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| Lawlor Ice Business Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond Henry E. Tracy Ice Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Lawlor Ice Business Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond Henry E. Tracy Ice Pond Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In the 21st Century we may think of ice as something that comes out of the doors of our refrigerator or a nice skating surface in an indoor rink, but, in the 18th and early 19th centuries the ice business produced a very necessary product and employed many people. See: “Ice Harvesting Sampler” DVD, produced by Northeast Historic Film, Black & White, NTSC, 33 minutes - 1994. This “compilation of newsreel and amateur footage of ice harvesting operations in Maine includes ice-house interiors with massive ice blocks being maneuvered at high speed, and horse teams delivering ice to brownstones in Boston.” “America’s Icemen: An Illustrative History of the United States Natural Ice Industry 1665-1925” by Joseph C. Jones Jr., published by Jobeco Books, 1984. “The American Ice Harvests: A Historical Study in Technology, 1800-1918” by Richard O. Cummings, published by the University of Calfornia Press, 1949. [show more] File Attachment: Benjamin M. Robinson Ice Pond.pdf …near the center of the town on the road to McKinley, but efficient work on the part of the fire Department protected the surrounding property." - The Bar …Harbor; Dep. …Sheriff Lyle Reed of McKinley." - The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, December 18, 1947. "C.W. …." - The Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, December 18, 1947. The town of Southwest Harbor acquired Chris's Pond on March 4, 1957 at the Town Meeting. | ||
| C.E. Clement’s Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  C.E. Clement’s Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: C.E. Clement Boat Builders.pdf …Here and at Northeast Harbor are moored many pleasure craft whose owners reside at Bar Harbor and name that as their home port. A.E. …- The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. Chester Clement wasn t a very good bookkeeper. …Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927. 1927: "C.E. …Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927. "Chester Clement bought the place in [1925,] I think it was. | ||
| James Parker's Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  James Parker's Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: James Parker's Wharf.pdf …James Parker came to Southwest Harbor from Gloucester and was the pioneer fish dealer of Southwest Harbor." …Bar Harbor Times, March 26, 1924, p. 7. …James Parker of Manset, has been sold to Eastport parties and been carried to her new home port." - Bar Harbor Record, February 3. 1897 Spurling Leonard …Harbor Record, December 3, 1902, p. 1. | ||
| R.J. Lemont's Drug Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  R.J. Lemont's Drug Store Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Dr. Lemont’s first Drug Store was on the second floor of the large barn of Deacon Henry Higgins Clark’s original house. The house was by that time the Island House Hotel before it was greatly enlarged in 1885. File Attachment: R.J. Lemont's Drug Store.pdf …Lemont s Drug Store Address: 14 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 3 Lot 98 Map: CS 1887 DR LEMONT Date Founded …The Southwest Harbor Public Library had its beginning in 1884 when Mrs. …Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, April 9. 1886 1887: "Tremont Public Library: Rooms at R.J. Lemont s Drug Store; R.J. Lemont, Librarian. …Notice in the Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald, January, 7, 1887 Owner Chain: The land at 14 Clark Point Road housed a drugstore and residence built in 1883 | ||
| Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Southwest Boat Corporation Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: SW Boat - Manset Marine History.pdf …Vira Jane Robinson was born on October 8, 1867 in Southwest Harbor. Simeon H. "Sim" Mayo died on October 3, 1933 in Southwest Harbor. …Bar Harbor Times, December 2, 1925, p. 2. …The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. …Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor in 1937. | ||
| Fred Mayo's Carpenter Shop - 2nd Location Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Fred Mayo's Carpenter Shop - 2nd Location Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Fred Mayo’s Carpenter Shop - 2nd Location.pdf …City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 6: Lot 26 This building was built by Fred Sidney Mayo in 1926 Mayo Fred Sidney Mayo (1877-1949 …Mayo built his house [at 9 Wesley Avenue] in 1922-23 and his shop in 1926." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert …Mayo will do cabinet work at which he has been employed for the past few years." - Bar Harbor Times, January 4, 1922, p. 6. …A full line of finish lumber, flooring, sash, doors, clapboards, shingles, etc.. will be carried in stock." - Bar Harbor Times, September 15, 1926. | |||
| George R. Fuller Law Office Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  George R. Fuller Law Office Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: George R. Fuller Law Office.pdf …Crane House City: Southwest Harbor State: Main Street Date Founded: Circa 1893 "An old house stood for many years on this site which was built for Elisha …Fuller, Law Office" occupied the northwest corner facing Main Street on the second floor. 1887: Admitted to the Hancock County Bar 1888-1893: Geo. …Fuller was one of the founding incorporators of the Maine State Bar Association. …Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 107 1938. | |||
| E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  E.A. Lawler Paint Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Lawler purchased the building in 1923. The other half of the building was occupied by the Robinson Brother's Automobile Accessories salesroom File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Sylvester W. Dorr Carpenter Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Whitney Electrical Store Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: E.A._Lawler_Paint_Company.pdf …Store Robinson Brothers Automobile Accessories Coastline Construction ME - SWH Clark Point Road 040 Address: 40 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …The other side is occupied by Robinson Brothers as a salesroom for automobile accessories and they are to remain there." - Bar Harbor Times, May 9, 1923 …Clark, is a descendant of the first Clark settler in Southwest Harbor." The Ellsworth American, Wednesday, February 28, 1947. | ||
| A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: A.E. Parker Wharf and Boat Shop.pdf …Address 168 Clark Point Road City Southwest Harbor State Maine Map and Lot: Map 4 Lot 29 Map - ROB 1951 SW BOAT CORP Original Owner …- The Bar Harbor Times, September 9, 1925. Southwest Harbor A.E. | ||
| Beal's Fish Wharf Fred Fernald Lobster Business B.R. Simmons Lobster Business H.R. Beal & Sons Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Beal's Fish Wharf Fred Fernald Lobster Business B.R. Simmons Lobster Business H.R. Beal & Sons Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Fred Fernald Lobster Business.pdf …Beal & Sons Address: 182 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 4: Lot 35 Map: ROB 1951 BEALS FISH WHARF Duration: At …Bowling Alley ME: SWH Clark Point Road Beal s Bowling 1922: "Islesford Waterfront News Two lobster smacks, Speedwell and Onaway, were in the harbor …The Bar Harbor Times, November 29, 1922. …Simmons who sold to Harvard Beal in 1937." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. | ||
| William E. Murphy's Livery Stable Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William E. Murphy's Livery Stable Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: William E. Murphy's Livery Stable.pdf …Post Office Southwest Harbor Parking Lot Address - 7-19 Clark Point Road City Southwest Harbor State - Maine Map and Lot: Map 6 Lot 99 …Crane House ME - SWH Main Street - 345 The livery stable that stood near the north corner on Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, just down from Main …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …Sargent is making changes to his stable and garage so as to accommodate more cars." - The Bar Harbor Times, December 20, 1922, Southwest Harbor page. | ||
| R.M. Norwood Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  R.M. Norwood Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The R.M. Norwood Company did the original construction of the Wendell Gilley Museum. File Attachment: R.M. Norwood Company.pdf …Norwood Company Address: 19 Clark Point Road City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot Number: Map 6 - Lot 99 Map: San 1921 Norwood Carpenter …Nell Thornton ( Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …": The Bar Harbor Times, February 17, 1917. 1932: "Robie M. | ||
| Andy's Little Store Andy's Restaurant Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  File Attachment: Andy’s Little Store and Restaurant.pdf …Business History Andy s Little Store Andy s Restaurant MDI, Southwest Harbor, Main Street, 432 Convenience store. lunch room and restaurant. …Address: 432 Main Street City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Map 3 Lot 50 Map: Rob 1951 - Andy's Little Store Date Founded: 1946 Duration …Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), 176. …Robbins mortgages [1127-270 and 1159-18] foreclosed by Bar Harbor Banking and Trust 1/15/1974 [1184-78]; Sold to Robert J. and Annette B. | ||
| Simeon Holden Mayo's Blacksmith and Bicycle Shop William Lloyd Carroll's Cash Market Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Simeon Holden Mayo's Blacksmith and Bicycle Shop William Lloyd Carroll's Cash Market Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Simeon Holden Mayo's Blacksmith and Bicycle Shop.pdf …City: Southwest Harbor State: Maine Map and Lot: Circa Map 6 Lots 119-120 Map: CS 1887 and CS 1887: J S MAYO Build Date: 1884 Original Owner: Mayo …- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. …He plans to move the building owned by him on the Clark's Point Road to the site and make a permanent residence for himself and family there." - Bar Harbor …Higgins purchased it and moved it to its present site." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. | ||
| Freeman's Wharf Farnsworth Fish Factory Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Description: Built by John T.R. Freeman around 1885. The wharf was occupied by several canning businesses at various times File Attachment: Freeman's Wharf.pdf …Farnsworth Sardine Factory The Southwest Harbor Packing Company Seacoast Canning Company Addison Packing Company Stinson Canning Company Great Harbor Marina …Freeman Wharf at the head of Southwest Harbor in about 1885. …The more such industries well conducted the better." - Bar Harbor Record, January 7, 1892. …s plants in Prospect Harbor and in Southwest Harbor. (All or part of the business was at one time called Wass & Stinson.) | ||
| I.T. Moore's Photography Studio Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  I.T. Moore's Photography Studio Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Ernest Emery Photography Studio Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Ernest Emery Photography Studio Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Jackson Laboratory Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Eben M. Hamor House and Store Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Eben M. Hamor House and Store Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Annabelle's: Untying the Apron Strings at a "Backside" Institution Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Annabelle's: Untying the Apron Strings at a "Backside" Institution Southwest Harbor Public Library File Attachment: Annabells Sept 1990 - 2.pdf …Harbor, she was also pretty dam sure where it would be. …Harbor Times, September 20, 1990 T' The Bar Harbor Times Page C2 September 20 , 1990 Annabelle fgS? …Ann 667-6961 OeafoocC O tcE ^ WSTAURANT I ON BASS HARBOR ENJOY OUR FOOD IN A FRIENDLY, INFORMAL SETTING Nestled on the Harbor in a quiet Maine fishing …State: - Saturday we win be closed U am 6 pm for a private party The Bar Harbor Times, BOX 68, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Name: School SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Isaac Stanley's Wonderland Lobster Pound at Seawall and Abel's Pound at Richville Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Isaac Stanley's Wonderland Lobster Pound at Seawall and Abel's Pound at Richville Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: ...Bar Harbor Times, Wednesday, June 6, 1928 LOBSTER POUNDS ARE POPULAR PICNIC RESORTS Wonderland at Seawall and Abel's Pound at Richville Opened for...Desert, at Richville, a little cove between Bass Harbor and Goose Cove. Mr...It has a bluff granite promontory with a little harbor on one side, and a seawall beach on the other, and a growth of big evergreens with little grass... | |
| Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: See index file for a description of each item File Attachments: accession-contact-sheet-2014.pdf …FOR RESEARCH ONLY ~ Page 1 of 1 ~ Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive ~ Accession 2014 2014 2014-001.tif (5985x4716) 2014-002.jpg (1455x2148 accession-index-2014.pdf …Accession Index Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive Accession #: 2014 Title: Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley Archivist: George …Photos 013 018 are from an album of about 40 photos taken at what appears to be a Friendship Sloop race around Greening Island, outside of Southwest Harbor …Joy, Ellsworth. 2014-002 Print and CD image of Balance Rock on the shore path in Bar Harbor, July1885. 2014-003 2014-008 Eight-page brochure titled …PO Box 157, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 ~ www.swhplibrary.org ~ archivist@swhplibrary.org stanley-wind-wood.pdf …Boat Building Clark Point Road Southwest Harbor; Maine 04679 207-244- 3795 i . …s outhwest Harbor, Maine has a long history in the boat building industry. | |||
| Eagle's Perch Tea House Advertisement Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Eagle's Perch Tea House Advertisement Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Eagle's Perch Tea House at the Edward Sumner Macomber Cottage |