Description: Black and white cabinet card of Charles Kittredge. He is a balding man with white mustache. He wears a three piece suit, white shirt with stand-up collar and a polka dotted necktie. Card is marked: Towne Portrait Studio, 425 Washington St., Boston, Mass. On the back of the card is the following handwritten inscription: Charles F. Kittredge, born January 18th, 1826 in Brattleboro, Vermont. Son of Nath. Kittredge, Jr., great grandson of Jonathan Kittredge who died in Westminster, VT. about 1800, who was son of Joseph, he being son of Dr. John Kittredge whose father settled in [Belle?] Mass 1660 and born in London 1630 and died in 1676. [show more]
Description: Cabinet card of Isiah Ober [age 20-30], hair parted in middle and brushed to sides. Wears heavy dark coat unbuttoned with vest buttoned to top, dark striped tie with small tie tack in knot and round white collar. Photo on decorative paper. Photo over white paper with curled ends. Marked on back H. Pepper Photographer.
Description: Black and white photograph of an unknown man age 60-70 wearing cap with short brim. Short gray hair. Wears cardigan sweater with collar folding down on chest. Dark wrinkled shirt underneath.
Description: Will Kittredge, son of Elizabeth Kittredge [age 20-30]. Short dark hair parted on side and brushed back, well trimmed mustache. Wears uniform with double breasted jacket and epaulettes. Belt at waist and decorative tassels over chest. Marked on front Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston. Marked on back Will Kittredge. The Royal Studio. Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Awarded at the Seventeenth exhibition 1890. Elmer Chickering Proprietor 21 West St. Boston. Duplicated can be had at any time. [show more]
Description: Cabinet card of Victor H. Stoddard, a young man with short hair combed straight up in the front. He wears a dark jacket and vest which have braided trim, a white shirt and plaid necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of the card has sample works of Preble and Jordan. Handwritten at top and side of the back of the card: "Victor H. Stoddard, Milo, 91, 20 years."
Description: Cabinet card of teen boy with hair parted and combed to side. He wears a dark jacket and vest, both with braid trim, with a white shirt and striped necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of card shows sample images of Preble and Jordan work. Handwritten at top and sides of back of card: "R. E. Leavitt, Norridgewock, Me. 91, 17 yrs."
Description: Cabinet card of young man with short hair parted on one side. He wears a dark jacket with braid trim on the label, a white shirt and dark striped necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of the card shows images of works by Preble and Jordan. Handwritten at top and side of the card: "A. S. Denison, Wilton, Me., 23 yrs., 1891."
Description: Cabinet card of unknown child [2-3 years] and unknown gender. Child has straight bangs and short curled hair at the sides. Child is wearing a long white dress with wide lace collar and lace at hem. Child is wearing high button boots and is photographed on a simulated rock against a woodland backdrop. Card is marked: Merrill. On the back is a decorative logo for Merril Art Photography, Waterville, Me. Handwritten in pencil on the back is "Compliments of your little friend, Otto C. Kuauff [sp ?], July '91." [show more]
Allen-Holmes-Smith Photographs and other materials
Date:
1900 ca.
Description: Black and white portrait photograph of Galen C. McFarland, Trenton ME, early 1900's. McFarland is a young man who has wavy hair parted on one side. He wears a striped jacket, high-collared white shirt and necktie. Photographers logo is embossed on the front: H.D. McKay, Calais, ME. Handwritten on the back: "Galen C. McFarland, Trenton, Maine. Brother of Addie B. (McFarland) Smith, (wife of Fred Smith); Bertha E. (McFarland) Allen, (wife of Richard O. Allen; Mildred S. (McFarland) Allen, (wife of Roger H. Allen). Early 1900's" [show more]
Allen-Holmes-Smith Photographs and other materials
Date:
1910
Description: Black and white portrait photograph Andrew Allen Somes Jr, age three months, born 8-20-1910. He is dressed in a long white gown and is seated in a high chair in front of a floral backdrop.
Allen-Holmes-Smith Photographs and other materials
Date:
1934
Description: Photograph of Andrew A. Somes at 24 years of age. His obituary from Bar Harbor Times, date March 5, 1998, is attached to the back of the photograph. Also written on the back are the names, ages and birthdates of Andrew and his two sisters: "Andrew 87 (1910), Valeria 85, 1913, Mary 73, 1925".
Allen-Holmes-Smith Photographs and other materials
Date:
1945
Description: Black and white graduation photograph of J. Walter Allen, 1945, in a cardboard folder frame. Allen is a young man wearing a dark jacket, striped dress shirt and necktie. Photographers logo is printed on the frame: Edward L Karam, The Farrington Studio, Brewer, Maine. Handwritten on the back of the frame: "J. Walter Allen, 1945".
Allen-Holmes-Smith photographs and other materials
Description: Black and white portrait photograph of an unknown young man. He wears his short hair combed straight back. He is wearing a jacket, white shirt and necktie. Photo is in a folding cardboard frame with embossed art deco design on the front.
Description: Black and white cabinet card with a photograph of a boy, an older man and a middle aged man. The three are identified on the back and in the album as John Allen Somes, John Somes, Jr., and John William Somes. John Somes, Jr. sits wearing a suit with vest and a hat in the middle in an armchair; to his left stands the young man, John Allen Somes in a bellhop uniform; on the right stands John William Somes in a suit with vest and a bow tie.
Description: Black and white cabinet card with portrait of an unknown young man in a military dress uniform. He has short hair combed to one side, and a mustache. Card is marked: Elmer Pickering, 21 West St., Boston.
Description: Cabinet card of unknown young man who has short hair combed to one side. He wears a dark jacket and vest with braid trim, a white shirt and light colored necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Back of the card has illustrations of the work of Preble and Jordan.
Description: Cabinet Card of unknown woman who has curled bangs and curly hair pulled back on the sides into a bun in the back. She wears a beaded necklace and a dark lace vest-type garment over a dress with striped sleeves. She is photographed in profile. Card is marked: Emery, 136 Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine.
Description: Cabinet card of unknown young girl, approximately 4-7 yrs. old. She has straight bangs and long wavy hair. She wears a dark jumper under which is a long-sleeved dark patterned blouse. She stands in front of a woodland background. A dog stands beside her and one hand rests on the dog's head, the other hand on a large pedestal base. The card is marked: Emery, Bar Harbor.
Description: Cabinet card of unknown girl, probably a teenager. She stands with her back to the camera, face turned in profile, with one hand resting on a chair and an unidentified object held in the other hand. She has curled bangs and hair pulled back with large bow at the back. She wears a dark, long-sleeved dress with puffed sleeves and a short patterned overskirt on top of the long skirt of the dress. The background is an embossed wallpaper and a lace curtain is draped over the chair on the right. Card is marked: Prof. Haussler, 68 South First Street, San Jose, California and 2A de Plateros 9A, City of Mexico. [show more]
Description: Cabinet card of unknown young man who has short hair combed to one side. He wears a dark jacket with braid trim, a white shirt and light colored necktie. Card is marked: Osgood, 22 Main St., Ellsworth, Me. The back of the card has a decorative design advertising Osgood, Ellsworth, Me. Artistic Photography.
Description: Cabinet card of unknown young man who has short hair combed to one side. He wears a dark jacket and vest, white shirt and printed light colored necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Back of the card has printed examples of Preble and Jordan work.
Description: Cabinet card of unknown young man who has short hair, combed to one side with a wave in the front. He has a mustache. He wears a dark jacket and vest with braid trim, a white shirt and light colored printed necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Back of the card has examples of Preble and Jordan work.
Description: Cabinet card of G. C. Carleton who has short receding hair combed to one side and a brush mustache. He wears a dark jacket and vest with braid trim, a white shirt with stand-up collar and a plaid necktie. Card is marked: C. G. Carleton, No.66 Main St., Waterville, Me. The back of the card has a Carleton Portraits logo and handwritten at the top, "Arthur E. Bicknell, Belfast, Maine."
Description: Cabinet card of Frank Hodgon who wears his short hair parted and combed to one side. He is wearing a dark jacket and vest, both with braid trim, a white shirt and necktie with a leaf pattern. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of card has sample images of work of Preble and Jordan. Handwritten at top of back of card: "Frank Hodgon, Waterville, Me."