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Various documents relating to the history of Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Articles, newspapers, and various other material mostly relating to Southwest Harbor.
Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
  • In Copyright
Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
See index file for a description of each item
John Williams and Lyford Stanley
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • In Copyright
John Williams and Lyford Stanley
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard.
The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Set
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island. [show more]
Howe D. Higgins' Report of Mounted Inspector to Collector of Customs
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Report
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)
  • 1921 c.
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Description:
This collection of documents contains Howe Dwain Higgins’ collection of work logs spanning from November 14, 1921 through July 7, 1922. The index includes the documents’ file number, dates, and people or vessels of interest mentioned in the documents.
Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as Customs Officer
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Report
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Higgins - Howe Dwain Higgins (1894-1974)
  • 1928 c.
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as Customs Officer
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
This collection of documents contains Howe Dwain Higgins’ collection of work logs spanning from October 1, 1928 through June 30, 1930. This covers nearly the last two years of his employment as a customs officer. The documents include more detailed information on Howe’s daily movements on the back sides of the documents. The index includes the documents’ file number, dates, and people or vessels of interest mentioned in the documents.
Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Description:
This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Description:
This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling.
Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Description:
This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference.
Newman's legacy, and his boats, will sail on
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Hinckley - Sarah Hinckley
  • 2019-09-11
  • In Copyright
Newman's legacy, and his boats, will sail on
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Article about legendary boatbuilder Jarvis Newman.
Women Packing Sardine Cans in Maine - Probably Bass Harbor or Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Note the scissors hanging on the wall - typical in the old canning factories. The location of this photograph is unknown, but it was in a collection of pictures taken on Mount Desert and could very well have been taken in Bass Harbor, Southwest Harbor or Manset.
Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl
My Grandmother Lived for the Factory Whistle
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
  • Walsh - Carol Reed Walsh
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
My Grandmother Lived for the Factory Whistle
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
The story of Mary Louise Mitchell as told by her granddaught, Carol Reed Walsh
The Rugged Maine Coast Produces a Hard-Working Breed of Mankind
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • People
  • 1980-09-28
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
from the Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 28, 1980, pg 18-A
Men at the Quarry
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Quarry Operation
  • People
  • Troup - A.M. Troup
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Men at the Quarry
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Men at the Quarry
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Quarry Operation
  • People
  • Troup - A.M. Troup
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Men at the Quarry
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Haying on Great Cranberry Island
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Haying on Great Cranberry Island
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974)
Haying on Fernald Point
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Haying on Fernald Point
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right.
Haying on Fernald Point
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
  • 1940 c.
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Haying on Fernald Point
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown.
Haying on Fernald Point
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Haying on Fernald Point
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown.
Joe and Chris Lawlor on a Work Wagon with Rubber Wheels
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950.
Christopher Wendell Lawlor Plowing with Team
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Christopher Wendell Lawlor Plowing with Team
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
Chris is in the center.