Description: Interior of Somesville Meeting House taken from back of church over middle row of pews. Shows front of church letters proclaiming “God is Love”, and “Welcome”. Organ visible on right.
Description: Strawberry Festival 1991. Women behind tables preparing to serve strawberrys. Two people waiting for shortcake. Looking through trees to Main Street. 3.5 x 4 Image somewhat fuzzy.
Description: Marked on back, “The Famous Open House at the Museum!” Two women seated on path to Museum entrance next to pink and maroon wedding ring quilt for raffle. Looking through trees to Main Street. 3.5 x 4
Description: Strawberry Festival 1991. Biscuits and bowls laid out on table on museum lawn before festival opens. Looking over Main Street through the trees. 3.5 x4
Description: Main Street Somesville. New arched footbridge, Thaddeus Shepley Somes Memorial Bridge, being lifted into place by crane. Jaylene Roths stands near Anne Mazlish seated on rail to right near balloons. 3.5 x 4.5
Description: Main Street Somesville April 1995. School children and teachers sitting on banks of Somes Brook, in front of Mount Desert Island Historical Society, watching new arched footbridge placed over stream.
Description: April 1995. Main Street, Somesville. John Doyle, police chief,Town of Mt. Desert, directing traffic while new arched foot bridge placed over stream in Somesville. Somesville Library in background, mill pond to the right.
Description: April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum parking lot. Standing in front of new arched foot bridge, prior to placement over brook, from right to left, Roy Miller, Stewart Brecher, Robert “Lee” W. Patterson, Jr.
Description: Main Street Somesville, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum Historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced.
Description: Main Street Somesville, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum Historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced. Marked on the back in cursive handwriting: "Before New Bridge."
Description: Main Street Somesville, June 8, 1995. Maine Museum Day Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Maine Museum Day Sign Leans on railing. Bridge and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum in the background.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Jean Fernald on Museum lawn holding camera. Marked on Back: "Jean Fernald June 8, 1995"
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Gail Grandgent spinning wool, spectators, Richard and Laura Allen look on. Museum lawn. Marked on back: "Dick Allen, Laura Allen, Gail Grandsent. June 8, 1995." Could Gail actually be Gayle Grangent and simply misunderstood?
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Gail Grandgent spinning wool, spectators look on. Museum lawn. Flower garden in background.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Gail Grandgent spinning wool, spectators look on. Museum lawn.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior. Far left, Jeannette Godfrey, far right, Betsy Alexander, center Jaylene Roths, museum director.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior. Portraits of Nathan Salisbury and Sarah Whiting Kittredge. Also, two hair wreaths. Other assorted photos.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Carved boat cradle with swans head in foreground. Tools displayed on bare wood shelves in background. Also tin washtub and wooden snow shoes.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Carved boat cradle with swan's head. Under John Somes sign, Jaylene Roths, museum director, and Betsy Alexander to the right.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Display case containing nineteenth century costumes.
Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Museum Somesville
Date:
1995
Place:
Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior. Jeannette Godfrey to left, Jane Seabury to right. Babson portrait to left.
Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Museum Somesville
Date:
1995
Place:
Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Anne Mazlish, president of MDIHS, Jaylene Roths Director, on right.
Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Museum Somesville
Date:
1995
Place:
Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Description: Special exhibit of the belongings of sea captain Edward Rummil father of Edna Hysom. Edna Hysom to the left. Woman on right unidentified. June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Maritime artifacts in background.