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12052	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Camp Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1935-09-02		1281 Main Street (Route 102)	Automobiles: Far left – 1931 Packard Coupe Middle – 1933 or 1934 Ford 2 Door Sedan Right – 1934 Hudson Sedan	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps Item: 12052 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Camp Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1935-09-02 State: ME Address: 1281 Main Street (Route 102) Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: restaurant, camp, zoomable, building, gas pump, automobile Description: Automobiles: Far left – 1931 Packard Coupe Middle – 1933 or 1934 Ford 2 Door Sedan Right – 1934 Hudson Sedan
12053	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Camp	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1937-07	Mount Desert	1281 Main Street (Route 102)	Ernest T. Richardson is most probably standing on the porch watching Ballard photograph his business. Automobiles: Left – Dodge Middle – 1928 Buick Right – 1933 or 34 Ford Note the woman pumping gas.	Ernest T. Richardson's Maplewood Lunch and Tourist Camps Item: 12053 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Camp Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937-07 Place: Mount Desert State: ME Address: 1281 Main Street (Route 102) Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: restaurant, camp, people, building, man, woman, automobile, gas pump Description: Ernest T. Richardson is most probably standing on the porch watching Ballard photograph his business. Automobiles: Left – Dodge Middle – 1928 Buick Right – 1933 or 34 Ford Note the woman pumping gas.
12383	Sieur de Monts Spring	Image, Photograph	Places, Spring	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1936-08	Acadia National Park	Sieur de Monts		Sieur de Monts Spring Item: 12383 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Spring Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1936-08 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Sieur de Monts Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
12384	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Carriage Road	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1937-06	Acadia National Park	Sieur De Monts	This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring Item: 12384 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Carriage Road Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937-06 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Sieur De Monts Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: road Description: This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.
12385	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Carriage Road	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1937-06	Acadia National Park	Sieur De Monts	This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.	Bridle Path to Sieur de Monts Spring Item: 12385 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Carriage Road Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937-06 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Sieur De Monts Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: road Description: This 1921 map is one of the few that show Spring Road. The advent of automobiles on the island made those who protected the park label some of the roads "bridle paths" to emphasize using the park without motor vehicles.
6625	Elias Heavenly Crown Rich - Tombstone	Image, Photograph	Places, Cemetery	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1937-08	Tremont, Bernard			Elias Heavenly Crown Rich - Tombstone Item: 6625 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Cemetery Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937-08 Place: Tremont, Bernard State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
11895	Bar Harbor and the Porcupine Islands from the Pulpit Rock Trail, Acadia National Park	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Mountain	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1935-10	Acadia National Park	Cadillac Mountain	At the summit of Cadillac mountain.	Bar Harbor and the Porcupine Islands from the Pulpit Rock Trail, Acadia National Park Item: 11895 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Mountain Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1935-10 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Cadillac Mountain Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: zoomable Description: At the summit of Cadillac mountain.
2628	1930 Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)	Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston	1930	Acadia National Park			1930 Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 2628 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924) Publisher: Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston Date: 1930 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Tags: zoomable, hiking trail
2629	1930 Path Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)		1930	Acadia National Park			1930 Path Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 2629 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909) Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916) Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924) Date: 1930 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Tags: zoomable, hiking trail
12453	United States Stamp - Great Head at Acadia National Park - Issued October 2, 1934	Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp	Places, Shore	Benzing - Joachim Clarence Benzing Jr. (1880-1970)	United States Postal Service	1934-10-02	Acadia National Park	Great Head	Engraved postage stamp	United States Stamp - Great Head at Acadia National Park - Issued October 2, 1934 Item: 12453 Type: Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp Subject: Places, Shore Creator: Benzing - Joachim Clarence Benzing Jr. (1880-1970) Publisher: United States Postal Service Date: 1934-10-02 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Great Head Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs Tags: postage stamp, shore Description: Engraved postage stamp
12691	Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine	Publication, Book	People Places, Town	Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958)	Acadia Publishing Company	1938			Nellie Carroll Thornton descended from early settlers of Southwest Harbor and was related, in one way or another, to practically all of her neighbors. She inherited her aunt Mary Ann Carroll’s notes for a planned history of the town. Nellie was the author of the SWH social column in the Bar Harbor Times from c. 1921 until c. 1958. She combined her notes from the Times with those from Mary Ann and a good deal of scholarship to produce a very complete history of the town, full of opinion, local mythology and history. She was an astute observer and made a laudable effort to distinguish mythology from history. She left the town she loved its most valuable gift. Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (Nellie C. Thornton) was originally published by Merrill & Webber Company in 1938. It was reproduced in 1988 by the Southwest Harbor Public Library and digitized in 2010.	Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 12691 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Town Creator: Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958) Publisher: Acadia Publishing Company Date: 1938 Description: Nellie Carroll Thornton descended from early settlers of Southwest Harbor and was related, in one way or another, to practically all of her neighbors. She inherited her aunt Mary Ann Carroll’s notes for a planned history of the town. Nellie was the author of the SWH social column in the Bar Harbor Times from c. 1921 until c. 1958. She combined her notes from the Times with those from Mary Ann and a good deal of scholarship to produce a very complete history of the town, full of opinion, local mythology and history. She was an astute observer and made a laudable effort to distinguish mythology from history. She left the town she loved its most valuable gift. Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (Nellie C. Thornton) was originally published by Merrill & Webber Company in 1938. It was reproduced in 1988 by the Southwest Harbor Public Library and digitized in 2010. [show more]
10680	Article from Happy Days - Civilian Conservation Camp Newspaper	Publication, Clipping	Places, Camp	CCC	Civilian Conservation Corps	1934-02-10	Southwest Harbor	59 Long Pond Road	Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter"	Article from Happy Days - Civilian Conservation Camp Newspaper Item: 10680 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Places, Camp Creator: CCC Publisher: Civilian Conservation Corps Date: 1934-02-10 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 59 Long Pond Road Tags: camp, ccc, ANP Description: Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter" [show more]
9337	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017)		1938 c.	Tremont, Bass Harbor		The building with the tower in the distant background was the Charles B. Dix / Simeon Amassa Holden house and the stable (now moved) is the large building in the field behind it. The boathouse for that property, the Captain Charles B. Dix (1836-1906) Boat House, is on the white house directly on the shore next to the large clump of trees. It was the Lyle Arlington Reed house at the time the picture was taken - 143 Harbor Drive (Route 102A), Tremont, Maine. The building out on the spit is Little Island Marine, begun after WWII c. 1945-1946. The business on the shore just to the right of the wharf building was Lyle Arlington Reed’s store - 35 Shore Road, Bass Harbor (formerly McKinley), Maine. The small brown house in the middle of the large lot at the right, almost at the corner of McMullen Avenue and the Shore Road belonged to George Al Lovejoy (1903-1964). The house is now gone. It probably sat on the 9 McMullen Avenue property, Map 12 – Lot 44. The large building in the right foreground was owned by H.G. Reed and housed the Post Office on the ground floor facing the Shore Road – 45 Shore Road, Bass Harbor, Maine – Map 12 – Lot 43 The building at the left foreground was W.H. Thurston's General Store – later the Seafood Ketch restaurant – 47 Shore Road – Map 12 – Lot 42.	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower Item: 9337 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017) Date: 1938 c. Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Description: The building with the tower in the distant background was the Charles B. Dix / Simeon Amassa Holden house and the stable (now moved) is the large building in the field behind it. The boathouse for that property, the Captain Charles B. Dix (1836-1906) Boat House, is on the white house directly on the shore next to the large clump of trees. It was the Lyle Arlington Reed house at the time the picture was taken - 143 Harbor Drive (Route 102A), Tremont, Maine. The building out on the spit is Little Island Marine, begun after WWII c. 1945-1946. The business on the shore just to the right of the wharf building was Lyle Arlington Reed’s store - 35 Shore Road, Bass Harbor (formerly McKinley), Maine. The small brown house in the middle of the large lot at the right, almost at the corner of McMullen Avenue and the Shore Road belonged to George Al Lovejoy (1903-1964). The house is now gone. It probably sat on the 9 McMullen Avenue property, Map 12 – Lot 44. The large building in the right foreground was owned by H.G. Reed and housed the Post Office on the ground floor facing the Shore Road – 45 Shore Road, Bass Harbor, Maine – Map 12 – Lot 43 The building at the left foreground was W.H. Thurston's General Store – later the Seafood Ketch restaurant – 47 Shore Road – Map 12 – Lot 42. [show more]
15225	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower	Image, Photograph, Negative	Places, Town	Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017)		1938 c.	Tremont, Bass Harbor		See item 9337 for details about the subjects in this image.	View of Bass Harbor from the Underwood Water Tower Item: 15225 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Places, Town Creator: Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017) Date: 1938 c. Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of Edward Northwood Kenway Tags: zoomable Description: See item 9337 for details about the subjects in this image.
9954	View of Main Street, Southwest Harbor Looking South from Dr. George Neal's Garden	Image, Photograph	Places, Town	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)		1935 c.	Southwest Harbor	314 Main Street	The back of the photograph says "Grades 1 - 2 - 3 and High School"	View of Main Street, Southwest Harbor Looking South from Dr. George Neal's Garden Item: 9954 Accession #: 1010 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1935 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 314 Main Street Source: George A. Neal Collection Description: The back of the photograph says "Grades 1 - 2 - 3 and High School"
10083	Mount Desert Island - Mountain and Stream in Winter	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Places, Mountain Places, Stream	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1935-03-29				Mount Desert Island - Mountain and Stream in Winter Item: 10083 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Places, Mountain Places, Stream Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1935-03-29 State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
10084	Stream and Mountain in Winter, Mount Desert Island	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Places, Stream	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1935-03-29	Mount Desert Island			Stream and Mountain in Winter, Mount Desert Island Item: 10084 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Places, Stream Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1935-03-29 Place: Mount Desert Island State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
2685	1934 Map of Mount Dessert Island, Maine, Showing Acadia National Park	Map, Base Map	Places	The National Survey, Chester VT	Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)	1934	Mount Desert Island			1934 Map of Mount Dessert Island, Maine, Showing Acadia National Park Item: 2685 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: The National Survey, Chester VT Publisher: Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974) Date: 1934 Place: Mount Desert Island State: ME Tags: zoomable
10743	1932 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	Tonone - Valentine Tonone (1896-1982)		1932	Mount Desert Island			1932 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 10743 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: Tonone - Valentine Tonone (1896-1982) Date: 1932 Place: Mount Desert Island State: ME Tags: zoomable
9309	Jordan Pond in Winter	Image, Photograph	Places, Lake	Townsend - Charles A. Townsend (1871-1932)		1938 c.	Acadia National Park	Jordan Pond		Jordan Pond in Winter Item: 9309 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Lake Creator: Townsend - Charles A. Townsend (1871-1932) Date: 1938 c. Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Address: Jordan Pond
9468	View of Southwest Harbor Back Shore - The Claremont House, The Larches, and Pine Lodge or Balla Cragga	Image, Photograph	Places, Shore	Townsend - Charles A. Townsend (1871-1932)		1930 c.	Southwest Harbor			View of Southwest Harbor Back Shore - The Claremont House, The Larches, and Pine Lodge or Balla Cragga Item: 9468 Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Shore Creator: Townsend - Charles A. Townsend (1871-1932) Date: 1930 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
2608	1931 Topographic Map of Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	U.S. Geological Survey		1931	Acadia National Park		Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps Surveyed in 1901 and 1902	1931 Topographic Map of Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine Item: 2608 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: U.S. Geological Survey Date: 1931 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Source: Library of Congress Tags: zoomable, topo map Description: Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps Surveyed in 1901 and 1902
2609	1935 Map of Acadia National Park and Vicinity, Maine	Map, Base Map	Places	U.S. Geological Survey		1935	Acadia National Park		A printed note in the upper right section of page, outside the map area reads "Advanced sheet. Subject to correction."	1935 Map of Acadia National Park and Vicinity, Maine Item: 2609 Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Creator: U.S. Geological Survey Date: 1935 Place: Acadia National Park State: ME Source: Library of Congress Gift of Frances Anne (Weston) McGowan Tags: zoomable, topo map Description: A printed note in the upper right section of page, outside the map area reads "Advanced sheet. Subject to correction."
10933	Fernald's Store, Library and Somes Cottage, Somesville, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor Places, Town		Georgia Somes Smith	1939-08-01 PM	Mount Desert, Somesville		Published by Georgia Somes Smith, Mt. Desert, Me.	Fernald's Store, Library and Somes Cottage, Somesville, Maine Item: 10933 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Publisher: Georgia Somes Smith Date: 1939-08-01 PM Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME Description: Published by Georgia Somes Smith, Mt. Desert, Me.
11830	Clark Point Road Looking West Toward Main Street	Image, Photograph	Places			1930 c.	Southwest Harbor	Clark Point Road	Notable buildings Left to Right: E.A. Lawler Paint Company, 40 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 108, MHPC #405-0165. William Joseph Tower house (roof peak only), 38 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 106, MHPC #405-0164. Masonic Hall - 353 Main Street, Map 3 - Lot 96, MHPC #405-0161 - just visible as the large peaked roof on the left at the end of Clark Point Road. The American Gas Accumulator Company Acetylene Traffic Beacon, or "Silent Policeman," is just visible in the center of the photograph at the junction of Clark Point Road and Main Street with the town bandstand behind it. Perry "Ped" L. Sargent's Livery Stable - 7-19 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - visible as the small building near the right corner of Clark Point Road and Main Street. Gilley Plumbing Company - 21 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - both the livery stable and the plumbing shop were later subsumed into the later Post Office parking lot. Wilbur C. Wallace house, 29 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 100, MHPC #405-0083.	Clark Point Road Looking West Toward Main Street Item: 11830 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Date: 1930 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: Clark Point Road Source: Collection of Eugene S. Thurston Family Description: Notable buildings Left to Right: E.A. Lawler Paint Company, 40 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 108, MHPC #405-0165. William Joseph Tower house (roof peak only), 38 Clark Point Road, Map 3 - Lot 106, MHPC #405-0164. Masonic Hall - 353 Main Street, Map 3 - Lot 96, MHPC #405-0161 - just visible as the large peaked roof on the left at the end of Clark Point Road. The American Gas Accumulator Company Acetylene Traffic Beacon, or "Silent Policeman," is just visible in the center of the photograph at the junction of Clark Point Road and Main Street with the town bandstand behind it. Perry "Ped" L. Sargent's Livery Stable - 7-19 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - visible as the small building near the right corner of Clark Point Road and Main Street. Gilley Plumbing Company - 21 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 99 - both the livery stable and the plumbing shop were later subsumed into the later Post Office parking lot. Wilbur C. Wallace house, 29 Clark Point Road, Map 6 - Lot 100, MHPC #405-0083. [show more]

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