"The house on the left was the Eben Francis house at 43 Kirkland Street on the corner of Francis Avenue. The center house was the home of Jane Augusta “Jennie” Lathrop at 49 Kirkland Street. The house seen behind Jennie's house was the Helen L. Brooks house at 6 Francis Avenue.
Description: "The house on the left was the Eben Francis house at 43 Kirkland Street on the corner of Francis Avenue. The center house was the home of Jane Augusta “Jennie” Lathrop at 49 Kirkland Street. The house seen behind Jennie's house was the Helen L. Brooks house at 6 Francis Avenue.
“A pool of an acre or more lies in the centre of the bog. This was formerly an arm of the [Agawam] river called the “toad hole,” and often swarming with fish. It is still a breeding place for toads, and also a resort for herons, bitterns or shore birds in their seasons. Swamp sparrows, sharp tailed finches and rails frequent its marshy borders.” – “Annual report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture” by Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture – “Two Years With the Birds on a Farm” by Edward Howe Forbush, Ornithologist to the Board, 1902, pages 117-118.
Description: “A pool of an acre or more lies in the centre of the bog. This was formerly an arm of the [Agawam] river called the “toad hole,” and often swarming with fish. It is still a breeding place for toads, and also a resort for herons, bitterns or shore birds in their seasons. Swamp sparrows, sharp tailed finches and rails frequent its marshy borders.” – “Annual report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture” by Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture – “Two Years With the Birds on a Farm” by Edward Howe Forbush, Ornithologist to the Board, 1902, pages 117-118. [show more]
"Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.
Description: "Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.