Left to Right: Sylvia (Richardson) Grindle, Mrs. Charles Glidden Grindle (1893-1970) Ruth Mae (Thurston) Grindle, Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2005)
Description: Left to Right: Sylvia (Richardson) Grindle, Mrs. Charles Glidden Grindle (1893-1970) Ruth Mae (Thurston) Grindle, Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2005)
The man enjoying his garden may be John T.R. Freeman Freeman. John T.R. Freeman House (Rebuilt from the South Norwood Cove School building) Katherine Walls House Jerry and Karen Craig House Gretchen and Prentice Strong House Penury Hall
Description: The man enjoying his garden may be John T.R. Freeman Freeman. John T.R. Freeman House (Rebuilt from the South Norwood Cove School building) Katherine Walls House Jerry and Karen Craig House Gretchen and Prentice Strong House Penury Hall
The photograph was taken by unknown summer visitors and carefully preserved in an album. They were probably standing on Main Street. It is not visible from Main Street now, but the Congregational Church at 29 High Road is clearly visible in the background. The other buildings shown in the building from Left to Right: William Joseph Tower House and Barn – 38 Clark Point Road Isaac Herrick House (partially visible to left of Phillips house door) – 43 Clark Point Road Dirigo Hotel (visible just above the portico on the right side of the Phillips house – 45 Dirigo Road, burned in 1960. Southwest Harbor Congregational Church – 29 High Road
Description: The photograph was taken by unknown summer visitors and carefully preserved in an album. They were probably standing on Main Street. It is not visible from Main Street now, but the Congregational Church at 29 High Road is clearly visible in the background. The other buildings shown in the building from Left to Right: William Joseph Tower House and Barn – 38 Clark Point Road Isaac Herrick House (partially visible to left of Phillips house door) – 43 Clark Point Road Dirigo Hotel (visible just above the portico on the right side of the Phillips house – 45 Dirigo Road, burned in 1960. Southwest Harbor Congregational Church – 29 High Road [show more]
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.
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]