Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
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.
16114	Sea Side Inn, Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine,	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn		W.H. Sherman, Bar Harbor, Maine	1907-11-14	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		Mailed to: Mrs. J.A. Freeman S.W. Harbor, Me. Signed: Abbie	Sea Side Inn, Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, Item: 16114    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Publisher: W.H. Sherman, Bar Harbor, Maine Date: 1907-11-14 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Description: Mailed to: Mrs. J.A. Freeman S.W. Harbor, Me. Signed: Abbie
2729	Part of Town of Falmouth, Woods Hole	Map, Base Map	Places		Walker Lithograph & Publishing Co.	1905	Woods Hole MA			Part of Town of Falmouth, Woods Hole Item: 2729    Type: Map, Base Map Subject: Places Publisher: Walker Lithograph & Publishing Co. Date: 1905 Place: Woods Hole MA State: MA Source: Atlas of Barnstable County, Massachusetts
6829	Harbor View So. West Harbor, Me.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor		The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany	1907	Southwest Harbor			Harbor View So. West Harbor, Me. Item: 6829    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Publisher: The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Date: 1907 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
12460	View near Somes Sound, Southwest Harbor, So. West Harbor, Me.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Sound Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany	1909-07-02	Mount Desert	Somes Sound	Contrast the postcard view, titled "Entrance Somes Sound, North East Harbor, Me." in SWHPL 7010 with that of SWHPL 12460, which bears the title, "View near Somes Sound, So. West Harbor, Me." Both cards show the Nathaniel Gott House on Greenings Island. The image in SWHPL 12460 would be to the left or south of that in SWHPL 7010 if viewed from the water near Sutton Island. The title is misprinted on this card. It reads, "View near Somers Sound, So. West Harbor, Me." "Gladys" mailed the card to Miss Nena Reed in Seal Harbor from Center, Tremont, Maine on July 2, 1909.	View near Somes Sound, Southwest Harbor, So. West Harbor, Me. Item: 12460    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Sound Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Publisher: The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Date: 1909-07-02 Place: Mount Desert State: ME Address: Somes Sound Description: Contrast the postcard view, titled "Entrance Somes Sound, North East Harbor, Me." in SWHPL 7010 with that of SWHPL 12460, which bears the title, "View near Somes Sound, So. West Harbor, Me." Both cards show the Nathaniel Gott House on Greenings Island. The image in SWHPL 12460 would be to the left or south of that in SWHPL 7010 if viewed from the water near Sutton Island. The title is misprinted on this card. It reads, "View near Somers Sound, So. West Harbor, Me." "Gladys" mailed the card to Miss Nena Reed in Seal Harbor from Center, Tremont, Maine on July 2, 1909. [show more]
6834	The Dirigo Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany	1907 c.	Southwest Harbor			The Dirigo Hotel Item: 6834    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Date: 1907 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME
8481	Postcard from Annie Matilda (Crozier) Rand - Mrs. Edward Lothrop Rand to Hollis Theodore Greenleaf	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor		The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany	1909-08-22 PM	Southwest Harbor		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.	Postcard from Annie Matilda (Crozier) Rand - Mrs. Edward Lothrop Rand to Hollis Theodore Greenleaf Item: 8481    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Publisher: The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Date: 1909-08-22 PM Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection 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]
9409	View North on Norwood Road from the Dirigo Hotel	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Landscape		The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany	1907	Southwest Harbor			View North on Norwood Road from the Dirigo Hotel Item: 9409    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Landscape Publisher: The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, Mass. and Germany Date: 1907 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
6713	View of Somes Sound, Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor			View of Somes Sound, Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 6713    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family
6716	Eastern Maine General Hospital and Penobscot River, Bangor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1907 c.	Bangor ME			Eastern Maine General Hospital and Penobscot River, Bangor, Maine Item: 6716    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1907 c. Place: Bangor ME State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family
6722	Steamer Norumbega at Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Vessels, Steamboat		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Bar Harbor			Steamer Norumbega at Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 6722    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family
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]
6870	Steamer J.T. Morse	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Vessels, Steamboat		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1908 PM				Steamer J.T. Morse Item: 6870    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1908 PM State: ME
7001	Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		Post card of Sea Cliff Drive, now Cooksey Drive.	Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor, Maine Item: 7001    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor State: ME Description: Post card of Sea Cliff Drive, now Cooksey Drive.
7004	Cottage Street, Northeast Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 PM				Cottage Street, Northeast Harbor, Maine Item: 7004    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 PM State: ME
7005	Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Civic, Community Center		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1908 PM				Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor, Maine Item: 7005    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Civic, Community Center Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1908 PM State: ME
7008	Seal Harbor Congregational Church	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Ceremonial, Church		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor			Seal Harbor Congregational Church Item: 7008    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Church Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor State: ME
7011	Manchester Point from the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor			Manchester Point from the Northeast Harbor Swimming Pool Item: 7011    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME
7024	General View of Five Islands, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.				General View of Five Islands, Maine Item: 7024    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. State: ME
6766	Surf and Cliffs Near Portland Head Light	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Shore Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1908 c.	Portland ME		Made in Germany	Surf and Cliffs Near Portland Head Light Item: 6766    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Shore Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1908 c. Place: Portland ME State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: Made in Germany
6769	Sidewheel Steamer Frank Jones Leaving Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Vessels, Steamboat		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1904 c.	Bar Harbor		Printed in Germany	Sidewheel Steamer Frank Jones Leaving Bar Harbor Item: 6769    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1904 c. Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: Printed in Germany
6783	High Street North from Dirigo House, Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1906 c.	Southwest Harbor		Printed in Germany	High Street North from Dirigo House, Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 6783    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1906 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Clark Family Description: Printed in Germany
6709	Hancock Maine, Main Street looking West	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1908 PM	Hancock ME		Made In Germany	Hancock Maine, Main Street looking West Item: 6709    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1908 PM Place: Hancock ME State: ME Description: Made In Germany
9526	War Ships in Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Harbor		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1907 PM	Bar Harbor, Eden		Printed in Frankfurt on Main, Germany	War Ships in Bar Harbor Item: 9526    Accession #: 1034 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Harbor Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1907 PM Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME Source: Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection Description: Printed in Frankfurt on Main, Germany
10731	Site of the old Durgain Wharf, Manset	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places		The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine	1908 PM	Southwest Harbor, Manset	37 Shore Road	Printed in Germany	Site of the old Durgain Wharf, Manset Item: 10731    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine Date: 1908 PM Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 37 Shore Road Description: Printed in Germany

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