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7588Lumber Mill, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
Lumber Mill in Somesville. Lumber piled to left and in back of mill. To right, logs piled on bank of Mill pond. In background, A.J. Whiting’s Store, later Port-In-A-Storm bookstore. Three horses and three wagons wait for load of lumber. Men from left to right, R. Davis, J.A. Somes, J.W. Somes, Geo. Benson, B. Mitchell). Marked on back, “Last one Hulls Cove; the remainder Somesville.” Edges very worn. Small tear in lower left corner. (This description may refer to a different photograph; nothing marked on back and no wear or tear.) [show more]
9098Somes Memorial Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Bangor Daily News
Description:
Thaddeus Sheply Somes Memorial Bridge in Somesville. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum to the left. Winter scene, ice on stream.
9101View of Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
View of Bar Harbor from highland. Looking down Main street and out to Porcupine Islands. In foreground small farm with gardens. Rail fence to the right. Larger buildings, hotels near shore. Telephone poles line road. Stamped on back with LaRue Spiker, P O Box 625, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
9103Schooner Kate
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • Other, Ships
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Two masted schooner in wharf in front of A.J. Whiting Store (later Fernald’s Store, (later Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, even later, an art gallery). Back of blacksmith shop visible on left. Small sailing dory tied to wharf. Anchor hangs from bow. Several men seated in the bow of schooner, one standing aft near main mast. Man driving wagon pulled by two white horses. Somes Meadow in distance. On back is written The Schooner Kate and La Rue Spicker Southwest Harbor V/4 [show more]
9107Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Land
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, La Rue
Description:
Green Mountain Railway. Steam engine pushing are up Cadillac Mountain. Letters on side of coal car read G.M. Ry. Letters on side of engine read Mt. Desert. One man in coal car another leaning out window of engine. Five men and one women ride car. Stumps in foreground. Marked Spiker on back.2 copies (a&b)
9003Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Land
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Green Mountain Railway. Steam engine pushing car up Cadillac Mountain. Letters on side of coal car read G.M. Ry. Letters on side of engine read Mt. Desert. One man in coal car another leaning out window of engine. Five men and one women ride car. Stumps in foreground. Donated by Claire and Pete Arnold, 1996
9023Great Head
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “Highest headland on Atlantic Coast. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine, Mt. Desert Island.”
9433Northeast Creek, Mt. Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of Northeast Creek off route 3 in Bar Harbor. Marked on back: "Northeast Creek is described. NE Crk item."
9434Bass Harbor Marsh
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
8 X 10 black and white photograph of Bass Harbor Marsh.
9436Somes Sound View
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
8 X 10 black and white photograph of Somes Sound through pine trees from Sargeant Drive. Flying Mountain and Valley Cove in background.
10873Southwest Harbor fleet of boats in LaRue Spiker collection
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • Places, Landscape
  • unknown
Description:
Copy of old photograph of Southwest Harbor. Fleet of boats in the Harbor.
10874Seal Harbor Seaside Inn?
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Copy of old photograph of Seal Harbor. Seaside Inn”? in background. Derelict ship in Harbor. Punt on beach in foreground.
10875Bass Harbor Marsh by LaRue Spiker
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Bass Harbor Marsh. Brown stains on surface of photograph.
10877Sand Beach by LaRue Spiker
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Looking down at Sand Beach from above through pine trees.
5452Looking towards Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Looking towards Somes Sound from a high vantage point over tree tops.
5482Two people near a body of water
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
Man and woman near a body of water with trees and a building in the background. This slide was used in the Somesville Bicentenial Slide show.
11451Looking Across Somes Cove to Lumber Mill
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
View of lumber mill from Main Street looking across Somes Cove. Logs piled on far side of lumber mill against side of building. Two masted schooner at wharf. Tree on left bank.
9047Remains of Schooner Catherine
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Remains of the wreck of the Schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor.
7591Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
Main Street Somesville. Trees line street. Board sidewalk visible on right near picket fenced yards. Fernald’s Store (now Port-in-a-Storm bookstore) hidden by trees. Historic Lewis Somes on right hidden by trees. telephone poles line street. Man stands on grass near road in distance.
7590Looking towards Somesville
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
Looking towards Somes’ Sound? from wooded area.
7398Four Views, Somes Harbor & Somes House
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
One negative with four small images, each of which is 1.5" X 2". Top left: Somes House Inn, with dormers, multiple chimneys, porches, and fire escape ladder from third to second floor . Top right: View of Somes Harbor looking across Somes Meadow from Somes House Bottom left: View of Somes Harbor with seven sailboats, two floats with connecting ramp in foreground. Small row boat tied to last float. Bottom right: Somes House Inn from Somes Meadow. Unidentified house to right. [show more]
7396Houses on Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
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.
7394Hall Quarry
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Hall Quarry, quarry . In middle ground schooner ready to take on granite. Buildings in the distance. Somes Sound and mountains in the distance. Piles of brick size pieces of granite and small tents in foreground. Spots throughout image.
7395Houses on Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
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.
6314Bass Harbor Light
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, building
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Bass Harbor Light from the west