“Must have been a special occasion” - Note by W.H. Ballard on the negative sleeve. Mr. Ballard apparently wrote the note some years after taking the photograph. It is possible that, from research quoted below, he took the photograph at the time of the first resolution in honor of Oscar Seavey by the town of Southwest Harbor in 1949. “The first school bus was a green 1938 Ford with mechanical brakes. Every morning Oscar Seavey would get under the bus and adjust the brakes.” – Ralph Stanley 05/11 This photograph shows the new International bus purchased in 1948 - also possibly the "special occasion" mentioned by Ballard.
Description: “Must have been a special occasion” - Note by W.H. Ballard on the negative sleeve. Mr. Ballard apparently wrote the note some years after taking the photograph. It is possible that, from research quoted below, he took the photograph at the time of the first resolution in honor of Oscar Seavey by the town of Southwest Harbor in 1949. “The first school bus was a green 1938 Ford with mechanical brakes. Every morning Oscar Seavey would get under the bus and adjust the brakes.” – Ralph Stanley 05/11 This photograph shows the new International bus purchased in 1948 - also possibly the "special occasion" mentioned by Ballard. [show more]
Henry Rose Hinckley II (1907-1980) - standing next to the tractor, on the left behind the man in the left foreground. Winston G. Stewart (1924-) Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) George M. Gilley (1924-) or George C. Gilley (1913-2000) – married to Eunice Brown Carleton E. Hill (1913-1997) Lennox Ledyard “Bink” Sargent (1916-1989) The men in the foreground are building the jig for a transom. The tractor is a Catapillar 5 Ton.
Description: Henry Rose Hinckley II (1907-1980) - standing next to the tractor, on the left behind the man in the left foreground. Winston G. Stewart (1924-) Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) George M. Gilley (1924-) or George C. Gilley (1913-2000) – married to Eunice Brown Carleton E. Hill (1913-1997) Lennox Ledyard “Bink” Sargent (1916-1989) The men in the foreground are building the jig for a transom. The tractor is a Catapillar 5 Ton.
Left to Right: Raymond C. Whitmore (1889-1971) - in checkered suit Dancing Couple: Geraldine (Hodgkins) Thurston (1924-1960) - Mrs. Leslie William Thurston - Leslie William Thurston's 2nd wife Leslie William Thurston (1921-)
Description: Left to Right: Raymond C. Whitmore (1889-1971) - in checkered suit Dancing Couple: Geraldine (Hodgkins) Thurston (1924-1960) - Mrs. Leslie William Thurston - Leslie William Thurston's 2nd wife Leslie William Thurston (1921-)
Dancing Couple Left Foreground: Hester L. (Gordon) Brown - Mrs. Chester Edwin Brown (1916-2002) Chester Edwin "Plug" Brown (1914-1982) - owned the Central House Hotel, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Description: Dancing Couple Left Foreground: Hester L. (Gordon) Brown - Mrs. Chester Edwin Brown (1916-2002) Chester Edwin "Plug" Brown (1914-1982) - owned the Central House Hotel, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Left to Right: Alfred Small Worcester (1913-1978) Ralph "Red" Hamilton Long, Sr. (1906-1972) - married to Idabelle Worcester, Alfred Worcester's sister
Description: Left to Right: Alfred Small Worcester (1913-1978) Ralph "Red" Hamilton Long, Sr. (1906-1972) - married to Idabelle Worcester, Alfred Worcester's sister