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".
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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]
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"
Description: Children standing on steps of Somesville School House. Front door open. Teachers standing in back row to the left. Thirty nine in photo including at least two teachers. Boys dressed in knee pants, some with sweaters and caps, others in jackets. Boots of children in front row very dirty. One boy stands between posts. Edges of photo very worn, peeling away from mat.
Description: Unknown woman holding lead on halter of horse. Horse has three white socks with one leg dark, white blaze from middle of nose to nostrils and star on forehead. Woman wears hair pulled back with tailored jacket of light shade with black men’s style tie and straight long dark skirt. Small trees and meadow in background. Marked on back, “August, 1892 - Old ‘Dick’.”
Description: Photo of portrait of Captain Edward C. Harper (1859-1934). Harper was married on 25 December 1882 in Tremont to Fannie E. Billings (1862-1948). As of December 2016, Clifford Harper owns the portrait. Capt. Harper was captain of the Bloomer built in Somesville.
Description: showing harbor scene in Northeast Harbor, including the rear of the Crofoot (Davenport) cottage, Harbor Cottage barn, the "Ell" and Harbor Cottage. All are located on Route 3. From Right to left: Rear of Crofoot (Davenport) Cottage; Harbor Cottage Barn; The "Ell" - moved - and in 1980 stall at the site of the property of Mary L. Savage; Harbor Cottage, formerly home of A.C. Savage, Luther Phillips.
Description: Framed and matted photo of steamboat "Cimbria" on Tri-house Point Ledge with tugboat "Ralph Rose" pulling her off the ledge. Probably not an original, but rather a reproduction. Removed from frame for better archival protection, April 2014 (ABenson, GVasisko)
Description: Framed photograph of children and teachers in the Somesville School before 1897. Note on back: "This picture taken at old schoolhouse before 1897. New schoolhouse built in 1897. Old schoolhouse moved to adjacent lot and used as store by B.R. Smith." See 008.063.19 for picture of B.R. Smith store. Unknown whether the attached photo is the same as described in this object description. Photo added to the PP record in 2013 from a CD containing various photos without descriptions. Needs to be varified as one in the same. [show more]
Description: Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes as baby. Sally Somes seated in chair; white hair wearing spectacles, leaning over baby, wears striped skirt with black bodice. Baby wearing long white dress. House in back ground with lattice work around foundation. Marked on back, “Sally Trask Somes wife of Daniel Somes, Jr., Georgia N. Somes, his grandaugter [sic] born Jan 24, 1890. Given by Daniel Somes Smith 1978.”
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. See also p. 8, Photo Album #1 (997-307-472)
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. See same photo. on p. 8, Album #1 (997-306-471)
Description: Woman, age 18-30, holding back of chair, profile and back toward camera. Bangs tightly curled around forehead, hair pulled back and knotted in back. Wearing small hoops in ears. White bodice with 3/4 sleeved and puffed shoulders. Pearl bracelet on wrist. White skirt with bustle. Marked on bottom, Hastings 146 Tremont St. Boston, Mass. Branch at 10 Bath Road, Newport, R.I.” Marked on back “To Myrtle with Love, Feb 14, 1894. N.E.C”
Description: Unidentified woman, possibly Virginia Somes Sanderson. Curly hair pulled to back with some bang around forehead. Dark dress with light stripes, full sleeved and wide collar edged with lace laying flat on shoulders. Marked on bottom, “The Lasell. Elmer Chickering 21 West Street Boston.” Marked on back, “Aug. 1895.”
Description: Mary Dana Bristol and unknown young boy face camera. They are seated on a boulder with waves in background. See also 003.17.23 and .24 for same setting.
Description: Wave hits beach in front of Mary Dana Bristol, who is seated on a boulder. See photos 003.17.23 and .25, which show the same setting. Young boy's legs and back are visible to her left.
Description: Mary Dana Bristol and young boy on boulder facing the sea. She is seated on right; he is lying on his side to her left. Photos 007.13.24 and .25 show same scene.
Description: Same group of six people as in photo 003.17.21, looking at the ground. Granite boulders and ledges are visible behind them, with trees in distance. Two women have bent over to look at something.