Rebecca, an attractive and lively teenager, was 15 years old at the time of this dance. Judging from her scrapbook she seems to have enjoyed all the social events of her time and wrote on this ticket, "Wonderful Time."
Description: Rebecca, an attractive and lively teenager, was 15 years old at the time of this dance. Judging from her scrapbook she seems to have enjoyed all the social events of her time and wrote on this ticket, "Wonderful Time."
Foreground – Left to Right: Ashley Coombs Mrs. Coombs ne Bailey Against the back wall – Left to Right skipping: Benjamin A.G. Fuller - Curator of the Penobscot Marine Museum – bearded man behind woman in blue shirt. Mary Elizabeth Joy Stanley (1991-), daughter of Edward Warren Stanley, in green. Sarah Ann Stanley (1993-), daughter of Edward Warren Stanley, in white shirt with black markings. Constance “Connie” (Robbins) Stanley, Mrs. Edward Warren Stanley (1969-) Nathaniel Lewis Stanley (1999-), son of Edward Warren Stanley) – boy to the right of Connie. Mary Rowena Stanley Abbott (1944-), Mrs. Roy Irving Abbott Stanley, in front of window. Roy Irving Abbott (1945) – in front of window. Richard Beebe Dudman (1918) – along wall with red bow tie. Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918), Mrs. Richard Beebe Dudman.
Description: Foreground – Left to Right: Ashley Coombs Mrs. Coombs ne Bailey Against the back wall – Left to Right skipping: Benjamin A.G. Fuller - Curator of the Penobscot Marine Museum – bearded man behind woman in blue shirt. Mary Elizabeth Joy Stanley (1991-), daughter of Edward Warren Stanley, in green. Sarah Ann Stanley (1993-), daughter of Edward Warren Stanley, in white shirt with black markings. Constance “Connie” (Robbins) Stanley, Mrs. Edward Warren Stanley (1969-) Nathaniel Lewis Stanley (1999-), son of Edward Warren Stanley) – boy to the right of Connie. Mary Rowena Stanley Abbott (1944-), Mrs. Roy Irving Abbott Stanley, in front of window. Roy Irving Abbott (1945) – in front of window. Richard Beebe Dudman (1918) – along wall with red bow tie. Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918), Mrs. Richard Beebe Dudman. [show more]
The Way Back Balls were held between 1948 and 1957, and possibly before. SWHPL #14597 shows a ticket to the Way Bak Ball in 1928 - note the different spelling. The twenty-five Sou'Westers held a Way Back (gay nineties) ball in the spring of each year during the 1950's at the VIA (Village Improvement Association) hall in Manset (the Thibodeau home in 2006). Miles Grindle talks about Wayback Balls in his recount of growing up in Northeast Harbor in the 1930's: “’Wayback Balls’ were held, when everyone dressed in old fashioned clothes, tux and top hats, long dresses, or overalls with plaid shirts. These dances were by invitation only, restricted to voting age, by a member of chartered ‘Waybackers’. The main snack, provided during intermission, was dry fish. Probably most people reading this journal have not experienced the joy of occasionally eating a piece of dry fish. The local fishermen would catch small codfish, and let the wind dry them on their boats, then strip the fish off the skin, and put them in jars. Alcohol was not allowed on the premises, but those who indulged kept their bottles in their cars.” - “The Local Boy: Growing up in Northeast Harbor, Maine in the 1930’s” by Miles Grindle, p. 29 – n.d. [2006] – Privately published – in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
Description: The Way Back Balls were held between 1948 and 1957, and possibly before. SWHPL #14597 shows a ticket to the Way Bak Ball in 1928 - note the different spelling. The twenty-five Sou'Westers held a Way Back (gay nineties) ball in the spring of each year during the 1950's at the VIA (Village Improvement Association) hall in Manset (the Thibodeau home in 2006). Miles Grindle talks about Wayback Balls in his recount of growing up in Northeast Harbor in the 1930's: “’Wayback Balls’ were held, when everyone dressed in old fashioned clothes, tux and top hats, long dresses, or overalls with plaid shirts. These dances were by invitation only, restricted to voting age, by a member of chartered ‘Waybackers’. The main snack, provided during intermission, was dry fish. Probably most people reading this journal have not experienced the joy of occasionally eating a piece of dry fish. The local fishermen would catch small codfish, and let the wind dry them on their boats, then strip the fish off the skin, and put them in jars. Alcohol was not allowed on the premises, but those who indulged kept their bottles in their cars.” - “The Local Boy: Growing up in Northeast Harbor, Maine in the 1930’s” by Miles Grindle, p. 29 – n.d. [2006] – Privately published – in the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library. [show more]
Left to right: Fannie S. (Savage) Bennett - Mrs. Edward Harry Bennett (1894-1964) Edward Harold "Harry" Bennett (1890-1965) Myra "Midie" (Gilley) Stanley - Mrs. Burnham Manchester Stanley (1909-2001) Burnham "Ham" Manchester Stanley (1903-1970)
Description: Left to right: Fannie S. (Savage) Bennett - Mrs. Edward Harry Bennett (1894-1964) Edward Harold "Harry" Bennett (1890-1965) Myra "Midie" (Gilley) Stanley - Mrs. Burnham Manchester Stanley (1909-2001) Burnham "Ham" Manchester Stanley (1903-1970)
Facing lady left of center: Eunice (Palmer) Gilley - Mrs. Philip Frederick Morse Gilley (1897-1987) Couple at right: Eva M. (Thurston) Reed - Mrs. Ralph D. Reed (1919-2006) Ralph D. Reed (1915-1997)
Description: Facing lady left of center: Eunice (Palmer) Gilley - Mrs. Philip Frederick Morse Gilley (1897-1987) Couple at right: Eva M. (Thurston) Reed - Mrs. Ralph D. Reed (1919-2006) Ralph D. Reed (1915-1997)
Left to Right: Raymond C. Whitmore (1889-1971) - in checkered suit Dancing Couple: Geraldine (Hodgkins) Thurston (1924-1960) - Mrs. Leslie William Thurston - Leslie William Thurston's 2nd wife Leslie William Thurston (1921-)
Description: Left to Right: Raymond C. Whitmore (1889-1971) - in checkered suit Dancing Couple: Geraldine (Hodgkins) Thurston (1924-1960) - Mrs. Leslie William Thurston - Leslie William Thurston's 2nd wife Leslie William Thurston (1921-)
Dancing Couple Left Foreground: Hester L. (Gordon) Brown - Mrs. Chester Edwin Brown (1916-2002) Chester Edwin "Plug" Brown (1914-1982) - owned the Central House Hotel, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Description: Dancing Couple Left Foreground: Hester L. (Gordon) Brown - Mrs. Chester Edwin Brown (1916-2002) Chester Edwin "Plug" Brown (1914-1982) - owned the Central House Hotel, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Left to Right: Alfred Small Worcester (1913-1978) Ralph "Red" Hamilton Long, Sr. (1906-1972) - married to Idabelle Worcester, Alfred Worcester's sister
Description: Left to Right: Alfred Small Worcester (1913-1978) Ralph "Red" Hamilton Long, Sr. (1906-1972) - married to Idabelle Worcester, Alfred Worcester's sister
Left to Right: Mary E. (Harriman) Carroll - Mrs. Richard Thornton Carroll (1911-2003) Martha Theodore - Mrs. James Theodore James Theodore (c. 1905-) Ruth M. (Thurston) Grindle - Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) Unknown man
Description: Left to Right: Mary E. (Harriman) Carroll - Mrs. Richard Thornton Carroll (1911-2003) Martha Theodore - Mrs. James Theodore James Theodore (c. 1905-) Ruth M. (Thurston) Grindle - Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) Unknown man