 1890
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1890 after
  • Southwest Harbor
The Island House - Advertisement - II - After 1890
Item:
  • 6056   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1890 after
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
10191Letter 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
9480Architect's Drawing by Benjamin Linfoot of the Robert Kaighn Residence, Pine Lodge
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Linfoot - Benjamin Linfoot
  • 1892-01
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 30 Kinfolk Road
Architect's Drawing by Benjamin Linfoot of the Robert Kaighn Residence, Pine Lodge
Item:
  • 9480   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Linfoot - Benjamin Linfoot
Date:
  • 1892-01
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 30 Kinfolk Road
Source:
  • Collection of the Kaighn Family
Tags:
building
11284Plans for the Methodist Church and Parsonage, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Price - Benjamin Detwiler Price (1845-1922)
  • 1892
  • Southwest Harbor
Architect's plans from a book of mail order church plans published by Benjamin D. Price in 1892. The small wing shown on the left in the drawing was altered slightly and built on the right in Southwest Harbor.
Plans for the Methodist Church and Parsonage, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 11284   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Creator:
  • Price - Benjamin Detwiler Price (1845-1922)
Date:
  • 1892
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Architect's plans from a book of mail order church plans published by Benjamin D. Price in 1892. The small wing shown on the left in the drawing was altered slightly and built on the right in Southwest Harbor.
6268Sidewheel Steamer Forest City and Steamer Florence at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
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"
Sidewheel Steamer Forest City and Steamer Florence at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 6268   
Accession #:
  • 2094
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
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"
11734Fish Factory Workers in Southwest Harbor with Horse Mackerel and Halibut
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Worth
  • 1891
  • Southwest Harbor
"The catch. probably tuna (called horse mackerel locally), has arrived at the packing house, having been dressed on board vessel. Now it is up to this hardy packing crew to wash these monstrous fish before packing them for shipment to Boston. Except for Asian markets, which existed mostly in large cities, there were few buyers for this product. At other times this packing house was filled with the more predominant fish of the day: hake, cod, haddock, and mackerel. Crews would wash the fish, lather them with salt, and pack them in ice in the tall barrels shown at rear for shipment to Gloucester or Boston. Only a few dealers in Manset, such as the Parkers, specialized in halibut, as it had to be shipped fresh on ice. Mackerel was the only product that had to be inspected once it arrived in Gloucester. As this list suggests, local fisheries processed a variety of fish. The local fishermen would head out, from spring through fall, following the schools, returning with whatever the sea would offer, and putting extra change in their pockets." – Text accompanying this photograph in “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001. p. 43.
Fish Factory Workers in Southwest Harbor with Horse Mackerel and Halibut
Item:
  • 11734   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Worth
Date:
  • 1891
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection
Description:
"The catch. probably tuna (called horse mackerel locally), has arrived at the packing house, having been dressed on board vessel. Now it is up to this hardy packing crew to wash these monstrous fish before packing them for shipment to Boston. Except for Asian markets, which existed mostly in large cities, there were few buyers for this product. At other times this packing house was filled with the more predominant fish of the day: hake, cod, haddock, and mackerel. Crews would wash the fish, lather them with salt, and pack them in ice in the tall barrels shown at rear for shipment to Gloucester or Boston. Only a few dealers in Manset, such as the Parkers, specialized in halibut, as it had to be shipped fresh on ice. Mackerel was the only product that had to be inspected once it arrived in Gloucester. As this list suggests, local fisheries processed a variety of fish. The local fishermen would head out, from spring through fall, following the schools, returning with whatever the sea would offer, and putting extra change in their pockets." – Text accompanying this photograph in “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001. p. 43. [show more]
7681Emily Robinson Farnsworth, Mrs. Alton E. Farnsworth, on a Donkey
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Emily Robinson Farnsworth, Mrs. Alton E. Farnsworth, on a Donkey
Item:
  • 7681   
Accession #:
  • 1014
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
5554Wilford Howard Kittredge in a Sleigh at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Store and Southwest Harbor Post Office
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The Adelbert Alden Gilley house at 12 Maple Lane, Map 6 – Lot 102, Southwest Harbor can be seen in the reflection of the window of the Ralph store.
Wilford Howard Kittredge in a Sleigh at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Store and Southwest Harbor Post Office
Item:
  • 5554   
Accession #:
  • 1032
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Collection
Description:
The Adelbert Alden Gilley house at 12 Maple Lane, Map 6 – Lot 102, Southwest Harbor can be seen in the reflection of the window of the Ralph store.
5653Southwest Harbor Water Company - First Freeman Ridge Pump & Windmill
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1895
  • Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Water Company - First Freeman Ridge Pump & Windmill
Item:
  • 5653   
Accession #:
  • 1032
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1895
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Collection
5657Schooners Wm. Stevens in Clark's Cove at Low Tide
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1895
  • Southwest Harbor
The "William B. Stevens" is at the left. The "Palestine" is in the background. Distant wharf on the right is the Sardine Cannery (marina) before the cannery was enlarged. The boat on the left is the Wm. Stevens. Wooden lobster pots are stacked on the boat behind it.
Schooners Wm. Stevens in Clark's Cove at Low Tide
Item:
  • 5657   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1895
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
The "William B. Stevens" is at the left. The "Palestine" is in the background. Distant wharf on the right is the Sardine Cannery (marina) before the cannery was enlarged. The boat on the left is the Wm. Stevens. Wooden lobster pots are stacked on the boat behind it.
6277View from Clark Point to Manset
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
View from Clark Point to Manset
Item:
  • 6277   
Accession #:
  • 1033
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Stereo Collection
6278Southwest Harbor - View from Manset to Clark Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor - View from Manset to Clark Point
Item:
  • 6278   
Accession #:
  • 1033
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Stereo Collection
5139The Southwest Harbor Public Library With Flowered Matte
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
Picture of the Library and new wall with two children set in a hand painted glass matte - yellow roses.
The Southwest Harbor Public Library With Flowered Matte
Item:
  • 5139   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
Description:
Picture of the Library and new wall with two children set in a hand painted glass matte - yellow roses.
5632The Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1896
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 5632   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1896
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
5635The Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 5635   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
5994The Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage, The Larches
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
"Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound" is just visible at the far left - the house with several chimneys is "The Larches." The tower of the Kaighn cottage, "Balla Cragga" can just be seen to the right of "The Larches." The Bee's windmill can be seen in front of "The Larches." Their vegetable garden is in the foreground.
The Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage, The Larches
Item:
  • 5994   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
Description:
"Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound" is just visible at the far left - the house with several chimneys is "The Larches." The tower of the Kaighn cottage, "Balla Cragga" can just be seen to the right of "The Larches." The Bee's windmill can be seen in front of "The Larches." Their vegetable garden is in the foreground.
6100The Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
Shows wooden sidewalk and two maple saplings.
The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 6100   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
Shows wooden sidewalk and two maple saplings.
6174Jacob William and Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll at The Mountain House
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1899 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Jacob William and Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll at The Mountain House
Item:
  • 6174   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1899 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
6974Ina Caroline Cad Robinson Lawler, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler and Students at Manset School Spring Picnic
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
  • 1898
  • Southwest Harbor
Back Row - Left to Right: 1 - Holsie Walls 2 - Derby Stanley (1886-1947) 3 - William Knowles (1888-1965) 4 - James Everett Parker (1890-1972) 5 - Herman Leslie Smith (1886-1969) 6 - Helen T. Clark (1886-1652) - Later Mrs. Fred William Lawton 7 - Ethel M. King (1884-1971) - Later Mrs. Lyle Dennis Newman Teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) Third Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Bessie T. Moore - Later Mrs. Twaddle of Bangor. 2 - Abbie Torrey (1889-1982) - Later Mrs. Wellington C. Robbins 3 - Franklin Gilbert Smith? (1889-) 4 - Unknown 5 - Unknown 6 - Lottie Rea King (1890-1957) - Later Mrs. Howard Milton Reed 7 - Marion E. Newman (1890-1976) - Later Mrs. Fred W. Wescott 8 - Inez M. Torrey (1887-1953) - Later Mrs. Arthur E. Ginn Second Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Unknown Dolliver 2 - Uldene V. Fernald (1891-1984) - Later Mrs. Millard F. Farrar 3 - Andrew W. Bennett (1892-) - Later married Carrie Evelyn Ralph 4 - Unknown Dolliver 5 - Florence M. Parker (1895-1906) 6 - Chester S. Gray (1892-1969) 7 - Edward Harold "Harry" Bennett (1890-1965) 8 - Blanche Elizabeth Staples (1892-1956) - Later Mrs. Harry W. Sprague 9 - Celia Maud Wilson (1888-1961) - Later Mrs. George E. Hamilton Front Row - Left to Right: 1 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Aunt" - probably Dorothy Bernice Lurvey (1893-1975) - Later Mrs. William W. Colby 2 - Unknown 3 - Milton F. Torrey? (1893-1932) 4 - Mary "Mamie" Lena Bennett (1894-1977) - Later Mrs. Charles Henry Rich 5 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Uncle" - probably Reginald Lurvey (1890-) 6 - Clifton R. Foss (1890-1937) 7 - Christopher Wendell Lawlor (1893-1956) - son of teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler
Ina Caroline Cad Robinson Lawler, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler and Students at Manset School Spring Picnic
Item:
  • 6974   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
Date:
  • 1898
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
Back Row - Left to Right: 1 - Holsie Walls 2 - Derby Stanley (1886-1947) 3 - William Knowles (1888-1965) 4 - James Everett Parker (1890-1972) 5 - Herman Leslie Smith (1886-1969) 6 - Helen T. Clark (1886-1652) - Later Mrs. Fred William Lawton 7 - Ethel M. King (1884-1971) - Later Mrs. Lyle Dennis Newman Teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) Third Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Bessie T. Moore - Later Mrs. Twaddle of Bangor. 2 - Abbie Torrey (1889-1982) - Later Mrs. Wellington C. Robbins 3 - Franklin Gilbert Smith? (1889-) 4 - Unknown 5 - Unknown 6 - Lottie Rea King (1890-1957) - Later Mrs. Howard Milton Reed 7 - Marion E. Newman (1890-1976) - Later Mrs. Fred W. Wescott 8 - Inez M. Torrey (1887-1953) - Later Mrs. Arthur E. Ginn Second Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Unknown Dolliver 2 - Uldene V. Fernald (1891-1984) - Later Mrs. Millard F. Farrar 3 - Andrew W. Bennett (1892-) - Later married Carrie Evelyn Ralph 4 - Unknown Dolliver 5 - Florence M. Parker (1895-1906) 6 - Chester S. Gray (1892-1969) 7 - Edward Harold "Harry" Bennett (1890-1965) 8 - Blanche Elizabeth Staples (1892-1956) - Later Mrs. Harry W. Sprague 9 - Celia Maud Wilson (1888-1961) - Later Mrs. George E. Hamilton Front Row - Left to Right: 1 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Aunt" - probably Dorothy Bernice Lurvey (1893-1975) - Later Mrs. William W. Colby 2 - Unknown 3 - Milton F. Torrey? (1893-1932) 4 - Mary "Mamie" Lena Bennett (1894-1977) - Later Mrs. Charles Henry Rich 5 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Uncle" - probably Reginald Lurvey (1890-) 6 - Clifton R. Foss (1890-1937) 7 - Christopher Wendell Lawlor (1893-1956) - son of teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler [show more]
5533Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building.
Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
Item:
  • 5533   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building. [show more]
5556J.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]
5598The Dirigo House - Group of Six in Wagon
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1893 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The Dirigo House - Group of Six in Wagon
Item:
  • 5598   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1893 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
5634The Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 5634   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
5933The James Robinson House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • 1897 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 410 Main Street
Sitting in the buggy in front of the house are Alton E. Farnsworth and his wife, Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth and their nephew, Christopher Wendell Lawler, son of Emily's sister, Caroline Robinson, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler. Emily's mother, Abigail "Argo" (Whitmore) Robinson, is standing in the doorway.
The James Robinson House
Item:
  • 5933   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1897 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 410 Main Street
Description:
Sitting in the buggy in front of the house are Alton E. Farnsworth and his wife, Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth and their nephew, Christopher Wendell Lawler, son of Emily's sister, Caroline Robinson, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler. Emily's mother, Abigail "Argo" (Whitmore) Robinson, is standing in the doorway.
6067First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine - Showing Spanish Civil War Addition
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • 1898
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine - Showing Spanish Civil War Addition
Item:
  • 6067   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Date:
  • 1898
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 357 Main Street
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection