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Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Address	Description
15146	W.H. Thurston Store	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store						W.H. Thurston Store Item: 15146 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store
16487	View of Dirigo Hotel from the Conant Cottage	Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)					View of Dirigo Hotel from the Conant Cottage Item: 16487 Accession #: 1095 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983) State: ME Source: Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates Collection
11301	View from the Harbor View Motel	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1953-04-09			View from the Harbor View Motel Item: 11301 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1953-04-09 State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
11302	View from the Harbor View Motel	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1953-04-09			View from the Harbor View Motel Item: 11302 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1953-04-09 State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
11303	View from the Harbor View Motel	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1953-04-09	11 Ocean Way		View from the Harbor View Motel Item: 11303 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1953-04-09 State: ME Address: 11 Ocean Way Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
15105	The Live Yankee	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store					“The Lurvey building [the Freeman J. Lurvey building on Main Street] was built as a general store and was conducted by Liston F. Smith for some years. Mr. Smith came to this vicinity some years previous and went over Mount Desert Island with a pedlar's [Sic] cart, calling himself "The Live Yankee." When he settled down to storekeeping- this was on his sign and by this cognomen he was known to most of the people. Later he moved his goods to one of the stores in the basement of the Masonic Hall where he was in business until failing health forced him to retire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 148-149.	The Live Yankee Item: 15105 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Description: “The Lurvey building [the Freeman J. Lurvey building on Main Street] was built as a general store and was conducted by Liston F. Smith for some years. Mr. Smith came to this vicinity some years previous and went over Mount Desert Island with a pedlar's [Sic] cart, calling himself "The Live Yankee." When he settled down to storekeeping- this was on his sign and by this cognomen he was known to most of the people. Later he moved his goods to one of the stores in the basement of the Masonic Hall where he was in business until failing health forced him to retire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 148-149. [show more]
12368	The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong			48 Shore Road		The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12368 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: motel, building, restaurant
12369	The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong			48 Shore Road		The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12369 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: building, motel, restaurant
12371	The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong			48 Shore Road		The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12371 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: building, restaurant, hotel
12367	The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong		1974	48 Shore Road		The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and Restaurant Item: 12367 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong Date: 1974 State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: motel, building, restaurant
5767	The Cleveland Hotel	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1890			The Cleveland Hotel Item: 5767 Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1890 State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
11733	The Claremont Hotel With Edmund Gilchrist Dormer	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Haskins - Sturgis Robin Haskins (1940-2012)		2004	20 Claremont Road	According to Edmund's grandson Ted Gilchrist, Edmund lived at the Claremont for a time and put in the small dormer with flat roof that appears between the leftmost dormer and the large main gable. The small dormer does not appear in more recent photos.	The Claremont Hotel With Edmund Gilchrist Dormer Item: 11733 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Haskins - Sturgis Robin Haskins (1940-2012) Date: 2004 State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road Source: Collection of Sturgis Robin Haskins Description: According to Edmund's grandson Ted Gilchrist, Edmund lived at the Claremont for a time and put in the small dormer with flat roof that appears between the leftmost dormer and the large main gable. The small dormer does not appear in more recent photos.
16568	The Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1984-08-18		A collection of photographs taken at the 1984 Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party. Individuals in these photographs have not yet been identified, please contact archivists at the SWHPL if you have information regarding people in these photographs.	The Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party Item: 16568 Accession #: 2068 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1984-08-18 Source: The Claremont Hotel Collection courtesy of the McCue Family Description: A collection of photographs taken at the 1984 Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party. Individuals in these photographs have not yet been identified, please contact archivists at the SWHPL if you have information regarding people in these photographs.
13878	The Cheese House	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store					"The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread.	The Cheese House Item: 13878 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Description: "The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread. [show more]
12361	The Cheese House	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Structures, Commercial, Store		Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, Vermont 05254	1970 c.		This photo is indicative of the Cheese House that was located in Trenton, Maine, but is probably not the same building. As of 2019, the building in Trenton is occupied by a Harley Davidson store.	The Cheese House Item: 12361 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Publisher: Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, Vermont 05254 Date: 1970 c. Description: This photo is indicative of the Cheese House that was located in Trenton, Maine, but is probably not the same building. As of 2019, the building in Trenton is occupied by a Harley Davidson store.
15106	The Captain's Walk	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store						The Captain's Walk Item: 15106 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store
14957	Southwest Motor Inn	Reference	Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel				214 Main Street	The Motel, named the "Southwest Motor Inn," was built in 1970 and ran until 1980. New Motel Planned For Area "Southwest Harbor - Three businessmen here have combined resources to build a new 32-unit motel on Route 102 overlooking Norwood Cove. Foundation work is now being done and the motel will be ready for occupancy by June 1, said David Benson, one of the three partners. Druggist George McVety and lawyer Frederick Burrill are Benson's Associates in the business venture. The quarter-million-dollar motel will have two levels, with an outside corridor, plus an office and quarters for the manager. Hanson is acting as contractor for the project. The major subcontractor is John Goodwin, who is handling concrete work. The motel will be built entirely of concrete blocks. The three businessmen have not yet decided on a name for the new motel." - Bangor Daily News, 1971 The property was later Norwood Cove Housing, owned by the Ellsworth and MDI Housing Authorities who provide housing assistance and related services to individuals and families who face income or other life challenges.	Southwest Motor Inn Item: 14957 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel State: ME Address: 214 Main Street Description: The Motel, named the "Southwest Motor Inn," was built in 1970 and ran until 1980. New Motel Planned For Area "Southwest Harbor - Three businessmen here have combined resources to build a new 32-unit motel on Route 102 overlooking Norwood Cove. Foundation work is now being done and the motel will be ready for occupancy by June 1, said David Benson, one of the three partners. Druggist George McVety and lawyer Frederick Burrill are Benson's Associates in the business venture. The quarter-million-dollar motel will have two levels, with an outside corridor, plus an office and quarters for the manager. Hanson is acting as contractor for the project. The major subcontractor is John Goodwin, who is handling concrete work. The motel will be built entirely of concrete blocks. The three businessmen have not yet decided on a name for the new motel." - Bangor Daily News, 1971 The property was later Norwood Cove Housing, owned by the Ellsworth and MDI Housing Authorities who provide housing assistance and related services to individuals and families who face income or other life challenges. [show more]
13493	Seawall Motel Room Rates	Document, List, Pricelist	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel				560 Seawall Road	The Motel opened in 1982	Seawall Motel Room Rates Item: 13493 Type: Document, List, Pricelist Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel State: ME Address: 560 Seawall Road Description: The Motel opened in 1982
13490	Seawall Motel Plans Grand Opening Sunday	Publication, Clipping	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel		The Ellsworth American	1982-11	560 Seawall Road		Seawall Motel Plans Grand Opening Sunday Item: 13490 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Publisher: The Ellsworth American Date: 1982-11 State: ME Address: 560 Seawall Road
13485	Seawall Motel	Reference	Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel				560 Seawall Road	Annabelle owned and operated Seawall Dining Room, Manset, from 1959 to 2000. In 1982 she added the motel.	Seawall Motel Item: 13485 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel State: ME Address: 560 Seawall Road Description: Annabelle owned and operated Seawall Dining Room, Manset, from 1959 to 2000. In 1982 she added the motel.
13494	Seawall Dining Room and Motel Flyer	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel				560 Seawall Road		Seawall Dining Room and Motel Flyer Item: 13494 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel State: ME Address: 560 Seawall Road
6357	Searl's Store on Main Street	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)					Searl's Store on Main Street Item: 6357 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) State: ME
5393	Robinson-Lawler Wharf and View of Freeman House Hotel	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Places, Shore Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1892-08-10			Robinson-Lawler Wharf and View of Freeman House Hotel Item: 5393 Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Places, Shore Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1892-08-10 State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
12370	Robert Hoyt at The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel	Strong - Janet Strong			48 Shore Road		Robert Hoyt at The Franklin Ward Machine Shop as The Dockside Motel and XYZ Restaurant Item: 12370 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Creator: Strong - Janet Strong State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: building, motel, restaurant, people, man
16180	Ped Sargent's Livery Stable	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable					A school bell is visible to the left of the stable, although the school has not yet been identified.	Ped Sargent's Livery Stable Item: 16180 Accession #: 2004 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable Source: Gift of Charles Carroll Description: A school bell is visible to the left of the stable, although the school has not yet been identified.

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