J. L. Stanley Wharf Fire of 1918

Items from: J.L. Stanley Fishery

“…the fire started on December 2, 1918, which destroyed the buildings on the waterfront, swept away the fish wharves, the cold storage plant, a restaurant and several small buildings. J. L. Stanley and Sons were heavy losers in this fire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 186-7.

Item 11037
Stanley Fisheries Freezer Plant and Sluice After the Fire
Item 16252
Manset Shore and Stanley Wharf After the J. L. Stanley Wharf Fire
Item 16254
Child Playing in front of Stanley Wharf Ruins after Fire
Item 16255
View of Clark Point Road from the Manset Shore after the J. L. Stanley Wharf Fire

Citation

“J. L. Stanley Wharf Fire of 1918,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 22, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/12400.Item 16253