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11734Fish Factory Workers in Southwest Harbor with Horse Mackerel and Halibut
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Worth
  • 1891
  • Southwest Harbor
"The catch. probably tuna (called horse mackerel locally), has arrived at the packing house, having been dressed on board vessel. Now it is up to this hardy packing crew to wash these monstrous fish before packing them for shipment to Boston. Except for Asian markets, which existed mostly in large cities, there were few buyers for this product. At other times this packing house was filled with the more predominant fish of the day: hake, cod, haddock, and mackerel. Crews would wash the fish, lather them with salt, and pack them in ice in the tall barrels shown at rear for shipment to Gloucester or Boston. Only a few dealers in Manset, such as the Parkers, specialized in halibut, as it had to be shipped fresh on ice. Mackerel was the only product that had to be inspected once it arrived in Gloucester. As this list suggests, local fisheries processed a variety of fish. The local fishermen would head out, from spring through fall, following the schools, returning with whatever the sea would offer, and putting extra change in their pockets." – Text accompanying this photograph in “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001. p. 43.
Fish Factory Workers in Southwest Harbor with Horse Mackerel and Halibut
Item:
  • 11734   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Worth
Date:
  • 1891
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection
Description:
"The catch. probably tuna (called horse mackerel locally), has arrived at the packing house, having been dressed on board vessel. Now it is up to this hardy packing crew to wash these monstrous fish before packing them for shipment to Boston. Except for Asian markets, which existed mostly in large cities, there were few buyers for this product. At other times this packing house was filled with the more predominant fish of the day: hake, cod, haddock, and mackerel. Crews would wash the fish, lather them with salt, and pack them in ice in the tall barrels shown at rear for shipment to Gloucester or Boston. Only a few dealers in Manset, such as the Parkers, specialized in halibut, as it had to be shipped fresh on ice. Mackerel was the only product that had to be inspected once it arrived in Gloucester. As this list suggests, local fisheries processed a variety of fish. The local fishermen would head out, from spring through fall, following the schools, returning with whatever the sea would offer, and putting extra change in their pockets." – Text accompanying this photograph in “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001. p. 43. [show more]
11736Horse Mackerel and Halibut Salted in Butts at Parker's Shed, Manset, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Outbuildings, Shed
  • Worth
  • 1891
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Horse Mackerel and Halibut Salted in Butts at Parker's Shed, Manset, Maine
Item:
  • 11736   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Outbuildings, Shed
Creator:
  • Worth
Date:
  • 1891
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection
7681Emily Robinson Farnsworth, Mrs. Alton E. Farnsworth, on a Donkey
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Emily Robinson Farnsworth, Mrs. Alton E. Farnsworth, on a Donkey
Item:
  • 7681   
Accession #:
  • 1014
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
9819Charles Eliot at Brush Hill
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1895 c.
  • Milton MA
Charles Eliot at Brush Hill
Item:
  • 9819   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Milton MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Collection of the Carola Eliot Goriansky Family.
5554Wilford Howard Kittredge in a Sleigh at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Store and Southwest Harbor Post Office
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The Adelbert Alden Gilley house at 12 Maple Lane, Map 6 – Lot 102, Southwest Harbor can be seen in the reflection of the window of the Ralph store.
Wilford Howard Kittredge in a Sleigh at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Store and Southwest Harbor Post Office
Item:
  • 5554   
Accession #:
  • 1032
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Collection
Description:
The Adelbert Alden Gilley house at 12 Maple Lane, Map 6 – Lot 102, Southwest Harbor can be seen in the reflection of the window of the Ralph store.
5653Southwest Harbor Water Company - First Freeman Ridge Pump & Windmill
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Other Structures
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1895
  • Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Water Company - First Freeman Ridge Pump & Windmill
Item:
  • 5653   
Accession #:
  • 1032
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Other Structures
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1895
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Collection
5657Schooners Wm. Stevens in Clark's Cove at Low Tide
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1895
  • Southwest Harbor
The "William B. Stevens" is at the left. The "Palestine" is in the background. Distant wharf on the right is the Sardine Cannery (marina) before the cannery was enlarged. The boat on the left is the Wm. Stevens. Wooden lobster pots are stacked on the boat behind it.
Schooners Wm. Stevens in Clark's Cove at Low Tide
Item:
  • 5657   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1895
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
The "William B. Stevens" is at the left. The "Palestine" is in the background. Distant wharf on the right is the Sardine Cannery (marina) before the cannery was enlarged. The boat on the left is the Wm. Stevens. Wooden lobster pots are stacked on the boat behind it.
6277View from Clark Point to Manset
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
View from Clark Point to Manset
Item:
  • 6277   
Accession #:
  • 1033
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Stereo Collection
6278Southwest Harbor - View from Manset to Clark Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor - View from Manset to Clark Point
Item:
  • 6278   
Accession #:
  • 1033
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Bryant Bradley Stereo Collection
5994The Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage, The Larches
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
"Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound" is just visible at the far left - the house with several chimneys is "The Larches." The tower of the Kaighn cottage, "Balla Cragga" can just be seen to the right of "The Larches." The Bee's windmill can be seen in front of "The Larches." Their vegetable garden is in the foreground.
The Samuel Champion Cooper Cottage, The Larches
Item:
  • 5994   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
Description:
"Sleepy Hollow By-the-Sound" is just visible at the far left - the house with several chimneys is "The Larches." The tower of the Kaighn cottage, "Balla Cragga" can just be seen to the right of "The Larches." The Bee's windmill can be seen in front of "The Larches." Their vegetable garden is in the foreground.
6174Jacob William and Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll at The Mountain House
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
  • 1899 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Jacob William and Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll at The Mountain House
Item:
  • 6174   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
Date:
  • 1899 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
6974Ina Caroline Cad Robinson Lawler, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler and Students at Manset School Spring Picnic
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
  • 1898
  • Southwest Harbor
Back Row - Left to Right: 1 - Holsie Walls 2 - Derby Stanley (1886-1947) 3 - William Knowles (1888-1965) 4 - James Everett Parker (1890-1972) 5 - Herman Leslie Smith (1886-1969) 6 - Helen T. Clark (1886-1652) - Later Mrs. Fred William Lawton 7 - Ethel M. King (1884-1971) - Later Mrs. Lyle Dennis Newman Teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) Third Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Bessie T. Moore - Later Mrs. Twaddle of Bangor. 2 - Abbie Torrey (1889-1982) - Later Mrs. Wellington C. Robbins 3 - Franklin Gilbert Smith? (1889-) 4 - Unknown 5 - Unknown 6 - Lottie Rea King (1890-1957) - Later Mrs. Howard Milton Reed 7 - Marion E. Newman (1890-1976) - Later Mrs. Fred W. Wescott 8 - Inez M. Torrey (1887-1953) - Later Mrs. Arthur E. Ginn Second Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Unknown Dolliver 2 - Uldene V. Fernald (1891-1984) - Later Mrs. Millard F. Farrar 3 - Andrew W. Bennett (1892-) - Later married Carrie Evelyn Ralph 4 - Unknown Dolliver 5 - Florence M. Parker (1895-1906) 6 - Chester S. Gray (1892-1969) 7 - Edward Harold "Harry" Bennett (1890-1965) 8 - Blanche Elizabeth Staples (1892-1956) - Later Mrs. Harry W. Sprague 9 - Celia Maud Wilson (1888-1961) - Later Mrs. George E. Hamilton Front Row - Left to Right: 1 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Aunt" - probably Dorothy Bernice Lurvey (1893-1975) - Later Mrs. William W. Colby 2 - Unknown 3 - Milton F. Torrey? (1893-1932) 4 - Mary "Mamie" Lena Bennett (1894-1977) - Later Mrs. Charles Henry Rich 5 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Uncle" - probably Reginald Lurvey (1890-) 6 - Clifton R. Foss (1890-1937) 7 - Christopher Wendell Lawlor (1893-1956) - son of teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler
Ina Caroline Cad Robinson Lawler, Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler and Students at Manset School Spring Picnic
Item:
  • 6974   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
Date:
  • 1898
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
Back Row - Left to Right: 1 - Holsie Walls 2 - Derby Stanley (1886-1947) 3 - William Knowles (1888-1965) 4 - James Everett Parker (1890-1972) 5 - Herman Leslie Smith (1886-1969) 6 - Helen T. Clark (1886-1652) - Later Mrs. Fred William Lawton 7 - Ethel M. King (1884-1971) - Later Mrs. Lyle Dennis Newman Teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) Third Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Bessie T. Moore - Later Mrs. Twaddle of Bangor. 2 - Abbie Torrey (1889-1982) - Later Mrs. Wellington C. Robbins 3 - Franklin Gilbert Smith? (1889-) 4 - Unknown 5 - Unknown 6 - Lottie Rea King (1890-1957) - Later Mrs. Howard Milton Reed 7 - Marion E. Newman (1890-1976) - Later Mrs. Fred W. Wescott 8 - Inez M. Torrey (1887-1953) - Later Mrs. Arthur E. Ginn Second Row from Front - Left to Right: 1 - Unknown Dolliver 2 - Uldene V. Fernald (1891-1984) - Later Mrs. Millard F. Farrar 3 - Andrew W. Bennett (1892-) - Later married Carrie Evelyn Ralph 4 - Unknown Dolliver 5 - Florence M. Parker (1895-1906) 6 - Chester S. Gray (1892-1969) 7 - Edward Harold "Harry" Bennett (1890-1965) 8 - Blanche Elizabeth Staples (1892-1956) - Later Mrs. Harry W. Sprague 9 - Celia Maud Wilson (1888-1961) - Later Mrs. George E. Hamilton Front Row - Left to Right: 1 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Aunt" - probably Dorothy Bernice Lurvey (1893-1975) - Later Mrs. William W. Colby 2 - Unknown 3 - Milton F. Torrey? (1893-1932) 4 - Mary "Mamie" Lena Bennett (1894-1977) - Later Mrs. Charles Henry Rich 5 - "Charlotte Lurvey's Uncle" - probably Reginald Lurvey (1890-) 6 - Clifton R. Foss (1890-1937) 7 - Christopher Wendell Lawlor (1893-1956) - son of teacher - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler [show more]
11562Annie Downs Clark
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
  • 1899 c.
Annie Downs Clark
Item:
  • 11562   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
Date:
  • 1899 c.
11563Portrait of Annie Downs Clark as a Child, Holding a Doll
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
  • 1890 c.
Portrait of Annie Downs Clark as a Child, Holding a Doll
Item:
  • 11563   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)
Date:
  • 1890 c.
5533Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
  • 1896 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building.
Main Street Looking North
Southwest Harbor School House with Bell tower on the left.
Item:
  • 5533   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1896 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Clark Point Road goes off to the right in the foreground. The Left side of Main Street: J.C. Ralph's Studio is the first whole building visible on the left. One of the old street lights and the wall of the Southwest Harbor Public Library are visible on the far side of the Ralph building. The Right Side of Main Street: The "fountain" sitting in the road in just about at the corner of Clark Point Road, is a horse watering fountain. The white two-story building with the belfry was Southwest Harbor’s first high school before the building was turned ninety degrees and moved to become the Harmon Block at 337 Main Street. Gilley Plumbing, later the Gilley Plumbing Company, is visible beyond the school building. [show more]
5556J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1898 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks.
J.C. Ralph Studio on Main Street Looking South, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 5556   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1898 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Copies Collection
Description:
The First Masonic Hall, now 353 Main Street, Southwest Harbor - at the corner of Clark Point Road, - The Hall, built c. 1877 as Tremont Hall, was sold to the Masonic lodge around 1902. The lodge members renamed the building, raised it, and rebuilt the first and second floors to achieve the building shown in all the pictures as the First Masonic Hall – See the Bar Harbor Times, April 20, 1927, p. 7. The building shown here is the Tremont Hall as it originally looked. One of the old street lights is visible on the right. - “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. The building on the right is John C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jewelry. John C. Ralph was Postmaster at Southwest Harbor from July 19, 1897 to November 1, 1905 and the Post Office is in the same building at far right. - Note wooden sidewalks. [show more]
5598The Dirigo House - Group of Six in Wagon
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1893 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The Dirigo House - Group of Six in Wagon
Item:
  • 5598   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1893 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
5625Eleazer Bartlett and Elizabeth Frances Hough Homer
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1890 c.
  • Belmont MA
The Homers are riding a tandem tricycle. Notice the carbide bicycle lamp. Tandem tricycles were patented circa 1890. This photograph was taken on Concord Avenue near Wellington Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts.
Eleazer Bartlett and Elizabeth Frances Hough Homer
Item:
  • 5625   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Belmont MA
State:
  • MA
Source:
  • Collection of the Homer Family
Description:
The Homers are riding a tandem tricycle. Notice the carbide bicycle lamp. Tandem tricycles were patented circa 1890. This photograph was taken on Concord Avenue near Wellington Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts.
5868Sutton Island Shore
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • 1895 c.
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Sutton Island Shore
Item:
  • 5868   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
State:
  • ME
5869Rocks Along the Shore, Sutton Island
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • 1895 c.
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Rocks Along the Shore, Sutton Island
Item:
  • 5869   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
5870Lady on the Rocks, Sutton Island
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • 1895 c.
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Lady on the Rocks, Sutton Island
Item:
  • 5870   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
6057Sutton's Island, North Shore
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • 1895 c.
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
Sutton's Island, North Shore
Item:
  • 6057   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island
State:
  • ME
6134John T.R. Freeman's Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • 1890 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
John T.R. Freeman's Wharf
Item:
  • 6134   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Date:
  • 1890 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6200Kings Point, Manset From the Water
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • 1895 c.
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Kings Point, Manset From the Water
Item:
  • 6200   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Date:
  • 1895 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
6543Columbus Day at the Old Center Meeting House - Wednesday, October 12, 1892
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
  • 1892-10-12
  • Tremont, Center
The 400th anniversary of Columbus' landing in America inspired the first official Columbus Day holiday in the United States. President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation in 1892, “recommending to the people the observance in all their localities of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America…” and describing Columbus as “the pioneer of progress and enlightenment.” On the four hundredth anniversary teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress. Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in 1937. Celebrants in this photograph of the 1892 anniversary are dressed in their best wool and satin. Many of the children are holding flags and several of them sport berets made of starred fabric. One young woman holds a violin. Left to Right: as originally written in Eleanor Mayo's notes. Charles "Charlie" Andrew Hodgdon (1874-1907) Arthur Heslyn Rumill (1883-1948) Herbert G. Butler (1883-1942) Serena "Rena" W. Stanley (1882-1977) - later Mrs. Clarence Hadlock Spurling Nida Seavey (1883-1947) - later Mrs. Eugene Sylvester Murphy Vilda E. Stanley (1886-) - Mrs. Arthur Stanley Rowe Phoebe Elizabeth Walls (1885-1974) - later Mrs. Chester Calvin Robbins Oscar R. Harper (1886-) William Lawton Butler (1877-1943) Deda Belle Dow (1866-1935) - Mrs. James Albert Gray Phoebe Hodgdon (1858-1930) - Mrs. Henry N. Robbins May A. Dow (1856-1905) Unknown May Butler Harper Myra J. Farrell (1884-1931) - later Mrs. George W. Butler Bertie Norwood Sophia Dow Unknown Unknown Clinton Gray (1887-1949) Mildred "Millie" G. Butler (1887-1969) - later Mrs. George Henry Freeman Neal Lester Farrell (1889-) Jane "Janie" Anne Ober (1888-1969) - later Mrs. Chester Arthur Butler Foster Farrell Susie Robinson (1883-) - later Mrs. Winfield Norwood Wesley Bassett Dow (1888-) Martha "Mattie" A. Dow (1884-) - Mrs. LaBelle Sadie F. Young (1878-1929) - later Mrs. Harlow Harper Murphy Bennett Stanley Ellen Kenny (1837-1909) - Mrs. William Ober Jr. Charles William Hodgdon (1889-) Winfield "Win" McClellan Dow (1863-1900) William Alphonso "Phon" Farrell (1855-) Olive M. Nutter (1864-) - Mrs. William Alphonso Farrell Ethel M. Reed (1883-) Delmont Harper Murphy (1883-1963) Teacher - Mrs. Rich ? Albert "Bert" Winfield Dow (1876-) Unknown Unknown Unknown Anna R. Robinson (1859-) - Mr. Harmon Ida M. Leonard (1877-) Mattie Seavey Brown Capt. Stephen Billings (1833-1909) William "Will" O. Hodgdon (1856-1922) or William A. Hodgdon (1852-) George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) Carie B. Ober (1862-1932) - Mrs. William Frederick Stanley and Gerald Kenneth Stanley (1890-1919) Unknown Unknown Josie A. Billings (1872-1936) - Mrs. Elmer B. Stanley Will Murphy Abbie Belle Dow (1877-) Dora Farrell Harper Unknown Lucretia "Cretia" S. Bartlett (1873-1957) - Mrs. Alton Abner Pomroy Unknown Abbie T. Ober (1877-1897) "Mrs. Phippen's sister who died" Unknown Viola M. Dow (1878-) Ida S. Bartlett (1870-1946) - Mrs. Charles L. Bartlett Lydia Black Ober (1836-) Mrs. William Johnson Farrell Fannie Ellen Ober (1868-) Mrs. Loren Calvin Herrick Margaret Maker (1847-1928) - Mrs. Richard E. Seavey Mr. Warman - Minister Fannie Ellen Ober (1868-) - "also number 30" Unknown Lurena "Nina" Hodgdon (1882-1967) - sister to Charles William Hodgdon Clara A. Robbins (1853-1930) - Mrs. Shubeal Norton Dow Martha Elva Robbins (1855-1945) - Mrs. John Leonard Stanley John Leonard Stanley (1855-1898) Mary Jane Hodgdon Hannah Stewart Dow (1836-1914) - Mrs. Stephen Billings Unknown Mame L. Galley (1869-) - Mrs. Clinton H. Gray Lennie Stanley (1890-1973) - later Mrs. Hayden and Mrs. William Andrew Clark Zulma Spurling Stanley (1833-1913) Mabelle "Belle" Iola Ober (1876-1950) - later Mrs. Charles Andrew Hodgdon Unknown Unknown William Wallace Hodgdon (1834-1904) Unknown Gilbert "Gill" Hodgdon (1845-1915) and child Fannie E. Billings (1862-1948) - Mrs. Edward C. Harper Harry Victor Seavey (1878-1956) Lena E. Schuman (1845-1933) - Mrs. Andrew J, Butler - the older woman at the far right of the photograph - at the corner of the building. Mabel Harriet Gray (1884-1939) - later Mrs. Delmont Harper Murphy - "just behind Janie"
Columbus Day at the Old Center Meeting House - Wednesday, October 12, 1892
Item:
  • 6543   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1892-10-12
Place:
  • Tremont, Center
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
The 400th anniversary of Columbus' landing in America inspired the first official Columbus Day holiday in the United States. President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation in 1892, “recommending to the people the observance in all their localities of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America…” and describing Columbus as “the pioneer of progress and enlightenment.” On the four hundredth anniversary teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress. Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in 1937. Celebrants in this photograph of the 1892 anniversary are dressed in their best wool and satin. Many of the children are holding flags and several of them sport berets made of starred fabric. One young woman holds a violin. Left to Right: as originally written in Eleanor Mayo's notes. Charles "Charlie" Andrew Hodgdon (1874-1907) Arthur Heslyn Rumill (1883-1948) Herbert G. Butler (1883-1942) Serena "Rena" W. Stanley (1882-1977) - later Mrs. Clarence Hadlock Spurling Nida Seavey (1883-1947) - later Mrs. Eugene Sylvester Murphy Vilda E. Stanley (1886-) - Mrs. Arthur Stanley Rowe Phoebe Elizabeth Walls (1885-1974) - later Mrs. Chester Calvin Robbins Oscar R. Harper (1886-) William Lawton Butler (1877-1943) Deda Belle Dow (1866-1935) - Mrs. James Albert Gray Phoebe Hodgdon (1858-1930) - Mrs. Henry N. Robbins May A. Dow (1856-1905) Unknown May Butler Harper Myra J. Farrell (1884-1931) - later Mrs. George W. Butler Bertie Norwood Sophia Dow Unknown Unknown Clinton Gray (1887-1949) Mildred "Millie" G. Butler (1887-1969) - later Mrs. George Henry Freeman Neal Lester Farrell (1889-) Jane "Janie" Anne Ober (1888-1969) - later Mrs. Chester Arthur Butler Foster Farrell Susie Robinson (1883-) - later Mrs. Winfield Norwood Wesley Bassett Dow (1888-) Martha "Mattie" A. Dow (1884-) - Mrs. LaBelle Sadie F. Young (1878-1929) - later Mrs. Harlow Harper Murphy Bennett Stanley Ellen Kenny (1837-1909) - Mrs. William Ober Jr. Charles William Hodgdon (1889-) Winfield "Win" McClellan Dow (1863-1900) William Alphonso "Phon" Farrell (1855-) Olive M. Nutter (1864-) - Mrs. William Alphonso Farrell Ethel M. Reed (1883-) Delmont Harper Murphy (1883-1963) Teacher - Mrs. Rich ? Albert "Bert" Winfield Dow (1876-) Unknown Unknown Unknown Anna R. Robinson (1859-) - Mr. Harmon Ida M. Leonard (1877-) Mattie Seavey Brown Capt. Stephen Billings (1833-1909) William "Will" O. Hodgdon (1856-1922) or William A. Hodgdon (1852-) George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) Carie B. Ober (1862-1932) - Mrs. William Frederick Stanley and Gerald Kenneth Stanley (1890-1919) Unknown Unknown Josie A. Billings (1872-1936) - Mrs. Elmer B. Stanley Will Murphy Abbie Belle Dow (1877-) Dora Farrell Harper Unknown Lucretia "Cretia" S. Bartlett (1873-1957) - Mrs. Alton Abner Pomroy Unknown Abbie T. Ober (1877-1897) "Mrs. Phippen's sister who died" Unknown Viola M. Dow (1878-) Ida S. Bartlett (1870-1946) - Mrs. Charles L. Bartlett Lydia Black Ober (1836-) Mrs. William Johnson Farrell Fannie Ellen Ober (1868-) Mrs. Loren Calvin Herrick Margaret Maker (1847-1928) - Mrs. Richard E. Seavey Mr. Warman - Minister Fannie Ellen Ober (1868-) - "also number 30" Unknown Lurena "Nina" Hodgdon (1882-1967) - sister to Charles William Hodgdon Clara A. Robbins (1853-1930) - Mrs. Shubeal Norton Dow Martha Elva Robbins (1855-1945) - Mrs. John Leonard Stanley John Leonard Stanley (1855-1898) Mary Jane Hodgdon Hannah Stewart Dow (1836-1914) - Mrs. Stephen Billings Unknown Mame L. Galley (1869-) - Mrs. Clinton H. Gray Lennie Stanley (1890-1973) - later Mrs. Hayden and Mrs. William Andrew Clark Zulma Spurling Stanley (1833-1913) Mabelle "Belle" Iola Ober (1876-1950) - later Mrs. Charles Andrew Hodgdon Unknown Unknown William Wallace Hodgdon (1834-1904) Unknown Gilbert "Gill" Hodgdon (1845-1915) and child Fannie E. Billings (1862-1948) - Mrs. Edward C. Harper Harry Victor Seavey (1878-1956) Lena E. Schuman (1845-1933) - Mrs. Andrew J, Butler - the older woman at the far right of the photograph - at the corner of the building. Mabel Harriet Gray (1884-1939) - later Mrs. Delmont Harper Murphy - "just behind Janie" [show more]