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| Wilson Hall, East Maine Conference Seminary Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Wilson Hall, East Maine Conference Seminary Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The building on the right was Wilson Hall. The large building on the left was the dormitory. |
| The Freeman House with Buggy Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Freeman House with Buggy Southwest Harbor Public Library |
| Eben Fernald and Aaron Ross on Flying Mountain Looking South to Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Eben Fernald and Aaron Ross on Flying Mountain Looking South to Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
| William H. Benson House - Dr. Elias Craig Neal House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  William H. Benson House - Dr. Elias Craig Neal House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
| Joanna Whitmore Whittaker, Mrs. Charles Luther Whittaker Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Joanna Whitmore Whittaker, Mrs. Charles Luther Whittaker Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Judging from the date of the patent on the photograph envelope, image was probably taken at about the time of her marriage to Charles Luther Wittaker in 1868. The tintype is held by a Potter's Patent Picture-Card frame. | ||
| J.T.R. Freeman's House and Post Office Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  J.T.R. Freeman's House and Post Office Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The white building with the staircase at the left of the watercolor is the building where John Richardson conducted his tailoring business with the Customs House on the second floor. The building in the center of the painting is part of the discarded South Norwood Cove school, presumably now J.T.R. Freeman's home. (It should be noted that what is now the village of Southwest Harbor used to be called South Norwood's Cove.) The little white building to the right would be the post office, probably with people playing croquet in front of it. [show more] | |
| The Mill Race at Schooner Head Waterfall at Schooner Head Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Description: Stereograph sometimes listed as "Waterfall at Schooner Head" and other times as "Mill Race at Schooner Head", Probably at the William Lynam Homestead, Eden, Maine. |
| U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury - Between 1864 and 1900 Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury - Between 1864 and 1900 Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Vessel Name – Mahoning – renamed Levi Woodbury “Woodbury” April 1898 – renamed Laksco after 1915 Class – Topsail Schooner / Steamer – Pawtuxet-class tender Hull – wood – oak, locust and white oak w. iron diagonal bracing Masts - 2 Rig – topsail schooner Build date – 1863 Commissioned – July 18, 1864 Built by – J.W. Lynn & Sons Built at – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Built for – U.S. Revenue Service Named for – Mahoning creek and valley, Pennsylvania – 1898 for Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Supreme Court Justice Power – steam engine with 2 oscillating cylinders; single 8’ screw Displacement – 350 tons Length – 138’ Beam – 26’6” Draft – 11’ Crew – 7 officers, 34 enlisted Armament – 1 x 30-pound Parrott rifle; 5 x 24-pound howitzers Number – Disposition – By 1913, Woodbury was not only the Coast Guard's oldest cutter, she was the oldest active-duty vessel in U.S. government service, as well as being the only ship to have seen active service in both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Decommissioned by Coast Guard, July 19, 1915, Portland, Maine. Sold to Thomas Butler & Co., Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 1915. Woodbury's decommission ended 51 years with the Revenue Cutter Service, making her one of the longest serving cutters in the organization's history. After her final decommission in 1915, Levi Woodbury was placed into service as the merchant Laksco. She disappears from shipping records in 1932. [show more] | ||
| Schooner Head Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Schooner Head Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Size – 6.875” x 3.125” Media – Albumen print - sepia Title – Schooner Head, Mt. Desert, Me – hand written in ink on the reverse |
| View at Mt. Desert, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  View at Mt. Desert, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Man wearing straw hat leaning on a long pole or rake - view over harbor. | |
| The Artist Sketching at Mount Desert, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Artist Sketching at Mount Desert, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Augustus Clark (1846-1938) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Augustus Clark (1846-1938) Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Augustus Clark (1846-1938) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Augustus Clark (1846-1938) Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Inlet to Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Inlet to Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library |
| A Sketch at Mount Desert, Maine, 1864 Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  A Sketch at Mount Desert, Maine, 1864 Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Hadlock Family at the Epps L. Hadlock House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Hadlock Family at the Epps L. Hadlock House Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Frances Fannie Newell (Walls) Wasgatt Leighton Greening Savage - Probably as Mrs. James Greening Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Frances Fannie Newell (Walls) Wasgatt Leighton Greening Savage - Probably as Mrs. James Greening Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Ezra Herrick Dodge III Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Ezra Herrick Dodge III Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Peter Dolliver IV Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Peter Dolliver IV Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Water Pitcher from the Island House Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Water Pitcher from the Island House Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Gift to Deacon Henry Higgins Clark from Guests - August 3, 1861. This silver plated water pitcher is typical of its era. It probably had an inner air jacket to keep the iced water cold. The inscription reads: "Henry H. Clark from the Guests of the Island House August 3rd, 1861" | |
| Frances Fannie Newell (Walls) Wasgatt Leighton Greening Savage - Probably as Mrs. James Greening Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Frances Fannie Newell (Walls) Wasgatt Leighton Greening Savage - Probably as Mrs. James Greening Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Mary Ann Carroll Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Mary Ann Carroll Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Mary Ann Carroll Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Mary Ann Carroll Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Lyceum Building, Cambridge Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Lyceum Building, Cambridge Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Charles Luther Whittaker (1820-1847) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Charles Luther Whittaker (1820-1847) Southwest Harbor Public Library |