Danforth Inn, 1907
Item
Title
Danforth Inn, 1907
Description
Large house and people on pier. Labeled: Ex President Cleveland's fishing headquarters." When Sarah Danforth died in 1901, Hubert Wilbur Bessey (1855-1918) and his wife, former schoolteacher Susan Corbin Bessey (1868-1954), were invited to take over the Danforth Hotel. Hubert Bessey led fishing trips, which were enjoyed by Grover Cleveland, who visited and stayed the hotel frequently.
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.
Contributor
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Glass plate negative; 4.5x2.5 inches
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
HSMC-2023-012-5-gpn-022
2023.012
Original Format
Glass plate negatives
Collection
Citation
Willis A. Ball (1855-1938), “Danforth Inn, 1907,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/1970.