“As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
Description: “As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
“As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
Description: “As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
Left to right: William R. Harding (1920-1981) Unknown model Arthur Taylor Black (1895-1978) Clarence E. Harding (1895-1993) In Front: Harvey A. Moore (1900-1971)
Description: Left to right: William R. Harding (1920-1981) Unknown model Arthur Taylor Black (1895-1978) Clarence E. Harding (1895-1993) In Front: Harvey A. Moore (1900-1971)
Identification of this photograph was done from the inscription on the back. Rebecca Clark Carroll Clark Foote wrote, "Nana Clark's Father?" Rebecca called Philena C. Whittaker Clark, "Nana."
Description: Identification of this photograph was done from the inscription on the back. Rebecca Clark Carroll Clark Foote wrote, "Nana Clark's Father?" Rebecca called Philena C. Whittaker Clark, "Nana."