Left to Right: Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) – in Viola’s lap John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) – standing in back Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) – standing in front in dark sweater Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962)
From Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton's own photograph album.
Description: Left to Right: Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) – in Viola’s lap John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) – standing in back Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) – standing in front in dark sweater Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962)
“Mrs. Fox” is probably Marion Quincy (Winslow) Rand (1868-1915), photographer Henry Lathrop Rand’s wife. The fox mask appears in several other playful pictures. There is a splint-ash chair in the hut and bunches of balsam branches apparently on a bench. The outside of the hut had a sapling trellis attached to the surface of the building. Balsam branches were attached to it.
Description: “Mrs. Fox” is probably Marion Quincy (Winslow) Rand (1868-1915), photographer Henry Lathrop Rand’s wife. The fox mask appears in several other playful pictures. There is a splint-ash chair in the hut and bunches of balsam branches apparently on a bench. The outside of the hut had a sapling trellis attached to the surface of the building. Balsam branches were attached to it.
There is a splint-ash chair in the hut and bunches of balsam branches apparently on a bench. The outside of the hut had a sapling trellis attached to the surface of the building. Balsam branches were attached to it.
Description: There is a splint-ash chair in the hut and bunches of balsam branches apparently on a bench. The outside of the hut had a sapling trellis attached to the surface of the building. Balsam branches were attached to it.
From Left to Right: Madeline Ward (1905-1908) William Henry Ward Jr. (1871-1921) Franklin Dolliver Ward (1900-1963) Eldora Flye (Dolliver) Ward (1868-1938) Malcolm S. Ward (1904-1983)
Description: From Left to Right: Madeline Ward (1905-1908) William Henry Ward Jr. (1871-1921) Franklin Dolliver Ward (1900-1963) Eldora Flye (Dolliver) Ward (1868-1938) Malcolm S. Ward (1904-1983)
Handwritten inscription says: "This is what we should have seen if we could have seen when we took our drive. I hope you didn't get too tired with your trip up and that it was a pleasant one. Shall see you soon. It is beautiful here now. W.D. Sept. 17, 1907"
Description: Handwritten inscription says: "This is what we should have seen if we could have seen when we took our drive. I hope you didn't get too tired with your trip up and that it was a pleasant one. Shall see you soon. It is beautiful here now. W.D. Sept. 17, 1907"
American Horse Breeder Publishing Co. postcard with hand written local inscription Number 5903. According to Jeff Beaumont, the car in the illustration is a 1906 Rambler. "In Mt. Desert, Tremont and Southwest Harbor nearly all the voters have signed the petitions while in the town of Eden [Bar Harbor] more than half of the voters have signed and a number of names are being added to the list each day. As is well known, practically every summer visitor to the island favors the absolute prohibition of automobiles on the island. The island of Mt. Desert is a dead end, so to speak, and an automobile could cover the whole island in a few hours, making no incentive for a prolonged stay. Yet a great deal of damage could be accomplished in a few hours in such a place as this where practically the entire summer population passes a large portion of each day in driving. The horses are not city broke and the numerous accidents that have already occurred here through the use of autos furnish a good specimen of what would happen were their use more common." - The Bar Harbor Record, December 30, 1908, quoted in the Bar Harbor Times, “Times Past” column by Deborah Dyer, January 1, 2009 See SWHPL 7484 for a photograph of Simeon "Sim" Holden Mayo breaking the rules and driving his automobile in Bar Harbor in 1908.
Description: American Horse Breeder Publishing Co. postcard with hand written local inscription Number 5903. According to Jeff Beaumont, the car in the illustration is a 1906 Rambler. "In Mt. Desert, Tremont and Southwest Harbor nearly all the voters have signed the petitions while in the town of Eden [Bar Harbor] more than half of the voters have signed and a number of names are being added to the list each day. As is well known, practically every summer visitor to the island favors the absolute prohibition of automobiles on the island. The island of Mt. Desert is a dead end, so to speak, and an automobile could cover the whole island in a few hours, making no incentive for a prolonged stay. Yet a great deal of damage could be accomplished in a few hours in such a place as this where practically the entire summer population passes a large portion of each day in driving. The horses are not city broke and the numerous accidents that have already occurred here through the use of autos furnish a good specimen of what would happen were their use more common." - The Bar Harbor Record, December 30, 1908, quoted in the Bar Harbor Times, “Times Past” column by Deborah Dyer, January 1, 2009 See SWHPL 7484 for a photograph of Simeon "Sim" Holden Mayo breaking the rules and driving his automobile in Bar Harbor in 1908. [show more]
Back row – Left to Right: John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Children – Left to Right: Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962) Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983)
From Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton's own photograph album
Description: Back row – Left to Right: John “Pa John” Carroll (1875-1964) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll (1881-1940) – Mrs. John Carroll Children – Left to Right: Philip Tracy Carroll (1904-1966) Wesley Boynton Carroll (1899-1962) Winifred Russell Carroll (1897-1988) – later Mrs. Albanus Moulton Pottle Charles Bradley Carroll (1902-1983)