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5090	Fleet 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]
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]
5220	The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Places, Town		1888 c.	Southwest Harbor		"From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene.	The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge Item: 5220 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Date: 1888 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: "From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene. [show more]
5288	Sightseeing Boat at Beal's Fish Wharf, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1938-06-14	Southwest Harbor		The John Lawson Stoddard Cottage - The Edward Wyatt Evans Cottage is visible on the opposite shore. Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) , in a white shirt, is standing on the lower dock next to his boat, "Trailaway," later Maddy Sue. "Trailaway" was built by Chester Eben Clement.	Sightseeing Boat at Beal's Fish Wharf, Southwest Harbor Item: 5288 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1938-06-14 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: The John Lawson Stoddard Cottage - The Edward Wyatt Evans Cottage is visible on the opposite shore. Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) , in a white shirt, is standing on the lower dock next to his boat, "Trailaway," later Maddy Sue. "Trailaway" was built by Chester Eben Clement.
5504	20th Anniversary of the Southwest Harbor Town Band at Dr. R.J. Lemont's Drug Store	Image, Photograph	Events Organizations People		1912		14 Clark Point Road	The building was Dr. Lemont's office and store on the south side of Clark Point Road leaving Main Street. The building, then Cuz's Café, burned on January 30, 1955. It is the site of the Red Sky Restaurant in 2008. The Southwest Harbor band was formed in 1892. This 1912 photograph shows these members: Front Row - left to right: Ralph Judson Robinson (1870-1923) Everton Livingston Gott (1875-1954) - brother of Clyde Smith Gott Frank L. Gilley (1880-1920) Henry Loren Gray (1881-1947) Simeon J. Marshall (1874-1962) Earl Gott (1889-1950) Franze Earl "Wimpy" Walls (1890-1964) Edwin "Ed" George Lord (1878-1955) Note: The name of one person in the front row is missing. Archivists hope a viewer may know who it is and where he is standing. Middle - left to right: H. Chase Bickford (1887-1960) Fred A. Walls (1888-1949) James Crockett (1864-1941) Artemus Jean Haines Richardson (1893-1958) Edward Harold Bennett (1890-1965) - later a band leader, as was his son, Charlie Bennett (1922-1984) (not in photograph) Saunders Ward Newman (1852-1949) Fred Sydney Mayo (1877-1949) - behind drum Back Row - left to right: Clyde Smith Gott (1893-) - brother of Everton Livingston Gott Clifton Robie Foss (1890-1937) Raymond C. Whitmore (1889-1971) Standing on the porch - left to right: The girl to the left of Dr. Lemont, leaning on the rail, is Elsie Phillips - later Mrs. Roscoe C. Marshall (1905-1988) Dr. Robert James Lemont (1842-1926) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Bertha Robinson - later Mrs. Chester Warren Stanley (1901-1968)	20th Anniversary of the Southwest Harbor Town Band at Dr. R.J. Lemont's Drug Store Item: 5504 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Organizations People Date: 1912 State: ME Address: 14 Clark Point Road Tags: zoomable Description: The building was Dr. Lemont's office and store on the south side of Clark Point Road leaving Main Street. The building, then Cuz's Café, burned on January 30, 1955. It is the site of the Red Sky Restaurant in 2008. The Southwest Harbor band was formed in 1892. This 1912 photograph shows these members: Front Row - left to right: Ralph Judson Robinson (1870-1923) Everton Livingston Gott (1875-1954) - brother of Clyde Smith Gott Frank L. Gilley (1880-1920) Henry Loren Gray (1881-1947) Simeon J. Marshall (1874-1962) Earl Gott (1889-1950) Franze Earl "Wimpy" Walls (1890-1964) Edwin "Ed" George Lord (1878-1955) Note: The name of one person in the front row is missing. Archivists hope a viewer may know who it is and where he is standing. Middle - left to right: H. Chase Bickford (1887-1960) Fred A. Walls (1888-1949) James Crockett (1864-1941) Artemus Jean Haines Richardson (1893-1958) Edward Harold Bennett (1890-1965) - later a band leader, as was his son, Charlie Bennett (1922-1984) (not in photograph) Saunders Ward Newman (1852-1949) Fred Sydney Mayo (1877-1949) - behind drum Back Row - left to right: Clyde Smith Gott (1893-) - brother of Everton Livingston Gott Clifton Robie Foss (1890-1937) Raymond C. Whitmore (1889-1971) Standing on the porch - left to right: The girl to the left of Dr. Lemont, leaning on the rail, is Elsie Phillips - later Mrs. Roscoe C. Marshall (1905-1988) Dr. Robert James Lemont (1842-1926) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Bertha Robinson - later Mrs. Chester Warren Stanley (1901-1968) [show more]
5506	View from Manset Town Dock to Clark Point	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock	Weaver - Miles Waverly Weaver (1923-2014)	1987	Southwest Harbor		The house on the left is the Tyson-Madeira house and dock.	View from Manset Town Dock to Clark Point Item: 5506 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Creator: Weaver - Miles Waverly Weaver (1923-2014) Date: 1987 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: The house on the left is the Tyson-Madeira house and dock.
5602	The Original, Enlarged Stanley House Burning on July 10, 1884	Image, Photograph	Events, Fire Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		1884-07-10	Southwest Harbor, Manset	149 Shore Road		The Original, Enlarged Stanley House Burning on July 10, 1884 Item: 5602 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events, Fire Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1884-07-10 Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 149 Shore Road Tags: zoomable
5608	The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Children's Reading Club Award Winners	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic, Public Library People	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1942-08-27	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	Winners of the “Know Your Country” and “Around the World” Book Club Awards Front Row - Left to Right: Hoyt Kenneth Lord (1932-2010) Joan Robinson (1932-) - Later Mrs. Wilbert Terry Diane Ruth Clement (1933-) - Later Mrs. Thomas White Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-2015) - Later Mrs. Carroll Murphy Robert Carroll (1932-1996) Leonard Bragdon Gilley (1929-) Richard Allen (1930-) Second Row - Left to Right: Janet B. Caruso (1931-) - Later Mrs. John F. Madsen Ann Mary Whitmore (1930-) - Later Mrs. Andrew Jackson Harkins Third Row - Left to Right: Esther Jane Norwood (1931-) - Later Mrs. Robert M. Dunbar Barbara Kenny (1930-) - Later Mrs. Earl Moser Jr. Juanita Dorr (1929-1997) - Later Mrs. Howard Edwin Wilson Rosamond Berry (1932-1998) - Later Mrs. Lawrence H. Davis Bernice Mary Beal (1931-) - Later Mrs. Albert Stork Ramona Boynton (1931-1999) - Later Mrs. Leroy J. Rathbun Jr. Janet Marylyn Bickford (1932-1995) - Later Mrs. Wendell Delmont Perry Diane Ballard (1932-2008) - Later Mrs. Robert Edward Michael Back Row - Left to Right: Helen Marie Sinclair (1931-2007) - Later Mrs. Owen D. Frost Marilyn Carroll (1930-1995) - Later Mrs. Richard Harlan La Haye Elizabeth "Betty" May Norwood (1929-) - Later Mrs. Carl Raymond Hardy Jr. Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-) - Mrs. David Ashton Holmes Edith Worcester (1930-) - Later the first Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr.	The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Children's Reading Club Award Winners Item: 5608 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic, Public Library People Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1942-08-27 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: zoomable Description: Winners of the “Know Your Country” and “Around the World” Book Club Awards Front Row - Left to Right: Hoyt Kenneth Lord (1932-2010) Joan Robinson (1932-) - Later Mrs. Wilbert Terry Diane Ruth Clement (1933-) - Later Mrs. Thomas White Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-2015) - Later Mrs. Carroll Murphy Robert Carroll (1932-1996) Leonard Bragdon Gilley (1929-) Richard Allen (1930-) Second Row - Left to Right: Janet B. Caruso (1931-) - Later Mrs. John F. Madsen Ann Mary Whitmore (1930-) - Later Mrs. Andrew Jackson Harkins Third Row - Left to Right: Esther Jane Norwood (1931-) - Later Mrs. Robert M. Dunbar Barbara Kenny (1930-) - Later Mrs. Earl Moser Jr. Juanita Dorr (1929-1997) - Later Mrs. Howard Edwin Wilson Rosamond Berry (1932-1998) - Later Mrs. Lawrence H. Davis Bernice Mary Beal (1931-) - Later Mrs. Albert Stork Ramona Boynton (1931-1999) - Later Mrs. Leroy J. Rathbun Jr. Janet Marylyn Bickford (1932-1995) - Later Mrs. Wendell Delmont Perry Diane Ballard (1932-2008) - Later Mrs. Robert Edward Michael Back Row - Left to Right: Helen Marie Sinclair (1931-2007) - Later Mrs. Owen D. Frost Marilyn Carroll (1930-1995) - Later Mrs. Richard Harlan La Haye Elizabeth "Betty" May Norwood (1929-) - Later Mrs. Carl Raymond Hardy Jr. Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-) - Mrs. David Ashton Holmes Edith Worcester (1930-) - Later the first Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. [show more]
5809	Addison Packing Company Camps at Southwest Harbor - Summer of 1923	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business Structures, Dwellings, Camp House		1923 Summer	Southwest Harbor	11 Apple Lane		Addison Packing Company Camps at Southwest Harbor - Summer of 1923 Item: 5809 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Structures, Dwellings, Camp House Date: 1923 Summer Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 11 Apple Lane Source: Collection of Carol Reed Walsh Tags: zoomable
5826	McMullen Quarry on Somes Sound - I	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation		1907 c.	Mount Desert, Hall Quarry		This photograph was taken during the McMullen era of the quarry. - Steven Haynes - Maine Granite Industry Historical Society - 2007 The large building on the left housed the compressor. The two story building on the right had offices on the first floor and draftsmen above. The blacksmith shop was in the center of the picture. The long structure in the background was a traveling crane to carry the stone for the cutter."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007.	McMullen Quarry on Somes Sound - I Item: 5826 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Date: 1907 c. Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: This photograph was taken during the McMullen era of the quarry. - Steven Haynes - Maine Granite Industry Historical Society - 2007 The large building on the left housed the compressor. The two story building on the right had offices on the first floor and draftsmen above. The blacksmith shop was in the center of the picture. The long structure in the background was a traveling crane to carry the stone for the cutter."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007. [show more]
5833	Southwest Harbor High School Girls Basketball Team 1915	Image, Photograph	Organizations, School Institution People		1915	Southwest Harbor	329 Main Street	Left to Right: Dorothy M. Sawyer (1902-1968) - later Mrs. Allen Gay Lora B. Mayo (1897-1949) - later Mrs. Sanford Webster Margaret Dolliver (1897-1972) - later Mrs. Herman Leslie and Mrs. Henry R. Gleckler Elizabeth F. Staples (1896-1977) - later Mrs. Reuben Harrison Lancaster Leola Gertrude Rumill (1898-1988) - later Mrs. James Elliott Clement Jr. Grace Margaret Clark (1898-1980)	Southwest Harbor High School Girls Basketball Team 1915 Item: 5833 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, School Institution People Date: 1915 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 329 Main Street Tags: zoomable Description: Left to Right: Dorothy M. Sawyer (1902-1968) - later Mrs. Allen Gay Lora B. Mayo (1897-1949) - later Mrs. Sanford Webster Margaret Dolliver (1897-1972) - later Mrs. Herman Leslie and Mrs. Henry R. Gleckler Elizabeth F. Staples (1896-1977) - later Mrs. Reuben Harrison Lancaster Leola Gertrude Rumill (1898-1988) - later Mrs. James Elliott Clement Jr. Grace Margaret Clark (1898-1980)
5845	Schooner E.T. Hamor in Somes Cove	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1889 after	Mount Desert, Somesville		The white building to the right was the Mount Desert House. There are three men on the boat, a man with a horse and buggy, and another team with a wagon. Wood is stacked on the shore. Onc caption for this picture says, "After discharging at the store in Somesville."	Schooner E.T. Hamor in Somes Cove Item: 5845 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1889 after Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The white building to the right was the Mount Desert House. There are three men on the boat, a man with a horse and buggy, and another team with a wagon. Wood is stacked on the shore. Onc caption for this picture says, "After discharging at the store in Somesville."
5863	Building the House at Mt. Desert Rock	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse		1893 PM	Frenchboro	Mount Desert Rock		Building the House at Mt. Desert Rock Item: 5863 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Date: 1893 PM Place: Frenchboro State: ME Address: Mount Desert Rock Tags: zoomable
5924	Lawn Tennis at the Island House	Image, Photograph	Places			Southwest Harbor		The view is toward the head of Southwest Harbor. The house in the far background at the extreme left is the James E. Robinson house, which then occupied what is now 410 Main Street in Southwest Harbor – Map 3 – Lot 44 – MHPC #405-0145. The building to its right in the photograph is the Farnsworth Store. The house in the foreground right - behind the tennis players is: Joseph Gilman Parker Jr. House ME – SWH – Clark Point Road - 114 The tennis players were most probably guests at the Island House across Clark Point Road from where they are playing on its lawn.	Lawn Tennis at the Island House Item: 5924 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: The view is toward the head of Southwest Harbor. The house in the far background at the extreme left is the James E. Robinson house, which then occupied what is now 410 Main Street in Southwest Harbor – Map 3 – Lot 44 – MHPC #405-0145. The building to its right in the photograph is the Farnsworth Store. The house in the foreground right - behind the tennis players is: Joseph Gilman Parker Jr. House ME – SWH – Clark Point Road - 114 The tennis players were most probably guests at the Island House across Clark Point Road from where they are playing on its lawn. [show more]
5973	Arthur L. Somes at the Counter of A.L. Somes & Son in the Second Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Store Business People		1935 c.	Southwest Harbor	357 Main Street		Arthur L. Somes at the Counter of A.L. Somes & Son in the Second Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor Item: 5973 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Date: 1935 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 357 Main Street Tags: zoomable
6045	Alvah D. Rich, Blacksmith Shop	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Blacksmith Business	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1905 c.	Tremont		The signage in this photograph advertises bicycle repairing, bicycle sundries, galvanizing, horse shoeing, carriage work. wood or iron, brazing, tinkering, ship yacht and fancy iron work, and saws filed. Archivists surmise that one of the men in the photo must be Alvah, but this has not been confirmed.	Alvah D. Rich, Blacksmith Shop Item: 6045 Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Blacksmith Business Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1905 c. Place: Tremont State: ME Source: George A. Neal Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The signage in this photograph advertises bicycle repairing, bicycle sundries, galvanizing, horse shoeing, carriage work. wood or iron, brazing, tinkering, ship yacht and fancy iron work, and saws filed. Archivists surmise that one of the men in the photo must be Alvah, but this has not been confirmed.
6073	Lunt's Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1900 c.	Frenchboro	Lunt's Harbor	Notice the three women in hats and dresses near the center of the photograph.	Lunt's Harbor Item: 6073 Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Place: Frenchboro State: ME Address: Lunt's Harbor Source: George A. Neal Collection Tags: woman, hat, zoomable Description: Notice the three women in hats and dresses near the center of the photograph.
6079	Buildings on the Shore Road in Manset	Image, Photograph	Places, Town	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1900 c.	Southwest Harbor, Manset			Buildings on the Shore Road in Manset Item: 6079 Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: George A. Neal Collection Tags: zoomable
6100	The 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.
6117	Buildings on Shore Road, Manset, from Water	Image, Photograph	Places, Shore Places, Town	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1900 c.	Southwest Harbor		There are six major buildings along the shore. Left to right: Two and a half story building on left with long front walk is now Hinckley Yacht Brokerage - 130 Shore Road. Building to the right of it with sign says, "Ship Work" - now a residence at 119 Shore Road. It now has an addition on the right. Fourth building from the left has a sign, "Portland Liquid Paint." The steeple on the Manset Union Church is visible on the horizon between the fourth and fifth building from the left. Fifth building from the left has a hammock on the front porch.	Buildings on Shore Road, Manset, from Water Item: 6117 Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Shore Places, Town Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: George A. Neal Collection Tags: zoomable Description: There are six major buildings along the shore. Left to right: Two and a half story building on left with long front walk is now Hinckley Yacht Brokerage - 130 Shore Road. Building to the right of it with sign says, "Ship Work" - now a residence at 119 Shore Road. It now has an addition on the right. Fourth building from the left has a sign, "Portland Liquid Paint." The steeple on the Manset Union Church is visible on the horizon between the fourth and fifth building from the left. Fifth building from the left has a hammock on the front porch. [show more]
6152	The Manset Shore	Image, Photograph	Places, Town			Southwest Harbor, Manset		The Stanley House is visible in the background. The women on the street are shown with shirtwaists and long skirts. "Before the days of summer boarders, Manset, shown here, was the hub of Southwest Harbor. The only post office south of Somesville lay in this corridor, along with the customs house and shipbuilding and fishing operations… Seen here is William Ward's house, right, overlooking his wharf on the shroe, which housed his store and bowling alley. The adjacent wharf is where John L. Stanley operated his ice and fisheries businesses, and Lewis Newman's meat market lies further at the left." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 58 - 2001	The Manset Shore Item: 6152 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The Stanley House is visible in the background. The women on the street are shown with shirtwaists and long skirts. "Before the days of summer boarders, Manset, shown here, was the hub of Southwest Harbor. The only post office south of Somesville lay in this corridor, along with the customs house and shipbuilding and fishing operations… Seen here is William Ward's house, right, overlooking his wharf on the shroe, which housed his store and bowling alley. The adjacent wharf is where John L. Stanley operated his ice and fisheries businesses, and Lewis Newman's meat market lies further at the left." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 58 - 2001 [show more]
6154	The Stanley House and Manset	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		1884 after	Southwest Harbor, Manset		The grey shingled building to the left of center, on the shore, with a sign on its peak is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. "…there was a good deal of shipbuilding going on, the sail loft owned and operated by Albert Bartlett made the sails for the new ships and there was considerable traffic in fish." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 103 - 1938.	The Stanley House and Manset Item: 6154 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1884 after Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The grey shingled building to the left of center, on the shore, with a sign on its peak is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. "…there was a good deal of shipbuilding going on, the sail loft owned and operated by Albert Bartlett made the sails for the new ships and there was considerable traffic in fish." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 103 - 1938.
6156	The Haynes Point Area on the Manset Shore	Image, Photograph	Places, Shore			Southwest Harbor, Manset		The photograph was probably taken from the Stanley House. The grey shingled building with sagging roof on the front left is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. The building to the left of the horizontally striped building is James Parker's fish shed. The mansard roofs of Ocean House Hotel and Cottage are visible just under the horizon. The photograph shows the Durgain shed and James Parker's Wharf.	The Haynes Point Area on the Manset Shore Item: 6156 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Shore Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The photograph was probably taken from the Stanley House. The grey shingled building with sagging roof on the front left is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. The building to the left of the horizontally striped building is James Parker's fish shed. The mansard roofs of Ocean House Hotel and Cottage are visible just under the horizon. The photograph shows the Durgain shed and James Parker's Wharf.
6294	Buoy Depot on Clark Point at Old Steamboat Wharf Site	Image, Photograph	Places	United States Coast Guard	1945 c.	Southwest Harbor	184 Clark Point Road	Aerial view of the United States Coast Guard Light House Service Buoy Depot, now referred to as the Aids to Navigation Team.	Buoy Depot on Clark Point at Old Steamboat Wharf Site Item: 6294 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Creator: United States Coast Guard Date: 1945 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 184 Clark Point Road Source: Courtesy of United States Coast Guard Photograph - 1st Coast Guard District Tags: zoomable, aerial view Description: Aerial view of the United States Coast Guard Light House Service Buoy Depot, now referred to as the Aids to Navigation Team.
6295	Foggy Morning at Southwest Harbor - Excursion Boat Seal and Bunker & Ellis Lobster Boat Eva Anita at the Dock	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1964 c.	Southwest Harbor		The first lobster boat in the foreground, on the dock, M2721A, may have been built by Rich & Grindle for George Dolliver. The excursion boat "Seal" in the center of the photograph was built by Normand Joseph Bouchard for Linwood Boynton Wedge (1913-1961) and Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) to be used as a dragger. "Seal" was owned by Samuel A. Blanchard (1926-2009) who took out fishing parties on her. - Information from Ralph Stanley 05/2011 The boat to the right of "Seal" was "Eva Anita" a 40' lobster boat built in 1959 by Bunker & Ellis for Wesley Bracy of Great Cranberry Island.	Foggy Morning at Southwest Harbor - Excursion Boat Seal and Bunker & Ellis Lobster Boat Eva Anita at the Dock Item: 6295 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1964 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: dock, boat, fog, zoomable, lobster boat Description: The first lobster boat in the foreground, on the dock, M2721A, may have been built by Rich & Grindle for George Dolliver. The excursion boat "Seal" in the center of the photograph was built by Normand Joseph Bouchard for Linwood Boynton Wedge (1913-1961) and Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) to be used as a dragger. "Seal" was owned by Samuel A. Blanchard (1926-2009) who took out fishing parties on her. - Information from Ralph Stanley 05/2011 The boat to the right of "Seal" was "Eva Anita" a 40' lobster boat built in 1959 by Bunker & Ellis for Wesley Bracy of Great Cranberry Island. [show more]

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