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5168"The Village Blacksmith" - Edwin Lemuel Higgins - III
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
  • People
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895-09-05
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 46 Clark Point Road
The title was given by Henry L. Rand when he catalogued the photograph. Clearly visible on Mr. Higgins’ anvil is the distinctive eagle and anchor mark that distinguishes it as a Fisher & Norris Eagle Anvil. Mark Fisher founded the company in Newport, Maine in 1843. The company later moved to New Jersey. Mr. Higgins left hand is on the lever that controls the air coming into the fire. And a bucket of water stands nearby.
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The title was given by Henry L. Rand when he catalogued the photograph. Clearly visible on Mr. Higgins’ anvil is the distinctive eagle and anchor mark that distinguishes it as a Fisher & Norris Eagle Anvil. Mark Fisher founded the company in Newport, Maine in 1843. The company later moved to New Jersey. Mr. Higgins left hand is on the lever that controls the air coming into the fire. And a bucket of water stands nearby.
5296"The Village Blacksmith" - Edwin L. Higgins
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
  • People
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1894-08
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 46 Clark Point Road
5457"The Village Blacksmith" - Edwin L. Higgins
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
  • People
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1895-09-05
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 46 Clark Point Road
5970Arthur L. Somes at the Wheel of his Automobile at the First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Malden Art Co. Cin. O
  • 1915 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
5971Raymond Percival Somes and his son-in-law, Russell Ernest Ball, in front of Raymond's store in the Second Odd Fellows Building
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • 1963
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
5972Arthur L. Somes on the Steps of his Store in the First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor - Before 1922
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • 1922 before
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
5973Arthur L. Somes at the Counter of A.L. Somes & Son in the Second Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • 1935 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
6109Jessie C. Lawton Typing at the Seth W. Norwood Law Office in the First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • People
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1907 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
6112Seth W. Norwood and Unknown Man at Norwood's Law Office, Southwest Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • People
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1907 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
6550Capt. William Bill Horace Herrick Leading John Whitmore's Fast Speed Horse To Be Shot
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
Description:
Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
6556Crew at the Old Factory of the William Underwood Company Lobster Cannery at Steamboat Wharf, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
  • 1912 before
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 184 Clark Point Road
In the photograph are: Alvin Lewis Norwood (1878-1956) Eugene "Gene" Hal Reed (1881-1957) John Thomas "Tom" Lawton (1854-1954) Wilder Reed - probably Wilda D. Reed (1886-1953), Mrs. Unknown Gray, Mrs. Leslie Elroy Hamblen and Mrs. Charles A. Gott Estelle "Stella" M. (Norwood) Latty (1876-1953), Mrs. Vernon H. Latty
Description:
In the photograph are: Alvin Lewis Norwood (1878-1956) Eugene "Gene" Hal Reed (1881-1957) John Thomas "Tom" Lawton (1854-1954) Wilder Reed - probably Wilda D. Reed (1886-1953), Mrs. Unknown Gray, Mrs. Leslie Elroy Hamblen and Mrs. Charles A. Gott Estelle "Stella" M. (Norwood) Latty (1876-1953), Mrs. Vernon H. Latty
6944Christopher Wendell Lawlor Driving the Ice Wagon
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • 1922 c.-1923
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 17 Chris' Lane
The woman in the wagon was an unknown Irish maid, a friend of Anne Coffey Lawlor. The horse was named "Dick".
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The woman in the wagon was an unknown Irish maid, a friend of Anne Coffey Lawlor. The horse was named "Dick".
6945Christopher Wendell Lawlor Driving His Ice Wagon
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 17 Chris' Lane
Left to Right: Unknown man Joseph Christopher Lawlor (1925-2002) Christopher Wendell Lawlor (1893-1956) Chris, like many people of his time, used the chassis or wheels or parts of a worn out Ford Model A automobiles or trucks as the base for his hay and ice wagons. The wagon shown here has Model A. wheels.
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Left to Right: Unknown man Joseph Christopher Lawlor (1925-2002) Christopher Wendell Lawlor (1893-1956) Chris, like many people of his time, used the chassis or wheels or parts of a worn out Ford Model A automobiles or trucks as the base for his hay and ice wagons. The wagon shown here has Model A. wheels.
6950William "Bill" Lawlor Haying on Fernald Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
The horse's name is Barney.
Description:
The horse's name is Barney.
6981Bill Leading the Horses at Lawlor Ice Business
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 17 Chris' Lane
7280Fred Sidney Mayo on Steps of Mayo's Ice Cream Parlor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 363 Main Street
Fred Mayo holding a wooden ice cream bucket. The building at the far right is the James A. Freeman House (the Inn at Southwest Harbor as of 2016).
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Fred Mayo holding a wooden ice cream bucket. The building at the far right is the James A. Freeman House (the Inn at Southwest Harbor as of 2016).
7331Capt. William Bill Horace Herrick Leading John Whitmore's Fast Speed Horse To Be Shot
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
7692Edwin L. Higgins at his Blacksmith Shop with Simeon Holden Mayo
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
  • People
  • 1880 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 46 Clark Point Road
7755William Lukens Elkins Sinkler and Captain Francis Milton Spurling with Tuna at Beal's Fish Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • People
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1951-07-14
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 182 Clark Point Road
From Left to Right: Richard K. Sinkler (1944-2007) - son of William Lukens Elkins Sinkler - or possibly Richard's brother, William L. Sinkler, Jr. - Richard would have been about 8 years old when this photograph was taken. People more informed than we may help us to positively identify this child. William Lukens Elkins Sinkler (1919-) Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) - sailed for the Sinkler family. The fish was a circa 500 lb. tuna (formerly called "Horse Mackerel" in these waters) - possibly the one described as being harpooned in “Leaves Folded Down” See: “Leaves Folded Down” by Louise E. [Elkins] Sinkler, privately published in a limited edition of 300 copies and a second edition of 500 copies of which the Southwest Harbor Public Library copy is number 228, Haverford House, Wayne, Pa., 1971, pages 109-110.
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From Left to Right: Richard K. Sinkler (1944-2007) - son of William Lukens Elkins Sinkler - or possibly Richard's brother, William L. Sinkler, Jr. - Richard would have been about 8 years old when this photograph was taken. People more informed than we may help us to positively identify this child. William Lukens Elkins Sinkler (1919-) Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) - sailed for the Sinkler family. The fish was a circa 500 lb. tuna (formerly called "Horse Mackerel" in these waters) - possibly the one described as being harpooned in “Leaves Folded Down” See: “Leaves Folded Down” by Louise E. [Elkins] Sinkler, privately published in a limited edition of 300 copies and a second edition of 500 copies of which the Southwest Harbor Public Library copy is number 228, Haverford House, Wayne, Pa., 1971, pages 109-110. [show more]
7822Robert Farnsworth Rich and Crew Lengthening a Boat at Southwest Harbor Boat Corporation
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1943
  • Southwest Harbor
8919Lucy Ella Lawler Whitmore Feeding Chickens
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 30 Bass Harbor Road
8949William Holden Whitmore Haying at the Whitmore Farm
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
  • 1903 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 30 Bass Harbor Road
9214Crew at the Addison Packing Company, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
  • Transportation, Cycle, Bicycle
  • 1914
  • Southwest Harbor
The young man at the right of the photograph is probably holding a c. 1914 Sears & Roebuck Peerless bicycle with pneumatic tires.
Description:
The young man at the right of the photograph is probably holding a c. 1914 Sears & Roebuck Peerless bicycle with pneumatic tires.
10309George Ripley Fuller Working in his Law Office
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • 1917-04
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 357 Main Street
George Ripley Fuller's Law Office was on the 2nd floor of the Odd Fellows Hall.
Description:
George Ripley Fuller's Law Office was on the 2nd floor of the Odd Fellows Hall.
10674Orman Charles Worcester, Alton Elwell Tundy and Roscoe D. Worcester at Trundy's Store in Southwest Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • 1940
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 4 Clark Point Road
Left to right: Worcester - Orman Charles Worcester (1901-1994) Trundy - Alton Elwell Trundy (1903-1978) Worcester - Roscoe D. Worcester (1914-2005)
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Left to right: Worcester - Orman Charles Worcester (1901-1994) Trundy - Alton Elwell Trundy (1903-1978) Worcester - Roscoe D. Worcester (1914-2005)