Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
9270	Mariner Hotel	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley			Mariner Hotel Item: 9270    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley State: ME Source: Collection of The Tremont Historical Society
9271	Mariner Hotel	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley			Mariner Hotel Item: 9271    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley State: ME Source: Collection of The Tremont Historical Society
9452	The Stanley House Brochure Cover	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Southwest Harbor, Manset			The Stanley House Brochure Cover Item: 9452    Accession #: 1034 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
9455	The Stanley House Fireplace	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Southwest Harbor, Manset	149 Shore Road		The Stanley House Fireplace Item: 9455    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 149 Shore Road Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
9456	The Stanley House Dining Room	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Southwest Harbor, Manset	149 Shore Road		The Stanley House Dining Room Item: 9456    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 149 Shore Road Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
9458	Porch and Water View from the Stanley House	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Places, Shore Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Southwest Harbor, Manset	149 Shore Road		Porch and Water View from the Stanley House Item: 9458    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Places, Shore Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 149 Shore Road Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
9457	The Stanley House Porch	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel				Southwest Harbor, Manset	149 Shore Road		The Stanley House Porch Item: 9457    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 149 Shore Road Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard 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]
5272	"The Castle" - East End	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1890 c.	Southwest Harbor			"The Castle" - East End Item: 5272    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1890 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
5595	The Pemetic Hotel - the Castle - South End	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1878 c.	Southwest Harbor		The photograph shows the south end of the building.	The Pemetic Hotel - the Castle - South End Item: 5595    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1878 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: The photograph shows the south end of the building.
5596	The Pemetic Hotel - the Castle - North End	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1878 c.	Southwest Harbor		The hotel was built in 1878. The photograph shows the north end of the building.	The Pemetic Hotel - the Castle - North End Item: 5596    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1878 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Description: The hotel was built in 1878. The photograph shows the north end of the building.
5825	Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - Between 1888 and 1904	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1888 c.	Mount Desert, Somesville			Mt. Desert House on Main Street in Somesville - Between 1888 and 1904 Item: 5825    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1888 c. Place: Mount Desert, Somesville State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Copies Collection Tags: horse, carriage
6231	The Ocean House Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1907 c.	Southwest Harbor, Manset		This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.	The Ocean House Hotel Item: 6231    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1907 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Source: SWHPL Postcard Collection - MDI Description: This photograph shows the enlarged hotel. Postcard is dated 1908 and seems verified by the clothes of the people on the porch.
6729	Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Bar Harbor		“…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject."	Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 6729    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: “…the…Hotel Porcupine, later the Florence (1887; burned, 1918), a Main Street, five-story rectangular block with Shingle-style features and a strong sense of verticality represented by its stacked window bays, bay roof caps, steep-pitched roof planes, and tall, corbelled brick chimneys…represented [with the larger Malvern Hotel] an impressive conclusion to Bar Harbor’s opulent Victorian hotel era.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 165, 170, University Press of New England – 2008 - An excellent study including information about The Island House in Southwest Harbor and its place in the range of hotels on the island during this period along with a very complete history of many of the Bar Harbor hotels. "For the origins and summary of the Bar Harbor hotel scene and the social life that surrounded it, including the first visit of the fleet to Bar Harbor see – “Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880” by Richard A. Savage, Chapter 17, p. 226 in “Maine – A History Through Selected Readings” edited by David C. Smith and Edward O. Schriver – 1985 The article originally appeared in the “Maine Historical Society Newsletter,” Vol. 10, No.4, May 1971, pp. 101-121 For the complete story of the Leightons and Maine postcards see: ""Greetings from Maine: A Postcard Album"" by R. Brewster Harding, published by Old Port Publishing Co., Portland, 1975 - ""Turn of the Century Views of America's Pine Tree State as recorded by Portland's Picture Postcard Pioneers, Chisholm Bros., the Hugh C. Leighton Co., the Geo. W. Morris Co. and others 1888-1915. This book appears to be the source for other published information on the subject." [show more]
6780	The Claremont House	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor	20 Claremont Road		The Claremont House Item: 6780    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road Source: Collection of the Clark Family
7737	Central Filling Station - Tydol Service Station on Clark Point Road	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Service Station Business Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1945 c.	Southwest Harbor	19-21 Clark Point Road	"Ped" Sargent's house is just visible to the rear of the gasoline station. The filling station was located in the space occupied by the Post Office parking lot in 2017.	Central Filling Station - Tydol Service Station on Clark Point Road Item: 7737    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Service Station Business Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures, Automotive Repair Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1945 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 19-21 Clark Point Road Description: "Ped" Sargent's house is just visible to the rear of the gasoline station. The filling station was located in the space occupied by the Post Office parking lot in 2017.
9400	The Hotel Holmes and A.I. Holmes Store	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1904 c.	Southwest Harbor		The photograph shows the Hotel Holmes and part of the Holmes Store on the left. Postcard Details: Date: c.1909 Media: Real Photo Title: Holmes House, Southwest Harbor, ME. Subject: Holmes Store and Hotel Holmes Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, Maine Number: 28	The Hotel Holmes and A.I. Holmes Store Item: 9400    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1904 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection Description: The photograph shows the Hotel Holmes and part of the Holmes Store on the left. Postcard Details: Date: c.1909 Media: Real Photo Title: Holmes House, Southwest Harbor, ME. Subject: Holmes Store and Hotel Holmes Photographer: Unknown Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, Maine Number: 28
9943	The Island House in 1885-1886 - After Expansion	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1885 c.	Southwest Harbor	121-127 Clark Point Road		The Island House in 1885-1886 - After Expansion Item: 9943    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1885 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 121-127 Clark Point Road
11366	Carl Edward Kelley Sr. and Anna Beatrice Carroll at William Lloyd Carroll's Cash Market	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Structures, Commercial, Store	Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958)		1915	Southwest Harbor	47 Clark Point Road	Carl and "Beatie" were married. The Cash Market, on Clark Point Road, belonged to her brother, William Lloyd Carroll.	Carl Edward Kelley Sr. and Anna Beatrice Carroll at William Lloyd Carroll's Cash Market Item: 11366    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958) Date: 1915 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 47 Clark Point Road Source: Mrs. Seth Sprague Thornton Collection Description: Carl and "Beatie" were married. The Cash Market, on Clark Point Road, belonged to her brother, William Lloyd Carroll.
6230	The Ocean House Hotel, Manset	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		W.M. Prilay, Pittsfield, Me.	1908 c.	Southwest Harbor, Manset	5 Ocean House Road	This photograph shows the enlarged hotel before the Ocean House Annex / Cottage was moved across the road from the hotel.	The Ocean House Hotel, Manset Item: 6230    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: W.M. Prilay, Pittsfield, Me. Date: 1908 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 5 Ocean House Road Description: This photograph shows the enlarged hotel before the Ocean House Annex / Cottage was moved across the road from the hotel.
5591	Automobiles Parked at the Claremont Hotel	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1942 c.	Southwest Harbor	20 Claremont Road		Automobiles Parked at the Claremont Hotel Item: 5591    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1942 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road
5892	Albert Wilson Bee's Store - A.W. Bee, Stationer, Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)		1870	Bar Harbor, Eden	116 Main Street	The photograph was taken from the porch of the Rodick Hotel.	Albert Wilson Bee's Store - A.W. Bee, Stationer, Bar Harbor Item: 5892    Accession #: 1032 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1870 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Address: 116 Main Street Source: Bryant Bradley Collection Tags: street, horse, carriage, town Description: The photograph was taken from the porch of the Rodick Hotel.
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]
15615	A Cheese-shaped Building	Publication, Literary, Article	Structures, Commercial, Store	Sambides - Nick Sambides Jr.	Bangor Daily News	2019-01-09	Trenton ME	874 Bar Harbor Road (Route 3)	A Bangor Daily News article about an urban legend hiding in plain sight.	A Cheese-shaped Building Item: 15615    Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Sambides - Nick Sambides Jr. Publisher: Bangor Daily News Date: 2019-01-09 Place: Trenton ME State: ME Address: 874 Bar Harbor Road (Route 3) Description: A Bangor Daily News article about an urban legend hiding in plain sight.
7709	Cabins at the Harbor View Motel	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Tourist Cabin	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		1960-06-06		11 Ocean Way	The cabins have been remodelled and are still standing as of 2017. The buildings just visible behind the cabins are all on Main Street in Southwest Harbor. They are, from left to right: The Maurice Stanley Rich house - 411 Main Street. The James T. Crockett house - 405 Main Street. The Benjamin M. Robinson house - 397 Main Street.	Cabins at the Harbor View Motel Item: 7709    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Motel Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Tourist Cabin Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1960-06-06 State: ME Address: 11 Ocean Way Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Description: The cabins have been remodelled and are still standing as of 2017. The buildings just visible behind the cabins are all on Main Street in Southwest Harbor. They are, from left to right: The Maurice Stanley Rich house - 411 Main Street. The James T. Crockett house - 405 Main Street. The Benjamin M. Robinson house - 397 Main Street.

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