The photograph was taken for David Kenneth Amiro (1906-2001) who owned the Seawall Dining Room with his wife, Ruth (Billings) Amiro (1910-1998), from 1944 to 1957.
Description: The photograph was taken for David Kenneth Amiro (1906-2001) who owned the Seawall Dining Room with his wife, Ruth (Billings) Amiro (1910-1998), from 1944 to 1957.
The first house that Jonathan built in Southwest Harbor, at Seawall, resembles other houses in the area, unlike his second house whose form is reminiscent of the house he grew up in back in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Description: The first house that Jonathan built in Southwest Harbor, at Seawall, resembles other houses in the area, unlike his second house whose form is reminiscent of the house he grew up in back in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Left to Right: Judith “Judy” May Carroll (1935-), later Mrs. Joseph T. Stockbridge Jr. Nancy Eleanor Stanley (1934-2022), later Mrs. Raymond Eugene Robbins, Jr. Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-), later Mrs. Carol Carter Murphy Myrna Lorraine Stanley (1942-2022), later Mrs. Karl Julius Ritterskamp Sally Camilla Carroll (1933-), later Mrs. Harold Alan Fernald Jr. Nancy Jane Carroll (1936-), later Mrs. Joseph Mello Cynthia Farnham Carroll (1937-2005), later Mrs. Robert Allen Aikman III Esther Laverne Stanley (1936-1984), later Mrs. Michael Willis The children are sitting on the lawn of the Adoniram Judson Robinson house at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, watching a moving van at the Arthur L. Somes house across the street.
Description: Left to Right: Judith “Judy” May Carroll (1935-), later Mrs. Joseph T. Stockbridge Jr. Nancy Eleanor Stanley (1934-2022), later Mrs. Raymond Eugene Robbins, Jr. Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-), later Mrs. Carol Carter Murphy Myrna Lorraine Stanley (1942-2022), later Mrs. Karl Julius Ritterskamp Sally Camilla Carroll (1933-), later Mrs. Harold Alan Fernald Jr. Nancy Jane Carroll (1936-), later Mrs. Joseph Mello Cynthia Farnham Carroll (1937-2005), later Mrs. Robert Allen Aikman III Esther Laverne Stanley (1936-1984), later Mrs. Michael Willis The children are sitting on the lawn of the Adoniram Judson Robinson house at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, watching a moving van at the Arthur L. Somes house across the street. [show more]
The photograph was taken at the Congregational Church Parish Hall. A group of women who gathered at the Congregational Church Parish Hall in Southwest Harbor during World War II for nursing courses. Back Row Standing - Left to right: Maud (Gooch) Phillips, R.N. (1902-1987) Mary (Harriman) Carroll (1910-2003) Marguerite E. (Bradbury) Newman - Mrs. Thomas H. Newman (1906-1990) Maude (Whitten) Sullivan - Mrs. Donald Ivan Sullivan (1906-1996) Eleanor M. (Hadlock) Gilley - Mrs. Richard W. Gilley (1908-1999) Ruth (Woster) Herrick - Mrs. Millard Herrick (1907-1994) Irene Louise (Smith) Closson - Mrs. Maynard S. Closson (1905-1995) Ora E. (Newman) Seavey (1900-1975) Effie Madora (Wardwell) Rice - Mrs. Warren Gilbert Rice (1908-1997) Gussie E. (Moore) Chalmers - Mrs. Francis T. Chalmers (1897-1948) Front Row Seated - Left to right: Jean B. (Gordon) Hamblen - Mrs. Dwight Franklin Hamblen, Sr. (1915-2001) Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Charlotte E. Lurvey (1910-2000) Mary Evelyn (Pearl) Dunham - Mrs. Reginald H. Dunham (1914-1996) Marjorie (Hamblen) Robinson - Mrs. Lawrence S. Robinson (1910-1991) Elizabeth (Thurston) King (1905-2009) Also in the class, but not in the photograph: Albra Marion (Staples) Stanley - Mrs. Leverett Sherman Stanley (1901-1965) Phyllis (Whitmore) Closson - Mrs. Lewis E. Closson (1914-2003) Helen (Wass) Worcester - Mrs. Orman Worcester (1902-1996)
Description: The photograph was taken at the Congregational Church Parish Hall. A group of women who gathered at the Congregational Church Parish Hall in Southwest Harbor during World War II for nursing courses. Back Row Standing - Left to right: Maud (Gooch) Phillips, R.N. (1902-1987) Mary (Harriman) Carroll (1910-2003) Marguerite E. (Bradbury) Newman - Mrs. Thomas H. Newman (1906-1990) Maude (Whitten) Sullivan - Mrs. Donald Ivan Sullivan (1906-1996) Eleanor M. (Hadlock) Gilley - Mrs. Richard W. Gilley (1908-1999) Ruth (Woster) Herrick - Mrs. Millard Herrick (1907-1994) Irene Louise (Smith) Closson - Mrs. Maynard S. Closson (1905-1995) Ora E. (Newman) Seavey (1900-1975) Effie Madora (Wardwell) Rice - Mrs. Warren Gilbert Rice (1908-1997) Gussie E. (Moore) Chalmers - Mrs. Francis T. Chalmers (1897-1948) Front Row Seated - Left to right: Jean B. (Gordon) Hamblen - Mrs. Dwight Franklin Hamblen, Sr. (1915-2001) Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) Charlotte E. Lurvey (1910-2000) Mary Evelyn (Pearl) Dunham - Mrs. Reginald H. Dunham (1914-1996) Marjorie (Hamblen) Robinson - Mrs. Lawrence S. Robinson (1910-1991) Elizabeth (Thurston) King (1905-2009) Also in the class, but not in the photograph: Albra Marion (Staples) Stanley - Mrs. Leverett Sherman Stanley (1901-1965) Phyllis (Whitmore) Closson - Mrs. Lewis E. Closson (1914-2003) Helen (Wass) Worcester - Mrs. Orman Worcester (1902-1996) [show more]
On the steps of the Library in Southwest Harbor. The photograph is by W.H. Ballard and was originally published in The Bar Harbor Times Oct. 1, 1942. The caption under it read as follows: "LAST STORY HOUR AT SOUTHWEST " - Seventy children who have been attending the weekly story hour at the Southwest Harbor library are shown above at the final story hour of the season, when prizes were awarded to 25 children who completed the summer reading clubs the "Around the World Book Club, and the "Know Your Country Book Club." Stories have been told to the children once a week by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton." The adult in the photograph is Miss Ruth E. Lawrence.
Description: On the steps of the Library in Southwest Harbor. The photograph is by W.H. Ballard and was originally published in The Bar Harbor Times Oct. 1, 1942. The caption under it read as follows: "LAST STORY HOUR AT SOUTHWEST " - Seventy children who have been attending the weekly story hour at the Southwest Harbor library are shown above at the final story hour of the season, when prizes were awarded to 25 children who completed the summer reading clubs the "Around the World Book Club, and the "Know Your Country Book Club." Stories have been told to the children once a week by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton." The adult in the photograph is Miss Ruth E. Lawrence. [show more]
Winners of the “Know Your Country” and “Around the World” Book Club Awards Front Row - Left to Right: Hoyt Kenneth Lord (1932-2010) Joan Robinson (1932-) - Later Mrs. Wilbert Terry Diane Ruth Clement (1933-) - Later Mrs. Thomas White Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-2015) - Later Mrs. Carroll Murphy Robert Carroll (1932-1996) Leonard Bragdon Gilley (1929-) Richard Allen (1930-) Second Row - Left to Right: Janet B. Caruso (1931-) - Later Mrs. John F. Madsen Ann Mary Whitmore (1930-) - Later Mrs. Andrew Jackson Harkins Third Row - Left to Right: Esther Jane Norwood (1931-) - Later Mrs. Robert M. Dunbar Barbara Kenny (1930-) - Later Mrs. Earl Moser Jr. Juanita Dorr (1929-1997) - Later Mrs. Howard Edwin Wilson Rosamond Berry (1932-1998) - Later Mrs. Lawrence H. Davis Bernice Mary Beal (1931-) - Later Mrs. Albert Stork Ramona Boynton (1931-1999) - Later Mrs. Leroy J. Rathbun Jr. Janet Marylyn Bickford (1932-1995) - Later Mrs. Wendell Delmont Perry Diane Ballard (1932-2008) - Later Mrs. Robert Edward Michael Back Row - Left to Right: Helen Marie Sinclair (1931-2007) - Later Mrs. Owen D. Frost Marilyn Carroll (1930-1995) - Later Mrs. Richard Harlan La Haye Elizabeth "Betty" May Norwood (1929-) - Later Mrs. Carl Raymond Hardy Jr. Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-) - Mrs. David Ashton Holmes Edith Worcester (1930-) - Later the first Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr.
Description: Winners of the “Know Your Country” and “Around the World” Book Club Awards Front Row - Left to Right: Hoyt Kenneth Lord (1932-2010) Joan Robinson (1932-) - Later Mrs. Wilbert Terry Diane Ruth Clement (1933-) - Later Mrs. Thomas White Irene Mabel Stanley (1933-2015) - Later Mrs. Carroll Murphy Robert Carroll (1932-1996) Leonard Bragdon Gilley (1929-) Richard Allen (1930-) Second Row - Left to Right: Janet B. Caruso (1931-) - Later Mrs. John F. Madsen Ann Mary Whitmore (1930-) - Later Mrs. Andrew Jackson Harkins Third Row - Left to Right: Esther Jane Norwood (1931-) - Later Mrs. Robert M. Dunbar Barbara Kenny (1930-) - Later Mrs. Earl Moser Jr. Juanita Dorr (1929-1997) - Later Mrs. Howard Edwin Wilson Rosamond Berry (1932-1998) - Later Mrs. Lawrence H. Davis Bernice Mary Beal (1931-) - Later Mrs. Albert Stork Ramona Boynton (1931-1999) - Later Mrs. Leroy J. Rathbun Jr. Janet Marylyn Bickford (1932-1995) - Later Mrs. Wendell Delmont Perry Diane Ballard (1932-2008) - Later Mrs. Robert Edward Michael Back Row - Left to Right: Helen Marie Sinclair (1931-2007) - Later Mrs. Owen D. Frost Marilyn Carroll (1930-1995) - Later Mrs. Richard Harlan La Haye Elizabeth "Betty" May Norwood (1929-) - Later Mrs. Carl Raymond Hardy Jr. Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-) - Mrs. David Ashton Holmes Edith Worcester (1930-) - Later the first Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. [show more]
This photograph was taken in the Holmes Room in the old part of the library. The desk faced the fireplace. Ruth's back was to a series of book stacks that protruded from the north wall at that time.
Description: This photograph was taken in the Holmes Room in the old part of the library. The desk faced the fireplace. Ruth's back was to a series of book stacks that protruded from the north wall at that time.
Children’s Book Week - November 2-8, 1941 - “Forward With Books” This photograph shows the 1939 addition to the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The view is from the front of the library looking back – Reference Room - Shows the Charles Morris Young painting, "Clark's Wharf."
Description: Children’s Book Week - November 2-8, 1941 - “Forward With Books” This photograph shows the 1939 addition to the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The view is from the front of the library looking back – Reference Room - Shows the Charles Morris Young painting, "Clark's Wharf."
Back Row - Left to Right: Clifton M. Crockett (1924-1997) Paul Carleton Dornfeld (1925-1974) Charles Montriville Gilley (1924-2006) Richard Gardiner Black (1923-2001) Leonard A. Reed (1926-) Leroy Southard Sprague (1925-1998) Norman H. Closson (1927-) Harold R. Beal (1925-) Elmer W. Beal (1924-1997) Fourth Row – Left to Right: Clarence B. Pettigrove (1926-1990) Edwin Marshall Davis Sr. (1925-1998) Clarence F. Galley (1925-1945) Perry L. Lawson Jr. (1926-1992) Frederick Bernard Higgins (1924-1976) George William Dolliver Jr. (1924-1947) Charles Russell Dunbar (1925-1991) Lawrence Dudley Mayo (1926-2004) Third Row – Left to Right: Geraldine Anita Dalzell (1925-1957) – later Mrs. Shirley Ray Cummings Betty Miller Harold J. Soukup (1924-2004) Thomas Hiram Newman Jr. (1926-) Granville Eugene Walls Jr. (1925-) Mildred Hutchins (1923-1997) – later Mrs. John Frederick Snow Prudence J. Boynton (1924-1992) – later Mrs. John H. Brown Virginia Hope McIntire (1925-2008) – later Mrs. Warren Felton Hyten Second Row – Left to Right: Helen M. Kelley (1926-) – later Mrs. Clarence F. Galley, Mrs. Ernest Alton Campbell and Mrs. Harold L. Anderson Jr. Constance Spurling (1926-) – later Mrs. William T. Eck Virginia Jacobs Pauline M. Thurston (1926-) – later Mrs. Archie F. McEachern Wenonah J. Phippen (1925-) – later Mrs. Leslie Frank White Jr. and Mrs. Horace N. Boynton Dorothy Ruth Peterson (1925-) – later Mrs. Warren Derby Stanley and Mrs. Merritt Fitch Jr. Sheila Mavis Spurling (1926-) – later Mrs. Charles S. Kneeland Clara Erma Beal (1925-) – later Mrs. Antonio A. Fraser Front Row – Left to Right: Charlotte C. Sawyer (1926-1994) – later Mrs. Maurice S. Galbreath, Mrs. Harold Eugene Billings and Mrs. Robert R. Mallinson Juanita Foss Hodgdon (1927-) – later Mrs. Perly Lyman Stanley Albert E. Hodgdon (1927-) – Mrs. Oscar E. Cole Vivian Johnson – later Mrs. George Campbell Elsie R. V. Reed (c.1927-) – later Mrs. Clarence L. Lunt Patricia Wright Barbara Ellen Lawson (1923-2006) – later Mrs. Richard R. Slick
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Clifton M. Crockett (1924-1997) Paul Carleton Dornfeld (1925-1974) Charles Montriville Gilley (1924-2006) Richard Gardiner Black (1923-2001) Leonard A. Reed (1926-) Leroy Southard Sprague (1925-1998) Norman H. Closson (1927-) Harold R. Beal (1925-) Elmer W. Beal (1924-1997) Fourth Row – Left to Right: Clarence B. Pettigrove (1926-1990) Edwin Marshall Davis Sr. (1925-1998) Clarence F. Galley (1925-1945) Perry L. Lawson Jr. (1926-1992) Frederick Bernard Higgins (1924-1976) George William Dolliver Jr. (1924-1947) Charles Russell Dunbar (1925-1991) Lawrence Dudley Mayo (1926-2004) Third Row – Left to Right: Geraldine Anita Dalzell (1925-1957) – later Mrs. Shirley Ray Cummings Betty Miller Harold J. Soukup (1924-2004) Thomas Hiram Newman Jr. (1926-) Granville Eugene Walls Jr. (1925-) Mildred Hutchins (1923-1997) – later Mrs. John Frederick Snow Prudence J. Boynton (1924-1992) – later Mrs. John H. Brown Virginia Hope McIntire (1925-2008) – later Mrs. Warren Felton Hyten Second Row – Left to Right: Helen M. Kelley (1926-) – later Mrs. Clarence F. Galley, Mrs. Ernest Alton Campbell and Mrs. Harold L. Anderson Jr. Constance Spurling (1926-) – later Mrs. William T. Eck Virginia Jacobs Pauline M. Thurston (1926-) – later Mrs. Archie F. McEachern Wenonah J. Phippen (1925-) – later Mrs. Leslie Frank White Jr. and Mrs. Horace N. Boynton Dorothy Ruth Peterson (1925-) – later Mrs. Warren Derby Stanley and Mrs. Merritt Fitch Jr. Sheila Mavis Spurling (1926-) – later Mrs. Charles S. Kneeland Clara Erma Beal (1925-) – later Mrs. Antonio A. Fraser Front Row – Left to Right: Charlotte C. Sawyer (1926-1994) – later Mrs. Maurice S. Galbreath, Mrs. Harold Eugene Billings and Mrs. Robert R. Mallinson Juanita Foss Hodgdon (1927-) – later Mrs. Perly Lyman Stanley Albert E. Hodgdon (1927-) – Mrs. Oscar E. Cole Vivian Johnson – later Mrs. George Campbell Elsie R. V. Reed (c.1927-) – later Mrs. Clarence L. Lunt Patricia Wright Barbara Ellen Lawson (1923-2006) – later Mrs. Richard R. Slick [show more]