The Henry L. Gray house was begun by Henry Tracy as a residence for Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hodgkins, who had purchased the land from J. A. Freeman. The cellar was just completed and some of the lumber on the spot when Mr. Hodgkins died. Later, the property was purchased by Mr. Gray and the house built as his home. Work begun on it November 27, 1907, and the Grays moved in on February 10, 1908. Mr. Gray built the store to the south of his house in 1931.
Description: The Henry L. Gray house was begun by Henry Tracy as a residence for Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hodgkins, who had purchased the land from J. A. Freeman. The cellar was just completed and some of the lumber on the spot when Mr. Hodgkins died. Later, the property was purchased by Mr. Gray and the house built as his home. Work begun on it November 27, 1907, and the Grays moved in on February 10, 1908. Mr. Gray built the store to the south of his house in 1931. [show more]
"I captured this scene from the end of the Manset Town dock. Though the view appears very wide, it's only about 90° from end to end. It seems wider because I shot it with a 200mm lens to get the detail along the shore with minimal water and sky. I stitched the panorama from 17 separate images taken left to right, each frame rotated 5° to the right of the previous one. Yesterday I saw this same scene while driving around to take the pictures posted here, but when I arrived at this spot the sun was too high and I didn't have my tripod with me. This morning I got up before dawn and set up my tripod on the snow-covered dock at 6:15 AM. Then I waited in the bitter cold for the sun to rise. Fresh snow that fell last night made the scene even better than it was yesterday. Sometimes it just works out that way. " -- George Soules
Description: "I captured this scene from the end of the Manset Town dock. Though the view appears very wide, it's only about 90° from end to end. It seems wider because I shot it with a 200mm lens to get the detail along the shore with minimal water and sky. I stitched the panorama from 17 separate images taken left to right, each frame rotated 5° to the right of the previous one. Yesterday I saw this same scene while driving around to take the pictures posted here, but when I arrived at this spot the sun was too high and I didn't have my tripod with me. This morning I got up before dawn and set up my tripod on the snow-covered dock at 6:15 AM. Then I waited in the bitter cold for the sun to rise. Fresh snow that fell last night made the scene even better than it was yesterday. Sometimes it just works out that way. " -- George Soules [show more]
This photograph shows was taken in the same location as item 12131 which depicts the Fuller House as it was moved from it's location on Main Street to make room for the Wendell Gilley Museum.
Description: This photograph shows was taken in the same location as item 12131 which depicts the Fuller House as it was moved from it's location on Main Street to make room for the Wendell Gilley Museum.
The large old tree behind the fence on the right is the same one that is visible in SWHPL 6361 which shows the tree in front of the house inside the corner of that fence.
Description: The large old tree behind the fence on the right is the same one that is visible in SWHPL 6361 which shows the tree in front of the house inside the corner of that fence.
The photograph shows the Carroll building on the left, the Village Green, and the First National Bank which all occupy sites leveled by the 1922 Southwest Harbor fire. The Village Green is about where the Hotel Holmes and its stables stood.
Description: The photograph shows the Carroll building on the left, the Village Green, and the First National Bank which all occupy sites leveled by the 1922 Southwest Harbor fire. The Village Green is about where the Hotel Holmes and its stables stood.