Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
10245	Letterhead from the Stanley House	Document, Correspondence	Businesses, Lodging Business				Southwest Harbor, Manset		The letterhead reads: Stanley House Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Maine E. Benson Stanley Proprietor P.O. Address Manset, Maine	Letterhead from the Stanley House Item: 10245    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Description: The letterhead reads: Stanley House Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Maine E. Benson Stanley Proprietor P.O. Address Manset, Maine
6778	Postcard with Charles A. Townsend Logo	Document, Correspondence	Businesses, Photography Business	Townsend - Charles A. Townsend (1871-1932)			Belfast ME			Postcard with Charles A. Townsend Logo Item: 6778    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Businesses, Photography Business Creator: Townsend - Charles A. Townsend (1871-1932) Place: Belfast ME State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family
6433	Letter from Jacob William Carroll to Mr. Clark	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Businesses, Other Business	Carroll - Jacob William Carroll (1830-1899)		1865-12-23	Philadelphia PA		This letter was written to Mr. Clark in 1865, while Jacob was at sea, five years before his marriage. The letter says: Philadelphia, Dec 23/65 Mr. Clark Sir What money you have for me from the Schr [Schooner?] please pay it over toward my Taxes. I am loading general cargo for Savannah. I got a fair Freight, but business is very dull & I shall be a long time loading. Coal to Boston is $3.00 & very scarce. There is a great deal of ice in the river. I am afraid it will close before I get out. Res. yours J.W. Carroll	Letter from Jacob William Carroll to Mr. Clark Item: 6433    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Businesses, Other Business Creator: Carroll - Jacob William Carroll (1830-1899) Date: 1865-12-23 Place: Philadelphia PA State: PA Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: This letter was written to Mr. Clark in 1865, while Jacob was at sea, five years before his marriage. The letter says: Philadelphia, Dec 23/65 Mr. Clark Sir What money you have for me from the Schr [Schooner?] please pay it over toward my Taxes. I am loading general cargo for Savannah. I got a fair Freight, but business is very dull & I shall be a long time loading. Coal to Boston is $3.00 & very scarce. There is a great deal of ice in the river. I am afraid it will close before I get out. Res. yours J.W. Carroll [show more]
16339	Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat						This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.	Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer Item: 16339    Accession #: 2000 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Source: The Howe D. Higgins Collection Description: This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
16159	Jordan Pond House meal receipt	Document, Financial, Receipt	Businesses, Restaurant Business			1977	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		This was the meal receipt used at the Jordan Pond House in 1979, At that time, there were separate hours for lunch, tea, and dinner - the restaurant was closed between services. Your waiter or waitress (then referred to by the staff as waitra) would come to your table with their hands behinds their back and commit your order to memory. They only used this receipt for the bill you received after your meal. This receipt came from George Soules who worked at the "Pond House" in 1977 and 1978, the last two years before it burned in 1979. That was the end of an era never to be experienced again.	Jordan Pond House meal receipt Item: 16159    Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Date: 1977 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor State: ME Source: George Soules Description: This was the meal receipt used at the Jordan Pond House in 1979, At that time, there were separate hours for lunch, tea, and dinner - the restaurant was closed between services. Your waiter or waitress (then referred to by the staff as waitra) would come to your table with their hands behinds their back and commit your order to memory. They only used this receipt for the bill you received after your meal. This receipt came from George Soules who worked at the "Pond House" in 1977 and 1978, the last two years before it burned in 1979. That was the end of an era never to be experienced again. [show more]
11738	W.H. Ward Jr. Store - Invoice	Document, Form	Businesses, Store Business	Clark the Printer, Ellsworth			Southwest Harbor, Manset		"Clark the Printer" was owned by Walter J. Clark Jr. (1882-1942) "An ingenious ability that has enabled him to surmount all obstacles has brought Walter J. Clark, Jr., to the position of one of the leaders in the business life of Ellsworth. Mr. Clark operates the modern and efficient printing shop at No. 360 Water Street, conducting the business under the name of Clark the Printer. His advance has been steady and sure ever since the early days in the business when the first printing press he owned was a crude, wooden affair made by himself. Walter J. Clark, Jr., received his education in the local public schools and after completing his schooling entered the printing business independently in 1903. His creative ability and determination to succeed were his greatest assets. He carried on his trade with the aid of his personally constructed press until he prospered sufficiently to afford the purchase of a small Kelsey Press, which he installed and used for about a year. Business increased rapidly and he bought a small Liberty Press and later added a Gordon Press continuing to add new equipment and machinery to accommodate the ever increasing demands for his work…" – “Maine Biographies” by Harrie B. Coe, Volume I, published by Clearfield."	W.H. Ward Jr. Store - Invoice Item: 11738    Type: Document, Form Subject: Businesses, Store Business Creator: Clark the Printer, Ellsworth Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: "Clark the Printer" was owned by Walter J. Clark Jr. (1882-1942) "An ingenious ability that has enabled him to surmount all obstacles has brought Walter J. Clark, Jr., to the position of one of the leaders in the business life of Ellsworth. Mr. Clark operates the modern and efficient printing shop at No. 360 Water Street, conducting the business under the name of Clark the Printer. His advance has been steady and sure ever since the early days in the business when the first printing press he owned was a crude, wooden affair made by himself. Walter J. Clark, Jr., received his education in the local public schools and after completing his schooling entered the printing business independently in 1903. His creative ability and determination to succeed were his greatest assets. He carried on his trade with the aid of his personally constructed press until he prospered sufficiently to afford the purchase of a small Kelsey Press, which he installed and used for about a year. Business increased rapidly and he bought a small Liberty Press and later added a Gordon Press continuing to add new equipment and machinery to accommodate the ever increasing demands for his work…" – “Maine Biographies” by Harrie B. Coe, Volume I, published by Clearfield." [show more]
12813	An Act to Incorporate the West Tremont Brick Company	Document, Government, Act	Businesses, Building Business			1874-02-06				An Act to Incorporate the West Tremont Brick Company Item: 12813    Type: Document, Government, Act Subject: Businesses, Building Business Date: 1874-02-06
16250	William H. Ward Sr. Approval for Wharf Extension by the Selectmen of Tremont	Document, Legal, Legal Documents	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	The Selectmen of Tremont		1884-09-29			"The Selectmen of the Town of Tremont, upon the application of William H. Ward of said Tremont for license to extend his wharf into the tide-waters of S.W. Harbor, within his limit of said Town, having given lawful notices of their meeting to examine the premises and give a hearing to all parties interested therein, and having met at this time and place appointed and for the purposes named in said notice, and having decided that the extension asked for would not be an obstruction to navigation nor an injury to the rights of others, in accordance with the Statutes of this State, do hereby issue this license unto the said William H. Ward authorizing him to extend his wharf into the tide-waters of said SouthWest Harbor; said extension not to exceed one hundred feet in width and three hundred feet in length, in a northeasterly direction from the pier now standing on said Ward's Shore, on the southwesterly side of said S.W. Harbor. Given under our hands at said Tremont this 29th of Sept. A. D. 1884" Signed: William Heath Perry W. Richardson Caleb H. Sawyer Selectmen of Tremont	William H. Ward Sr. Approval for Wharf Extension by the Selectmen of Tremont Item: 16250    Type: Document, Legal, Legal Documents Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Creator: The Selectmen of Tremont Date: 1884-09-29 State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: "The Selectmen of the Town of Tremont, upon the application of William H. Ward of said Tremont for license to extend his wharf into the tide-waters of S.W. Harbor, within his limit of said Town, having given lawful notices of their meeting to examine the premises and give a hearing to all parties interested therein, and having met at this time and place appointed and for the purposes named in said notice, and having decided that the extension asked for would not be an obstruction to navigation nor an injury to the rights of others, in accordance with the Statutes of this State, do hereby issue this license unto the said William H. Ward authorizing him to extend his wharf into the tide-waters of said SouthWest Harbor; said extension not to exceed one hundred feet in width and three hundred feet in length, in a northeasterly direction from the pier now standing on said Ward's Shore, on the southwesterly side of said S.W. Harbor. Given under our hands at said Tremont this 29th of Sept. A. D. 1884" Signed: William Heath Perry W. Richardson Caleb H. Sawyer Selectmen of Tremont [show more]
16341	Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat						This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.	Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents Item: 16341    Accession #: 2000 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Source: The Howe D. Higgins Collection Description: This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.
16342	Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat						This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.	Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running Item: 16342    Accession #: 2000 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Vessels, Boat Source: The Howe D. Higgins Collection Description: This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
16591	Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace, Southwest Harbor Records and Index	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Other Business People			1878 c.	Southwest Harbor		This index was kept by Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace. Included are records of marriages, weddings, and other town records from Southwest Harbor, Maine from approximately 1878 to 1907.	Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace, Southwest Harbor Records and Index Item: 16591    Accession #: 2020 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Date: 1878 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Donation of Marie D. Migner Description: This index was kept by Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace. Included are records of marriages, weddings, and other town records from Southwest Harbor, Maine from approximately 1878 to 1907.
16388	Howe D. Higgins' Report of Mounted Inspector to Collector of Customs	Document, Report	Businesses, Other Business People	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)		1921 c.			This collection of documents contains Howe Dwain Higgins’ collection of work logs spanning from November 14, 1921 through July 7, 1922. The index includes the documents’ file number, dates, and people or vessels of interest mentioned in the documents.	Howe D. Higgins' Report of Mounted Inspector to Collector of Customs Item: 16388    Accession #: 2000 Type: Document, Report Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Creator: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) Date: 1921 c. State: ME Source: The Howe D. Higgins Collection Description: This collection of documents contains Howe Dwain Higgins’ collection of work logs spanning from November 14, 1921 through July 7, 1922. The index includes the documents’ file number, dates, and people or vessels of interest mentioned in the documents.
16389	Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as Customs Officer	Document, Report	Businesses, Other Business People	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)		1928 c.			This collection of documents contains Howe Dwain Higgins’ collection of work logs spanning from October 1, 1928 through June 30, 1930. This covers nearly the last two years of his employment as a customs officer. The documents include more detailed information on Howe’s daily movements on the back sides of the documents. The index includes the documents’ file number, dates, and people or vessels of interest mentioned in the documents.	Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as Customs Officer Item: 16389    Accession #: 2000 Type: Document, Report Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Creator: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) Date: 1928 c. State: ME Source: The Howe D. Higgins Collection Description: This collection of documents contains Howe Dwain Higgins’ collection of work logs spanning from October 1, 1928 through June 30, 1930. This covers nearly the last two years of his employment as a customs officer. The documents include more detailed information on Howe’s daily movements on the back sides of the documents. The index includes the documents’ file number, dates, and people or vessels of interest mentioned in the documents.
16720	Select Southwest Harbor Annual Reports	Document, Report, Annual Report	Businesses, Other Business		Bar Harbor Times Publishing Company		Southwest Harbor		Annual reports for the years 1964 and 1972 as well as a Warrant report for 1965, all for the town of Southwest Harbor	Select Southwest Harbor Annual Reports Item: 16720    Accession #: 2058 Type: Document, Report, Annual Report Subject: Businesses, Other Business Publisher: Bar Harbor Times Publishing Company Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: Annual reports for the years 1964 and 1972 as well as a Warrant report for 1965, all for the town of Southwest Harbor
11453	Children Cutting Sardines at the Fish Factory, Echo Bluffs, Maine	Image, Art, Drawing	Businesses, Fishery Business People	Brand - Edith Browning (Brand) Hannah (1875-1947)		1904	Echo Bluffs ME		The illustration by Edith Brand appears on page 110 in "A Case of Sardines: A Story of the Maine Coast" by Charles Poole Cleaves, The Pilgrim Press, 1904. A sentimental novel that includes descriptions of the lives of those employed by sardine factories on the coast of Maine. The town of Echo Bluffs is fictional.	Children Cutting Sardines at the Fish Factory, Echo Bluffs, Maine Item: 11453    Type: Image, Art, Drawing Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business People Creator: Brand - Edith Browning (Brand) Hannah (1875-1947) Date: 1904 Place: Echo Bluffs ME State: ME Tags: child, people, fish Description: The illustration by Edith Brand appears on page 110 in "A Case of Sardines: A Story of the Maine Coast" by Charles Poole Cleaves, The Pilgrim Press, 1904. A sentimental novel that includes descriptions of the lives of those employed by sardine factories on the coast of Maine. The town of Echo Bluffs is fictional.
15396	Hinckley Logo with Talaria symbol	Image, Art, Illustration	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business						The Hinckley logo is a styled image of Talaria, the winged sandals worn by the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird.	Hinckley Logo with Talaria symbol Item: 15396    Type: Image, Art, Illustration Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Description: The Hinckley logo is a styled image of Talaria, the winged sandals worn by the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird.
12488	The Underwood Sardine Factory, Tremont, Maine	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Town	Lyford - Philip Lyford (1887-1950)			Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley			The Underwood Sardine Factory, Tremont, Maine Item: 12488    Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Town Creator: Lyford - Philip Lyford (1887-1950) Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley State: ME Source: Collection of the Town of Tremont
16481	The Connecticut at the Southwest Boat Corporation	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat	Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)						The Connecticut at the Southwest Boat Corporation Item: 16481    Accession #: 1095 Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Vessels, Boat Creator: Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983) State: ME Source: Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates Collection
16482	Addison Packing Company	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Harbor	Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)						Addison Packing Company Item: 16482    Accession #: 1095 Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Harbor Creator: Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983) State: ME Source: Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates Collection
10750	J.W. Stinson & Son - Sardine Carrier Surfman at the Wharf	Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting	Businesses, Cannery Business	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)		1931	Southwest Harbor	11 Apple Lane		J.W. Stinson & Son - Sardine Carrier Surfman at the Wharf Item: 10750    Type: Image, Art, Painting, Oil Painting Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Creator: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) Date: 1931 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 11 Apple Lane Tags: boat, building, wharf
11967	Ralph Merrill Grindle Working on a Lobster Boat	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People				Southwest Harbor			Ralph Merrill Grindle Working on a Lobster Boat Item: 11967    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business People Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of RuthAnn Grindle Fenton
12293	Roger Clifton Rich's Capitol Corner Filling Station, Bernard, Maine	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Service Business			1937 c.	Tremont, Bernard			Roger Clifton Rich's Capitol Corner Filling Station, Bernard, Maine Item: 12293    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Service Business Date: 1937 c. Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Source: Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins
12294	Roger Clifton Rich's Capitol Corner Filling Station - Rear View	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Service Business				Tremont, Bernard			Roger Clifton Rich's Capitol Corner Filling Station - Rear View Item: 12294    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Service Business Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Source: Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins
12295	Roger Clifton Rich's Capitol Corner Filling Station	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Service Business				Tremont, Bernard			Roger Clifton Rich's Capitol Corner Filling Station Item: 12295    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Service Business Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Source: Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins
12316	Addison Packing Company at Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business				Southwest Harbor	11 Apple Lane	The photo shows the factory bus, used to transport factory workers when fish came in.	Addison Packing Company at Southwest Harbor Item: 12316    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 11 Apple Lane Source: Collection of Richard E. Allen Description: The photo shows the factory bus, used to transport factory workers when fish came in.

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