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134391914 Model Peerless Bicyle
  • Reference
  • Transportation, Cycle, Bicycle
134411921 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
  • Reference
  • Transportation, Motorcycle
15047Buckboard Riding
  • Reference
  • Transportation, Wagon
"The other outdoor sport of the time was buckboard riding. There were several livery stables here… In the afternoon, summer visitors…would hire these buckboards, first having to send a small boy with the message because there were no telephones then, and would drive to all parts of the island - Bar Harbor, Jordan Pond, Bubble Pond, and even to the western side of the island. People were so keen on driving that they would sometimes take the "J.T. Morse" in the afternoon to Southwest Harbor, hire a team there, and drive all around the western side of the island. Then they would hire some kind of motorboat to bring them back from the Claremont House in the early evening." - Mount Desert - An Informal History Edited by Gunnar Hansen, section written by Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, p. 182-3 - 1989. "The buckboard deserves particular mention, as being the vehicle best suited to the roads of the island. The first buckboard was rudely fashioned out of two pairs of wheels with a couple of planks stretched between them, and seats nailed or tied on the planks. But it has developed wonderfully, and some of the buckboards of the present day are marvels of the builder's and painter's arts. Many of them are now shipped to all parts of the country for people who have first seen the vehicle here. The gentle swaying motion of the board while traveling at full speed over the hilly roads is simply delightful; and no person who has ever ridden on one wishes to use any other kind of vehicle during his stay." - A Guide to Bar Harbor published by W.H. Sherman, p. 34 - 1897. “Early buckboards were constructed out of two pairs of wheels with wooden planks attached between them. One to four seats were commonly attached to the planks. The crude buckboard evolved into the more refined examples that survive today… A buckboard ride is amazingly comfortable because of the spring action of the planks away from the axles. – Charles Morrill 11/04/07. Before the arrival of buckboards a wagon ride was a bumpy affair. In the 1820s, the Abbot Downing Company of Concord, New Hampshire developed a system whereby the bodies of stagecoaches were supported on leather straps called "thoroughbraces", which gave a swinging motion instead of the jolting up and down of a spring suspension (the stagecoach itself was sometimes called a "thoroughbrace") - Wikipedia. “At the four corners of the frame [of a Concord coach] were firmly braced S-shaped iron standards. At the upper ends these connected with the iron “shackles” that held the heavy leather straps, or thorough braces, on which the body of the coach rested.” - “Wagons, Mules and Men: How the Frontier Moved West” by Nick Eggenhofer, published by Hastings House Publishers - 1961 - p. 161. “The invention and perfection of the steel spring brought out a rash of vehicles designed for short-distance travel… In the post-Civil War period especially, spring carriages were produced in mounting proportions, with the buggy and the surrey most popular and numerous and the phaeton a close third; in the West, the buckboard rivaled the buggy in popularity.” - “Wagons, Mules and Men: How the Frontier Moved West” by Nick Eggenhofer, published by Hastings House Publishers - 1961 - p. 131 The buckboard “had a slatted bottom, which acted as a kind of spring, besides having a spring seat.” - “Wagons, Mules and Men: How the Frontier Moved West” by Nick Eggenhofer, published by Hastings House Publishers - 1961 - p. 133 In their heyday, it was not uncommon to see dozens of buckboards parked “at the ready” near resort hotels, train depots and ferry piers. The majority of tourists arrived by steamship and needed transportation once on Mount Desert Island. Buckboards pulled by up to four horses were available for hire at most livery stables. These stables quickly realized transporting groups of as many as twelve tourists around beautiful Mount Desert Island was lucrative business. These horse-drawn tours continued longer here than at most resort communities because cars were banned from Mount Desert Island until 1915.” - “Collection Corner: Bar Harbor Buckboard” by Greg Cuffey - “Down The Lane” Skyline Farm Newsletter, June-September 2006, Accessed online 11/01/07; http://www.skylinefarm.org/newsletter.asp W.H. & H.E. Davis were brothers who took over their father’s business in 1880. They made a specialty of “improved” buckboards. In addition to their workshop in Ellsworth, the Davis brothers had premises in Bar Harbor, a fashionable summer resort.
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"The other outdoor sport of the time was buckboard riding. There were several livery stables here… In the afternoon, summer visitors…would hire these buckboards, first having to send a small boy with the message because there were no telephones then, and would drive to all parts of the island - Bar Harbor, Jordan Pond, Bubble Pond, and even to the western side of the island. People were so keen on driving that they would sometimes take the "J.T. Morse" in the afternoon to Southwest Harbor, hire a team there, and drive all around the western side of the island. Then they would hire some kind of motorboat to bring them back from the Claremont House in the early evening." - Mount Desert - An Informal History Edited by Gunnar Hansen, section written by Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, p. 182-3 - 1989. "The buckboard deserves particular mention, as being the vehicle best suited to the roads of the island. The first buckboard was rudely fashioned out of two pairs of wheels with a couple of planks stretched between them, and seats nailed or tied on the planks. But it has developed wonderfully, and some of the buckboards of the present day are marvels of the builder's and painter's arts. Many of them are now shipped to all parts of the country for people who have first seen the vehicle here. The gentle swaying motion of the board while traveling at full speed over the hilly roads is simply delightful; and no person who has ever ridden on one wishes to use any other kind of vehicle during his stay." - A Guide to Bar Harbor published by W.H. Sherman, p. 34 - 1897. “Early buckboards were constructed out of two pairs of wheels with wooden planks attached between them. One to four seats were commonly attached to the planks. The crude buckboard evolved into the more refined examples that survive today… A buckboard ride is amazingly comfortable because of the spring action of the planks away from the axles. – Charles Morrill 11/04/07. Before the arrival of buckboards a wagon ride was a bumpy affair. In the 1820s, the Abbot Downing Company of Concord, New Hampshire developed a system whereby the bodies of stagecoaches were supported on leather straps called "thoroughbraces", which gave a swinging motion instead of the jolting up and down of a spring suspension (the stagecoach itself was sometimes called a "thoroughbrace") - Wikipedia. “At the four corners of the frame [of a Concord coach] were firmly braced S-shaped iron standards. At the upper ends these connected with the iron “shackles” that held the heavy leather straps, or thorough braces, on which the body of the coach rested.” - “Wagons, Mules and Men: How the Frontier Moved West” by Nick Eggenhofer, published by Hastings House Publishers - 1961 - p. 161. “The invention and perfection of the steel spring brought out a rash of vehicles designed for short-distance travel… In the post-Civil War period especially, spring carriages were produced in mounting proportions, with the buggy and the surrey most popular and numerous and the phaeton a close third; in the West, the buckboard rivaled the buggy in popularity.” - “Wagons, Mules and Men: How the Frontier Moved West” by Nick Eggenhofer, published by Hastings House Publishers - 1961 - p. 131 The buckboard “had a slatted bottom, which acted as a kind of spring, besides having a spring seat.” - “Wagons, Mules and Men: How the Frontier Moved West” by Nick Eggenhofer, published by Hastings House Publishers - 1961 - p. 133 In their heyday, it was not uncommon to see dozens of buckboards parked “at the ready” near resort hotels, train depots and ferry piers. The majority of tourists arrived by steamship and needed transportation once on Mount Desert Island. Buckboards pulled by up to four horses were available for hire at most livery stables. These stables quickly realized transporting groups of as many as twelve tourists around beautiful Mount Desert Island was lucrative business. These horse-drawn tours continued longer here than at most resort communities because cars were banned from Mount Desert Island until 1915.” - “Collection Corner: Bar Harbor Buckboard” by Greg Cuffey - “Down The Lane” Skyline Farm Newsletter, June-September 2006, Accessed online 11/01/07; http://www.skylinefarm.org/newsletter.asp W.H. & H.E. Davis were brothers who took over their father’s business in 1880. They made a specialty of “improved” buckboards. In addition to their workshop in Ellsworth, the Davis brothers had premises in Bar Harbor, a fashionable summer resort. [show more]
12451James Francis Frank Carroll, William Lloyd Carroll and Helena Nellie Thornton Carroll
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • 1941 c.
  • Bangor ME
2141SWH to Houlton by Auto
  • Map, Annotated Map
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • The National Survey Co., Chester, Vermont, L. [Lawton] V. Crocker, Typographer, 1928
  • 1928
  • Maine, State
A map showing the early automobile route from Houlton to Southwest Harbor (part of the Aroostook Trail), Maine was assembled from Crocker plates 31, 36, 41, 42 and 45 superimposed on the CRAM 1902 map of Maine to show the location of the route.
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A map showing the early automobile route from Houlton to Southwest Harbor (part of the Aroostook Trail), Maine was assembled from Crocker plates 31, 36, 41, 42 and 45 superimposed on the CRAM 1902 map of Maine to show the location of the route.
9214Crew at the Addison Packing Company, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Cannery Business
  • People
  • Transportation, Cycle, Bicycle
  • 1914
  • Southwest Harbor
The young man at the right of the photograph is probably holding a c. 1914 Sears & Roebuck Peerless bicycle with pneumatic tires.
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The young man at the right of the photograph is probably holding a c. 1914 Sears & Roebuck Peerless bicycle with pneumatic tires.
8266Robert Lindsay Smallidge Sr. and his Honeymoon Motorcycle
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Transportation, Motorcycle
  • Turner - Helen Nathalie (Turner) Smallidge
  • 1921-05
  • Northern Maine
Robert Lindsay Smallidge, Sr's 1921 Harley-Davidson JDS Sidecar Model was identified by fender and sidecard shapes using pictures and description from “The Encyclopedia of the Harley-Davidson” by Peter Henshaw & Ian Kerr, p. 18, 21, 30, 135 - 2006. Corroborating identification was made using several web sites. Judging from photographs of previous Harley-Davidson models we assume that Robert bought the cycle new in anticipation of his honeymoon. Robert and Nathalie's honeymoon was spent exploring northern Maine on Robert's motorcycle and it seems probable that this photograph was taken on that trip. Their son, Robert Lindsay Smallidge Jr. remembered their telling their children that Robert was passing a car while driving the cycle and Nathalie, in the sidecar, collided with the other vehicle. This photograph was probably taken by Helen Nathalie (Turner) Smallidge.
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Robert Lindsay Smallidge, Sr's 1921 Harley-Davidson JDS Sidecar Model was identified by fender and sidecard shapes using pictures and description from “The Encyclopedia of the Harley-Davidson” by Peter Henshaw & Ian Kerr, p. 18, 21, 30, 135 - 2006. Corroborating identification was made using several web sites. Judging from photographs of previous Harley-Davidson models we assume that Robert bought the cycle new in anticipation of his honeymoon. Robert and Nathalie's honeymoon was spent exploring northern Maine on Robert's motorcycle and it seems probable that this photograph was taken on that trip. Their son, Robert Lindsay Smallidge Jr. remembered their telling their children that Robert was passing a car while driving the cycle and Nathalie, in the sidecar, collided with the other vehicle. This photograph was probably taken by Helen Nathalie (Turner) Smallidge. [show more]
11132The Bar Harbor Express Between Bangor, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1907-11-02
Printed in Germany
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Printed in Germany
5534Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
5536Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
5537Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1882
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
6329Green Mountain Railway Terminal at Eagle Lake
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1880 c.
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
6330Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
  • 1883
  • Acadia National Park, HCTPR
6608Catalog Page for 1924 Essex Automobile
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • 1924
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
This photograph is included to illustrate a story that Ralph Stanley tells about his "Uncle Jimmy and the Essex Car." Ralph recounted the story while helping to identify the houses shown in SWHPL 6138.
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This photograph is included to illustrate a story that Ralph Stanley tells about his "Uncle Jimmy and the Essex Car." Ralph recounted the story while helping to identify the houses shown in SWHPL 6138.
7344William Wiggy Edgar Herrick and Children with Horse and Buggy on Maple Lane
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • 1938 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
The brick building in the background is Pemetic High School on Main Street. The shed or barn at the left of the photograph, no longer standing, belonged to the Wilbur C. Wallace House on Clark Point Road at the corner of Maple Lane. William Edgar Herrick is driving the buggy. The children from Left to Right are: Richard Wilbur Herrick, William's grandson Gail Edith Perkins, later Mrs. David King Yvonne Marie Gallant, later Mrs. Norman N. Lambert
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The brick building in the background is Pemetic High School on Main Street. The shed or barn at the left of the photograph, no longer standing, belonged to the Wilbur C. Wallace House on Clark Point Road at the corner of Maple Lane. William Edgar Herrick is driving the buggy. The children from Left to Right are: Richard Wilbur Herrick, William's grandson Gail Edith Perkins, later Mrs. David King Yvonne Marie Gallant, later Mrs. Norman N. Lambert [show more]
6335W.H. Davis, Bar Harbor Buckboard Builder Advertisement
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Ware Brothers, Philadelphia
  • 1897
  • Bar Harbor
"Famous Tally-Ho Buckboard, Seating Fifteen People including Driver. - All sizes of Bar Harbor Buckboards…Carriage Repairing and Painting of every Description - W.H. Davis, Bar Harbor Buckboard Builder" - An advertisement appearing in A Guide to Bar Harbor published by W.H. Sherman, p. 104 - 1897
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"Famous Tally-Ho Buckboard, Seating Fifteen People including Driver. - All sizes of Bar Harbor Buckboards…Carriage Repairing and Painting of every Description - W.H. Davis, Bar Harbor Buckboard Builder" - An advertisement appearing in A Guide to Bar Harbor published by W.H. Sherman, p. 104 - 1897
7760Southwest Harbor Bus Lines
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Bus
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-02
The front of the bus says "Charter" and the destinations on the side list Ellsworth, S.W Harbor, Bernard, McKinley (now Bass Harbor) and Manset.
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The front of the bus says "Charter" and the destinations on the side list Ellsworth, S.W Harbor, Bernard, McKinley (now Bass Harbor) and Manset.
7909Abandoned Wagon and Farmhouse in Snow at Indian Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Transportation, Wagon
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1960-02
  • Mount Desert
7910Abandoned Wagon and Barn in Snow at Indian Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
  • Transportation, Wagon
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1960-02
  • Mount Desert
9523Opening Day at the Bar Harbor-Yarmouth Ferry Terminal, Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Terminal, Marine Terminal
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1956-06-08
  • Bar Harbor
Automobiles along the road at front - Left to Right: The automobile with the hood open is a 1954 Ford Hardtop. 1948 Chrysler 1950-1951 Studebaker Behind tree - 1953 Ford station wagon. W.H. Ballard wrote this note on the negative sleeve for the photograph: "“Bluenose” Ferry Terminal, Bar Harbor, ME; taken the day the Bar Harbor-Yarmouth ferry was officially welcomed (service had been on since the early part of January). Blowing a hard SE gale, and I had to press down so hard on the camera that the tripod sagged. I was the only one who remained on the ridge."
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Automobiles along the road at front - Left to Right: The automobile with the hood open is a 1954 Ford Hardtop. 1948 Chrysler 1950-1951 Studebaker Behind tree - 1953 Ford station wagon. W.H. Ballard wrote this note on the negative sleeve for the photograph: "“Bluenose” Ferry Terminal, Bar Harbor, ME; taken the day the Bar Harbor-Yarmouth ferry was officially welcomed (service had been on since the early part of January). Blowing a hard SE gale, and I had to press down so hard on the camera that the tripod sagged. I was the only one who remained on the ridge." [show more]
10404Wilford Howard Kittredge, Milton Donald Kittredge and Sarah Tenney Carroll, Mrs. Wilford H. Kittredge
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cyanotype
  • People
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958)
  • Southwest Harbor
Left to Right: Wilford Howard Kittredge (1881-1950) Milton Donald Kittredge (1905-1986) Sarah Tenney Kittredge, Mrs. Wilford Howard Kittredge (1880-1960)
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Left to Right: Wilford Howard Kittredge (1881-1950) Milton Donald Kittredge (1905-1986) Sarah Tenney Kittredge, Mrs. Wilford Howard Kittredge (1880-1960)
11789Schooner Theoline at the Dock in New York City
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Morgan - F. Allan Morgan Studio
  • New York NY
5060Buggy at Steamboat Wharf
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf, Steamboat Wharf
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1890
  • Southwest Harbor
5286Fred Cutter Parker, Jack Cutter Parker and William "Willie" Edwin Parker on a Buckboard
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-08-20
  • Southwest Harbor
Fred, Jack and Willy Parker were three of William Gilman and Ada Eldora Clark Parker's children. The photograph was taken near 148 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine - the William Gilman Parker House.
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Fred, Jack and Willy Parker were three of William Gilman and Ada Eldora Clark Parker's children. The photograph was taken near 148 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine - the William Gilman Parker House.
5385Moses Morse Sawin and Sawin's Express on Oxford Street, Cambridge
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1892-04-07
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
This photograph was taken on Oxford Street, bordering the Harvard University campus, which was 6 blocks southwest from Jennie L. Rand's(Henry Lathrop Rand's mother) house on Kirkland Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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This photograph was taken on Oxford Street, bordering the Harvard University campus, which was 6 blocks southwest from Jennie L. Rand's(Henry Lathrop Rand's mother) house on Kirkland Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.