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| 12570 | United States Stamp - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) - Issued March 28, 1940 |
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| Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator. | 
Description: Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator. [show more] | |
| 6642 | Henry Bucknam Wass and Charles Henry Rich at Machiasport Canning Company, C.H. Rich Wharf, McKinley |
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| Left to Right: Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1989) Charles Henry Rich (1892-1967) | 
Description: Left to Right: Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1989) Charles Henry Rich (1892-1967) | ||
| 12636 | Grace L. Lunt Clement, Mrs. Chester Eben Clement |
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| 16373 | Elizabeth "Betsy" Winstead (Garrison) Barton |
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| Betsy was a first cousin to Arthur Millis Kellam. This photograph was a senior picture taken c. 1944. | 
Description: Betsy was a first cousin to Arthur Millis Kellam. This photograph was a senior picture taken c. 1944. | |||
| 11168 | Lewis Gilley Stanley (1869-1957) |
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| 15950 | Monetelle Gott with two cats. |
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| The second cat, black, is in the lower right corner. Archivists estimate the date on this photograph based on the negative being among a number of other shots that photographer Northwood Kenway took on Gott Island following his return from WWII in 1945. The negative is from 620 Roll Film 2.25 x 3.25. | 
Description: The second cat, black, is in the lower right corner. Archivists estimate the date on this photograph based on the negative being among a number of other shots that photographer Northwood Kenway took on Gott Island following his return from WWII in 1945. The negative is from 620 Roll Film 2.25 x 3.25. | ||
| 3458 | Well-Known Women Novelists Build Own Home Of CCC Camp Lumber |
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| 10053 | Isaac Ike F. Stanley in his Antique Shop |
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| 7768 | Willis Humphreys Ballard at Work in the Surf |
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| This photograph was taken at the Hunnewell - Popham Beaches, Maine. According to Ballard's grandson Rob Michael, it is one of the very rare images of Willis with bare legs, something he was ribbed about in later years. | 
Description: This photograph was taken at the Hunnewell - Popham Beaches, Maine. According to Ballard's grandson Rob Michael, it is one of the very rare images of Willis with bare legs, something he was ribbed about in later years. | ||
| 11533 | William L. Howell on His Fishing Vessel |
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| 7765 | Oscar Randall Seavey and the School Bus |
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| “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] | ||
| 5605 | The Southwest Harbor Public Library Volunteers - First Cataloguing Books |
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| 5606 | The Southwest Harbor Public Library Volunteers - First Cataloguing Books |
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| 5607 | The Southwest Harbor Public Library Children's Reading Club |
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| On the steps of the Library in Southwest Harbor. The photograph is by W.H. Ballard and was originally published in The Bar Harbor Times Oct. 1, 1942. The caption under it read as follows: "LAST STORY HOUR AT SOUTHWEST " - Seventy children who have been attending the weekly story hour at the Southwest Harbor library are shown above at the final story hour of the season, when prizes were awarded to 25 children who completed the summer reading clubs the "Around the World Book Club, and the "Know Your Country Book Club." Stories have been told to the children once a week by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton." The adult in the photograph is Miss Ruth E. Lawrence. | 
Description: On the steps of the Library in Southwest Harbor. The photograph is by W.H. Ballard and was originally published in The Bar Harbor Times Oct. 1, 1942. The caption under it read as follows: "LAST STORY HOUR AT SOUTHWEST " - Seventy children who have been attending the weekly story hour at the Southwest Harbor library are shown above at the final story hour of the season, when prizes were awarded to 25 children who completed the summer reading clubs the "Around the World Book Club, and the "Know Your Country Book Club." Stories have been told to the children once a week by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton." The adult in the photograph is Miss Ruth E. Lawrence. [show more] | |
| 5608 | The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Children's Reading Club Award Winners |
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| Winners of the “Know Your Country” and “Around the World” Book Club Awards Front Row - Left to Right: Hoyt Kenneth Lord (1932-2010) Joan Robinson (1932-) - Later Mrs. Wilbert Terry Diane Ruth Clement (1933-) - Later Mrs. Thomas White Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-2015) - Later Mrs. Carroll Murphy Robert Carroll (1932-1996) Leonard Bragdon Gilley (1929-) Richard Allen (1930-) Second Row - Left to Right: Janet B. Caruso (1931-) - Later Mrs. John F. Madsen Ann Mary Whitmore (1930-) - Later Mrs. Andrew Jackson Harkins Third Row - Left to Right: Esther Jane Norwood (1931-) - Later Mrs. Robert M. Dunbar Barbara Kenny (1930-) - Later Mrs. Earl Moser Jr. Juanita Dorr (1929-1997) - Later Mrs. Howard Edwin Wilson Rosamond Berry (1932-1998) - Later Mrs. Lawrence H. Davis Bernice Mary Beal (1931-) - Later Mrs. Albert Stork Ramona Boynton (1931-1999) - Later Mrs. Leroy J. Rathbun Jr. Janet Marylyn Bickford (1932-1995) - Later Mrs. Wendell Delmont Perry Diane Ballard (1932-2008) - Later Mrs. Robert Edward Michael Back Row - Left to Right: Helen Marie Sinclair (1931-2007) - Later Mrs. Owen D. Frost Marilyn Carroll (1930-1995) - Later Mrs. Richard Harlan La Haye Elizabeth "Betty" May Norwood (1929-) - Later Mrs. Carl Raymond Hardy Jr. Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-) - Mrs. David Ashton Holmes Edith Worcester (1930-) - Later the first Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. | 
Description: Winners of the “Know Your Country” and “Around the World” Book Club Awards Front Row - Left to Right: Hoyt Kenneth Lord (1932-2010) Joan Robinson (1932-) - Later Mrs. Wilbert Terry Diane Ruth Clement (1933-) - Later Mrs. Thomas White Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-2015) - Later Mrs. Carroll Murphy Robert Carroll (1932-1996) Leonard Bragdon Gilley (1929-) Richard Allen (1930-) Second Row - Left to Right: Janet B. Caruso (1931-) - Later Mrs. John F. Madsen Ann Mary Whitmore (1930-) - Later Mrs. Andrew Jackson Harkins Third Row - Left to Right: Esther Jane Norwood (1931-) - Later Mrs. Robert M. Dunbar Barbara Kenny (1930-) - Later Mrs. Earl Moser Jr. Juanita Dorr (1929-1997) - Later Mrs. Howard Edwin Wilson Rosamond Berry (1932-1998) - Later Mrs. Lawrence H. Davis Bernice Mary Beal (1931-) - Later Mrs. Albert Stork Ramona Boynton (1931-1999) - Later Mrs. Leroy J. Rathbun Jr. Janet Marylyn Bickford (1932-1995) - Later Mrs. Wendell Delmont Perry Diane Ballard (1932-2008) - Later Mrs. Robert Edward Michael Back Row - Left to Right: Helen Marie Sinclair (1931-2007) - Later Mrs. Owen D. Frost Marilyn Carroll (1930-1995) - Later Mrs. Richard Harlan La Haye Elizabeth "Betty" May Norwood (1929-) - Later Mrs. Carl Raymond Hardy Jr. Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-) - Mrs. David Ashton Holmes Edith Worcester (1930-) - Later the first Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. [show more] | |
| 5609 | The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Story Hour |
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| 5614 | Ruth E. Lawrence, Director of the Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| This photograph was taken in the Holmes Room in the old part of the library. The desk faced the fireplace. Ruth's back was to a series of book stacks that protruded from the north wall at that time. | 
Description: This photograph was taken in the Holmes Room in the old part of the library. The desk faced the fireplace. Ruth's back was to a series of book stacks that protruded from the north wall at that time. | |
| 5627 | The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Round Table Meeting |
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| The meeting was held at the back of the Library in the Reading Room. Seated from Left to Right: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - Cynthia Beatrice (Rich) Stanley - Mrs. Harvey Dean Stanley (1887-1952) 05 - Grace Marian Simmons (1877-1953) - seated at table front left 06 - Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) 07 - (Behind Cad Lawler) Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood - Mrs. Llewellyn J. Norwood (1888-1970) - Librarian, Bernard Library 08 - Marian Shaw (possibly 1894-1966) – State Library - seated next to Ruth Lawrence 09 - Ruth Eleanor Lawrence (1905-1992) – Librarian, SWHPL 10 - Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) 11 - (Plaid ribbon on hat) possibly Bessie Noyes (1897-1981) 12 - 13 - 14 - Emma J. (Coggins) Norwood - Mrs. Robie Milton Norwood, Jr. (1872-1951) 15 - 16 - Edith Evans – Librarian, Jessup Library, Bar Harbor 17 - Fernald – Louise Lawton (Fernald) Goulding (1873-1963) Standing from Left to Right: 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - Dorris Myrtle (Dickey) Parker, Mrs. Chester R. Parker (1905-) Librarian, Blue Hill Library 22 - 23 - Dorothy (Pearson) Rand - Mrs. Henry Lathrop Rand (1889-1973) 24 - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton - Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (1871-1958) - Author of “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” - 1938 08 - Persons known to have attended, but not yet identified in the picture: Miss Mary Chester Buchan (1887-1986) Miss Mabel duPont Colvin (1877-1957) Mrs. Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood (1888-1970) Mrs. Llewellyn Joseph Norwood Also ? Miss Bessie M. Noyes (1897-1981) Mrs. Frances Brotemarkle (1903-1976) Mrs. Raymond P. Brotemarkle "The round table meeting of the librarians will be held at the library on Thursday, May 22, opening at 10 o'clock. The meeting is called by Miss Marion Shaw of the State Library and invitations have been sent to the librarians of Hancock and Washington and Waldo Counties, so a large attendance is expected. Tea will be served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor library. Of the 20 or more public libraries in Hancock County, seven are on Mount Desert Island." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 10 - Mrs. Seth Thornton, Corr., Southwest Harbor, Telephone 66. "Librarians Met At Southwest Harbor Thursday The Round Table of Librarians held Thursday at the public library here was attended by 22 librarians and library trustees from out of town in spite of the rainy day, which doubtless kept others at home. Miss Marian Shaw of the State Library at Augusta presided. The morning session opened at 10 o'clock, beginning with the welcome to the town and a sketch of the history of the Southwest Harbor Library by Mrs. Seth Thornton, who described the small beginning 68 years ago to the present comfortable, well equipped and well stocked library. Discussion of problems arising in the work brought out many good ideas and suggestions from Miss Shaw's experience. The subjects were how long to keep current magazines on hand, when to discard books, restrictions as to lending books of doubtful value and Mrs. Chester R. Parker of the Bluehill [sic] Library, gave a demonstration of mending and rebinding books. Lunch was served at the Carpenter Restaurant and the meeting resumed at 2 o'clock. Miss Shaw showed some children's books useful in teaching race relations, several discussions followed and there was a demonstration of story telling. [sic] Tea was served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor Library. Those attending from out of town were: Miss Marian Shaw of Augusta, Mrs. Harriet V. C. Ogden, Mrs. J. H. Evans, of Bar Harbor, Mrs. Cynthia Stanley, Manset; Edith V. Vaughan, Frances W. Weeks, Gertrude F. Durham, Belfast: Charlotte Norwood, Bernard, Mrs. C. A. Haynes, Miss Marion Wyman, Mrs. J. J. Duffy, Mrs. E. C. Osgood of Ellsworth; Mrs. Chester R. Parker, Mrs. Jerold M. Hinckley, Mrs. Josie Parker, of Bluehill; Mrs. Lester Wentworth of East Bluehill; Mrs. Gerald Butler, Winifred M. Whitten, Gladys S. Thurston of Belfast; Virginia S. Beatty, Edna M. Handy and Carolyn S. ? of Amherst. Those attending from the village were Miss Ruth Lawrence, librarian; Miss Grace M. Simmons, Miss Mabel Colvin, Mrs. R. M. Norwood, Mrs. Allen J. Lawler, Mrs. H. L. Rand, Miss Mary C. Buchan, Mrs. L. M. Goulding, Miss Elizabeth Lawler, Mrs. Seth S. Thornton. Miss Shaw pronounced the occasion one of the most successful held in small communities." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 29, 1947, page 1. | 
Description: The meeting was held at the back of the Library in the Reading Room. Seated from Left to Right: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - Cynthia Beatrice (Rich) Stanley - Mrs. Harvey Dean Stanley (1887-1952) 05 - Grace Marian Simmons (1877-1953) - seated at table front left 06 - Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) 07 - (Behind Cad Lawler) Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood - Mrs. Llewellyn J. Norwood (1888-1970) - Librarian, Bernard Library 08 - Marian Shaw (possibly 1894-1966) – State Library - seated next to Ruth Lawrence 09 - Ruth Eleanor Lawrence (1905-1992) – Librarian, SWHPL 10 - Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) 11 - (Plaid ribbon on hat) possibly Bessie Noyes (1897-1981) 12 - 13 - 14 - Emma J. (Coggins) Norwood - Mrs. Robie Milton Norwood, Jr. (1872-1951) 15 - 16 - Edith Evans – Librarian, Jessup Library, Bar Harbor 17 - Fernald – Louise Lawton (Fernald) Goulding (1873-1963) Standing from Left to Right: 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - Dorris Myrtle (Dickey) Parker, Mrs. Chester R. Parker (1905-) Librarian, Blue Hill Library 22 - 23 - Dorothy (Pearson) Rand - Mrs. Henry Lathrop Rand (1889-1973) 24 - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton - Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (1871-1958) - Author of “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” - 1938 08 - Persons known to have attended, but not yet identified in the picture: Miss Mary Chester Buchan (1887-1986) Miss Mabel duPont Colvin (1877-1957) Mrs. Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood (1888-1970) Mrs. Llewellyn Joseph Norwood Also ? Miss Bessie M. Noyes (1897-1981) Mrs. Frances Brotemarkle (1903-1976) Mrs. Raymond P. Brotemarkle "The round table meeting of the librarians will be held at the library on Thursday, May 22, opening at 10 o'clock. The meeting is called by Miss Marion Shaw of the State Library and invitations have been sent to the librarians of Hancock and Washington and Waldo Counties, so a large attendance is expected. Tea will be served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor library. Of the 20 or more public libraries in Hancock County, seven are on Mount Desert Island." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 10 - Mrs. Seth Thornton, Corr., Southwest Harbor, Telephone 66. "Librarians Met At Southwest Harbor Thursday The Round Table of Librarians held Thursday at the public library here was attended by 22 librarians and library trustees from out of town in spite of the rainy day, which doubtless kept others at home. Miss Marian Shaw of the State Library at Augusta presided. The morning session opened at 10 o'clock, beginning with the welcome to the town and a sketch of the history of the Southwest Harbor Library by Mrs. Seth Thornton, who described the small beginning 68 years ago to the present comfortable, well equipped and well stocked library. Discussion of problems arising in the work brought out many good ideas and suggestions from Miss Shaw's experience. The subjects were how long to keep current magazines on hand, when to discard books, restrictions as to lending books of doubtful value and Mrs. Chester R. Parker of the Bluehill [sic] Library, gave a demonstration of mending and rebinding books. Lunch was served at the Carpenter Restaurant and the meeting resumed at 2 o'clock. Miss Shaw showed some children's books useful in teaching race relations, several discussions followed and there was a demonstration of story telling. [sic] Tea was served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor Library. Those attending from out of town were: Miss Marian Shaw of Augusta, Mrs. Harriet V. C. Ogden, Mrs. J. H. Evans, of Bar Harbor, Mrs. Cynthia Stanley, Manset; Edith V. Vaughan, Frances W. Weeks, Gertrude F. Durham, Belfast: Charlotte Norwood, Bernard, Mrs. C. A. Haynes, Miss Marion Wyman, Mrs. J. J. Duffy, Mrs. E. C. Osgood of Ellsworth; Mrs. Chester R. Parker, Mrs. Jerold M. Hinckley, Mrs. Josie Parker, of Bluehill; Mrs. Lester Wentworth of East Bluehill; Mrs. Gerald Butler, Winifred M. Whitten, Gladys S. Thurston of Belfast; Virginia S. Beatty, Edna M. Handy and Carolyn S. ? of Amherst. Those attending from the village were Miss Ruth Lawrence, librarian; Miss Grace M. Simmons, Miss Mabel Colvin, Mrs. R. M. Norwood, Mrs. Allen J. Lawler, Mrs. H. L. Rand, Miss Mary C. Buchan, Mrs. L. M. Goulding, Miss Elizabeth Lawler, Mrs. Seth S. Thornton. Miss Shaw pronounced the occasion one of the most successful held in small communities." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 29, 1947, page 1. [show more] | ||
| 6358 | Philip Clifton Rich on the Lawn at the Edward Reid McLean |
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| 7265 | Caroline Elizabeth Cope on her 100th Birthday |
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| 7751 | WWII - War Bond Drive - Students at Pemetic High School Raising the Minute Man Flag |
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| 7752 | WWII - War Bond Drive - Students at Pemetic High School Raising the Minute Man Flag |
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| 7753 | WWII - War Bond Drive - Students at Pemetic High School Raising the Minute Man Flag |
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| 7754 | Civil Defense Aircraft Spotting Post on Roof of Pemetic High School |
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| Shown in the photograph are Elizabeth Lawler and Eunice (Palmer) Gilley, Mrs. Philip Frederick Morse Gilley | 
Description: Shown in the photograph are Elizabeth Lawler and Eunice (Palmer) Gilley, Mrs. Philip Frederick Morse Gilley | |
| 7805 | Acadia National Park - Precipice Trail on Champlain Mountain |
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