Description: Two women leaving the Mount Desert Post Office. This small building was located on Main street in Somesville between William Fernald’s house and Daniel Somes Smith’s house.
Description: Sign at the entrance of Islesford dock reads “All bicycles will be launched beyond this point. “ People walking down the dock to the water.
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society [passing Main street stores.. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spinning wheel and Somesville National Historic District Sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing Main street stores. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Bango and fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Float pulled by red truck. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Float decorated in red, white,and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spinning wheel and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Sign. Model of church on table. Crowd watches from the sidewalk. 3.5 x 4
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Float decorated in red, white ,and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Somesville’s National Historic District Sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Description: Group of five unknown children in Cemetery on Oak Hill Road. From left to right, boy with dark curly hair wearing Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt with blue jeans, boy wearing blue and red striped short sleeve shirt, girl wearing short sleeve, Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt, boy wearing football jersey with number 51 and blue pants, girl wearing blue short sleeve shirt with pink and blue shorts and blue sneakers with white stripes. 3x4.5
Description: Group of six unknown children in Cemetery on Oak Hill Road. In back row, boy wearing blue and red striped short sleeve shirt, girl wearing short sleeve, Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt, boy with dark curly hair wearing Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt with blue jeans. Front row girl wearing blue short sleeve shirt with pink and blue shorts and blue sneakers with white stripes, girl wearing red shorts, floral short sleeve shirt, red sneakers with white stripes, boy wearing football jersey with number 51 and blue pants. [show more]
Description: Unknown man with two girls outside Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Man wears white shortsleeve shirt with dark shorts. Girl on left wears green terry cloth short jumpsuit with ties over shoulders. Girl on right wears striped tank top with dark shorts and white knee socks. Foot bridge in background.
Description: Modern black and white print from negative made from original print. "Hall Quarry" written on back. Image shows Hall Quarry in operation; two large derricks in middle ground; rails in center of picture. Scene includes at least 15 men working in quarry; one pair of horses pulling wagon; various buildings in middle ground; large blocks of granite. Photograph taken from high vantage point, looking across Somes Sound.
Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Two women crossing bridge, wearing white dresses and hats, may be pushing baby carriage. Lumber Mill in background.
Description: Grist mill in Somesville on rocky Somes Brook. Trees surround mill. Young woman sits on a rock near brook; she wears long light colored skirt and blouse and a flat hat. Caption under photo, “I suppose you know this girl. Why don’t you write? R.J.L.” Marked on back, “Grist Mill at rear was built 1790 if not earlier.” In reference to woman, “Nellie Freeman family from Pretty Marsh and Summit, N.J.. She came to take care of Baby Arthur in N.J., 1910 (Virginia’s Brother)” referring to Virginia Sanderson. [show more]
Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Road in foreground. Trees line drive to cottage. Two connected three-story white clapboard buildings. On left, wrap-around porch with lattice work and steps going down the left side. Two dormers and one chimney. On right - Porch on front with lattice work. Two chimneys. Horse and buggy in front of steps. Person on porch. No date.
Description: Southwest Harbor Congregational Church, High Road Southwest Harbor. Congregation gathered in front of church. To the left white horse hitched to buggy. Rail fence in foreground, horse's head to the right. Stains throughout photo.
Description: Group of hikers on Beech Cliff. Three women in long dresses, two hold walking sticks. Four men, one on far rigth holds walking stick. Man in center holds binoculars. Group relaxes on rocks. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.