Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
5010	Summer House & Two Women	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	People Structures, Other Structures	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1899-08-28	Southwest Harbor		These same two women appear in items 5475and 8042.	Summer House & Two Women Item: 5010    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: People Structures, Other Structures Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1899-08-28 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection Description: These same two women appear in items 5475and 8042.
6174	Jacob William and Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll at The Mountain House	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1899 c.	Southwest Harbor			Jacob William and Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll at The Mountain House Item: 6174    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1899 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: George A. Neal Collection
10454	Samuel Champion Coopers Grandsons, Samuel Inman Cooper, Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. and Mammy	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1899 c.	Southwest Harbor		Left to Right: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. (1899-) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper "Mammy" - holding Joseph - the identity of "Mammy" is unknown. The boys' mother, Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper came from the Inman family in Atlanta, Georgia, who must have had many black servants. There were comparatively few families summering in Southwest Harbor at the time with black employees.	Samuel Champion Coopers Grandsons, Samuel Inman Cooper, Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. and Mammy Item: 10454    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1899 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Frederic Close Towers Family Description: Left to Right: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. (1899-) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper "Mammy" - holding Joseph - the identity of "Mammy" is unknown. The boys' mother, Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper came from the Inman family in Atlanta, Georgia, who must have had many black servants. There were comparatively few families summering in Southwest Harbor at the time with black employees. [show more]
5093	Shore and Summer House	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Structures, Other Structures	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1899	Southwest Harbor			Shore and Summer House Item: 5093    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Structures, Other Structures Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1899 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
5176	Lobster Traps at Norwood's Cove	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Places, Shore Structures, Other Structures	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1899	Southwest Harbor			Lobster Traps at Norwood's Cove Item: 5176    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Places, Shore Structures, Other Structures Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1899 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
8033	Shore and Summer House	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Structures, Dwellings, House, Bungalow	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1899	Southwest Harbor			Shore and Summer House Item: 8033    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Bungalow Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1899 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
5126	Two 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]
5556	J.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]
5554	Wilford Howard Kittredge in a Sleigh at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Store and Southwest Harbor Post Office	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Commercial, Store	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		1898 c.	Southwest Harbor		The Adelbert Alden Gilley house at 12 Maple Lane, Map 6 – Lot 102, Southwest Harbor can be seen in the reflection of the window of the Ralph store.	Wilford Howard Kittredge in a Sleigh at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Store and Southwest Harbor Post Office Item: 5554    Accession #: 1032 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Bryant Bradley Collection Description: The Adelbert Alden Gilley house at 12 Maple Lane, Map 6 – Lot 102, Southwest Harbor can be seen in the reflection of the window of the Ralph store.
5139	The Southwest Harbor Public Library With Flowered Matte	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Library	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1898 c.	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	Picture of the Library and new wall with two children set in a hand painted glass matte - yellow roses.	The Southwest Harbor Public Library With Flowered Matte Item: 5139    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Library Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: George A. Neal Collection Description: Picture of the Library and new wall with two children set in a hand painted glass matte - yellow roses.
6067	First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine - Showing Spanish Civil War Addition	Image, Photograph	Structures, Other Structures			1898	Southwest Harbor	357 Main Street		First Odd Fellows Building, Southwest Harbor, Maine - Showing Spanish Civil War Addition Item: 6067    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Other Structures Date: 1898 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 357 Main Street Source: George A. Neal Collection
5933	The James Robinson House	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House			1897 c.	Southwest Harbor	410 Main Street	Sitting in the buggy in front of the house are Alton E. Farnsworth and his wife, Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth and their nephew, Christopher Wendell Lawler, son of Emily's sister, Caroline Robinson, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler. Emily's mother, Abigail "Argo" (Whitmore) Robinson, is standing in the doorway.	The James Robinson House Item: 5933    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1897 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 410 Main Street Description: Sitting in the buggy in front of the house are Alton E. Farnsworth and his wife, Emily (Robinson) Farnsworth and their nephew, Christopher Wendell Lawler, son of Emily's sister, Caroline Robinson, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler. Emily's mother, Abigail "Argo" (Whitmore) Robinson, is standing in the doorway.
6544	Simeon H. Sim Mayo, Jacob Schoppy Mayo and Family at Sim's Bicycle Shop, Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Store			1897	Southwest Harbor	47 Clark Point Road		Simeon H. Sim Mayo, Jacob Schoppy Mayo and Family at Sim's Bicycle Shop, Southwest Harbor Item: 6544    Accession #: 1132 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Date: 1897 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 47 Clark Point Road Source: Collection of the Mayo Family
5473	Summer House from Ledge	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Structures, Other Structures	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1897	Southwest Harbor			Summer House from Ledge Item: 5473    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Structures, Other Structures Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1897 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
5934	Allen Jacob Lawler House	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House			1897	Southwest Harbor	415 Main Street	"Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.	Allen Jacob Lawler House Item: 5934    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1897 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 415 Main Street Description: "Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.
5634	The Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Library	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1896 c.	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street		The Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 5634    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Library Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1896 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street
6100	The Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Library	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1896 c.	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	Shows wooden sidewalk and two maple saplings.	The Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 6100    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Library Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1896 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: George A. Neal Collection Tags: zoomable Description: Shows wooden sidewalk and two maple saplings.
5635	The Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Library	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1896 c.	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street		The Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 5635    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Library Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1896 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: George A. Neal Collection
5994	The Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage, The Larches	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1896 c.	Southwest Harbor		"Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound" is just visible at the far left - the house with several chimneys is "The Larches." The tower of the Kaighn cottage, "Balla Cragga" can just be seen to the right of "The Larches." The Bee's windmill can be seen in front of "The Larches." Their vegetable garden is in the foreground.	The Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage, The Larches Item: 5994    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1896 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: George A. Neal Collection Description: "Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound" is just visible at the far left - the house with several chimneys is "The Larches." The tower of the Kaighn cottage, "Balla Cragga" can just be seen to the right of "The Larches." The Bee's windmill can be seen in front of "The Larches." Their vegetable garden is in the foreground.
6331	Edgecliff - Summer Residence of Samuel Morse and Annie Sawyer Downs - Details - 1186	Publication, Book	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Abbott - Lyman Abbott		1896	Southwest Harbor	34 Norwood Road	"Cottage Costing about $3,000. Stone foundation, shingled sides and roof. Designed as a Summer House by W.A. Bates." Page from "The House and Home - A Practical Book" by Dr. Lyman Abbott and others. Chapter XIV, House Building by Helen Churchill Candee, p. 66 - 1896	Edgecliff - Summer Residence of Samuel Morse and Annie Sawyer Downs - Details - 1186 Item: 6331    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Abbott - Lyman Abbott Date: 1896 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 34 Norwood Road Description: "Cottage Costing about $3,000. Stone foundation, shingled sides and roof. Designed as a Summer House by W.A. Bates." Page from "The House and Home - A Practical Book" by Dr. Lyman Abbott and others. Chapter XIV, House Building by Helen Churchill Candee, p. 66 - 1896
5632	The Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Library	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1896	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street		The Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 5632    Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Library Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1896 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: George A. Neal Collection
5103	Clark's Wharf and Lobster Factory	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Businesses, Fishery Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1895-09-05	Southwest Harbor			Clark's Wharf and Lobster Factory Item: 5103    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1895-09-05 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
5451	Bridge at Fernald Cove and Flying Mountain	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Places, Mountain Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1895-08-20	Southwest Harbor			Bridge at Fernald Cove and Flying Mountain Item: 5451    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Places, Mountain Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1895-08-20 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
10449	Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Near Completion	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1895 c.	Southwest Harbor	24 Dirigo Road		Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Near Completion Item: 10449    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1895 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 24 Dirigo Road Source: Collection of the Frederic Close Towers Family
10451	Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Building Crew at Completion	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1895 c.	Southwest Harbor			Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Building Crew at Completion Item: 10451    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1895 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Frederic Close Towers Family

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