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]
Description: Newport House, near shore path in Bar Harbor. Four story hotel with covered porch extending across the length of the building. Top floor has several dormers and two separate roof peeks. Flag poll sits on lawn in front of hotels. Other grand buildings surround hotels. Granite wall borders beach.
Description: May be a Maine Publicity Bureau Photo. Caption removed from back read, “ A snug harbor, one of hundreds the visitor will run across along Maine’s fabulous coast.
Description: Small puppy sniffing grass. The left side of the frame is partly obscured by the photographers finger. The bottom of doors or wall can be seen in the distance From folder Snapshots Indiana, Animals, Pets
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.
Description: From Somes Cove looking towards Somesville and Main Street. To the left, wreck of Schooner Catherine, no masts. Behind Catherine to the left, Fernald’s store (aka A.J. Whiting’s Store) then Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, then The Gallery at Somes Sound (2013-15) . To the right of Fernald’s Store, historic Nathan Salisbury House, once owned by Stan and Binnie MacDonald. To the right Somes House Inn and Cottages. Marked on bottom, “Somes House and Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K.” [show more]
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.
Description: Isaac Somes' woolen mill in Somesville. Three-story building, clapboards on front, shingles on side. Side facing brook shows 15 windows, five on each story. The front shows five windows and door on left. One chimney at front end of roof. Building sits on stone foundation. Bare trees surround mill. The title The OLD SOMESVILLE WOOLEN MILL -Built in 1847" is printed at the bottom of the negative.
Description: Negative made from sepia-toned print. 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, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum and historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced. Marked on back in cursive handwriting: "Before New Bridge."
Description: April 1995. Main Street Somesville. Street side end of new arched footbridge in place over stream. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Historic Selectmen’s Building Museum.
Description: April 1995. Main Street Somesville. Left, Jean Fernald, middle, Kathy Drinkert, Right, Phyllis Partridge. Port-In-A-Storm bookstore in distance. Somesville Library to the right.
Description: Main Street Somesville April 1995. Group standing in the parking lot of Mount Desert Island Historical Society watching the new arched footbridge being placed over stream. Mill Pond across the street.
Description: Main Street Somesville April 1995. Group standing on sidewalk watching the new arched footbridge being placed over stream. Historic Abraham Somes III (owned by Richard and Marian Cobb) on corner.
Description: Mount Desert Island Historical Society’s Historic Selctmen’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. Negative for 97-309-474a
Description: Historic Mount Desert Tavern, also know 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. Negative for 97-342-507.
Description: Lucie Pray age 10 - 12. Girl wears knee lenght full dress or duster, black boots and hat. Standing with bicycle next to board sidewalk. In back of sidewalk is stone wall and Somesville home.
Description: Grist mill on Somes Brook. High bushes cover most of building. Shingled roof, with weathered shingled siding. Large stones line bank of stream. Another small clapboard building to right in background.
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.
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.