Description: Dr. Virginia Somes Sanderson inside MDI Historical Society Selectmen’s Building. Seated at table, wearing blue shirt under long sleeve white blouse with blue pattern. Surrounded by museum exhibits.
Description: Program for opera singer. Portrait of singer on front of program (sheet of paper folded in half to form small booklet). Woman seated in chair, wearing white peasant-style blouse with short sleeves, sort of vest over blouse, and light colored skirt. Has short dark hair, flower fastened above left ear. Back of program lists “Selected from the Repertoire of Mlle. Avec.” Probably Mlle. Gwen Avec.
Description: six women (three young women, two girls, and one older woman) and two men and a dog sitting outside wooden clapboard house. One of the women also holding a cat. Names inscribed on back of photo: “Left to right- Frank Jordan of Mariaville (cousin to Isaac Somes) Marion and his wife, Tom the Dog.... Miss Kingcaide of Mariaville- the postmaster, Aunt Ida Donning sister to my father, Henry Jordan .... seated left to right- Sally Somes (by grandma Somes) Georgia Somes, Frances Reeves). [show more]
Description: portrait of man with short dark hair and glasses with round frames wearing dark suit, dark tie, and white shirt. There appears to be a slight cowlick in his hair towards the right-hand side of his face.
Description: Portrait of young man in dark suit with polka dot vest, white shirt and dark bow tie. Striped shirt underneath suit jacket; hands in pockets. Straight dark hair parted on left. Caption on back reads “H. Sumner Richardson, age 17 yrs.” b. 1883, d. 1947.
Description: Baby in plaid dress and dark stockings on rocking horse in yard. Slightly blurred face. Can see other houses in background. "Going to have some good ones soon" written on back
Description: Portrait of baby with dark hair in white dress, wearing shoes, sitting in dark-colored wicker chair. Caption on back reads “Eva Jacobson.” According to Cemetaries of Cranberry Islands and MDI book, Eva Jacobsen was born 1877, d. 1945.
Description: Portrait of boy in sailor suit, middy-style, standing in front of painted backdrop of ocean, grasping a white wicker bench with his right hand. Short pageboy hairstyle. Two captions on back: ”To Eleanor Fernald from _______ (?) Higgins”and handwritten in ink”E____ (?)Higgins” Name might be Eammon or Ermon.
Description: Slightly faded portrait of baby sitting on white wicker chair. Dressed in winter costume--black suit with white button details around neck, white mittens, and black and white striped ski-type hat. Entire body enclosed in costume except for face.
Description: Two children standing side by side wearing winter costumes. Child on left (most likely girl) is wearing dark boots, dark woolen skirt, has left hand in muff. Is wearing pointed hood trimmed with fur. Little boy on right is wearing high black boots, small dark peacoat and newsboy’s cap, is clasping his hands in front of him. Children stand in front of backdrop of country road. Boy resembles young boy in 001.59.17
Description: Portrait of six children. Three babies, one being held by an older girl, who is seated next to two older boys (though all of the children look to be under age 12). Only the oldest girl is looking at the camera. Seem to be seated in front of clapboard wooden house. very faded
Description: portrait of baby wearing white knitted sweater, white knitted cap with details on top. Sitting in white wicker chair, eyes open very wide. Photograph mounted on card, opening for photograph rectangular with rounded top, photo approximately 1” by 1 1/4”.
Description: Portrait of two women, taken from the neck up. Woman on left has curly bangs, wears dress with dark lapels. Woman on right also has curly bangs, wears white dress. Both dresses have high collars. Inscription on back reads “Laura, Fanny.”
Description: Portrait of small boy, taken from the shoulders up: close-cropped hair, wearing white shirt with floppy dark bow tie, also wearing mortarboard. Photograph mounted on card, opening for photograph rectangular with rounded top, photo approximately 1” by 1 1/4”.
Description: Portrait of young girl taken from the shoulders up: sitting in white wicker chair, wearing white dress, pearl necklace, and white bow in curled hair. Photograph mounted on card, opening for photograph rectangular with rounded top, photo approximately 1” by 1 1/4”. "Elsie Willey" written in ink on the back.
Description: Portrait of unknown baby sitting in white wicker chair. Wearing dress with white bib or wide collar in front. One curl on top of head, dark smudge or birthmark on right cheek. Photograph mounted on card, opening for photograph rectangular with rounded top, photo approximately 1” by 1 1/4”.
Description: Portrait of unknown baby sitting in white wicker chair, wearing dress with some sort of bib or wide collar in front. Chubby cheeks. Very high contrast photo. Photograph mounted on card, opening for photograph rectangular with rounded top, photo approximately 1” by 1 1/4”.
Description: Portrait of man wearing dark (possibly) pin-striped suit, white shirt, and dark tie. Also wearing circular, silver wire glasses, has small curl in hair on left side. Photo mounted on black cardboard, oval opening for photo approximately 1 1/4” all around.
Description: Portrait of woman wearing white, high collared blouse and dark jacket. Hair pulled up into pompadour style with a few strands hanging loose underneath. Photo slightly faded. Photo mounted on white cardboard, oval opening for photo approximately 1” all around.
Description: Portrait of man with straight dark hair parted down center. Wearing dark suit with white tie and shirt. Something tucked into buttonhole (hard to see). Has thick handlebar mustache. Carte de visite style, but different size. Inscription on back reads “Chas. Libby, Portland.”
Description: Portrait of small child, standing. Wearing white, short sleeve dress, pendant on chain around neck. Left arm tucked up against side. Hair parted on left side, held back on right side by bow. Photo attached to back of mount, shows through circular opening approximately 1” wide.
Description: Portrait of woman wearing dark hair piled high on head. Wearing high-necked dress with white neck, dark bows and piping across chest. Also wearing brooch at throat, long necklace. Photo (showing through cardboard mount) approximately 1” x 1”.
Description: Portrait of woman wearing very high necked black dress with white ruffled collar. Dark hair pulled back. Photo taken from the shoulders up, and on angle; attached to square piece of cardboard, photo itself 2” by 2”.