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Jordan Pond House meal receipt Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Financial, Receipt	Businesses, Restaurant Business		1977	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor	No Known Copyright	Jordan Pond House meal receipt Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16159 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Date: 1977 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: This was the meal receipt used at the Jordan Pond House in 1979, At that time, there were separate hours for lunch, tea, and dinner - the restaurant was closed between services. Your waiter or waitress (then referred to by the staff as waitra) would come to your table with their hands behinds their back and commit your order to memory. They only used this receipt for the bill you received after your meal. This receipt came from George Soules who worked at the "Pond House" in 1977 and 1978, the last two years before it burned in 1979. That was the end of an era never to be experienced again. [show more]
Jordan Pond House Tea Lawn with Snow Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business	Soules - George John Soules	1977-05	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor	In Copyright	Jordan Pond House Tea Lawn with Snow Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15116 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 1977-05 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: Taken in early May during the last snowfall of the season.
Jordan Pond House men's dormitory with Snow Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Restaurant Business	Soules - George John Soules	1977-05	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor	In Copyright	Jordan Pond House men's dormitory with Snow Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15118 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 1977-05 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: Taken in early May during the last snowfall of the season. This building used to sit between the restaurant and what is now staff housing. It was torn down some time after the Jordan Pond House burned in 1979. It had three floors with beds for male employees. Residents shared a single bathroom having one toilet and one shower stall. Female staff resided on the second floor of the restaurant.

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