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16732 | Various documents relating to the history of Southwest Harbor |
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| Articles, newspapers, and various other material mostly relating to Southwest Harbor. | Description: Articles, newspapers, and various other material mostly relating to Southwest Harbor. | |||||
16689 | Photographs and a brochure from Ralph Stanley |
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| See index file for a description of each item | Description: See index file for a description of each item | |||||
16684 | John Williams and Lyford Stanley |
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| Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard. | Description: Photos of John “Jock” Williams and his partner Lyford Stanley. Also includes photos of lobster boats they built and an aerial view of the boatyard. | |||||
16338 | The Howe D. Higgins Collection of Documents |
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| The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island. | Description: The Howe D. Higgins Collection contains Howe's collection of documents from his time spent as a customs officer on Mount Desert Island from 1921 to 1930, with some other documents spanning into the 1930s. The collection is sorted into several sets of documents including: letters and correspondence with Howe D. Higgins pertaining to information about rum running and bootleggers on the island; reports of seizures and related search warrants; documents containing information about rum runners in the area; Howe D. Higgins' Work Logs as customs officer from 1921 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930; and newspaper clippings pertaining to prohibition and rum running on Mount Desert Island. [show more] | |||||
16342 | Howe D. Higgins' Documents Containing Information on Rum Running |
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| This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference. | Description: This collection of documents contains letters and information about rum running, bootleggers, and their vessels, sent to and from Howe D. Higgins during his time as a customs officer. These documents have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference. | |||||
16341 | Howe D. Higgins' Reports of Seizures and Related Documents |
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| This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling. | Description: This collection of documents contains Howe D. Higgins' reports of seizures as collector of customs, as well as the related documents for those seizures, including search warrants and documents containing information about liquor smuggling. | |||||
16339 | Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer |
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| This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference. | Description: This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference. | |||||
11205 | Women Packing Sardine Cans in Maine - Probably Bass Harbor or Southwest Harbor |
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| Note the scissors hanging on the wall - typical in the old canning factories. The location of this photograph is unknown, but it was in a collection of pictures taken on Mount Desert and could very well have been taken in Bass Harbor, Southwest Harbor or Manset. | Description: Note the scissors hanging on the wall - typical in the old canning factories. The location of this photograph is unknown, but it was in a collection of pictures taken on Mount Desert and could very well have been taken in Bass Harbor, Southwest Harbor or Manset. | |||||
11796 | Herbert Guy La Count working on a Navy Yawl |
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| Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl | Description: Left to Right: Herbert Guy La Count (1891-1958) Unknown man working on a Navy Yawl | |||||
13627 | My Grandmother Lived for the Factory Whistle |
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| The story of Mary Louise Mitchell as told by her granddaught, Carol Reed Walsh | Description: The story of Mary Louise Mitchell as told by her granddaught, Carol Reed Walsh | ||||
5901 | Men at the Quarry |
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5902 | Men at the Quarry |
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11854 | Haying on Great Cranberry Island |
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| Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974) | Description: Left to Right: "Kit" - the horse Charles Samuel Spurling (1880-1911) Mary "Mamie" Frances Spurling (1877-1965) Bernice Spurling (1904-1929) - died of TB in Arizona Clarence Freeman Joy (1893-1988) In the wagon (tentative identification): Walter F. Joy (1891-1974) | |||||
6946 | Haying on Fernald Point |
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| Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right. | Description: Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right. | |||||
6949 | Haying on Fernald Point |
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| Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown. | Description: Chris Lawlor in in the front of the wagon. Bill Lawlor is on the left, behind, Joe Lawlor is on the right, the woman in the center on the hay is unknown. | |||||
6951 | Joe and Chris Lawlor on a Work Wagon with Rubber Wheels |
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| One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950. | Description: One of the horses was named Jerry. The truck wheels appear to be circa 1950. | |||||
6939 | Christopher Wendell Lawlor Plowing with Team |
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| Chris is in the center. |