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Stanley Fisheries Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print		07/11/2007	1941			Stanley Fisheries Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13464 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Creator: 07/11/2007 Date: 1941 Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this was a picture of the Stanley Fisheries and that the double-ender was "always" in the same point. The caption on the back reads, "Foggy Morning at Southwest Harbor, Maine - August 1941...Lighthouse Tender ILEX - Schooner Rebecca R. Douglass." There is a three-masted schooner in the center background and a vessel which looks like a freighter on the top left. There are two gulls resting on pilings in the foreground. [show more]
20th New England Regional Girl Scout Meeting Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People	Akeroyd - Bangor Daily News	1948-10-11	New England	Copyright Not Evaluated	20th New England Regional Girl Scout Meeting Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-10054 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Creator: Akeroyd - Bangor Daily News Date: 1948-10-11 Place: New England Description: Eleanor Jarvis Newman is shown in the center and was a delegate to the New England Regional Girl Scout Meeting
Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Events, Fire Places, Town	Alan Knox	1941	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5202 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events, Fire Places, Town Creator: Alan Knox Date: 1941 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article.
Other Indian Events of New England Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Other People Places	Allan Forbes	1941	New England		Other Indian Events of New England Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7084 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other People Places Creator: Allan Forbes Publisher: State Street Trust Company Date: 1941 Place: New England Description: A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
Three Piece Suit Bar Harbor Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Suit		AM Shire Tailor, BH Maine English Tailoring Co. Baltimore Maryland	1947-09-08		Copyright Undetermined	Three Piece Suit Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-1033 Type: Object, Clothing, Suit Creator: AM Shire Tailor, BH Maine English Tailoring Co. Baltimore Maryland Date: 1947-09-08 Description: Three piece midnight blue suit including a three button front suit jacket, non-pleated pants, and a vest. Used as a wedding suit by Elliot "Squeak" Sawyer in his wedding to Dolores "Dimp" Sawyer in November 2, 1947. Labels read: "Tailered to Measure English Tailoring Co. Baltimore Maryland" and "E. Sawyer Sep. 8 1947"
Apartment alterations for Mrs. Berkeley LeV Allen Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Projection, Plan	Structures, Dwellings, House	Ambrose S. Higgins	1946	Bar Harbor		Apartment alterations for Mrs. Berkeley LeV Allen Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2590 Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Ambrose S. Higgins Date: 1946 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Blueprint, 24x16", of alteration plans for apartments for Mrs. Berkeley Allen.
MacKay Residence Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Projection, Plan	Structures, Dwellings, House	Ambrose S. Higgins	1947	Southwest Harbor		MacKay Residence Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2591 Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Ambrose S. Higgins Date: 1947 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Nine blueprints (several duplicates) and three parchment tracings, 23x17", of multilevel floor plans of the MacKay house, "Tide Bell" at Hancock Point.
The Last Resorts Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Bar Harbor Recreation	Amory, Cleveland	1948.			The Last Resorts Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17236 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Bar Harbor Recreation Creator: Amory, Cleveland Publisher: Harper and Brothers Date: 1948. Description: Describes how the great resorts have fallen
Milton Quadrangle, Vermont Northeast Harbor Library	Map	Places	Army Map Service	1948	New England		Milton Quadrangle, Vermont Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7150 Type: Map Subject: Places Creator: Army Map Service Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. Date: 1948 Place: New England Description: One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Milton Quadrangle, Vermont (N44.37/W73.00). Scale 1: 24 000. Topography from aerial photographs by multiplex methods. Mapped by the Army Map Service. Control by USGS, USC&GS, and USCE. Photorevised 1972.
Arthur W. Coombs Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	People	Arthur Coombs	August 1940			Arthur W. Coombs Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5455 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Creator: Arthur Coombs Date: August 1940 Description: A. W. Coombs seated near fireplace in back yard.
Let’s Look Around Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Fiction Other, Reading	Arthur I Gates & Jean Ayer	1940			Let’s Look Around Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12606 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Fiction Other, Reading Creator: Arthur I Gates & Jean Ayer Publisher: Macmillan Company Date: 1940 Description: short stories for teaching reading, pronouncing dictionary.
Items for Showing the General Location of the Airports in Maine Northeast Harbor Library	Map	Places	Augustus D. Phillips	1945			Items for Showing the General Location of the Airports in Maine Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-3610 Type: Map Subject: Places Creator: Augustus D. Phillips Date: 1945 Description: Airport classes defined. Airport locations marked.
Landscape of Property of William Elder Marcus Jr. Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Projection, Plan	Other Structures, Dwellings, House	Avis Campbell	1940	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		Landscape of Property of William Elder Marcus Jr. Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2578 Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Other Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Avis Campbell Date: 1940 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: Blueprint, 34x25.5", of landscape design on property of William Marcus, Jr. in Seal Harbor.
Mount Desert Island School Survey, Preliminary Report, December 1, 1948 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Report	Organizations, School Institution	Bailey, William O. Cass, John C. Crawford, John R. Dotter, D. D. Drake, C. Elwood Hall, Joseph I. Rankin, Rome Sezak, William Shibles, Mark R. Smith, Payson	1948-12-01	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Mount Desert Island School Survey, Preliminary Report, December 1, 1948 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1063 Type: Document, Report Subject: Organizations, School Institution Creator: Bailey, William O. Cass, John C. Crawford, John R. Dotter, D. D. Drake, C. Elwood Hall, Joseph I. Rankin, Rome Sezak, William Shibles, Mark R. Smith, Payson Date: 1948-12-01 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Report on a survey of the educational programs and facilities of the schools on Mount Desert Island taken in 1948, including trends in enrollment, school housing needs, finances, and transportation. The survey recommends the establishment of a consolidated, regional school for grades 7-12.
Seagulls on the Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1944-06	Southwest Harbor	In Copyright	Seagulls on the Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5817 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1944-06 Place: Southwest Harbor
Lobster Pots in the Snow - Thurston's Wharf, Bernard Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1947-02	Tremont, Bernard	In Copyright	Lobster Pots in the Snow - Thurston's Wharf, Bernard Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5834 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1947-02 Place: Tremont, Bernard
Sailboats - Looking South Down the Sound from Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Places, Sound	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1949	Mount Desert	In Copyright	Sailboats - Looking South Down the Sound from Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5883 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Sound Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1949 Place: Mount Desert Description: The mountain on the right is Norumbega.
Frank Bernard Rich With Builder's Model of the Brig M.P. Rich Built by his Grandfather Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People Vessels, Boat	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1949	Tremont	In Copyright	Frank Bernard Rich With Builder's Model of the Brig M.P. Rich Built by his Grandfather Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6146 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Vessels, Boat Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1949 Place: Tremont Description: The inscription on the model says, "Brig M.P. Rich built on site of this camp 1857." Vessel Name – M.P. Rich Class – half brig Hull – wood Metalled July 1860 Masts - Designed by – Build date - 1857 Built by – M.P. Rich Built at – Tremont, Maine Built for – Collin McRae (1822-1900) and others Named for – Maurice Peters Rich Sr. (1805-1879) Gross tons – 266 9/98 Net tons – Length – 102.8’ Beam – 27.4’ Depth – 10.4’ 1857 - 1858 - Captain / Owner - Collin McRae 1859 – Captain - Collin McRae – Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1861 - Captain Dix - Owners or Consignees - Howland, Hinckley & Co. 1863 - Captain Dix 1869 - Captain Dix Disposition - Sold – renamed Parimaribo 1866-1872 – Hailed – Suriname "A half brig has square sails on the foremast and fore and aft sails on the main." - Ralph Stanley, September 26, 2007. [show more]
The Bar Harbor Fire From Route 102 in Town Hill Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Events, Fire	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1947-10-23	Bar Harbor	In Copyright	The Bar Harbor Fire From Route 102 in Town Hill Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6355 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events, Fire Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1947-10-23 Place: Bar Harbor Description: The photograph was taken at about noon on October 23, 1947. W.H. Ballard was standing on Route 102 in Town Hill. Notice that the flames are taller than the trees in the foreground.
Civil Defense Nursing Class, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1942-03-06	Southwest Harbor	In Copyright	Civil Defense Nursing Class, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6388 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1942-03-06 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: The photograph was taken at the Congregational Church Parish Hall. A group of women who gathered at the Congregational Church Parish Hall in Southwest Harbor during World War II for nursing courses. Back Row Standing - Left to right: Maud (Gooch) Phillips, R.N. (1902-1987) Mary (Harriman) Carroll (1910-2003) Marguerite E. (Bradbury) Newman - Mrs. Thomas H. Newman (1906-1990) Maude (Whitten) Sullivan - Mrs. Donald Ivan Sullivan (1906-1996) Eleanor M. (Hadlock) Gilley - Mrs. Richard W. Gilley (1908-1999) Ruth (Woster) Herrick - Mrs. Millard Herrick (1907-1994) Irene Louise (Smith) Closson - Mrs. Maynard S. Closson (1905-1995) Ora E. (Newman) Seavey (1900-1975) Effie Madora (Wardwell) Rice - Mrs. Warren Gilbert Rice (1908-1997) Gussie E. (Moore) Chalmers - Mrs. Francis T. Chalmers (1897-1948) Front Row Seated - Left to right: Jean B. (Gordon) Hamblen - Mrs. Dwight Franklin Hamblen, Sr. (1915-2001) Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Charlotte E. Lurvey (1910-2000) Mary Evelyn (Pearl) Dunham - Mrs. Reginald H. Dunham (1914-1996) Marjorie (Hamblen) Robinson - Mrs. Lawrence S. Robinson (1910-1991) Elizabeth (Thurston) King (1905-2009) Also in the class, but not in the photograph: Albra Marion (Staples) Stanley - Mrs. Leverett Sherman Stanley (1901-1965) Phyllis (Whitmore) Closson - Mrs. Lewis E. Closson (1914-2003) Helen (Wass) Worcester - Mrs. Orman Worcester (1902-1996) [show more]
Machiasport Canning Company, McKinley - Conveyor Belt Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1948-07-16	Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley	In Copyright	Machiasport Canning Company, McKinley - Conveyor Belt Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6454 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1948-07-16 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
Harvey A. Moore Working on Traps - A Maine Lobster Fisherman's Workshop Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Fishery Business Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap People	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1945-05	Tremont, Bernard	In Copyright	Harvey A. Moore Working on Traps - A Maine Lobster Fisherman's Workshop Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6824 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap People Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1945-05 Place: Tremont, Bernard Description: W.H. Ballard took the photograph of Harvey Moore and used it as the image for a postcard titled, "Lobster Fisherman's Workshop" that became popular on Mount Desert Island. SWHPL 9472 was a duplicate of this item and has been removed.
The Wary Gull Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Birds	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1944-09-02	Southwest Harbor	In Copyright	The Wary Gull Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-7598 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1944-09-02 Place: Southwest Harbor
Village Green, Southwest Harbor on July 4, 1944 Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Places, Park	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1944-07-04	Southwest Harbor	In Copyright	Village Green, Southwest Harbor on July 4, 1944 Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-7758 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Park Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1944-07-04 Place: Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Bus Lines Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Bus	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1946-02		In Copyright	Southwest Harbor Bus Lines Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-7760 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Bus Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1946-02 Description: The front of the bus says "Charter" and the destinations on the side list Ellsworth, S.W Harbor, Bernard, McKinley (now Bass Harbor) and Manset.

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