Description: Mark Whiting Somes age 4 months. Baby in wicker chair on sheep skin. Wearing long white dress with short sleeves. Wide collar with floral embroidery. Marked Cottage Street Bar Harbor Me. Mark written in pencil on bottom of paper mount. On back in pen Mark Whiting Somes age 4 mo. 23 1/2 lbs. Also marked Hysom in pen on back. H.L. Bradley was the son of photographer Bryant Bradley.
Description: Maria Merritt Beckwith Age 6 in 1850. Seated in Rocking Chair. Grandmother of donor, Robert Harris of Oak Hill Road, Mt. Desert. Hair parted in middle, pulled back behind ears. Wearing necklaces and possibly pocket watch around neck. Plaid dress with flounces in skirt. Narrow white lace collar.
Description: Woman age 20-30. Dark hair worn in bun on top of head. Bangs cut short and curled around forehead. Wears dark scarf with leaf or vine pattern cut and embroidered. Only shoulders visible. Marked B.F. Joy Ellsworth, ME Instantaneous Process. On the back - floral border with bird in flight on top left. B.F. Joy on scroll. Underneath amid flowers and spider web, Photographic Art Studio. No. 40 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME Duplicates can be had at any time. Copyrighted 1889. In pencil marked, Baker. [show more]
Description: Man age 30-40. Dark hair parted on right side. Brushed back with wave on right side. Beard worn on chin and jowls. No mustache. Dark coat and vest. White shirt with black bow tie tucked behind vest. Photo appears to have been gone over with pen. Marked C.A. Smith Photo Co. 35 Main Street Berlin , N.H.
Description: Woman, age 30-40. Dark hair pulled back from face. Bangs curled above forehead. Seated in wicker chair. Wears black dress. Sleeves puffed around shoulder and upper arm, tighten as they reach wrist. Wide lace collar. Wears ribbon with an object,perhaps a pen, attached to end. Marked C.A. Smith Photo Co., 17 Main Street Waterville, Me. Dark mark on left side of photograph.
Description: Lucie Somes wife of John William Somes. Woman age 30-40. Hair pulled back from face, worn in bun at back of head. Bangs cut short are wavy around forehead. Wears beaded earring, string of pearls or other beads, and brooch at neck with three beads hanging. Dark bodice with lace around neck. Marked Osgood Ellsworth Me.
Description: Mrs. A.J. Whiting (Mehitable or Hittie). Woman age 50-60. Wears hair pulled to back of head. Bangs tightly curled over forehead. Oval spectacles. Wears small earrings and beaded brooch at neck. Bodice dark satin or other shiny fabric. High lace neck and high puffed shoulders of same fabric as neck. V-shaped ruffle on bodice over ticked fabric. Marked Partridge Boston, Brookline. On back Shows decorative sign and sign post with birds sitting on and flying around it. Sign reads Partridge studios 2832 Washington St. Boston H’l’ds 27 Harvard St. Brookline 18 Blue Hill Ave., Roxbury, No 364 Cambridge St., Allston, MASS. U.S.A. Below sign shows building and inside of studio. Also noted, “No stairs to climb.” [show more]
Description: Helen Hale age 6-10. Young girl wearing hair pulled back with cork screw curls descending from back of head. Bangs cut short and curled around forehead. Wears black knee-length dress, dark stockings, and high buttoned boots. Dress has v-shaped piece with folds back to reveal darker fabric underneath. Child hold open gates made of sticks in photographers set. Marked Osgood Ellsworth, Me.
Description: M. Kingsley age 30-40. Light color wavy hair combed back. Receding hairline. Thick mustached. Wears dark coat buttoned with white collar and dark tie. Marked Bradley Bar Harbor. Brown spots at top of photograph. Bryant Bradley was born near 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born near 1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio.
Description: Woman age 30-30. Hair pulled back with short bangs fluffed around forehead. Wears gold brooch. Two pieces of gold twisted into circle. Dark bodice with piping underneath fabric creating decorative border down each side. Puckered and ruffled fabric under high neck. Marked Smith Rockland, ME.
Description: William Kittredge age 50-60. White hair brushed up and back. Wears dark coat buttoned to top. Collar and narrow lapels lay flat. White shirt collar with floppy silk bow tie under coat. Marked Marion Barristers Hall Lowell, Mass. Marked in pen on back Wm. Kittredge and Wm. [Failier]. Same photo as 996-116-116 .
Description: William Kittredge age 50-60. White hair brushed up and back. Wears dark coat buttoned to top. Collar and narrow lapels lay flat. White shirt collar with floppy silk bow tie under coat. Marked Marion Barristers Hall Lowell, Mass. Marked in pen on back Wm. Kittredge and Wm. [Failier]. Copy of 96-115-115.
Description: Lucie Pray age 3-5. Long dark hair with short bangs. Wears white dress with short white lace collar. Ruffles run down each side of bodice to create a V-shape. Cut work in center. Wears ring on right hand. Handwritten "Lucie P". Hands are crossed with arms leaning on back of chair. Marked Cooke N.E. Harbor.
Description: Marked Annie Knox ? on back. Woman age 30s. Hair pulled back with tightly curled bangs around forehead. Wears small earrings. Plaid dress with double length of velvet ribbon on one side of bodice and buttons on other side. Velvet ribbon around collar. Shoulders slightly puffed. Photo badly stained and cracked about 2 inches from top. Image in oval ‘frame’
Description: Mr. Mixer age 40-50. Light color hair parted on right side and combed back, slightly wavy. Thick mustached covers lips. Heavy coat buttoned to top. Medium width lapels. Standing white collar with wide knot black tie. Marked P.C. Tuttle Belfast, Me.
Description: Beau Clark age 15-30. Hair parted on right and combed down. Head turned to the left. Wearing dark coat buttoned to top. Medium width lapels. White shirt collar and white tie with wide knot. Marked Gendron Artistic Photographer Tremont Row Boston.
Description: Lucie Pray age 15-20. Curly hair pulled back away from face loosely. Wears white bodice. Shoulders visible only. Photo stained throughout. Marked J.E. Purdy and Co. Boston. The Pallas. Oval image. Card is larger than usual cabinet card.
Description: Marked on back Mr. L.E. Pray, father of Lucie Pray. His wife was Kate Heath who was a sister to Julia Heath Fernald. Marked Lester on front. Man age 30-40. Straight hair combed flat. Long mustache with pointed ends. Wears dark striped coat buttoned only at top. White shirt collar and white stripped tie. Marked P.C. Tuttle Belfast, Me.
Description: Lucie or Lucy Pray age 1-2 years. Seated in cushioned arm chair. Hair parted in middle and combed down, Wears white dress and black boots. Marked B.F. Joy Ellsworth, Me.
Description: Aunt Henrietta Craig age 40-50. Hair pulled back and worn above neck. Wavy hair parted in middle. Only shoulders are visible. Dark scarf around neck joined with brooch. Marked Hayden Lowell, Mass.
Description: Rev. Newbert age 30-40. Light hair brushed back. Thick mustache with pointed ends. Head turned to left. Dark coat with double buttons fastened. White collar and black and white stripped tie with large knot. Marked C.L. Crossman. Pote’s Block Up one flight. Bangor Me.
Description: Man age 30-40 straight hair brushed to left side, long bushy sideburns and mustache. Wears dark suit unbuttoned with vest. White shirt and tie. Masking tape marked Pic 10 should be removed.
Description: John William Somes. Marked father of Allie Somes. Smokey effect in background. Man age 50 -60. Receding hair, white brushed back. Long gray/white beard. Heavy dark coat unbuttoned, vest underneath. White shirt and black tie. Marked F. H. Burgess 176 Water Street Augusta, Me.
Description: Frank Stetson age 11-15. Hair wavy parted on side, cut above ears. Wearing dark coat buttoned near lapels. White tie with white shirt. Upper half of torso only.
Description: Ethel Boogs Stetson age 10-14. Long hair past shoulders. Parted in middle with tightly curled bangs. White collar with black dress. Dress has double rows of 4 buttons on panel in center of dress. Gathered sleeves. Two stripes reach from center panel to shoulders. Photo shows only top half of torso. No stains on image, only surrounding portrait.