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| 8825 | Main Street, Somesville |
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Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. [show more] | ||
| 5811 | Steamboat Wharf at Clark's Point, SW Harbor, Maine |
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Description: The Charles Butt Ballard Negative Collection. Black and white photo. From Henry Rand's 1891 Album. Pemetic Hotel on hill. Southwest Harbor, Maine This negative was created by Ballard from a photo album of Henry Rand. Photo was 5 x 7. Notes say "from Str. Mount Desert". It has been noted that the Southwest Harbor Public Library may have exclusive rights to this photo. Until this is resolved, this image is restricted. | |
| 12497 | On Somes Stream, 1894 |
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Description: Calf in pasture near Somes Stream. Rail fence and rock wall border pasture. Small shingled building to the left. Trees line right bank of stream. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894.” | ||
| 12554 | Brook at Somesville |
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Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in background. Black and white printed on photo. paper with white border; 5" h X 7"w | ||
| 5486 | Somes House Inn, c. 1895 |
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Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Trees line drive to cottage. View of Inn from Main street Somesville. End of Inn visible, side of covered porch and latticework. Somes House Sign above first floor windows. Board sidewalk in foreground. Somes Cove in background. To the right, A.J. Whiting’s Store, later Port-In-A-Storm bookstore, then Frenchman's Bay Gallery. Schooner at the wharf. Marked 1895 on back. This photo is also a slide that was used in the Somesville Bicentenial and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1. [show more] | |
| 14583 | Somes House Inn |
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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. Marked 1894 on back. Duplicate: 997-311-476, Photo Album #1, p.9 | ||
| 14588 | Main Stree, Somesville, 1891 |
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Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeaux and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harrison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. Photo damaged, perhaps from foxing or water. [show more] | ||
| 12556 | Brook at Somesville |
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Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “Brook at Somesville.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 4.5" h X 6 5/8"w | ||
| 14602 | Somesville Lumber Mill, winter |
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Description: Lumber Mill in Somesville in operation. Logs piled up on bank in foreground. Logs fill mill pond ready to be milled. Somes Harbor in the background. Telephone pole in foreground next to tall tree. No date. Appears to have been photo. pasted in small scrapbook. On verso: 997-306-471 (Main St., Somesville & Somes Cove) | ||
| 14585 | Main Street, Somesville; Somes Cove |
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Description: Houses on Main Street, Somesville. Somes Cove in foreground. Marked, “Somes Cove, Mt. Desert” in lower right corner. House on left is historic Lewis Somes house. No date. May have been postcard pasted into small scrapbook. On verso: 997-307-472 See also p. 11, same photo (997-313-478) | ||
| 12555 | Brook at Somesville |
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Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894. duplicate, Property of MDI Hist.Soc.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 45/8" h X 6 3/4"w | ||
| 13998 | Somes Monument |
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Description: Somes monument in Brookside Cemetery. Woolen mill and barn in background. | ||
| 13658 | Unidentified Baby |
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Description: Baby several months old. Seated on chair on heavy printed blanket. Wears white dress with whtie shoes trimmed in black. Marked Wight Waldoboro, Me. | |
| 13654 | Laura or Lauren Walter |
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Description: Laura or Lauren Walter, curly hair parted in midlle and pulled back. Bangs over forehead. Wears dark bodice with decorative piping on both sides of bodice with buttons in center. High collare with pin at neck, white collar underneath. Marked Wight Waldoboro, Me. Album page marked Lauren or Laura [spelling unclear] Walter. | |
| 13653 | Hawse Walter |
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Description: Hawse Walter, age 20-30, very curly hair parted in middle. Wears dark coat unbuttoned. Plaid bow tie over dark shirt with decorative trim down center. Marked Wight Waldoboro, Me. Album page marked Uncle Hawse Walter. | |
| 13652 | Unidentified Man |
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Description: Unidentified man age 50-60, hair parted on side and brushed back. Handlebar mustache. Wears dark coat with top button fastened, white shirt with small black bow tie. Marked Chas. W. Hearn Portland, Me. on front. On back, Photographic and Art Studio Hearn USA Portland, Maine 514 Congress St. | |
| 13651 | Unidentified Older Man |
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Description: Unidentified man age 50-60, hair parted on side and brushed back. Gray beard and mustache neatly trimmed. Wears double breasted coat with white shirt and black bow tie. Marked Chas. W. Hearn Portland, Me. on front. On back, Photographic and Art Studio Hearn USA Portland, Maine 514 Congress St. | |
| 13650 | Grandmother Stetson |
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Description: Mrs. Stetson age 50-60 curly hair parted in middle and pulled back. Small earrings and beaded choker at neck. Wears dark form fitting bodice with velvet lapels and collar. Light colored buttone descend down center of bodice with pind at collar. Marked Wight Waldoboro, Me. Page in album labeled Grandmother Stetson. | |
| 13649 | Annie Stetson Photograph |
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Description: Annie Stetson age 15-20 wearing short bangs tightly curled at forehead with hair pulled back ribbon at back of head. Wears dark dress tight fitting bodice with wide white collar and cuffs. Cross on chain at neck. Gathered at waist over skirt with vertical tucks. Leans on back of chair holding book in hand. Painted pillar in background of studio. Marked Noble Waldoboro, ME. Note on photo holder: "Aunt Annie Stetson". | |
| 13507 | Unknown Man |
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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. | ||
| 13176 | Allen Boys |
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Description: Four boys, two seated in chair, one on each side. Smallest boy on left wears gray or brown coat with knee pants. Sailor style coat. Other boys wera similar outfits. All boys wear hair parted on one side and combed to the other. All boys wear black stockings and boots. Marked, “Allen Boys” on back. | ||
| 14119 | Virginia Somes Sanderson |
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Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson wearing off the shoulder white dress with ribbon straps. Hair in corkscrew curls. Large straw hat with sheer white ruffle around edge and sheer veil descending down back. Photo peeling away from backing. | ||
| 14181 | Harriet Somes Sanderson |
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Description: Harriet Somes Sanderson. Curly hair pulled back, parted in middle, some loose bangs around forehead. Dark eyebrows and eyes. Dark dress with full puffed sleeves. Wide white collar, ruffles over shoulder with pin at center. Photo diamond shaped. Marked on back, “A Happy New Year. 1894.” | ||
| 12347 | Mount Desert House |
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Description: Mount Desert house taken from across road. Two black horses with carriage in front of house, one man seated in carriage. Crowd of people out front. Woman and man in doorway, woman and two children standing on steps, three men standing and one seated. Large flagpole to left with “Mt. Desert House, 1888” sign on it. Picket fence running along right side of lawn. Most shutters are open, except for two windows in middle nearest chimney. This print has been attributed to W.H. Ballard, but the photo is probably too early for Ballard to have taken it. Also known as Mount Desert Tavern. [show more] | |
| 13005 | Somes Cove, 1892 |
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Description: Somes Cove looking towards Fernald’s store (previously, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Two masted schooner at wharf, sails being lowered or raised. Back of black smith’s shop, Thaddeus Somes store, and part of Mount Desert House, to right also visible. Picture torn in several places, very brittle. Marked, “ Sept 1’92 on back.” 3.5" x 4.5" |
