The dark house on the extreme left was the Benjamin Spurling house at 49 Cranberry Road. The white house with the wrap around porch, second building from the left, was built by Charles Eaton Spurling - 41 Cranberry Road. The house that is prominently shown in the right forefront of the photograph is the Francis Milton Spurling house at 54 Cranberry Road.
Description: The dark house on the extreme left was the Benjamin Spurling house at 49 Cranberry Road. The white house with the wrap around porch, second building from the left, was built by Charles Eaton Spurling - 41 Cranberry Road. The house that is prominently shown in the right forefront of the photograph is the Francis Milton Spurling house at 54 Cranberry Road.
Description: The vessel in the distance is a fishing schooner towing a seine boat. SWHPL 5160, 5270, 9043 and 9044 are all photographs taken on the same picnic.
Left to right: Edwin Marion Spurling (1896-1977) Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) - brother to Hervey Merton Spurling (1899-1971) Francis and Hervey were third cousins once removed from Edwin. There is a sidewheel steamer, possibly the "Mount Desert" in the background.
Description: Left to right: Edwin Marion Spurling (1896-1977) Francis Milton Spurling (1896-1958) - brother to Hervey Merton Spurling (1899-1971) Francis and Hervey were third cousins once removed from Edwin. There is a sidewheel steamer, possibly the "Mount Desert" in the background.