Eleanor Mayo was an American novelist of the mid twentieth century. She lived most of her life on Mount Desert Island, Maine. She was raised in Southwest Harbor, Maine. She was the life companion of the well known Maine novelist Ruth Moore.
Description: Eleanor Mayo was an American novelist of the mid twentieth century. She lived most of her life on Mount Desert Island, Maine. She was raised in Southwest Harbor, Maine. She was the life companion of the well known Maine novelist Ruth Moore.
Description: This photograph was taken off Gotts Island, Maine, and was taken by Thomas C. Moon who was an uncle of Frank's wife, Lura B. (Hodgkins) Babbidge.
At 18 months old, Eleanor is sitting on the lumber that her father was using to build the Mayo house on Wesley Avenue. The house in the background no longer exists, but was on the corner of Main Street and Wesley Avenue. Part of the Carroll building is visible to the left.
Description: At 18 months old, Eleanor is sitting on the lumber that her father was using to build the Mayo house on Wesley Avenue. The house in the background no longer exists, but was on the corner of Main Street and Wesley Avenue. Part of the Carroll building is visible to the left.