Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
9564	John Gilley and his Second Wife, Mary Jane (Wilkinson) Gilley, at Home on Sutton Island	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House			1890 c.	Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island		Wilkinson - Mary Jane (Wilkinson) Gilley (1836-1917) Gilley - John Gilley (1822-1896) Note the care with which Mary Jane Gilley arranged her front room curtains, one draped left and one draped right to frame her view.	John Gilley and his Second Wife, Mary Jane (Wilkinson) Gilley, at Home on Sutton Island Item: 9564    Accession #: 1018 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1890 c. Place: Cranberry Isles, Sutton Island State: ME Source: Mary Elizabeth Robinson Rosene Collection Description: Wilkinson - Mary Jane (Wilkinson) Gilley (1836-1917) Gilley - John Gilley (1822-1896) Note the care with which Mary Jane Gilley arranged her front room curtains, one draped left and one draped right to frame her view.
11289	Freeman's Wharf, Southwest Harbor - Farnsworth's Lobster, Clam and Sardine factory	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	Worth		1891	Southwest Harbor			Freeman's Wharf, Southwest Harbor - Farnsworth's Lobster, Clam and Sardine factory Item: 11289    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Creator: Worth Date: 1891 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection
10677	The Hotel St. Sauveur, Bar Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		Continental Printing Co., Providence, R. I.	1895	Bar Harbor, Eden			The Hotel St. Sauveur, Bar Harbor, Maine Item: 10677    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: Continental Printing Co., Providence, R. I. Date: 1895 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden State: ME
6887	The Dix / Holden House and Boat House - Before 1897	Image, Photograph	Places, Harbor Structures, Dwellings, House Structures, Transportation, Boathouse		Geo. W. Hyde, Richfield Springs, NY - Made in Germany	1897 before	Tremont			The Dix / Holden House and Boat House - Before 1897 Item: 6887    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Harbor Structures, Dwellings, House Structures, Transportation, Boathouse Publisher: Geo. W. Hyde, Richfield Springs, NY - Made in Germany Date: 1897 before Place: Tremont State: ME
5895	Children's Day at the Methodist Church in Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Events Structures, Ceremonial, Church			1892-06-12	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		“It shall be the duty of every Pastor to cause every Sunday School under his charge to observe the second Sunday in June, or such other Sunday as may be more convenient, as Children’s Day, and upon said day, as part of the service, he shall take a collection to be devoted to the Sunday School Children’s Fund. The Pastor shall forward the collection aforesaid directly to the same to his Annual Conference under the head of “Children’s Fund;” and all educational money, except the Children’s Fund, shall be reported to the Annual Conference under the head of “Other educational objects.”” Quoted from“The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1892” p. 164 – From the Collection of the Harvard Library, Google Book Search.	Children's Day at the Methodist Church in Northeast Harbor Item: 5895    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Structures, Ceremonial, Church Date: 1892-06-12 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME Description: “It shall be the duty of every Pastor to cause every Sunday School under his charge to observe the second Sunday in June, or such other Sunday as may be more convenient, as Children’s Day, and upon said day, as part of the service, he shall take a collection to be devoted to the Sunday School Children’s Fund. The Pastor shall forward the collection aforesaid directly to the same to his Annual Conference under the head of “Children’s Fund;” and all educational money, except the Children’s Fund, shall be reported to the Annual Conference under the head of “Other educational objects.”” Quoted from“The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1892” p. 164 – From the Collection of the Harvard Library, Google Book Search. [show more]
5934	Allen Jacob Lawler House	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House			1897	Southwest Harbor	415 Main Street	"Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.	Allen Jacob Lawler House Item: 5934    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1897 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 415 Main Street Description: "Mr. Lawler built his own residence about 1897." - Thornton, Nellie [Mrs. Seth]. Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine (Southwest Harbor Public Library, 1938, 1988 Reprint), p. 156. Allen's wife, Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler, is seated on the steps. Their son, Christopher Wendell Lawler, is standing on the lawn at the left. Photographer unknown.
6877	Sarah Louise Lawler Smallidge with Her Son Robert Lindsay Smallidge, Sr. and Unknown Girl	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House			1896 c.	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor	93 Summit Road	The photograph was taken at the Elmer Ellsworth Smallidge House.	Sarah Louise Lawler Smallidge with Her Son Robert Lindsay Smallidge, Sr. and Unknown Girl Item: 6877    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1896 c. Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor State: ME Address: 93 Summit Road Source: Collection of the Smallidge Family Description: The photograph was taken at the Elmer Ellsworth Smallidge House.
5126	Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store			1898 c.	Southwest Harbor		There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “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.	Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office Item: 5126    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store Date: 1898 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “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. [show more]
9881	The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1890	Southwest Harbor	121-127 Clark Point Road		The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage Item: 9881    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1890 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 121-127 Clark Point Road
9944	The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1890 c.	Southwest Harbor	121-127 Clark Point Road		The Island House - 1890 - and Cottage Item: 9944    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1890 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 121-127 Clark Point Road Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs
10449	Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Near Completion	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1895 c.	Southwest Harbor	24 Dirigo Road		Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Near Completion Item: 10449    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1895 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 24 Dirigo Road Source: Collection of the Frederic Close Towers Family
10451	Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Building Crew at Completion	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1895 c.	Southwest Harbor			Samuel Champion Cooper's Cottage - The Larches - Building Crew at Completion Item: 10451    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1895 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Frederic Close Towers Family
10454	Samuel Champion Coopers Grandsons, Samuel Inman Cooper, Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. and Mammy	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage			1899 c.	Southwest Harbor		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.	Samuel Champion Coopers Grandsons, Samuel Inman Cooper, Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. and Mammy Item: 10454    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Date: 1899 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of the Frederic Close Towers Family 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]

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