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14093The "Norumbega" Aground at Clark's Point, Southwest Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
Steamboat Norumbega aground at Clark’s Point. Group of men standing on the shore. One is seated on a rock. Steamer leans to starboard. Ladder coming out of hold. Two life boats in davits on top of ship.
14091Lumber Schooner, Somes Cove, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Two-masted schooner aground [?] in Somes Cove in back of lumber mill. Marked on back, “Lumber Schooner built [?] by OC Nutting. Old Mill to right.”
14094Unidentified city; two three-masted schooners in port
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Ships
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
Looking back at unnamed city from harbor. Wide street runs through middle of photo from harborside. Two three-masted schooners in port to the right. Three church steeples rise in background above city. To the left sign above building reads, “Washburn [?] flour.” Marked on back, “Printed from glass negative found in F. Wiggin House, Town Hill, July 1958.”
5424Boulder near Babson Creek
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Ships
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Boulder near entrance to Babson Creek at high tide. Schooner in distance.
5451Bridge over Babson Creek?
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Unknwon
Description:
Maybe Bridge over Babson Creek and the Babson House (now Reiber).
5458Log on saw horse
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Log on saw horse behind white house.
5469Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • 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.
5481Looking towards Somes House
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Looking towards Somes House and Library across Mill pond. Fernald’s Store in center. Marked at bottom, “View of Somesville, Me.”
8997Somes House Inn
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
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, presently Port-In-A-Storm. Schooner at the wharf. Marked 1895 on back.
8999Echo Lake from Echo Vista
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Echo Lake from route 102 across from Echo Vista. Small boat with outboard motor anchored off shore. Changing house on shore. Ramp runs from shore to platform outside changing house. Boat ramp to the right. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
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
9092View of Somes Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
View of Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber mill from Somes House. Fernald’s Store, now Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, at right. Church steeple rises in distance with several other buildings in between. Tear in lower left hand corner of photo.
5178Early view of Somesville from Somes Meadow
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Early view of Somesville from Somes Meadow. Somes Cove and lumber mill in center with Fernald’s Store (now art gallery as of 2016) on right and Mt. Desert House on far right. Church steeple in distance.
10315Market in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, industry - Food
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Debris on sidewalk outside an open air market. Contact Print.
10340Unknown man in bull dozer
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, industry - Construction
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Unknown Man operating a bull dozer. May be creating a road. Trees in the 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.
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.
12854Visitors to the Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America
  • Document, Program
  • Other, Gardens
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
program reading Visitors to the Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America July 11,12,13, 1934 Garden Club of Mt. Desert 10 pages listing names from A-Z.
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.