Buildings on the Left: The J.C. Ralph Building is the first structure. One of the old street lights and the Southwest Harbor Public Library wall are visible beyond the Ralph building. The building after the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building - now 334 Main Street. Buildings on the Right: The rustic porch of the later demolished Elisha Crane House is visible on corner of Clark Point Road. The sign for what is now Clark Point Road refers to Steamboat Wharf, which is now part of the US Coast Guard property at the end of Clark Point Road. The horse drinking fountain is in the street in front of it. The Southwest Harbor School House as Harmon Block is the large white block-like building. The bell tower on the old Freeman Grammar School, now Harbor House, can be seen behind the Harmon Block. The small building at the far right was the George Gilley plumbing shop (later The Gilley Plumbing Company) at what is now 315 Main Street.
Description: Buildings on the Left: The J.C. Ralph Building is the first structure. One of the old street lights and the Southwest Harbor Public Library wall are visible beyond the Ralph building. The building after the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building - now 334 Main Street. Buildings on the Right: The rustic porch of the later demolished Elisha Crane House is visible on corner of Clark Point Road. The sign for what is now Clark Point Road refers to Steamboat Wharf, which is now part of the US Coast Guard property at the end of Clark Point Road. The horse drinking fountain is in the street in front of it. The Southwest Harbor School House as Harmon Block is the large white block-like building. The bell tower on the old Freeman Grammar School, now Harbor House, can be seen behind the Harmon Block. The small building at the far right was the George Gilley plumbing shop (later The Gilley Plumbing Company) at what is now 315 Main Street. [show more]
The building on the left with the overhang is the Odd Fellows building. The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The first building on the right, with the street light in front of it, is J.C. Ralph Studio - Optician and Jeweler.
Description: The building on the left with the overhang is the Odd Fellows building. The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The first building on the right, with the street light in front of it, is J.C. Ralph Studio - Optician and Jeweler.
The first building at left (363 Main Street) also housed Mayo's Ice Cream Parlor. There is a surveyor working at the edge of the road. The second building on the left, “The Ashmont” hotel at 371 Main Street was built in 1884.
Description: The first building at left (363 Main Street) also housed Mayo's Ice Cream Parlor. There is a surveyor working at the edge of the road. The second building on the left, “The Ashmont” hotel at 371 Main Street was built in 1884.
Mailed to: Mr. Hesley Reed Yacht Trade Winds, Marster’s Dock, New London, Conn. Text reads: “Dear Father, I have the wood all split and piled up. Donald has been riding my bike but it is a little to big for him. I have been working for Mrs. Scott today. Your son, Wesley”
Description: Mailed to: Mr. Hesley Reed Yacht Trade Winds, Marster’s Dock, New London, Conn. Text reads: “Dear Father, I have the wood all split and piled up. Donald has been riding my bike but it is a little to big for him. I have been working for Mrs. Scott today. Your son, Wesley”
The front of the postcard is titled Harbor View, Southwest Harbor and shows a view of Deacon's Cove at low tide. Black's Ledge is in the foreground and Deacon's Cove is left of center. The photograph was taken from the western point of Clark or Deacon's Cove, Southwest Harbor, Maine. The ledge is an extension of the point. "Clark's" or "Deacon's Cove" which refers to Deacon Henry Higgins Clark (1811-1897), a patriarch of Southwest Harbor. The postcard was written by Annie Matilda (Crozier) Rand - Mrs. Edward Lothrop Rand, staying at the Seaside Inn at Seal Harbor to one year old Hollis Theodore Greenleaf in North Edgecomb, Maine. Annie has just left her brother-in-law Henry L. Rand's house, "Fox Dens," in Southwest Harbor. The back of the postcard reads: "Dear Hollis, This is a picture of the harbor where I stayed for a week before coming here. But you cannot see where "Fox Dens" is. That is what the place is called where I stayed before coming here. The land is covered with trees and right in among the rocks near the shore is built a bungalow. You would love to lie in your carriage on the piazza & look over the water. But you live in a very beautiful place. My kind rembrances to your mother & all. Love from A.M. Rand" The back of the postcard was originally SWHPL 8482, but has been combined with this item.
Description: The front of the postcard is titled Harbor View, Southwest Harbor and shows a view of Deacon's Cove at low tide. Black's Ledge is in the foreground and Deacon's Cove is left of center. The photograph was taken from the western point of Clark or Deacon's Cove, Southwest Harbor, Maine. The ledge is an extension of the point. "Clark's" or "Deacon's Cove" which refers to Deacon Henry Higgins Clark (1811-1897), a patriarch of Southwest Harbor. The postcard was written by Annie Matilda (Crozier) Rand - Mrs. Edward Lothrop Rand, staying at the Seaside Inn at Seal Harbor to one year old Hollis Theodore Greenleaf in North Edgecomb, Maine. Annie has just left her brother-in-law Henry L. Rand's house, "Fox Dens," in Southwest Harbor. The back of the postcard reads: "Dear Hollis, This is a picture of the harbor where I stayed for a week before coming here. But you cannot see where "Fox Dens" is. That is what the place is called where I stayed before coming here. The land is covered with trees and right in among the rocks near the shore is built a bungalow. You would love to lie in your carriage on the piazza & look over the water. But you live in a very beautiful place. My kind rembrances to your mother & all. Love from A.M. Rand" The back of the postcard was originally SWHPL 8482, but has been combined with this item. [show more]