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| Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire Northeast Harbor Library Description: Bar Harbor Times article about the 1922 fire that burned the business district. (January 7, 1965). | |
| Photos from the making of Stephen King's Storm of the Century Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Photos from the making of Stephen King's Storm of the Century Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Anny Seavey who took these photographs said “The film crew was here in Jan of ’98. It was a lot of fun for all of us.” In the main image above, notice the 55 lb bags of Canadian instant mashed potato flakes used to make snow. This item contains 44 of the 55 snapshots Anny took. Images that were nearly identical to others have been omitted. |
| Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: View of stores Somes and Whitneys taken from the Post Office in August 1973. | |
| Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: View of Sawyer's Market, Post Office, and Bar Harbor Bank taken from Whitneys in August 1973. | |
| Main Street Looking North Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Main Street Looking North Southwest Harbor Public Library |
| Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: “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] | ||
| Property of Mrs. J. A. Scott Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Property of Mrs. J. A. Scott Northeast Harbor Library Description: Blueprint, 13z24", of land in Southwest Harbor conveyed to Mrs. J. A. Scott by the heirs of Oliver Fernald. | |
| Plan of House Lots on the Herrick Property Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Plan of House Lots on the Herrick Property Northeast Harbor Library Description: Blueprint, 28.5x11.5", of division of the Herrick property off Clark Point Rd. in SW Harbor into house lots. Adjoining properties of M. Carroll, W. Carroll, and R. White. | |
| Looking South from Castle, Southwest Harbor, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Looking South from Castle, Southwest Harbor, Me. Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Mailed to: Mr. William H. Rea Pembroke, Maine. Text reads: "I am going to write. Jud." | |
| J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “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. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks. [show more] | |
| Looking South on Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Looking South on Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: “Another view of Main Street about the turn of the century.” The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a man standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Several carriages can be seen in the photograph, including one from Birch Tree Farm in Lamoine, Maine. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it on the left side is the Odd Fellows building. [show more] | |
| Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine: Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine: Northeast Harbor Library Description: Fire risk assessment and real property maps. Location map and index. Includes modifications and revisions in 1952. | ||
| Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine Northeast Harbor Library Description: Fire risk assessment and real property maps. Location map and index. | ||
| Southwest Harbor, Maine. Main Street Looking South. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Southwest Harbor, Maine. Main Street Looking South. Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Northeast Harbor from Flying Mt., Southwest Harbor, Maine. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Northeast Harbor from Flying Mt., Southwest Harbor, Maine. Southwest Harbor Public Library 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” | |
| Clark Point Road with a View of Manset Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Clark Point Road with a View of Manset Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Main Street Looking North Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left. Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Main Street Looking North Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left. Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building. [show more] | |
| Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] | |
| Main Street Looking South Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Main Street Looking South Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office Southwest Harbor Public Library 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] | |
| View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  View to the South, Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. The photograph shows a woman standing in the door of the Post Office. Note the street lamp in front of Ralph's Studio. Clark Point Road goes off to the left. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. | |
| The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: "From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene. [show more] | |
| Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor - Postcard Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Main Street Looking North - Southwest Harbor - Postcard Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: On the right: J.A. Freeman's Post Office building The Odd Fellows building Masonic Hall - not shown in picture - 353 Main Street George Harmon block - now 339 Main Street George H. Gilley Plumbing Shop - now 315 Main Street On the left: Residence built in 1883 by John Crockett - had several subsequent owners and a one-story store attached by Dudley Mayo. It was later a hotel. A.L. Holmes general store. Holmes Hotel. The Town Bandstand is just visible between the hotel and Ralph's store. One of the few photographs showing the bandstand. Small building at the end is John Ralph's studio - now 344 Main Street The first four buildings on the left and the Odd Fellows building were destroyed by the March 1922 fire. [show more] | |
| The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church - I Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church - I Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The United Church of Christ (Congregational) on the High Road when the building was only a couple of years old. View is from the Dirigo Road looking down the High Road. Looking west, one can see the small bean and clam canning factory of Allen Lawler at the foot of Lawler Lane. |
| Clark Point from the James Freeman House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Clark Point from the James Freeman House Southwest Harbor Public Library |