The settlement of Hall Quarry in located in the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island and was home to a granite quarry. The quarry's location alongside of Somes Sound proved very beneficial, as it allowed the schooners to land very close to the quarry to load the granite and transport it to various ports.
Description: The settlement of Hall Quarry in located in the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island and was home to a granite quarry. The quarry's location alongside of Somes Sound proved very beneficial, as it allowed the schooners to land very close to the quarry to load the granite and transport it to various ports.
Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business
People
Places, Town
Date:
ca. 1910
Place:
Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
Photograph
Object ID:
Photo 1269
Location:
Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description: I. W. Livery on Main St., next to Brown's Store. This was taken about 1910 (No automobiles). It shows 2 adults, 3 teenagers, 3 children & 2 horses.
Owners and workers in front of Ober's Market, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Building also has signs for N. E. Harbor Bakery and Dr. G. W. Anderson, dentist.
Description: Owners and workers in front of Ober's Market, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Building also has signs for N. E. Harbor Bakery and Dr. G. W. Anderson, dentist.
Almenia Herrick Wagner (mother), Isaac Wilbur Herrick (grandpie), Ida Sumner Herrick (nana) labeled on front of photograph. Now the location of the Knowles Company. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: Almenia Herrick Wagner (mother), Isaac Wilbur Herrick (grandpie), Ida Sumner Herrick (nana) labeled on front of photograph. Now the location of the Knowles Company. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: Otter Creek causeway along eastern shore. Photograph loaned for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Sepia photograph of the original Holmes Store, Main St. Northeast Harbor in 1910. In 2008, the building is a gift shop called "The Romantic Room." The small building to the left is said to be a shoe store.
Description: Sepia photograph of the original Holmes Store, Main St. Northeast Harbor in 1910. In 2008, the building is a gift shop called "The Romantic Room." The small building to the left is said to be a shoe store.