Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
5680	Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town			1908 c.	Southwest Harbor	Main Street	Buildings on the Left: The J.C. Ralph Building is the first structure. One of the old street lights and the Southwest Harbor Public Library wall are visible beyond the Ralph building. The building after the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building - now 334 Main Street. Buildings on the Right: The rustic porch of the later demolished Elisha Crane House is visible on corner of Clark Point Road. The sign for what is now Clark Point Road refers to Steamboat Wharf, which is now part of the US Coast Guard property at the end of Clark Point Road. The horse drinking fountain is in the street in front of it. The Southwest Harbor School House as Harmon Block is the large white block-like building. The bell tower on the old Freeman Grammar School, now Harbor House, can be seen behind the Harmon Block. The small building at the far right was the George Gilley plumbing shop (later The Gilley Plumbing Company) at what is now 315 Main Street.	Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor Item: 5680    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Date: 1908 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Main Street Description: Buildings on the Left: The J.C. Ralph Building is the first structure. One of the old street lights and the Southwest Harbor Public Library wall are visible beyond the Ralph building. The building after the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building - now 334 Main Street. Buildings on the Right: The rustic porch of the later demolished Elisha Crane House is visible on corner of Clark Point Road. The sign for what is now Clark Point Road refers to Steamboat Wharf, which is now part of the US Coast Guard property at the end of Clark Point Road. The horse drinking fountain is in the street in front of it. The Southwest Harbor School House as Harmon Block is the large white block-like building. The bell tower on the old Freeman Grammar School, now Harbor House, can be seen behind the Harmon Block. The small building at the far right was the George Gilley plumbing shop (later The Gilley Plumbing Company) at what is now 315 Main Street. [show more]
6785	View of the Head of Southwest Harbor from Manset	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Harbor Places, Shore Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1904 c.	Southwest Harbor		"Dick: that is my house with the arrow over it. the place has changed some since that was taken. on that wharf there is a large factory now and eleven houses down there in the field. [on face of postcard] [on reverse of postcard] To Mr. Dexter Fowler, 56 Pine Street, Bath, Maine. Dear Friend Dick – I guess you thought I had forgotten you. But I should say not. I am a great fellow to put off writing. Have they had any fights at the shop since I left: I arrived home Sat. and went to work Wed. Raymond Whitmore, Southwest Harbor"	View of the Head of Southwest Harbor from Manset Item: 6785    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Shore Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1904 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: "Dick: that is my house with the arrow over it. the place has changed some since that was taken. on that wharf there is a large factory now and eleven houses down there in the field. [on face of postcard] [on reverse of postcard] To Mr. Dexter Fowler, 56 Pine Street, Bath, Maine. Dear Friend Dick – I guess you thought I had forgotten you. But I should say not. I am a great fellow to put off writing. Have they had any fights at the shop since I left: I arrived home Sat. and went to work Wed. Raymond Whitmore, Southwest Harbor" [show more]
6839	Main Street. Southwest Harbor - Looking South to the Post Office, Ashmont Hotel and Holmes House	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Town		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1905 c.	Southwest Harbor	363 Main Street	The first building at left (363 Main Street) also housed Mayo's Ice Cream Parlor. There is a surveyor working at the edge of the road. The second building on the left, “The Ashmont” hotel at 371 Main Street was built in 1884.	Main Street. Southwest Harbor - Looking South to the Post Office, Ashmont Hotel and Holmes House Item: 6839    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Town Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1905 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 363 Main Street Source: Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins Description: The first building at left (363 Main Street) also housed Mayo's Ice Cream Parlor. There is a surveyor working at the edge of the road. The second building on the left, “The Ashmont” hotel at 371 Main Street was built in 1884.
9400	The Hotel Holmes and A.I. Holmes Store	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1904 c.	Southwest Harbor		The photograph shows the Hotel Holmes and part of the Holmes Store on the left. Postcard Details: Date: c.1909 Media: Real Photo Title: Holmes House, Southwest Harbor, ME. Subject: Holmes Store and Hotel Holmes Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, Maine Number: 28	The Hotel Holmes and A.I. Holmes Store Item: 9400    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1904 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection Description: The photograph shows the Hotel Holmes and part of the Holmes Store on the left. Postcard Details: Date: c.1909 Media: Real Photo Title: Holmes House, Southwest Harbor, ME. Subject: Holmes Store and Hotel Holmes Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, Maine Number: 28

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