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10192View from the Marina
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • 1970 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
View of Southwest Harbor
View from the Marina
Item:
  • 10192   
Accession #:
  • 2094
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
Date:
  • 1970 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
View of Southwest Harbor
16656View from Jess (Hogdgon) Getchell's Lawn
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 399 Seawall Road
View from Jess (Hogdgon) Getchell's Lawn
Item:
  • 16656   
Accession #:
  • 1038
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 399 Seawall Road
Source:
  • Collection of the Birlem Family
16659Smuggler's Den Campground
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Camp
  • 1973
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 4 Main Street
Children swinging on a playset at Smuggler's Den Campground
Smuggler's Den Campground
Item:
  • 16659   
Accession #:
  • 1038
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Camp
Date:
  • 1973
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 4 Main Street
Source:
  • Collection of the Birlem Family
Description:
Children swinging on a playset at Smuggler's Den Campground
16660View up Maple Lane
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • 1973-08
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Maple Lane
View up Maple Lane
Item:
  • 16660   
Accession #:
  • 1038
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Date:
  • 1973-08
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Maple Lane
Source:
  • Collection of the Birlem Family
16664View Down Clark Point Road
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • 1973-08
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Clark Point Road
View down Clark Point Road from Southwest Motor
View Down Clark Point Road
Item:
  • 16664   
Accession #:
  • 1038
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Date:
  • 1973-08
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Clark Point Road
Source:
  • Collection of the Birlem Family
Description:
View down Clark Point Road from Southwest Motor
16666View up Main Street
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • 1973-08
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Main Street
View up Maine Street from Gordon and White's garage
View up Main Street
Item:
  • 16666   
Accession #:
  • 1038
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Date:
  • 1973-08
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Main Street
Source:
  • Collection of the Birlem Family
Description:
View up Maine Street from Gordon and White's garage
16668View on Clark Point Road toward Main Street
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • 1973-08
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Main Street
View on Clark Point Road toward Main Street, Lawler Paint visible
View on Clark Point Road toward Main Street
Item:
  • 16668   
Accession #:
  • 1038
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Date:
  • 1973-08
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Main Street
Source:
  • Collection of the Birlem Family
Description:
View on Clark Point Road toward Main Street, Lawler Paint visible
7733The Causeway Club salt water swimming pool
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Club
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor
The Causeway Club salt water swimming pool
Item:
  • 7733   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Club
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
7728The Causeway Club salt water swimming pool
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Club
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor
The Causeway Club salt water swimming pool
Item:
  • 7728   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Club
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
6206Boats at Low Tide - Head of the Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1960-04
  • Southwest Harbor
The boat on the left (#1 L 148) was owned by Carleton Barron Gilley (1921-2001) and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. The boat in the middle (#1 M 551) is the 1st boat Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) built for himself in 1951. At the time this photograph was taken in 1960 Charles “Charlie” Montriville Gilley (1924-2006), leaning against it, was the owner. The boat on the right (#1 L 256), built by Robert “Bobby” Farnsworth Rich at his Bass Harbor Boat Shop was owned by Harold Edward Alley (1924-2004) , shown in the photograph working on the boat. The factory wharf in the back with white sardine carrier visible was the Addison Packing Company.
Boats at Low Tide - Head of the Harbor
Item:
  • 6206   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1960-04
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
The boat on the left (#1 L 148) was owned by Carleton Barron Gilley (1921-2001) and was built by Paul Patton in Ellsworth. The boat in the middle (#1 M 551) is the 1st boat Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) built for himself in 1951. At the time this photograph was taken in 1960 Charles “Charlie” Montriville Gilley (1924-2006), leaning against it, was the owner. The boat on the right (#1 L 256), built by Robert “Bobby” Farnsworth Rich at his Bass Harbor Boat Shop was owned by Harold Edward Alley (1924-2004) , shown in the photograph working on the boat. The factory wharf in the back with white sardine carrier visible was the Addison Packing Company. [show more]
5289Native American Camp at Southwest Harbor - "Indian Lot"
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Camp
  • 1847 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 149 Clark Point Road
Native American Camp at Southwest Harbor - "Indian Lot"
Item:
  • 5289   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Camp
Date:
  • 1847 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 149 Clark Point Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Tags:
indian, indigenous, native
12196Woman Bending to Drink at the Jesuit Spring on Fernald Point, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Spring
  • 1902
  • Southwest Harbor
Woman Bending to Drink at the Jesuit Spring on Fernald Point, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 12196   
Accession #:
  • 1099
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Spring
Date:
  • 1902
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Mount Desert 1902 Photograph Album
12197Woman Drinking at the Jesuit Spring on Fernald Point, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Spring
  • 1902
  • Southwest Harbor
Woman Drinking at the Jesuit Spring on Fernald Point, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 12197   
Accession #:
  • 1099
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Spring
Date:
  • 1902
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Mount Desert 1902 Photograph Album
5556J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “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. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks.
J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 5556   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Description:
The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “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. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks. [show more]
5524View of Fishing Boats in Southwest Harbor from Freeman Ridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • 1888
  • Southwest Harbor
Photograph was taken from near the present standpipes on Freeman Ridge Road [2006]. Clark & Parker 2nd store (on the point on left) was built in 1885. The 2nd Stanley House (on the point at the right) was built in 1885. See Photograph #5090 for another view of the fleet in the harbor.
View of Fishing Boats in Southwest Harbor from Freeman Ridge
Item:
  • 5524   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
Date:
  • 1888
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Photograph was taken from near the present standpipes on Freeman Ridge Road [2006]. Clark & Parker 2nd store (on the point on left) was built in 1885. The 2nd Stanley House (on the point at the right) was built in 1885. See Photograph #5090 for another view of the fleet in the harbor.
5533Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building.
Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
Item:
  • 5533   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building. [show more]
12286Schooner Lillian in Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1937-06
  • Southwest Harbor
The boathouse just visible over "Lillian's" bowsprit belonged to William Doane Stanley (1855-1932), "Uncle Jimmy." His Chester Clement built passenger launch, "Leader" is on the shore to the right of the boathouse. Jimmy used her to carry summer people in the summer. In the winter he took off the wicker chairs etc. and used her to carry sardines to the factories.
Schooner Lillian in Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 12286   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1937-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
The boathouse just visible over "Lillian's" bowsprit belonged to William Doane Stanley (1855-1932), "Uncle Jimmy." His Chester Clement built passenger launch, "Leader" is on the shore to the right of the boathouse. Jimmy used her to carry summer people in the summer. In the winter he took off the wicker chairs etc. and used her to carry sardines to the factories.
5126Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
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.
Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office
Item:
  • 5126   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable
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]
5127View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a woman standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building.
View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 5127   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a woman standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building.
5220The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
  • 1888 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
"From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene.
The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge
Item:
  • 5220   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1888 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
"From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene. [show more]
5555Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor - Postcard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1908 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
On the right: J.A. Freeman's Post Office building The Odd Fellows building Masonic Hall - not shown in picture - 353 Main Street George Harmon block - now 339 Main Street George H. Gilley Plumbing Shop - now 315 Main Street On the left: Residence built in 1883 by John Crockett - had several subsequent owners and a one-story store attached by Dudley Mayo. It was later a hotel. A.L. Holmes general store. Holmes Hotel. The Town Bandstand is just visible between the hotel and Ralph's store. One of the few photographs showing the bandstand. Small building at the end is John Ralph's studio - now 344 Main Street The first four buildings on the left and the Odd Fellows building were destroyed by the March 1922 fire.
Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor - Postcard
Item:
  • 5555   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1908 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Description:
On the right: J.A. Freeman's Post Office building The Odd Fellows building Masonic Hall - not shown in picture - 353 Main Street George Harmon block - now 339 Main Street George H. Gilley Plumbing Shop - now 315 Main Street On the left: Residence built in 1883 by John Crockett - had several subsequent owners and a one-story store attached by Dudley Mayo. It was later a hotel. A.L. Holmes general store. Holmes Hotel. The Town Bandstand is just visible between the hotel and Ralph's store. One of the few photographs showing the bandstand. Small building at the end is John Ralph's studio - now 344 Main Street The first four buildings on the left and the Odd Fellows building were destroyed by the March 1922 fire. [show more]
5644The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church - I
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1886 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The United Church of Christ (Congregational) on the High Road when the building was only a couple of years old. View is from the Dirigo Road looking down the High Road. Looking west, one can see the small bean and clam canning factory of Allen Lawler at the foot of Lawler Lane.
The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church - I
Item:
  • 5644   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1886 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
The United Church of Christ (Congregational) on the High Road when the building was only a couple of years old. View is from the Dirigo Road looking down the High Road. Looking west, one can see the small bean and clam canning factory of Allen Lawler at the foot of Lawler Lane.
5800Steamer Sappho at Steamer Wharf in Southwest Harbor - Between 1886 and 1911
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • 1886 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Steamer Sappho at Steamer Wharf in Southwest Harbor - Between 1886 and 1911
Item:
  • 5800   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Date:
  • 1886 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
5985Clark Point from Manset Looking North up Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Sound
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1900 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Clark Point from Manset Looking North up Somes Sound
Item:
  • 5985   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Sound
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1900 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
6275Clark Point from the James Freeman House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1871 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Clark Point from the James Freeman House
Item:
  • 6275   
Accession #:
  • 1032
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1871 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Collection