Description: Two women leaving the Mount Desert Post Office. This small building was located on Main street in Somesville between William Fernald’s house and Daniel Somes Smith’s house.
Description: Sign at the entrance of Islesford dock reads “All bicycles will be launched beyond this point. “ People walking down the dock to the water.
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society [passing Main street stores.. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spinning wheel and Somesville National Historic District Sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing Main street stores. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Bango and fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Float pulled by red truck. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Float decorated in red, white,and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spinning wheel and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Sign. Model of church on table. Crowd watches from the sidewalk. 3.5 x 4
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Float decorated in red, white ,and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Somesville’s National Historic District Sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Description: Marked on back, “New Museum opening day by Julia B. Smith. Tools on display in background in Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Bare wood walls and cabinets. Piano, display case and Great Walking wheel to right. Unknown man seated at desk.
Description: Marked on back, “New Museum opening day by Julia B. Smith." China displayed in Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Bare wood walls and cabinets. Piano, display case and Great Walking wheel in foreground. Two people viewing china. 3.5 x 4
Description: Strawberry Festival 1991. Women behind tables preparing to serve strawberrys. Two people waiting for shortcake. Looking through trees to Main Street. 3.5 x 4 Image somewhat fuzzy.
Description: Marked on back, “The Famous Open House at the Museum!” Two women seated on path to Museum entrance next to pink and maroon wedding ring quilt for raffle. Looking through trees to Main Street. 3.5 x 4
Description: Strawberry Festival 1991. Biscuits and bowls laid out on table on museum lawn before festival opens. Looking over Main Street through the trees. 3.5 x4
Description: Marked on back, “Junior Hostesses at our museum. Bets and Karen West as Junior Hostesses at Museum in our village, “Somesville”. July 14, 1976.” Girl on left wears colonial costume of blue with white in center of bodice and full cuffs, with white cap. Her hand on Great Walking Wheel. Girl on right wearing floral print colonial costume with bonnet and apron. 3.5 x 4
Description: Marked on back, “Juniors on duty at the museum. Bets and Karen at Museum. Bets holding doll we found in our house. July 14, 1976.” Girl on left, holding china doll, wearing floral print colonial costume with bonnet and apron. Girl on right, wears colonial costume of blue with white in center of bodice and full cuffs, with white cap. Her hand on Great Walking Wheel.
Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Bango and fiddle player in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
Description: Group of five unknown children in Cemetery on Oak Hill Road. From left to right, boy with dark curly hair wearing Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt with blue jeans, boy wearing blue and red striped short sleeve shirt, girl wearing short sleeve, Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt, boy wearing football jersey with number 51 and blue pants, girl wearing blue short sleeve shirt with pink and blue shorts and blue sneakers with white stripes. 3x4.5
Description: Fall 1976. Marked on back, “At Brookside Oct. 1976 - we searched out the oldest and most recent grave marker.” Unknown children play on fishway in Somes Brook.
Description: Group of six unknown children in Cemetery on Oak Hill Road. In back row, boy wearing blue and red striped short sleeve shirt, girl wearing short sleeve, Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt, boy with dark curly hair wearing Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt with blue jeans. Front row girl wearing blue short sleeve shirt with pink and blue shorts and blue sneakers with white stripes, girl wearing red shorts, floral short sleeve shirt, red sneakers with white stripes, boy wearing football jersey with number 51 and blue pants. [show more]