Left to Right: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. (1899-) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper "Mammy" - holding Joseph - the identity of "Mammy" is unknown. The boys' mother, Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper came from the Inman family in Atlanta, Georgia, who must have had many black servants. There were comparatively few families summering in Southwest Harbor at the time with black employees.
Description: Left to Right: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. (1899-) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper "Mammy" - holding Joseph - the identity of "Mammy" is unknown. The boys' mother, Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper came from the Inman family in Atlanta, Georgia, who must have had many black servants. There were comparatively few families summering in Southwest Harbor at the time with black employees. [show more]
Left to Right: Helen Trippett (Leffingwell) Farnsworth Ross (1897-) - 10 months old in this photograph Caira Caroline (Dodge) Leffingwell (1832-1912) Ethel Trippett (Leffingwell) Blodgett Sample (1895-1977) – 3 years and 2 months old in this photograph The inscription on the back of the photograph lists the names and then the ages of the children and then reads, “F’m Cara with Ethels love, Sep – 15 – 98” – probably a gift to someone from Caira in the name of Ethel.
Description: Left to Right: Helen Trippett (Leffingwell) Farnsworth Ross (1897-) - 10 months old in this photograph Caira Caroline (Dodge) Leffingwell (1832-1912) Ethel Trippett (Leffingwell) Blodgett Sample (1895-1977) – 3 years and 2 months old in this photograph The inscription on the back of the photograph lists the names and then the ages of the children and then reads, “F’m Cara with Ethels love, Sep – 15 – 98” – probably a gift to someone from Caira in the name of Ethel. [show more]
WRITTEN ON BACK: "Clark Point Wharf Southwest Harbor, Me Forest City (sister ship Lewiston) built in New York - 1854 - Boston - Bango route in 1880's Florence - small steamer in foreground - Blue Hill territory - chartered by Capt. Crockett Sign on a building at right - "International Express"
Description: WRITTEN ON BACK: "Clark Point Wharf Southwest Harbor, Me Forest City (sister ship Lewiston) built in New York - 1854 - Boston - Bango route in 1880's Florence - small steamer in foreground - Blue Hill territory - chartered by Capt. Crockett Sign on a building at right - "International Express"
"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.
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]
Left to Right: Ethel Johnson Dolliver (1886-1974) - later Mrs. Robbins and Closson and Albee Julia Estella (Torrey) Dolliver (1866-1950) Blanche Dolliver on Julia's lap (1892-1909) Henry Calvin Dolliver (1884-1945) Benjamin Thomas Dolliver (1860-1950) Flora Dolliver on Benjamin's lap (1891-1979) - later Mrs. George E. Davis Louise Dolliver (1889-1906) - later Mrs. Hubert George Farnsworth
Description: Left to Right: Ethel Johnson Dolliver (1886-1974) - later Mrs. Robbins and Closson and Albee Julia Estella (Torrey) Dolliver (1866-1950) Blanche Dolliver on Julia's lap (1892-1909) Henry Calvin Dolliver (1884-1945) Benjamin Thomas Dolliver (1860-1950) Flora Dolliver on Benjamin's lap (1891-1979) - later Mrs. George E. Davis Louise Dolliver (1889-1906) - later Mrs. Hubert George Farnsworth
SWHPL 6545 is a duplicate of this item (may have been reversed) Back Row - Left to Right: Maybird Dolliver - Teacher - Mary Alice Morris (1876-1956) - Mrs. Stillman Stanley Dolliver Maude M. Candage (1888-1937) – later Mrs. Lester Lewis Dorr Evelyn Frances Pomroy (1885-1973) – later Mrs. Alvah Dalton Rich and Mrs. Charles Edwin Hamblen Bertha C. Murphy (1887-1968) – later Mrs. George A. Neal Edna Lunt Julia L. Clark (1888-) Lida J. Rumill (1889-1979) – later Mrs. Rudolph A. Gilley Ida May Kelley (1887-1980) – later Mrs. Leroy E. Sweeney Beatrice K. Lunt (1888-) – later Mrs. Ralph Bancroft Wilda D. Reed (1886-1953) – later Mrs. Leslie Elroy Hamblen and Mrs. Charles A. Gott and Mrs. Gray Bernice B. Murphy (1886-1957) – later Mrs. Walter Hilton Hamblen Middle Row - Left to Right: Dora Maude Dow (1888-1948) – later Mrs. Harold G. Lawson Emma Almira Reed (1889-1961) – later Mrs. Ernest L. Smith Hallie Murphy (1891-1983) – later Mrs. Raymond Percival Somes Eva F. Springer (1875-1967) – later Mrs. Jasper E. Norwood and Mrs. Oscar Arey Tolma Mildred Carver Reed (1890-1979) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Evelyn Laurania Lunt (1892-1955) – later Mrs. Merle Albert Farley William Augustus Clark (1891-1919) Donald E. Robbins (1888-) Mabel L. Gott (1892-) Gertrude L. Rumill – Grammar School Teacher (1875-1963) – later Mrs. Jason Perley Kane Florence “Flossie” Day or Dane Front Row – Left to Right: Frank Stinson Eugene W. Gordius (1888-1964) Carrie M. Thurston (1893-1979) – later Mrs. Raymond Oswell Staples Lucy Leona Reed (1892-1919) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Julia Aljava Norwood (1891-1974) – later Mrs. James Everett Parker Herbert S. Reed (1892-1918) Zulma Emma Norwood (1894-1992) – later Mrs. Albert Erastus Hodgdon Basil E. Reed (1893-1905) Esther F. Gott (1893-) Elmer Dalton Reed (1893-1992) Carl B. Pomroy (1893-1953) twin of Cush B. Pomroy (1893-1963) Harold Lester Thurston (1888-) Roy Francis Eaton (1890-1947) Hollis Gardner Reed (1888-1967)
Description: SWHPL 6545 is a duplicate of this item (may have been reversed) Back Row - Left to Right: Maybird Dolliver - Teacher - Mary Alice Morris (1876-1956) - Mrs. Stillman Stanley Dolliver Maude M. Candage (1888-1937) – later Mrs. Lester Lewis Dorr Evelyn Frances Pomroy (1885-1973) – later Mrs. Alvah Dalton Rich and Mrs. Charles Edwin Hamblen Bertha C. Murphy (1887-1968) – later Mrs. George A. Neal Edna Lunt Julia L. Clark (1888-) Lida J. Rumill (1889-1979) – later Mrs. Rudolph A. Gilley Ida May Kelley (1887-1980) – later Mrs. Leroy E. Sweeney Beatrice K. Lunt (1888-) – later Mrs. Ralph Bancroft Wilda D. Reed (1886-1953) – later Mrs. Leslie Elroy Hamblen and Mrs. Charles A. Gott and Mrs. Gray Bernice B. Murphy (1886-1957) – later Mrs. Walter Hilton Hamblen Middle Row - Left to Right: Dora Maude Dow (1888-1948) – later Mrs. Harold G. Lawson Emma Almira Reed (1889-1961) – later Mrs. Ernest L. Smith Hallie Murphy (1891-1983) – later Mrs. Raymond Percival Somes Eva F. Springer (1875-1967) – later Mrs. Jasper E. Norwood and Mrs. Oscar Arey Tolma Mildred Carver Reed (1890-1979) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Evelyn Laurania Lunt (1892-1955) – later Mrs. Merle Albert Farley William Augustus Clark (1891-1919) Donald E. Robbins (1888-) Mabel L. Gott (1892-) Gertrude L. Rumill – Grammar School Teacher (1875-1963) – later Mrs. Jason Perley Kane Florence “Flossie” Day or Dane Front Row – Left to Right: Frank Stinson Eugene W. Gordius (1888-1964) Carrie M. Thurston (1893-1979) – later Mrs. Raymond Oswell Staples Lucy Leona Reed (1892-1919) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Julia Aljava Norwood (1891-1974) – later Mrs. James Everett Parker Herbert S. Reed (1892-1918) Zulma Emma Norwood (1894-1992) – later Mrs. Albert Erastus Hodgdon Basil E. Reed (1893-1905) Esther F. Gott (1893-) Elmer Dalton Reed (1893-1992) Carl B. Pomroy (1893-1953) twin of Cush B. Pomroy (1893-1963) Harold Lester Thurston (1888-) Roy Francis Eaton (1890-1947) Hollis Gardner Reed (1888-1967) [show more]
The view is from the Pemetic Hotel (The Castle) and, on the Southwest Harbor side, shows the Clarence Clark (Ellsbert/Heilaka) house left foreground. The long roofed building in the center, next to the harbor, a bowling alley after World War II - currently the Hamilton Marine building. The building on the right with the striped roof is the firm of Clark & Parker/Manset Marine Supply Co./ and the Oceanarium since 1979. The Oceanarium is the oldest commercial building on Clark Point - the only one extant except the Clarence Clark House. The Manset shore is in the background with discernible landmarks, including the Manset Union Church, the Stanley wharf, the early Stanley House and numerous commercial buildings on the Shore Road. There are about 30 schooners visible in the harbor and tied up at the wharves. - Identifications by Meredith Hutchins - 2006
Description: The view is from the Pemetic Hotel (The Castle) and, on the Southwest Harbor side, shows the Clarence Clark (Ellsbert/Heilaka) house left foreground. The long roofed building in the center, next to the harbor, a bowling alley after World War II - currently the Hamilton Marine building. The building on the right with the striped roof is the firm of Clark & Parker/Manset Marine Supply Co./ and the Oceanarium since 1979. The Oceanarium is the oldest commercial building on Clark Point - the only one extant except the Clarence Clark House. The Manset shore is in the background with discernible landmarks, including the Manset Union Church, the Stanley wharf, the early Stanley House and numerous commercial buildings on the Shore Road. There are about 30 schooners visible in the harbor and tied up at the wharves. - Identifications by Meredith Hutchins - 2006 [show more]
"The parents of our sailor boy, Fred Mayo, continue to hear good reports from him as to health and progress in Uncle Sam’s service. He has been assigned to a tank ship at Philadelphia and is still a valued member of the band. He was offered the position of leader, but declined, contenting himself with second place." – Bar Harbor Record, November 16, 1898, p. 4.
Description: "The parents of our sailor boy, Fred Mayo, continue to hear good reports from him as to health and progress in Uncle Sam’s service. He has been assigned to a tank ship at Philadelphia and is still a valued member of the band. He was offered the position of leader, but declined, contenting himself with second place." – Bar Harbor Record, November 16, 1898, p. 4.