Notice the oil paintings along the road. The sign on the ground leaning against the signpost reads in all capital letters "These pictures are all paintings finished with damar varnish. All are washable. Price includes frame & sales tax." "Aug 1974" is written on the back of the photo.
Description: Notice the oil paintings along the road. The sign on the ground leaning against the signpost reads in all capital letters "These pictures are all paintings finished with damar varnish. All are washable. Price includes frame & sales tax." "Aug 1974" is written on the back of the photo.
Description: Left to right: Worcester - Orman Charles Worcester (1901-1994) Trundy - Alton Elwell Trundy (1903-1978) Worcester - Roscoe D. Worcester (1914-2005)
Just visible to the lower right of the Whitmore farm is the E. Stanley (Everett George Stanley) house shown on the map. That house was 4 Bass Harbor Road on Tax Map 2 - Lot 24 - MHPC #405-012. The house with the mansard roof on the left, partially obscured by the horizontal support for the clothes line was the Henry R. Hinckley house - now [2017] the site of Western Way Condominiums, built in 1986 at 10-5 to 10-22 Robinson Lane, Southwest Harbor - Tax Map 16 - Lot 3. Notice the corset out to dry on the clothes line.
Description: Just visible to the lower right of the Whitmore farm is the E. Stanley (Everett George Stanley) house shown on the map. That house was 4 Bass Harbor Road on Tax Map 2 - Lot 24 - MHPC #405-012. The house with the mansard roof on the left, partially obscured by the horizontal support for the clothes line was the Henry R. Hinckley house - now [2017] the site of Western Way Condominiums, built in 1986 at 10-5 to 10-22 Robinson Lane, Southwest Harbor - Tax Map 16 - Lot 3. Notice the corset out to dry on the clothes line. [show more]
This photograph was taken from Freeman Ridge. Compare this photograph to SWHPL 5220 for a view of the same scene circa 1888 - 1897. The library is most grateful to photographer Rogier van Bakel of Eager Eye Photo, who came with his quad-copter mounted camera from Somesville to volunteer his time and expertise to make a companion piece to our circa 1888 photograph of Clark Point.
Description: This photograph was taken from Freeman Ridge. Compare this photograph to SWHPL 5220 for a view of the same scene circa 1888 - 1897. The library is most grateful to photographer Rogier van Bakel of Eager Eye Photo, who came with his quad-copter mounted camera from Somesville to volunteer his time and expertise to make a companion piece to our circa 1888 photograph of Clark Point.
The first lobster boat in the foreground, on the dock, M2721A, may have been built by Rich & Grindle for George Dolliver. The excursion boat "Seal" in the center of the photograph was built by Normand Joseph Bouchard for Linwood Boynton Wedge (1913-1961) and Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) to be used as a dragger. "Seal" was owned by Samuel A. Blanchard (1926-2009) who took out fishing parties on her. - Information from Ralph Stanley 05/2011 The boat to the right of "Seal" was "Eva Anita" a 40' lobster boat built in 1959 by Bunker & Ellis for Wesley Bracy of Great Cranberry Island.
Description: The first lobster boat in the foreground, on the dock, M2721A, may have been built by Rich & Grindle for George Dolliver. The excursion boat "Seal" in the center of the photograph was built by Normand Joseph Bouchard for Linwood Boynton Wedge (1913-1961) and Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) to be used as a dragger. "Seal" was owned by Samuel A. Blanchard (1926-2009) who took out fishing parties on her. - Information from Ralph Stanley 05/2011 The boat to the right of "Seal" was "Eva Anita" a 40' lobster boat built in 1959 by Bunker & Ellis for Wesley Bracy of Great Cranberry Island. [show more]
The John Lawson Stoddard Cottage - The Edward Wyatt Evans Cottage is visible on the opposite shore. Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) , in a white shirt, is standing on the lower dock next to his boat, "Trailaway," later Maddy Sue. "Trailaway" was built by Chester Eben Clement.
Description: The John Lawson Stoddard Cottage - The Edward Wyatt Evans Cottage is visible on the opposite shore. Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) , in a white shirt, is standing on the lower dock next to his boat, "Trailaway," later Maddy Sue. "Trailaway" was built by Chester Eben Clement.
Description: There is a Coast Guard Cutter at the dock, a buoy depot or lighthouse depot at the time this photograph was taken. Later the Coast Guard Station.