"During the winter months [in the 1930's], Dad clammed to bring in additional income; sometimes his three sons joined him. After completing the clamming, we would bring the clams home, and start processing them to seel to the Underwood Canning Co. located in Bass Harbor…"" - “The Local Boy: Growing up in Northeast Harbor, Maine in the 1930’s” by Miles Grindle, p. 9 – n.d. [2006] – Privately published – in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library."
Description: "During the winter months [in the 1930's], Dad clammed to bring in additional income; sometimes his three sons joined him. After completing the clamming, we would bring the clams home, and start processing them to seel to the Underwood Canning Co. located in Bass Harbor…"" - “The Local Boy: Growing up in Northeast Harbor, Maine in the 1930’s” by Miles Grindle, p. 9 – n.d. [2006] – Privately published – in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library." [show more]
Two people standing in back – Left to Right: Nelson Herrick (1900-2001) Andrew Harmon Herrick (1897-1992) Nine people sitting in middle – Left to Right: William E. “Billy Hot” Norwood (1860-1933) – Driver Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) on Mr. Simmons lap Mr. Joseph Irving Simmons (1883-1940) Antoinette Alma Herrick (1898-1967) – Mrs. James Emerson Herrick Mary Magdelene (Rutzier) Simmons (1842-) – Mrs. John S. Simmons Luther Carnes Herrick (1915-1998) in Fannie Herrick’s lap Fannie Carnes (Harmon) Herrick (1871-1962) – Mrs. William Edgar Herrick Marjorie Emily Herrick (1904-1943) or Florence Margaret Herrick (1904-1956) – twins Elizabeth Marlowe Herrick (1903-1957) – later Mrs. John R. Pitman Four people in front on step – Left to Right: Kenneth Louis Herrick (1907-1996) Horace Perry Herrick (1901-1992) Millard Joseph Herrick (1905-1969) Lovina Ethel Herrick (1911-2004) – later Mrs. Francis Arey
Description: Two people standing in back – Left to Right: Nelson Herrick (1900-2001) Andrew Harmon Herrick (1897-1992) Nine people sitting in middle – Left to Right: William E. “Billy Hot” Norwood (1860-1933) – Driver Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) on Mr. Simmons lap Mr. Joseph Irving Simmons (1883-1940) Antoinette Alma Herrick (1898-1967) – Mrs. James Emerson Herrick Mary Magdelene (Rutzier) Simmons (1842-) – Mrs. John S. Simmons Luther Carnes Herrick (1915-1998) in Fannie Herrick’s lap Fannie Carnes (Harmon) Herrick (1871-1962) – Mrs. William Edgar Herrick Marjorie Emily Herrick (1904-1943) or Florence Margaret Herrick (1904-1956) – twins Elizabeth Marlowe Herrick (1903-1957) – later Mrs. John R. Pitman Four people in front on step – Left to Right: Kenneth Louis Herrick (1907-1996) Horace Perry Herrick (1901-1992) Millard Joseph Herrick (1905-1969) Lovina Ethel Herrick (1911-2004) – later Mrs. Francis Arey [show more]
Nellie is remembered with love and gratitude by generations of Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert Island residents, genealogists and historians from here and "from away" for her complete and detailed record of the history of the people and places in the town of her birth.
Description: Nellie is remembered with love and gratitude by generations of Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert Island residents, genealogists and historians from here and "from away" for her complete and detailed record of the history of the people and places in the town of her birth.
Description: Grace Marian Simmons bought the John Cummins Harmon House II, on Main Street, Southwest Harbor, in 1922, and named the remodeled house, Cove
This large (20" x 6") panorama print, found in a very old frame in a storeroom at the Southwest Harbor Public Library, has seen a lot of wear. Archivists who have studied it in a magnified state, have formed the impression that whoever made the print so long ago found it a difficult task. The early view is, however, valuable for the love that went into it and respect for its creator. Mount Desert Island has always inspired those who viewed it with the desire to capture what they have seen. The view is from Jordan Mountain which was later changed to Penobscot Mountain.
Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs
Description: This large (20" x 6") panorama print, found in a very old frame in a storeroom at the Southwest Harbor Public Library, has seen a lot of wear. Archivists who have studied it in a magnified state, have formed the impression that whoever made the print so long ago found it a difficult task. The early view is, however, valuable for the love that went into it and respect for its creator. Mount Desert Island has always inspired those who viewed it with the desire to capture what they have seen. The view is from Jordan Mountain which was later changed to Penobscot Mountain. [show more]