This slideshow of photos from the Library of Congress showcases images of Mount Desert Island in the early 1900s. Tourism has been prevalent on the island since the mid-19th century. What now would be a line of cars in the bustling main streets of Bar Harbor used to be horse-drawn carriages. Images show kids in sailor suits near Balance Rock and a slowly developing tourist destination that continues as a sought-after vacation spot to this day.
Brian Feulner is the visual editor at the Bangor Daily News and a photographer in the state of Maine. Feulner frequently freelances for a variety of publications and companies and operates Feulner Studio... More by Brian Feulner