King Family Photos

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The captions below each slide are Howard Jr.'s commentary. Some of the longer ones run into the next caption.

The old State House.

Home of the Mother Church of Christian Science.

One of the many picturesque fishing villages and coves of Maine.

Stunted pines and rocks at Port Clyde.

The lighthouse at Port Clyde. When we first found this site, the Coast Guard still manned the … (a)

From the rocks looking back past the lighthouse towards the light keeper’s house.

Our visit this year was shrouded with fog.

This exhibits the rugged rocky location of the lighthouse.

Looking across the inlet of Port Clyde. This rocky beach was the source of many flat … (b)

Looking up the bay or inlet, a typical rocky coast scene of rock and pine trees.

The Henry Knox House is at the intersection of US Route 1 and state route 131 … (c)

The frontal view of the Knox House.

(a) … facility. In later years it was automated and picnic facilities were available.

(b) … smooth rocks that were gathered in sufficient quantity to supply Mrs. King’s second grade class with materials for paper weights bearing the students’ picture.

(c) … which leads to Port Clyde. General Knox served as Secretary of War under President Washington, and it was his suggestion to establish a military academy at West Point.

Mother puts me in many pictures she takes, and here I am standing at the base of the … (d)

After the NACUFS conference I became very low energy and here at the Knox Mansion, I … (e)

The ever photogenic light of sunset. The windmill on the clothesline post is the one … (f)

Calm waters at sunset.

A favorite position – leaning on the rail and looking down at the water. Sometimes … (g)

We continue to try and capture a sunset to beat all sunsets.

Another Pine Point sunset.

More sunset.

(d) … back steps of the Knox Mansion.

(e) … just had to lie down to regain some get up and go. Later Dr. Boatwright diagnosed that I had probably had some bad seafood and contracted hepatitis.

(f) … Thelma bought to commemorate my row to the island last year.

(g) … we would see crabs, sometimes minnows.