Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
Description: Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
The brick building in the background is Pemetic High School on Main Street. The shed or barn at the left of the photograph, no longer standing, belonged to the Wilbur C. Wallace House on Clark Point Road at the corner of Maple Lane. William Edgar Herrick is driving the buggy. The children from Left to Right are: Richard Wilbur Herrick, William's grandson Gail Edith Perkins, later Mrs. David King Yvonne Marie Gallant, later Mrs. Norman N. Lambert
Description: The brick building in the background is Pemetic High School on Main Street. The shed or barn at the left of the photograph, no longer standing, belonged to the Wilbur C. Wallace House on Clark Point Road at the corner of Maple Lane. William Edgar Herrick is driving the buggy. The children from Left to Right are: Richard Wilbur Herrick, William's grandson Gail Edith Perkins, later Mrs. David King Yvonne Marie Gallant, later Mrs. Norman N. Lambert [show more]
The Murphys were in Southwest Harbor, shopping on Clark Point Road. Perry "Ped" L. Sargent's livery stable is on the left and R.M. Norwood's carpentry shop is the large building at the back of the photograph. Marjorie is bringing her little brother a cookie.
Description: The Murphys were in Southwest Harbor, shopping on Clark Point Road. Perry "Ped" L. Sargent's livery stable is on the left and R.M. Norwood's carpentry shop is the large building at the back of the photograph. Marjorie is bringing her little brother a cookie.
"Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html"
Description: "Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html" [show more]
Description: The back of the photograph says "The gulls finally accept us as harmless. Here Bud Long photographs Hal Harrison hand-feeding a flock of birds."
Description: The back of the photograph says "Chef Red Long prepares another lobster dinner. We had lobsters almost daily thanks to Lobsterman Clawson."
The back of the photograph says "Leach's Storm-Petrel Bird with egg in burrow. Bud Long studied this species closely. Here an underground burrow was exposed for observation. Petresl [sic] lay 1 white egg."
Description: The back of the photograph says "Leach's Storm-Petrel Bird with egg in burrow. Bud Long studied this species closely. Here an underground burrow was exposed for observation. Petresl [sic] lay 1 white egg."
The back of the photograph says "Blackpoll Warbler nest site (Ralph Long in photo). Finally, Bud Long found the nest of a Blackpoll Warbler on Mt. Desert I. A record for Maine."
Description: The back of the photograph says "Blackpoll Warbler nest site (Ralph Long in photo). Finally, Bud Long found the nest of a Blackpoll Warbler on Mt. Desert I. A record for Maine."
The back of the photograph says "No fresh water on Little Duck I., so Red Long rationed our supply. George Harrison and Bid [sic] Long await their turn."
Description: The back of the photograph says "No fresh water on Little Duck I., so Red Long rationed our supply. George Harrison and Bid [sic] Long await their turn."
Description: The back of the photograph says "George Harrison (left) and Bennie Long slept in a ''pup tent.' They looked like this at dawn each morning."
Description: The back of the photograph says "Everyone gathered wood for our nightly camp fire and for cooking our neals [sic]. L. to R. Bud, Red and Bennie Long"