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: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “Brook at Somesville.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 4.5" h X 6 5/8"w
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. No date. Appears to have been photo. pasted in small scrapbook. On verso: 997-306-471 (Main St., Somesville & Somes Cove)
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. No date. May have been postcard pasted into small scrapbook. On verso: 997-307-472 See also p. 11, same photo (997-313-478)
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: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894. duplicate, Property of MDI Hist.Soc.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 45/8" h X 6 3/4"w
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]
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 througn middle of lawn to the porch steps. Road visible in foreground. Marked on back, “Cottage at Mt. Desert Maine (Recently sold). to Judge Allen," the rest illegible. This building no longer standing. It was located between Historic Abraham Somes III house and Historic Mount Desert Tavern. [show more]
Description: Main Street Somesville. Marked on back, “John Somes store." Yellow house (in between) first elementary school children met there. First floor was post office (now gone (crossed out) moved). Third house - millinary shop run by two women.” Picture shows three buildi in a row. All buildings similar, 2 1/2 stories, white clapboard capes. First and last have covered porches. First building, sign reads R.H.B. Fernald. Horse with wagon tied to posts on first building. Man sitting on box on porch. Telephone poles run along the street. Board sidewalks stop before the group of houses, and start again after the third. Selectmen’s building in the background. [show more]
Description: Main Street Somesville April 1995. School children and teachers sitting on banks of Somes Brook, in front of Mount Desert Island Historical Society, watching new arched footbridge placed over stream.
Description: April 1995. Main Street, Somesville. John Doyle, police chief,Town of Mt. Desert, directing traffic while new arched foot bridge placed over stream in Somesville. Somesville Library in background, mill pond to the right.
Description: April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum parking lot. Standing in front of new arched foot bridge, prior to placement over brook, from right to left, Roy Miller, Stewart Brecher, Robert “Lee” W. Patterson, Jr.
Description: Main Street Somesville, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum Historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced.
Description: Main Street Somesville, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum Historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced. Marked on the back in cursive handwriting: "Before New Bridge."
Description: Main Street Somesville, June 8, 1995. Maine Museum Day Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Maine Museum Day Sign Leans on railing. Bridge and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum in the background.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Jean Fernald on Museum lawn holding camera. Marked on Back: "Jean Fernald June 8, 1995"
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Gail Grandgent spinning wool, spectators, Richard and Laura Allen look on. Museum lawn. Marked on back: "Dick Allen, Laura Allen, Gail Grandsent. June 8, 1995." Could Gail actually be Gayle Grangent and simply misunderstood?
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Gail Grandgent spinning wool, spectators look on. Museum lawn. Flower garden in background.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Gail Grandgent spinning wool, spectators look on. Museum lawn.