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Maisonette on West Street
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • West Street, Bar Harbor, Maine
Maisonette on West Street
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Black and white photograph of Maisonette on West Street in Bar Harbor, Maine...
Lily Lake House
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Lily Lake House
Southwest Harbor Public Library
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Lily Lake House - T.pdf
…Harper, Proprietor" Bar Harbor Record, August 29, 1906, p. 3. 1906: L.H.
Gott's Island Seascape
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Landscape
  • Places, Shore
  • Knowles Company
  • 1939
  • Tremont, Great Gott Island
Gott's Island Seascape
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
...Saviour's Episcopal Church, Bar Harbor. Big family and wealthy...
Gotts Island, Maine by Jane M. Holmes
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
  • Places, Ocean
  • Holmes - Jane M. Holmes
  • 1953-02-08
  • Tremont, Great Gott Island
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Gotts Island, Maine by Jane M. Holmes
Southwest Harbor Public Library
File Attachment:
2029-001.pdf
…Gotts Island lies one mile south of Bass Harbor Light at the end of Bass Harbor Bar, but it is three miles from the landing at Bass Harbor to the only …The third son married soon after and settled on Bar Island, now known as Little Gotts Island. …Here she lived all year around from 1910 to 1925, with occasional trips to Bar Harbor to visit relatives. …Many famous ministers took services while summering at Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor.
Gotts Island Maine - Its People 1880-1992
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Publication, Book
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Johnson - Rita (Johnson) Kenway (1931-2011)
  • 1993
  • Tremont, Great Gott Island
  • In Copyright
Gotts Island Maine - Its People 1880-1992
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
An account of the summer visitors and native population on Gotts Island starting in the 1890's, the book describes the island experience, the families, and changes that took place over the next 100 years.


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Gotts Island Maine - Kenway.pdf
…Reportedly, one of his guests was President Taft who had come to Bar Harbor to play golf. The mansion burned during the Bar Harbor fire in 1947. …Bar Harbor showed little change. July 4. …On Aug. 19, they look an auto to Southwest Harbor and the train boat to Bar Harbor. …Only a duffel bag was found off Egg Rock , Bar Harbor.
Vesta E. (Spear) McRae House and Original Bass Harbor Library
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Tremont, Bernard
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
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Vesta E. (Spear) McRae House and Original Bass Harbor Library.pdf
…Spear McRae (1842-1916) The first Bass Harbor Library was begun by Vesta E. (Spear) McRae, Mrs. …The new library and free reading room at Bass Harbor supplies a long-felt want in the community. Last autumn Mrs. G.M. …- The Bar Harbor Record, January 9, 1901. …In 1909 the Bass Harbor Library in Bernard, Mrs. V. E.
Try House at Try House Point, Bernard
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Tremont, Bernard
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Try House at Try House Point, Bernard
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...He built a try house on a point of land at the mouth of the harbor and used his ship and crew for hunting whales in the surrounding waters, particularly...The try house at Bass Harbor was run by Benson from the time it was built until the process was discontinued...He was called “Little Ben.” - “MDI's Short Lived Whaling Industry Began In Bass Harbor” by LaRue Spiker appeared in the Bar Harbor Times on November 3,...Earll, a shore-fishery was begun and successfully prosecuted for a number of years, from Prospect Harbor, in Frenchman's Bay, Maine...
Ida Miriam (Lewis) Dix, Mrs. Hiram A. Dix Jr.
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Tremont, Bernard
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Ida Miriam (Lewis) Dix, Mrs. Hiram A. Dix Jr.
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...Ida Miriam (Lewis) Dix died on July 12, 1956 at the hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine."...
William Underwood Factory at McKinley
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
William Underwood Factory at McKinley
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...A sardine cannery in McKinely, now Bass Harbor...


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William Underwood Factory at McKinley.pdf
…Desert in the early 1850s at Steamboat Wharf in Southwest Harbor and then moved to what is now Bass Harbor in 1889. …As early as 1853, a lobster cannery was built by Boston parties at Southwest Harbor. …the summer tourists began to come to Mount Desert in great numbers and every boat in the early summer brought crowds of passengers for Southwest and BarHarbors, objections began to be made to the factory and its odor.
The House that Ruth and Eleanor Built
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Trask - Muriel (Trask) Davisson-Fahey
  • 2005
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
The House that Ruth and Eleanor Built
Southwest Harbor Public Library
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MOORE MAYO HOUSE - 2005.pdf
…Ruth was born and raised on Gott s Island just off Bass Harbor Head, where her parents Lovina and Philip Moore ran the island store and post office, …and Eleanor grew up in Southwest Harbor, the daughter of Fred and Lillian Mayo. …They purchased 18 acres on the Bass Harbor Head lighthouse road and began building in early June of 1947. …Acknowledgements: material for this article was drawn from 1947 articles in the Bangor Daily News and Bar Harbor Times and an article written by Ruth for
Elliott Residence
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Roc Caivano
  • 2000-2003
  • Tremont
Elliott Residence
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
...Topographic site plan by: Coplon Associates, Bar Harbor Land Survey by: Plisga & Day, Bangor...
Latty - John Latty (1880-1961) aka Captain John Latty
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • People
  • Tremont
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Description:
...(Rich) Latty died in 1962 in Bar Harbor, Maine...
Two oxen and Farm Equipment
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative
  • Other, Agriculture
  • Other, Building
  • Other, Oxen
  • Other, Plowing
  • People
  • Town Hill, Bar Harbor, Maine
Two oxen and Farm Equipment
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Large barn with white wide double doors, weathered shingles. Man seated on mower with team of oxen.Emulsion side flaking Glass Plate
Lobsterland Restaurant
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Lobsterland Restaurant
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...The original address of the building was 411 Main Street, Southwest Harbor. The house on the lot was built by Maurice and Vera Rich...Lobsterland Leveled The Bar Harbor Times, August, 1965 by LaRue Spiker ".....
Seawall Hotel
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Seawall Hotel
Southwest Harbor Public Library
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Sea Wall House Hotel.pdf
…- Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 206. …The Sea Wall House, South West Harbor, Mount Desert, Me. Boston Daily Globe, p. 10 - June 8, 1884. …One can not write up Southwest Harbor without making some mention of Seawall. The following description by Spray gives one a good idea. …Village - The Bar Harbor Record, p. 1, 5, 6 Saturday, June 15, 1895 The Harvard Land Company own here about two hundred acres of land, situated
George Edward Sanford House
Peter Theodore Benson Jr. House
Seawall Farm
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
George Edward Sanford House
Peter Theodore Benson Jr. House
Seawall Farm
Southwest Harbor Public Library
File Attachment:
George Edward Sanford House - T.pdf
…along and made nearly a lifetime career of not speaking to each other....My uncle, Jordan, went on to found and operate a sight-seeing boat business in BarHarbor. …"Their sister, Annie, married Harry Seavey, and lived in Northeast Harbor. …Gatcomb and Katherine Gertrude (Higgins) Gatcomb, a summer visitor to Southwest Harbor.
Annabelle's: Untying the Apron Strings at a "Backside" Institution
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Lincoln - Nan Lincoln
  • 1990-09-20
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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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
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • 1928-06-06
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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...
Wharf with Fishing Vessels on the Manset Shore
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Wharf with Fishing Vessels on the Manset Shore
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...View toward Southwest Harbor. Published for Bee's of Bar Harbor...
Jonathan Stewart House I
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Jonathan Stewart House I
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...." - "Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine" by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 200 - 1938..."Jonathan Stewart has sold his house in Seawall and will soon build in Southwest Harbor, where he has purchased land." - The Bar Harbor Times, June 12,...
View from the Stanley House
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Shore
  • 1909 PM
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
View from the Stanley House
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...The postcard was printed by the Albertype Company for Bar Harbor stationer E.F. Teague to sell in his shop...
View from the Ocean House and View from the Stanley House
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1919 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
...The postcard was printed by the Albertype Company for Bar Harbor stationer E.F. Teague to sell in his shop...
W.H. Ward Jr. Store - Interior
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
W.H. Ward Jr. Store - Interior
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
...." - Bar Harbor Record, June 15, 1895...
J.L. Stanley Fishery
J.L. Stanley & Sons
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
J.L. Stanley Fishery
J.L. Stanley & Sons
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
....” – Bar Harbor Record, Thursday, January 19, 1888. "The ice dealers have nearly finished filling their ice houses...


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John Lenzey Stanley - Life and Business.pdf
Bar Harbor Record, Thursday, January 19, 1888. 1903 J.L. Stanley expects soon to begin work on the extension of his wharf. …The Bar Harbor Times, April 22, 1925. 1925 - At Spruce Hill, the new development lately opened by the J. L. …The Bar Harbor Times, November 11, 1925. 1928 After J.L. Stanley s death his heirs sold the Fisheries to C.W. …Thurlow Davis died on May 18, 1987 in Bar Harbor, Maine. Circa 1955 J.L.
William R. Keene Boat Builder
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • 1888
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
  • In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
William R. Keene Boat Builder
Southwest Harbor Public Library
File Attachment:
William R. Keene Boat Builder - T.pdf
…The Bar Harbor Record, Thursday, December 19, 1889. 1889: "W. R. …Southwest Harbor, ME." The Bar Harbor Record, Thursday, December 19, 1889. …Bar Harbor Record, June 15, 1895. 1897: "Steam Yacht For Sale Length 38 feet, has been run part of four seasons. …Keene, Manset, Maine. - Bar Harbor Record, Wednesday, July 28, 1897.