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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
16720Select Southwest Harbor Annual Reports
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Bar Harbor Times Publishing Company
  • Southwest Harbor
Annual reports for the years 1964 and 1972 as well as a Warrant report for 1965, all for the town of Southwest Harbor
Select Southwest Harbor Annual Reports
Item:
  • 16720   
Accession #:
  • 2058
Type:
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Publisher:
  • Bar Harbor Times Publishing Company
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Annual reports for the years 1964 and 1972 as well as a Warrant report for 1965, all for the town of Southwest Harbor
16301Southwest Harbor Motor Company
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 19 Clark Point Road
Writing on back of photograph reads: "Tom Brennan, Chauffeured for “Spahr” Family, Pierce Arrow Auto"
Southwest Harbor Motor Company
Item:
  • 16301   
Accession #:
  • 2004
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 19 Clark Point Road
Source:
  • Gift of Charles Carroll
Description:
Writing on back of photograph reads: "Tom Brennan, Chauffeured for “Spahr” Family, Pierce Arrow Auto"
16262Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond
Item:
  • 16262   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
16261Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond
Item:
  • 16261   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Film Negative
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
16234Lawler Ice Business, Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
Lawler Ice Business, Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond
Item:
  • 16234   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
16214Icicles on Moore's Garage from the Edwin Albert Lawler House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
  • Object, Other Object
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 19 Clark Point Road
Icicles on Moore's Garage from the Edwin Albert Lawler House
Item:
  • 16214   
Accession #:
  • 2004
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
  • Object, Other Object
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 19 Clark Point Road
Source:
  • Gift of Charles Carroll
16033The Oceanarium
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 172 Clark Point Road
The Oceanarium
Item:
  • 16033   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 172 Clark Point Road
15977J.T.R. Freeman Coal Company
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 12 Apple Lane
J.T.R. Freeman Coal Company
Item:
  • 15977   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Service Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 12 Apple Lane
15959Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Shipyard
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 152 Clark Point Road
"A workshop stood for many years on the shore side of the road almost opposite the above-mentioned house. Many different families occupied the living apartment on the second floor. Work for the shipyard was done in the shop on the first floor. The shipyard was a busy place for many years and many small vessels and boats were constructed there." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 167. The schooner “Kate Newman” was built at Clark’s Point, Southwest Harbor in 1874.
Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Shipyard
Item:
  • 15959   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 152 Clark Point Road
Description:
"A workshop stood for many years on the shore side of the road almost opposite the above-mentioned house. Many different families occupied the living apartment on the second floor. Work for the shipyard was done in the shop on the first floor. The shipyard was a busy place for many years and many small vessels and boats were constructed there." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 167. The schooner “Kate Newman” was built at Clark’s Point, Southwest Harbor in 1874. [show more]
15888Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Brickyard
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 89-93 Clark Point Rd.
"There were several brickyards on the island. Deacon Clark made bricks from clay on his land and between the houses of Richard Carroll and F. A. Birlem on the Clark Point Road the depression from which the clay was taken may yet be seen." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 89. According to Ralph Stanley the clay was dug from the stream coming down the hill between what are now two properties and the bricks were made across the road on the shore. – Ralph Stanley 2015.
Deacon Henry Higgins Clark Brickyard
Item:
  • 15888   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Building Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 89-93 Clark Point Rd.
Description:
"There were several brickyards on the island. Deacon Clark made bricks from clay on his land and between the houses of Richard Carroll and F. A. Birlem on the Clark Point Road the depression from which the clay was taken may yet be seen." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 89. According to Ralph Stanley the clay was dug from the stream coming down the hill between what are now two properties and the bricks were made across the road on the shore. – Ralph Stanley 2015. [show more]
15866The Tweed Shop
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Business Shop
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 410 Main Street
The Tweed Shop
Item:
  • 15866   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Business Shop
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 410 Main Street
15865Soly Caruso Gas Station and Take Out
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Businesses, Service Station Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 248 Main Street
Soly Caruso Gas Station and Take Out
Item:
  • 15865   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Businesses, Service Station Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 248 Main Street
15864Jimmy’s Lunch Room, Lobster Pound and Gas Station
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 173 Clark Point Road
The business started when Jimmy moved an old building he had been using to house chickens from his property on Clark Point Road, to the end of Clark Point and began to sell lobsters from it. He then expanded it in to a lunch room and installed gas pumps out front.
Jimmy’s Lunch Room, Lobster Pound and Gas Station
Item:
  • 15864   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 173 Clark Point Road
Description:
The business started when Jimmy moved an old building he had been using to house chickens from his property on Clark Point Road, to the end of Clark Point and began to sell lobsters from it. He then expanded it in to a lunch room and installed gas pumps out front.
15863Augustus Clark’s Store, Barn & Bowling Alley
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 10 Town Wharf Way
Augustus Clark’s Store, Barn & Bowling Alley
Item:
  • 15863   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 10 Town Wharf Way
15530Elmwood Cafe
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 366 Main Street
Elmwood Cafe
Item:
  • 15530   
Accession #:
  • 1175
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 366 Main Street
15001Harborside Industries
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Southwest Harbor
Howe D. Higgins turned a hobby into a profitable business making plaster figurines and souvenirs of the state of Maine.
Harborside Industries
Item:
  • 15001   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Howe D. Higgins turned a hobby into a profitable business making plaster figurines and souvenirs of the state of Maine.
14971Village Wash Tub
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 297 Main Street
Village Wash Tub
Item:
  • 14971   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 297 Main Street
14956Dave's Dairy Delight
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 297 Main Street
Dave's Dairy Delight
Item:
  • 14956   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 297 Main Street
14954Benson's Laundromat
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 297 Main Street
The business was started in 1954. Known as "Benson's Laundromat" in 1960, the washing machines were Westinghouse Commercial machines.
Benson's Laundromat
Item:
  • 14954   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Laundromat Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 297 Main Street
Description:
The business was started in 1954. Known as "Benson's Laundromat" in 1960, the washing machines were Westinghouse Commercial machines.
14715A.L. Gilley Barber Shop
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • Southwest Harbor
“Returning now to the village comer and going toward the wharf at Clark Point—the building owned and occupied by the Jackson Market was originally A. L. [Arthur A.] Gilley's barber shop ; a small building which forms but a fraction of the present structure. It has been owned by several who have made changes and additions and greatly increased its size.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 156 - 1938 Arthur Alonzo Gilley inherited this barber shop property in 1922 from his mother, Julia I. (Moore) Gilley Marson. Arthur was practicing as a barber in Bath, Maine in 1920 and in 1930.
A.L. Gilley Barber Shop
Item:
  • 14715   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Service Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
“Returning now to the village comer and going toward the wharf at Clark Point—the building owned and occupied by the Jackson Market was originally A. L. [Arthur A.] Gilley's barber shop ; a small building which forms but a fraction of the present structure. It has been owned by several who have made changes and additions and greatly increased its size.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 156 - 1938 Arthur Alonzo Gilley inherited this barber shop property in 1922 from his mother, Julia I. (Moore) Gilley Marson. Arthur was practicing as a barber in Bath, Maine in 1920 and in 1930. [show more]
14544Hannah Bunker Gilley’s Millinery and Fancy Goods
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Business Shop
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 306 Main Street
Hannah Bunker Gilley’s Millinery and Fancy Goods
Item:
  • 14544   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Business Shop
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 306 Main Street
14397D. L. Mayo's Cash Store
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Southwest Harbor
D. L. Mayo's Cash Store
Item:
  • 14397   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
14371Bryant Bradley Studio, Southwest Harbor
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Photography Business
  • Southwest Harbor
Bryant Bradley Studio, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 14371   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Photography Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
14140Hot Flash Anny
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Business Shop
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 4 Clark Point Road
Hot Flash Anny
Item:
  • 14140   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Business Shop
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 4 Clark Point Road
13916Carroll Drug Store
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 3 Village Green Way
Built on the site of the Carroll house on Main Street after the 1922 fire destroyed the house.
Carroll Drug Store
Item:
  • 13916   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 3 Village Green Way
Description:
Built on the site of the Carroll house on Main Street after the 1922 fire destroyed the house.