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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
5223H.G. Reed Store
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
  • 1944 c.
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
H.G. Reed Store
Item:
  • 5223   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Store
Date:
  • 1944 c.
Place:
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Reed Family
Tags:
store
5380Kada II and her Builders at the Bass Harbor Boat Shop
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1942
  • Tremont, Bernard
Men standing in front of boat from left to right: Wooster - Ralph E. Wooster (1903-1979) Freeman - Allen E. Freeman, Jr. (1908-2002) Rich – Robert Farnsworth Rich (1915-1981) Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996) Rich - Ronald Dean Rich (1913-1997) The three Rich brothers shown in the photograph were sons of boatbuilder Clifton Melbourne Rich.
Kada II and her Builders at the Bass Harbor Boat Shop
Item:
  • 5380   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • 1942
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins
Description:
Men standing in front of boat from left to right: Wooster - Ralph E. Wooster (1903-1979) Freeman - Allen E. Freeman, Jr. (1908-2002) Rich – Robert Farnsworth Rich (1915-1981) Rich - Roger Clifton Rich (1913-1996) Rich - Ronald Dean Rich (1913-1997) The three Rich brothers shown in the photograph were sons of boatbuilder Clifton Melbourne Rich.
5381Herm Farley's Barn
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Photomechanical Print
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
  • Chamberlain - Samuel Vance Chamberlain (1895-1975)
  • 1941 c.
  • Tremont, Bernard
  • Baldwin Corner
Herm Farley's Barn
Item:
  • 5381   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Photomechanical Print
Subject:
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
Creator:
  • Chamberlain - Samuel Vance Chamberlain (1895-1975)
Date:
  • 1941 c.
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Baldwin Corner
Source:
  • Collection of Meredith Rich Hutchins
5574Gordon & White Garage with Gas Pumps
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1948-02
  • Southwest Harbor
Gordon & White Garage with Gas Pumps
Item:
  • 5574   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Automotive Repair Business
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1948-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
gas pump
5591Automobiles Parked at the Claremont Hotel
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • 1942 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 20 Claremont Road
Automobiles Parked at the Claremont Hotel
Item:
  • 5591   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Date:
  • 1942 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 20 Claremont Road
5605The Southwest Harbor Public Library Volunteers - First Cataloguing Books
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1940-03-14
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
The Southwest Harbor Public Library Volunteers - First Cataloguing Books
Item:
  • 5605   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1940-03-14
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5606The Southwest Harbor Public Library Volunteers - First Cataloguing Books
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1940-03-14
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
The Southwest Harbor Public Library Volunteers - First Cataloguing Books
Item:
  • 5606   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1940-03-14
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Seawall
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5607The Southwest Harbor Public Library Children's Reading Club
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1942-08-27
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
The Southwest Harbor Public Library Children's Reading Club
Item:
  • 5607   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1942-08-27
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
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]
5608The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Children's Reading Club Award Winners
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1942-08-27
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Children's Reading Club Award Winners
Item:
  • 5608   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1942-08-27
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
zoomable
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]
5609The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Story Hour
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1942-08-27
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Story Hour
Item:
  • 5609   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1942-08-27
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5614Ruth E. Lawrence, Director of the Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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.
Ruth E. Lawrence, Director of the Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 5614   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
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.
5619Children's Book Week 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1941-11-02
  • Southwest Harbor
Shows the 1939 addition to the library - View is from the front of the library looking back
Children's Book Week 1941
Item:
  • 5619   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1941-11-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
Shows the 1939 addition to the library - View is from the front of the library looking back
5620Children's Book Week 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1941-11-02
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
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."
Children's Book Week 1941
Item:
  • 5620   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1941-11-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
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."
5621The Southwest Harbor Public Library 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1941-11-02
  • Southwest Harbor
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."
The Southwest Harbor Public Library 1941
Item:
  • 5621   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1941-11-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
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."
5627The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Round Table Meeting
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-05-22
  • Southwest Harbor
The meeting was held at the back of the Library in the Reading Room. Seated from Left to Right: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - Cynthia Beatrice (Rich) Stanley - Mrs. Harvey Dean Stanley (1887-1952) 05 - Grace Marian Simmons (1877-1953) - seated at table front left 06 - Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) 07 - (Behind Cad Lawler) Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood - Mrs. Llewellyn J. Norwood (1888-1970) - Librarian, Bernard Library 08 - Marian Shaw (possibly 1894-1966) – State Library - seated next to Ruth Lawrence 09 - Ruth Eleanor Lawrence (1905-1992) – Librarian, SWHPL 10 - Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) 11 - (Plaid ribbon on hat) possibly Bessie Noyes (1897-1981) 12 - 13 - 14 - Emma J. (Coggins) Norwood - Mrs. Robie Milton Norwood, Jr. (1872-1951) 15 - 16 - Edith Evans – Librarian, Jessup Library, Bar Harbor 17 - Fernald – Louise Lawton (Fernald) Goulding (1873-1963) Standing from Left to Right: 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - Dorris Myrtle (Dickey) Parker, Mrs. Chester R. Parker (1905-) Librarian, Blue Hill Library 22 - 23 - Dorothy (Pearson) Rand - Mrs. Henry Lathrop Rand (1889-1973) 24 - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton - Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (1871-1958) - Author of “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” - 1938 08 - Persons known to have attended, but not yet identified in the picture: Miss Mary Chester Buchan (1887-1986) Miss Mabel duPont Colvin (1877-1957) Mrs. Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood (1888-1970) Mrs. Llewellyn Joseph Norwood Also ? Miss Bessie M. Noyes (1897-1981) Mrs. Frances Brotemarkle (1903-1976) Mrs. Raymond P. Brotemarkle "The round table meeting of the librarians will be held at the library on Thursday, May 22, opening at 10 o'clock. The meeting is called by Miss Marion Shaw of the State Library and invitations have been sent to the librarians of Hancock and Washington and Waldo Counties, so a large attendance is expected. Tea will be served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor library. Of the 20 or more public libraries in Hancock County, seven are on Mount Desert Island." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 10 - Mrs. Seth Thornton, Corr., Southwest Harbor, Telephone 66. "Librarians Met At Southwest Harbor Thursday The Round Table of Librarians held Thursday at the public library here was attended by 22 librarians and library trustees from out of town in spite of the rainy day, which doubtless kept others at home. Miss Marian Shaw of the State Library at Augusta presided. The morning session opened at 10 o'clock, beginning with the welcome to the town and a sketch of the history of the Southwest Harbor Library by Mrs. Seth Thornton, who described the small beginning 68 years ago to the present comfortable, well equipped and well stocked library. Discussion of problems arising in the work brought out many good ideas and suggestions from Miss Shaw's experience. The subjects were how long to keep current magazines on hand, when to discard books, restrictions as to lending books of doubtful value and Mrs. Chester R. Parker of the Bluehill [sic] Library, gave a demonstration of mending and rebinding books. Lunch was served at the Carpenter Restaurant and the meeting resumed at 2 o'clock. Miss Shaw showed some children's books useful in teaching race relations, several discussions followed and there was a demonstration of story telling. [sic] Tea was served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor Library. Those attending from out of town were: Miss Marian Shaw of Augusta, Mrs. Harriet V. C. Ogden, Mrs. J. H. Evans, of Bar Harbor, Mrs. Cynthia Stanley, Manset; Edith V. Vaughan, Frances W. Weeks, Gertrude F. Durham, Belfast: Charlotte Norwood, Bernard, Mrs. C. A. Haynes, Miss Marion Wyman, Mrs. J. J. Duffy, Mrs. E. C. Osgood of Ellsworth; Mrs. Chester R. Parker, Mrs. Jerold M. Hinckley, Mrs. Josie Parker, of Bluehill; Mrs. Lester Wentworth of East Bluehill; Mrs. Gerald Butler, Winifred M. Whitten, Gladys S. Thurston of Belfast; Virginia S. Beatty, Edna M. Handy and Carolyn S. ? of Amherst. Those attending from the village were Miss Ruth Lawrence, librarian; Miss Grace M. Simmons, Miss Mabel Colvin, Mrs. R. M. Norwood, Mrs. Allen J. Lawler, Mrs. H. L. Rand, Miss Mary C. Buchan, Mrs. L. M. Goulding, Miss Elizabeth Lawler, Mrs. Seth S. Thornton. Miss Shaw pronounced the occasion one of the most successful held in small communities." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 29, 1947, page 1.
The Southwest Harbor Public Library - Round Table Meeting
Item:
  • 5627   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-05-22
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
The meeting was held at the back of the Library in the Reading Room. Seated from Left to Right: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - Cynthia Beatrice (Rich) Stanley - Mrs. Harvey Dean Stanley (1887-1952) 05 - Grace Marian Simmons (1877-1953) - seated at table front left 06 - Ina Caroline "Cad" (Robinson) Lawler - Mrs. Allen Jacob Lawler (1865-1959) 07 - (Behind Cad Lawler) Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood - Mrs. Llewellyn J. Norwood (1888-1970) - Librarian, Bernard Library 08 - Marian Shaw (possibly 1894-1966) – State Library - seated next to Ruth Lawrence 09 - Ruth Eleanor Lawrence (1905-1992) – Librarian, SWHPL 10 - Elizabeth Lawler (1903-1975) 11 - (Plaid ribbon on hat) possibly Bessie Noyes (1897-1981) 12 - 13 - 14 - Emma J. (Coggins) Norwood - Mrs. Robie Milton Norwood, Jr. (1872-1951) 15 - 16 - Edith Evans – Librarian, Jessup Library, Bar Harbor 17 - Fernald – Louise Lawton (Fernald) Goulding (1873-1963) Standing from Left to Right: 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - Dorris Myrtle (Dickey) Parker, Mrs. Chester R. Parker (1905-) Librarian, Blue Hill Library 22 - 23 - Dorothy (Pearson) Rand - Mrs. Henry Lathrop Rand (1889-1973) 24 - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton - Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (1871-1958) - Author of “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” - 1938 08 - Persons known to have attended, but not yet identified in the picture: Miss Mary Chester Buchan (1887-1986) Miss Mabel duPont Colvin (1877-1957) Mrs. Charlotte Baldwin (Kelley) Norwood (1888-1970) Mrs. Llewellyn Joseph Norwood Also ? Miss Bessie M. Noyes (1897-1981) Mrs. Frances Brotemarkle (1903-1976) Mrs. Raymond P. Brotemarkle "The round table meeting of the librarians will be held at the library on Thursday, May 22, opening at 10 o'clock. The meeting is called by Miss Marion Shaw of the State Library and invitations have been sent to the librarians of Hancock and Washington and Waldo Counties, so a large attendance is expected. Tea will be served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor library. Of the 20 or more public libraries in Hancock County, seven are on Mount Desert Island." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 22, 1947, page 10 - Mrs. Seth Thornton, Corr., Southwest Harbor, Telephone 66. "Librarians Met At Southwest Harbor Thursday The Round Table of Librarians held Thursday at the public library here was attended by 22 librarians and library trustees from out of town in spite of the rainy day, which doubtless kept others at home. Miss Marian Shaw of the State Library at Augusta presided. The morning session opened at 10 o'clock, beginning with the welcome to the town and a sketch of the history of the Southwest Harbor Library by Mrs. Seth Thornton, who described the small beginning 68 years ago to the present comfortable, well equipped and well stocked library. Discussion of problems arising in the work brought out many good ideas and suggestions from Miss Shaw's experience. The subjects were how long to keep current magazines on hand, when to discard books, restrictions as to lending books of doubtful value and Mrs. Chester R. Parker of the Bluehill [sic] Library, gave a demonstration of mending and rebinding books. Lunch was served at the Carpenter Restaurant and the meeting resumed at 2 o'clock. Miss Shaw showed some children's books useful in teaching race relations, several discussions followed and there was a demonstration of story telling. [sic] Tea was served by the trustees of the Southwest Harbor Library. Those attending from out of town were: Miss Marian Shaw of Augusta, Mrs. Harriet V. C. Ogden, Mrs. J. H. Evans, of Bar Harbor, Mrs. Cynthia Stanley, Manset; Edith V. Vaughan, Frances W. Weeks, Gertrude F. Durham, Belfast: Charlotte Norwood, Bernard, Mrs. C. A. Haynes, Miss Marion Wyman, Mrs. J. J. Duffy, Mrs. E. C. Osgood of Ellsworth; Mrs. Chester R. Parker, Mrs. Jerold M. Hinckley, Mrs. Josie Parker, of Bluehill; Mrs. Lester Wentworth of East Bluehill; Mrs. Gerald Butler, Winifred M. Whitten, Gladys S. Thurston of Belfast; Virginia S. Beatty, Edna M. Handy and Carolyn S. ? of Amherst. Those attending from the village were Miss Ruth Lawrence, librarian; Miss Grace M. Simmons, Miss Mabel Colvin, Mrs. R. M. Norwood, Mrs. Allen J. Lawler, Mrs. H. L. Rand, Miss Mary C. Buchan, Mrs. L. M. Goulding, Miss Elizabeth Lawler, Mrs. Seth S. Thornton. Miss Shaw pronounced the occasion one of the most successful held in small communities." - Bar Harbor Times, Thursday, May 29, 1947, page 1. [show more]
5637The Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • 1941
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 338 Main Street
The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 5637   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Civic, Library
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 338 Main Street
5650Surf and Spruce Branch at Otter Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1941-01
  • Acadia National Park
  • Otter Point
Surf and Spruce Branch at Otter Point
Item:
  • 5650   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1941-01
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Otter Point
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5817Seagulls on the Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Seagulls on the Wharf
Item:
  • 5817   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5834Lobster Pots in the Snow - Thurston's Wharf, Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-02
  • Tremont, Bernard
Lobster Pots in the Snow - Thurston's Wharf, Bernard
Item:
  • 5834   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1947-02
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
5883Sailboats - Looking South Down the Sound from Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Sound
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1949
  • Mount Desert
The mountain on the right is Norumbega.
Sailboats - Looking South Down the Sound from Somesville
Item:
  • 5883   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Sound
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1949
Place:
  • Mount Desert
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
The mountain on the right is Norumbega.
5938The John Andrew Walls House
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1944-03-29
  • Southwest Harbor
The house belonged to Grover Morse when this photograph was taken. Clyde Gott was just buying it. The house on the extreme left is the Charlotte Rhodes house
The John Andrew Walls House
Item:
  • 5938   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1944-03-29
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
Description:
The house belonged to Grover Morse when this photograph was taken. Clyde Gott was just buying it. The house on the extreme left is the Charlotte Rhodes house
5939The Henry Edmund Day House - Charles Morris Young Studio
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1943-05-04
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 22 Fernald Point Road
The Henry Edmund Day House - Charles Morris Young Studio
Item:
  • 5939   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
  • 1943-05-04
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 22 Fernald Point Road
Source:
  • W.H. Ballard Collection
6006Clock Given in Memory of Sarah Franklin Ripley Cutler - The Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Other Object
  • Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill
  • 1943
  • Southwest Harbor
Clock Given in Memory of Sarah Franklin Ripley Cutler - The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Item:
  • 6006   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Other Object
Creator:
  • Riebel - Charlotte Helen (Riebel) Morrill
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Southwest Harbor Public Library
Tags:
object
6133Indian Lot Cottage - Grace Evans Rhoads
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1941
  • Southwest Harbor
Indian Lot Cottage - Grace Evans Rhoads
Item:
  • 6133   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Obbard Family
6135Henry Stan Stanley Mitchell Caulking a Deck
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1945 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
Stan is wearing his felts and rubbers to caulk the boat. This photograph was taken at Southwest Boat Corporation.
Henry Stan Stanley Mitchell Caulking a Deck
Item:
  • 6135   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1945 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
Stan is wearing his felts and rubbers to caulk the boat. This photograph was taken at Southwest Boat Corporation.