Description: Hall Quarry, quarry in winter. Looking across Somes Sound. Pieces of granite scattered about. Rail for tram covered with snow runs through center of photo. Various buildings in the middle ground. Derrricks in the foreground.
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: Main Street Somesville. Somes Cove on left. Trees line street. Board sidewalk visible on right near picket fenced yards. Fernald’s Store (later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore) hidden by trees. Lumber mill to left. Two masts of schooner rise up over trees. 8x10 This is also a slide (97-691-861) which was used in the Somesville Bicentenial and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1
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: Historic Mount Desert Tavern, also known as the Mount Desert House. Tall sign post on front lawn. Mount Desert House sign partially cut out of picture. Lattice work fence leads to front door. Shutters on front windows shut. Two men standing near front door. Two men in front of lattice work. Several men and boys stand around large wagon with horse. Shadow visible in foreground. (Sometimes erroneously referred to as the Mount Desert Inn.)
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. Duplicate: 997-315-480, Photo Album #1, p.10
Description: Mount Desert Island Historical Society’s Historic Selectmen’s Building. Mount Desert Museum sign on sign holder on corner of building. Shutters open, flowers in box under front window. Large granite step on ground at center of building. Street in foreground. Marked, “Mount Desert Island Historical Society [----] old building.” No date.
Description: Street view of exterior of selectmen's building in Somesville; large shade trees on either side, "Mount Desert Museum" sign on upper right corner of building. Hand-written across bottom, "Mount Desert Island Historical Society [illegible] old building."
Description: Two and one-half story cottage in Mt. Desert. White clapboard with no shutters. Covered porch wraps around two sides. One large tree on lawn shades house. Walk runs through middle of lawn to the porch steps. Road visible in foreground. Marked on front, “Old Store, Garmie converted into cottage. Judge Smith tore it down. Marked on back, “Be it ever so humble.” and “old store gammie converted into a summer cottage. Judge Smith tore it down 1920-22.” It was located between Historic Abraham Somes III house and Historic Mount Desert Tavern. [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: Lumber mill and mill pond in Somesville. Somes Cove in background. Shallow pond, some logs on banks. See also 997-304-469, Photo Album #1, p. 7 No date.
Description: Two and one-half story Masonic Hall in Somesville. White clapboard with black shutters. Large addition on back. Covered entry to front door.Several evergreens on front lawn. Pile of logs between two houses. House on right also two story white clapboard. Unruly bush in front of buildings. Road visible in foreground. Marked on back, “Masonic Hall Somesville, before it burned and was replaced.” No date. This is aslo a slide (97-705-875) used in the Somesville Bicentenial and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1 [show more]