"Dick: that is my house with the arrow over it. the place has changed some since that was taken. on that wharf there is a large factory now and eleven houses down there in the field. [on face of postcard] [on reverse of postcard] To Mr. Dexter Fowler, 56 Pine Street, Bath, Maine. Dear Friend Dick – I guess you thought I had forgotten you. But I should say not. I am a great fellow to put off writing. Have they had any fights at the shop since I left: I arrived home Sat. and went to work Wed. Raymond Whitmore, Southwest Harbor"
Description: "Dick: that is my house with the arrow over it. the place has changed some since that was taken. on that wharf there is a large factory now and eleven houses down there in the field. [on face of postcard] [on reverse of postcard] To Mr. Dexter Fowler, 56 Pine Street, Bath, Maine. Dear Friend Dick – I guess you thought I had forgotten you. But I should say not. I am a great fellow to put off writing. Have they had any fights at the shop since I left: I arrived home Sat. and went to work Wed. Raymond Whitmore, Southwest Harbor" [show more]
Description: The old fish flakes structure at the John Hopkins wharf. The property probably belonged to J.L. Stanley & Sons when this photograph was taken.
"Lunt’s Harbor, Frenchboro, Long Island, c1900, looking north. Harbor Island, one of many Harbor Islands on the Maine coast, lies at the mouth of the harbor. Crow Island is beyond it on the right and to the left is the easternmost Sister Island. Long Island was settled in the 1820's. The name “Frenchboro” was given in honor of Bass Harbor lawyer, E. Webster French, who assisted the inhabitants in obtaining a post office."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007.
Description: "Lunt’s Harbor, Frenchboro, Long Island, c1900, looking north. Harbor Island, one of many Harbor Islands on the Maine coast, lies at the mouth of the harbor. Crow Island is beyond it on the right and to the left is the easternmost Sister Island. Long Island was settled in the 1820's. The name “Frenchboro” was given in honor of Bass Harbor lawyer, E. Webster French, who assisted the inhabitants in obtaining a post office."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007. [show more]
The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.
Description: The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.