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6199	The Mackerel Fleet in Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1890 c.	Southwest Harbor			The Mackerel Fleet in Southwest Harbor Item: 6199 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1890 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable
11275	Schooner William Keene Loaded with Salt, Passing Steamboat Wharf in Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1941-08	Southwest Harbor		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.	Schooner William Keene Loaded with Salt, Passing Steamboat Wharf in Southwest Harbor Item: 11275 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1941-08 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: zoomable 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.
11785	Schooner Lillian Loading Fish Meal at Addison Packing Company	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1937 c.	Southwest Harbor	11 Apple Lane		Schooner Lillian Loading Fish Meal at Addison Packing Company Item: 11785 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1937 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 11 Apple Lane Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable
11155	Washing the Bottom of Dragger Rhode Island at Southwest Harbor Town Dock	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		Southwest Harbor	178 Clark Point Road		Washing the Bottom of Dragger Rhode Island at Southwest Harbor Town Dock Item: 11155 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 178 Clark Point Road Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable
11156	Washing the Bottom of Dragger Rhode Island at Southwest Harbor Town Dock	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		Southwest Harbor	178 Clark Point Road		Washing the Bottom of Dragger Rhode Island at Southwest Harbor Town Dock Item: 11156 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 178 Clark Point Road Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable
11783	Dragger Under Construction	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		Southwest Harbor		Note the thickness of the wooden deck. The boat was being built by Southwest Boat Corporation where this photograph was taken.	Dragger Under Construction Item: 11783 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Tags: zoomable Description: Note the thickness of the wooden deck. The boat was being built by Southwest Boat Corporation where this photograph was taken.
8086	Southwest Boat Corporation - Sardine Carrier Novelty Launching	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1944-05-21	Southwest Harbor	168 Clark Point Road		Southwest Boat Corporation - Sardine Carrier Novelty Launching Item: 8086 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1944-05-21 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 168 Clark Point Road Source: Collection of the Beal Family Tags: zoomable
12158	Southwest Boat Corporation - Sardine Carrier Novelty Launching	Image, Photograph, Negative	Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1944-05-21	Southwest Harbor	184 Clark Point Road		Southwest Boat Corporation - Sardine Carrier Novelty Launching Item: 12158 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1944-05-21 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 184 Clark Point Road Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: man, boat, zoomable, people, woman, wharf
6295	Foggy Morning at Southwest Harbor - Excursion Boat Seal and Bunker & Ellis Lobster Boat Eva Anita at the Dock	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1964 c.	Southwest Harbor		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.	Foggy Morning at Southwest Harbor - Excursion Boat Seal and Bunker & Ellis Lobster Boat Eva Anita at the Dock Item: 6295 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1964 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: dock, boat, fog, zoomable, lobster boat 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]
6418	Sardine Carriers Glenn Geary and Helen McColl at Southwest Boat Corporation Dock in Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		Southwest Harbor	168 Clark Point Road		Sardine Carriers Glenn Geary and Helen McColl at Southwest Boat Corporation Dock in Southwest Harbor Item: 6418 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Boat, Sardine Carrier Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 168 Clark Point Road Source: Collection of the Clark Family Tags: zoomable
11919	George Benjamin Dolliver Aboard His No-Name Wesley Bracy Boat at Beal's Fish Wharf	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1946	Southwest Harbor		George Benjamin Dolliver is in the center of the picture on the peaked hood lobster boat with a stay sail originally built by Charles Wesley Bracy for his son Wesley. Large vessels at the Southwest Boat dock in the background - from Left to Right: "Hornet" - sardine carrier, dragger, seiner - built in 1944 "Grace M. Cribby" - 49.8' lobster smack - built in 1914 "Elva L. Beal" - dragger, purse seiner - built in 1945 Unknown vessel "Sandra & Jean" - dragger - built in 1945 The Ballard photograph was taken as a black and white photograph and hand -tinted by Willis or one of his family.	George Benjamin Dolliver Aboard His No-Name Wesley Bracy Boat at Beal's Fish Wharf Item: 11919 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1946 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of Aimee Jellison Williams Tags: zoomable Description: George Benjamin Dolliver is in the center of the picture on the peaked hood lobster boat with a stay sail originally built by Charles Wesley Bracy for his son Wesley. Large vessels at the Southwest Boat dock in the background - from Left to Right: "Hornet" - sardine carrier, dragger, seiner - built in 1944 "Grace M. Cribby" - 49.8' lobster smack - built in 1914 "Elva L. Beal" - dragger, purse seiner - built in 1945 Unknown vessel "Sandra & Jean" - dragger - built in 1945 The Ballard photograph was taken as a black and white photograph and hand -tinted by Willis or one of his family. [show more]
5058	The Claremont Hotel Dock After the Sail Boat Race	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)	1893-08-19	Southwest Harbor	20 Claremont Road	The house in the distance on Fernald Point is the Rev. Oliver Fernald house.	The Claremont Hotel Dock After the Sail Boat Race Item: 5058 Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1893-08-19 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 20 Claremont Road Source: Henry L. Rand Collection Tags: zoomable Description: The house in the distance on Fernald Point is the Rev. Oliver Fernald house.
7698	Simeon Holden Mayo's Boat Shop	Image, Photograph	Structures, Other Structures, Boat Shop		1900 c.	Southwest Harbor	168 Clark Point Road		Simeon Holden Mayo's Boat Shop Item: 7698 Accession #: 1132 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Other Structures, Boat Shop Date: 1900 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 168 Clark Point Road Tags: zoomable
11743	Alexandra Cottage - Dr. Abigail Mary (Redman) Fulton Cottage as the Frederick Fox Cottage	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1949-05-17	Southwest Harbor	73 Seawall Road		Alexandra Cottage - Dr. Abigail Mary (Redman) Fulton Cottage as the Frederick Fox Cottage Item: 11743 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1949-05-17 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 73 Seawall Road Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: zoomable
8946	William Holden Whitmore Farm	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House		1928 c.	Southwest Harbor	30 Bass Harbor Road	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.	William Holden Whitmore Farm Item: 8946 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1928 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 30 Bass Harbor Road Source: Collection of Gladys E. Whitmore Family Tags: zoomable 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]
13326	Harborside Studio - Lamps, Souvenirs, Frames, Novelties Howe D. Higgins House	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House		1974	Southwest Harbor	86 Clark Point Road	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.	Harborside Studio - Lamps, Souvenirs, Frames, Novelties Howe D. Higgins House Item: 13326 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1974 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 86 Clark Point Road Source: Courtesy of Michael and Leslie Rindler Tags: zoomable 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.
7776	Simeon Holden Mayo's Bicycle Shop in Southwest Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Store	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1900 c.	Southwest Harbor	47 Clark Point Road		Simeon Holden Mayo's Bicycle Shop in Southwest Harbor, Maine Item: 7776 Accession #: 1132 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 47 Clark Point Road Source: Collection of the Mayo Family Tags: zoomable
12144	Kenneth and Ruth Amiro's Seawall Dining Room	Image, Photograph, Negative	Structures, Commercial, Restaurant	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1947-08-12	Southwest Harbor	560 Seawall Road	The photograph was taken for David Kenneth Amiro (1906-2001) who owned the Seawall Dining Room with his wife, Ruth (Billings) Amiro (1910-1998), from 1944 to 1957.	Kenneth and Ruth Amiro's Seawall Dining Room Item: 12144 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Structures, Commercial, Restaurant Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1947-08-12 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 560 Seawall Road Source: W.H. Ballard Collection Tags: zoomable, building, restaurant Description: The photograph was taken for David Kenneth Amiro (1906-2001) who owned the Seawall Dining Room with his wife, Ruth (Billings) Amiro (1910-1998), from 1944 to 1957.
6480	The Freeman House with Buggy	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			Southwest Harbor	9 Phillips Lane		The Freeman House with Buggy Item: 6480 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 9 Phillips Lane Source: Collection of the Clark Family Tags: zoomable
5412	The Island House	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)	1892-08-26	Southwest Harbor	121-127 Clark Point Road		The Island House Item: 5412 Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1892-08-26 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 121-127 Clark Point Road Source: Henry L. Rand Collection Tags: zoomable
6100	The Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Library	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1896 c.	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	Shows wooden sidewalk and two maple saplings.	The Southwest Harbor Public Library Item: 6100 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Library Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1896 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: George A. Neal Collection Tags: zoomable Description: Shows wooden sidewalk and two maple saplings.
12583	Aerial image of Southwest Harbor, Clark Point Area, and Greening Island	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Places, Town	Bakel - Rogier van Bakel, Eager Eye Photo	2015-05-07	Southwest Harbor		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.	Aerial image of Southwest Harbor, Clark Point Area, and Greening Island Item: 12583 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Places, Town Creator: Bakel - Rogier van Bakel, Eager Eye Photo Date: 2015-05-07 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable 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.
12602	Main Street Looking North	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Places, Town	Soules - George John Soules	2015-05-03	Southwest Harbor			Main Street Looking North Item: 12602 Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Places, Town Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2015-05-03 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable
7858	Main Street, Southwest Harbor - View South from Pemetic School Sidewalk	Image, Photograph	Places, Town	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1951-10-20	Southwest Harbor			Main Street, Southwest Harbor - View South from Pemetic School Sidewalk Item: 7858 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1951-10-20 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable
5126	Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store		1898 c.	Southwest Harbor		There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124.	Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office Item: 5126 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. [show more]

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