Description: Black and white photograph depicting the yachts "Corsair IV" on the right side and "Oneida" on the left. Both ships are in Bar Harbor. "Corsair IV" was owned by J.P. Morgan.
Description: Eight black and white photographs of the interior and exterior of the Northeast Harbor Fleet House in 1949. 2022X.05.002.001 - Interior of the Fleet House showing fireplace;"Mr. Griswold" inscribed on the back of photograph. 2022X.05.002.002 - Interior of the Fleet House showing wooden staircase; "Mr. Griswold" inscribed on back of photograph. 2022X.05.002.003 - Interior of the Fleet House showing wooden staircase. 2022X.05.002.004 - Interior of the Fleet House showing door; "Mr. Griswold" inscribed on the back of photograph. 2022X.05.002.005 - Exterior of the Fleet House, view from the pier. Approximately twenty people standing outside. 2022X.05.002.006 - Interior of the Fleet House, showing fireplace. 2022X.05.002.007 - Exterior of the Fleet House, view from the pier. Approximately thirty people standing in the doorway and outside. Inscribed on the back: "4 Albums, Mr. Griswold, [sic] Sound [sic], Mrs. Blair [sic], Mrs. Jarvis Cromwell, 357 4th Ave, N.Y.C." 2022X.05.002.008 - Photo taken from inside the Fleet House looking out through a window to the pier. The Taormina Cup is silhouetted on the windowsill. Multiple boats can be seen in the harbor. Inscribed on the back of the photograph: "Landing from the yacht club". [show more]
Description: Three real photo postcards of Bear Island Lighthouse affixed to a repurposed envelope. On all of the postcards the lighthouse is identified using blue ink. One postcard bears the additional inscription: "Our view from the point." The backside of this paper was at one time the exterior of envelope sent on June 4, 1945. Information about the sender and recipient can still be read. The return address has been cut, but the envelope was sent to Mrs. Edwin Corning, Northeast Harbor, Maine. Mrs. Corning spent her summers on a point at the mouth of Northeast Harbor [show more]
Description: Funeral of Annie L. Bunker 1943 (Polly Bunker's mother) with Ids. L to R: Forrest Spurling, Pauline Bunker, Charlene Bunker, Nancy Spurling and Charlie Rice. Bottom right photo: Victor, Forrest Spurling, Elisha Bunker, Pauline Bunker.
Description: One small booklet from Bicknell Photo Service of Portland Maine with nine photos of people and boats. A= Philmore Peterson in plaid, Morris Alley in center with cap and others at Elisha Bunker's boatyard in 1940s. B= Philmore Peterson and others. C= Hillard Hardy (Noether's House). D= Edgar Bunker. E= Boat "Peggy" that Red built for H. Hardy at Elisha's boatyard. F= Unidentified boat with tractor on beach. G= Unidentified boat. H= Pier with boat. I= Unidentified boats. J= Booklet photos were in (removed April 2019). [show more]
Description: Three 1946 photos: A= Richie Stanley with lobsters on the rocks. B= Boats in Northeast Harbor. C= Beach scene looking back to Northeast Harbor from Cranberry.
Description: Photo, (A) print of side view of Longfellow School house showing the bell tower ca. 1940, in green frame, 8x10", color; this is a framed print of a scan of Dot Towns' slide #53. And 2013.234.1316 (B) is a framed print of same view of Longfellow School house without bell tower (print of a scan of slide #100 in this same Dot Towns set.) (From 2009\historical soc\slide show\towns slides)
Description: Photo of 8 racing I.O.D.s (International One Design sloops); approximately 5" x 8" black & white, in a wood frame. Caption taped to back of frame: "Full or Collapsed, Spinnakers Reveal Skippers' Skill and Luck in Catching Light Breeze off Mount Desert Island, Maine. One sail (third from left) droops while a rival, 100 feet directly ahead, balloons with a fortunate puff. Hand on sheet, a crew member (second yacht from right) jockeys his sail as he would a horse's reins. Compact and sturdy, these are International Class sloops all built in Norway before the war. Here the Northeast Harbor fleet nears the finish line after an eight mile race. Four years of war have not stopped such races. (Courtesy Main Development Commission)" No date. [show more]
Description: Photographic copy of architectural drawing showing the main room of the Fleet House. Drawing shows a large fireplace with a sofa and chairs around it, and an area to the left with a table. Drawing is signed by R. Griswold in the lower right.
Description: The "Rabbit Feed" was an annual event put on by Bill Horner's maternal grandfather, Asa Hodgkins, at the conclusion of the hunting season. It was a great event, with stewed rabbit, grandmother Hodgkins's dumplings, and more than an occasional nip from the bottle. Asa is seated second from the right. Most of the men in the photo were his rabbit hunting buddies. For the three beagles, this was the only time they were allowed in the house by Asa's wife. At the time, Horner was a 7-year-old protege hunter (dark-eyed boy at table height on the left) and many of the men around the table were his heroes. They reflected an interesting mix, typical of the time. Many worked as caretakers for the summer estates, one was the editor of the Bar Harbor Times, and there were the village optometrist, a barber, and a policeman. Most interestingly, perhaps, is the tallest man in the photo, Clarence Cook Little, whose Jackson Lab had burned during the previous October's Fire of 1947. He lived across the street from the Horner's and shot an occasional squirrel on his property, but never-to their knowledge-went rabbit hunting. See the additional images for the photo with people and dogs numbered and the list of names (when known) by number. If you recognize any of the other participants, please contact Bar Harbor Historical Society, referencing Digital Archive Item BHHS 74. The attached audio recording is read by Bill Horner. [show more]
Description: Black and white photograph of the water-facing elevation of The Briars, a summer cottage located along the Shore Path. The Briars was built in 1881 and was designed by architect William Ralph Emerson. The original owner was J. Montgomery Sears, but it was later owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean.
Description: Small black and white photograph of portrait of LaRue Spiker. The woman is wearing a suit jacket with a white shirt. There is a pin on their left shoulder. She is wearing glasses and has brown short currily hair held back with a headband. The is a stamp in the lower right corner which reads: Metcalf Studio 42.
Description: Black and white photograph of the Jayne Cottage, Bar Harbor. Photograph is slightly blurry, and house is obscured by trees. The Jayne Cottage was designed by W. Ralph Emerson and built in 1887-1887. First owner was Dr. Horace Jayne. On back side of photograph is written: Jayne Cottage Jesups (sic) where Brown now lives In ink is written: Please return to Palmer + Hall Real Estate + Insurance 28 Cottage St Bar Harbor, Maine It should be noted that the reference to the Jesup cottage is incorrect. [show more]