This picture is a "continuation" of the boat launching depicted in 007.19.164. The "Elva Beal" is now in the water and tied to the lower town dock in Southwest Harbor (next to Beal's wharf). There is a lobster boat to her stern at the same dock. To the right of the photo is another lobster boat .
Ballard, W.H., “Launching (in water),” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/12928.Item 13294
