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| Eliot - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Eliot - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Southwest Harbor Public Library | |||
| Willie Marie - Lobster Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Willie Marie - Lobster Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library | |||
| Hinckley - Benjamin Barrett Hinckley Jr. (1913-2004) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Hinckley - Benjamin Barrett Hinckley Jr. (1913-2004) Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: From the Bangor Daily News, September 25, 2008 Benjamin Barrett Hinckley Jr. died in his sleep on July 19, 2004, in Clemens, N.C. He was born on March 3, 1913 in Northampton, Mass., the son of Benjamin Barrett Hinckley and Agnes Childs Hinckley. As a child of 11, Ben was sent to Eaglebrook School for Boys in Deerfield, Mass. He graduated from The Choate School in Wallingford, Conn. and attended Yale University. Ben started out on a career as an innkeeper, first assisting his family at their home, “The Manse” in Northampton, then at the family’s summer home, “The Moorings” in Manset. While looking for a place to manage in the winter, he accepted a job at the Hobkirk Inn in Camden, S.C., where he met Alice Witherspoon DePass. After a brief courtship, Ben and Alice married in May of 1937. Along with Alice came her son, John Ferguson, who was to be their only child. Ben and Alice made their home in Maine, first in Ellsworth and finally for more than 40 years in Southwest Harbor. Feeling the need for a retirement community, Ben and Alice moved in 1999 to Bermuda Village in Advance, N.C. In their final years, they were lovingly attended to by Alice’s nephews and wives, Bob and Rosina Stephenson and Jim and Marcy Allen. During World War II, Ben’s brother, Henry H. Hinckley, was engaged at the Manset Boat Yard, in building boats for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. Ben joined with his brother in what was to be a partnership of nearly 40 years. Ben, being a more prudent and introspective man, tended to the details of running the business, while Henry oversaw the running of the yard and the boat building. Later, the Manset Boat Yard became the Henry R. Hinckley Co., with Henry at the helm and Ben as treasurer. After the war, Ben took over the operations of Ellsworth Builders Supply. Later when he sold Ellsworth Builders, he retained ownership of its lumber operation, Wholesale Distributors. Ben went on to found the Hinckley Insurance Agency and, with Henry’s son, Bob Hinckley, he co-founded Hinckley Yacht Brokerage. Widely respected in the community, Ben gave selflessly of his time, serving on many local boards and committees. One of the founders of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, he served as vice-president or board chair from 1947 to 1980. He also served on the board of the Liberty National Bank. Ben was a member of the Pot and Kettle Club in Bar Harbor, the Causeway Club in Southwest Harbor, and the Yale Club. He was a founding member of the Kinfolk Paddle Club. An avid tennis player, his consistent and accurate style on the court fooled many a stronger and faster opponent. He was always in demand as a doubles partner, and posted many Causeway Club wins in mixed doubles. In later years, Ben undertook the enormous job of writing the history of the Hinckley Company from his personal viewpoint. This wonderful narrative, The Hinckley Story, was published in 1997. Having no children of his own, Uncle Ben took great pride and interest in the accomplishments of his and Alice’s nieces and nephews. He ever tired of their stories, and he remembered every detail of their lives. Ben will always be remembered for his fastidious attention to detail, his beautifully descriptive hand-written letters, his bow ties and tweed jackets, his warmth and humor and the twinkle in his eye. He was the penultimate gentleman. [show more] | |||
| Florence - Steamer Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Florence - Steamer Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The steamer, "Florence" was originally part of the fleet of Captain Gilbert Theodore Hadlock of the Cranberry Isles. | |||
| Elmwood Cafe Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Way Back - Gay Nineties Balls Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Way Back - Gay Nineties Balls Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The Way Back Balls were held between 1948 and 1957, and possibly before. SWHPL #14597 shows a ticket to the Way Bak Ball in 1928 - note the different spelling. The twenty-five Sou'Westers held a Way Back (gay nineties) ball in the spring of each year during the 1950's at the VIA (Village Improvement Association) hall in Manset (the Thibodeau home in 2006). Miles Grindle talks about Wayback Balls in his recount of growing up in Northeast Harbor in the 1930's: “’Wayback Balls’ were held, when everyone dressed in old fashioned clothes, tux and top hats, long dresses, or overalls with plaid shirts. These dances were by invitation only, restricted to voting age, by a member of chartered ‘Waybackers’. The main snack, provided during intermission, was dry fish. Probably most people reading this journal have not experienced the joy of occasionally eating a piece of dry fish. The local fishermen would catch small codfish, and let the wind dry them on their boats, then strip the fish off the skin, and put them in jars. Alcohol was not allowed on the premises, but those who indulged kept their bottles in their cars.” - “The Local Boy: Growing up in Northeast Harbor, Maine in the 1930’s” by Miles Grindle, p. 29 – n.d. [2006] – Privately published – in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library. [show more] | ||
| Addison Packing Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage The Larches Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Huguenot Head Pickett Mountain Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Northeast Harbor Fleet Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Northeast Harbor Fleet Northeast Harbor Library Description: The Northeast Harbor Fleet was formed in 1923 to vigorously promote recreational boating and sailboat racing off the coast of Mount Desert Island. They have two locations: The Fleet House at Gilpatrick Cove built in 1945, and Clifton Dock in Northeast Harbor, added in 1946 to provide additional moorings, dinghy tie-up, and fuel for boats. (Taken form the NEHF website) | |||
| Mary Gray Ward Dorr Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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| William Ralph Emerson Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  William Ralph Emerson Bar Harbor Historical Society | |||
| Beatrix Farrand Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Beatrix Farrand Bar Harbor Historical Society | ||
| Woman's Literary Club Collection Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Woman's Literary Club Collection Northeast Harbor Library Description: The records in the Woman’s Literary Club Collection includes manuscripts, typescripts, letters, annual meeting notes, scrapbooks, news clippings, photographs, meeting programs, photographs, and some objects. Belle Smallidge Knowles and Stella P. Hill, two college-educated women living in Northeast Harbor in the early 20th century, thought the community could benefit from a woman’s club. The Woman's Literary Club of Northeast Harbor held its first meeting in 1908 and quickly gained membership. Club members actively wrote papers (many award-winning) ranging from poetry to local family histories and biographies of famous artists. Members also participated in community improvement projects, and attended state and national women’s club meetings. The club disbanded in 2000 due to dwindling membership. [show more] | |||
| The Champlain Society Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  The Champlain Society Northeast Harbor Library Description: In 1880 Charles Eliot, son of Harvard president Charles W. Eliot, organized the Champlain Society, a group of Harvard undergraduates, to explore Mount Desert Island and study various topics of natural history: botany, ornithology, geology etc. (from Item 2114) | ||||
| Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum |
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|  Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Wendell Gilley is a name well known among carvers and carving collectors. Author of The Art of Bird Carving: A Guide to a Fascinating Hobby, one of the earliest instructional books on the subject, Gilley was a pioneer in the field of decorative bird carving. By his estimate, he created “ten thousand birds of pine and paint” between 1931 and 1983. (Gilley also loved alliteration; it should be noted that most of his carvings were made of basswood.) [show more] | |||
| Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum |
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| Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Wendell Gilley Museum Description: Addie Gilley’s created an outstanding collection of her husband’s work. The carvings that Addie so wisely saved over the years became the core of the Museum’s permanent collection. Wendell and Addie were the guests of honor at the opening of the Gilley Museum on July 12, 1981. They remained active in the museum until their deaths a few months apart in 1983. | ||||
| George Ripley Fuller House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Moore's Garage Southwest Harbor Motor Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Description: In 1940 Southwest Harbor Motor Co. was the only AAA filling station in Southwest Harbor. Their phone number was 51-2. The brick building was converted to offices to rent in 1986-1987. The U.S. Post Office opened in the building on June 2, 1987. Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) attended school in the elementary school on the present ellipse (behind the Gilley Plumbing building on the left of this photograph) before it was moved across the street to become a fire station and now [2011] the police station/town office. When the bank was housed at the Southwest Harbor Motor Co. Ralph would take his penny bank there to be unlocked and have the money deposited in his bank account. The lady in the bank would show him the big safe where is money would be kept. – Ralph Warren Stanley 01/17/11 Marion E. Newman (1890-1976), Mrs. Frederick Walter Wescott at the time, owned a yellow Stutz Bearcat that was destroyed in the fire. Marion was known for having invested in Coca Cola stock and holding on to it when others thought it worthless and sold their stock. – Ralph Warren Stanley, 03/31/14 [show more] | ||
| William Gilman Parker House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William Gilman Parker House Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: William Gilman Parker (1832-1890) built his house in 1869. | ||
| Freeman Cottage Freeman Annex Ashmont Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Southwest Harbor Fire Department Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| George A. Neal House James Lawton House Danforth Marcyes House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Description: This was originally the site of the James Lawton house built by Danforth Marcyes. In 2017 this was the site of the Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Building. | ||
| A.I. Holmes Stores The A&P - The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  A.I. Holmes Stores The A&P - The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Ross House and Store as Cedarcroft James Francis Ross House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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