Description: Interior of cabin on Sheep Island. Unfinished wood walls. Double doors on right, window on left side of front wall, window on left wall. Bed in left corner under windows. Table in center of room Chair between bed and door. Rocking chair in middle foreground. Chair at left.
Description: Ledge on sheep Island. Small evergreens on right side. Virginia Sanderson on ledge with dog Betsy. In ink on back of photo, “The ‘inside’ of the island. The old swimming pool would be in the foreground to the left of this picture, which shows the point down the old ledge. Betsy and I near the stump.”
Description: View of Somesville looking towards library and Somes House from the west. View of Somesville marked at bottom. Old ship and pier on left. Lumber piled around mill in center ground. Somes House in the distance.
Description: Two masted schooner at wharf in front of A.J. Whiting’s (later, 1887, Fernald’s) Store. 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. Tear in lower left hand corner.
Description: Two story white clapboard house with black shutter, attached barn. Large trees in front of house. One horse near shed/bard with no tack held by man. Second horse in front wearing harness held by boy. Man stands near horse.
Description: People gathered on library lawn. Somesville Library in background. Children holding flags to left. Nelson Leland in middle. Adults on right.
Description: Barn or shed in winter. Long building of natural wood, no siding or paint. No window. Large door on left end. Sign or painting of horse on right end. Other buildings in distance. Lower left hand corner torn.
Description: Four candle mold, coal iron, wooden pitcher, toddy warmer sitting on mill stone in front of Mt. Desert Island Historical Society’s Selectmen’s Building Museum.
Description: Children waiting in line to add dirt to a hole where tree was planted. Two children holding flags. Four women in dresses, holding purses stand in background, dog on right. Somesville Library to left.
Description: Photograph of photograph in frame. Somes creek in winter with woolen mill in back ground. Two other buildings visible on left. One with two stories and chimney. Other in distance.
Description: Wool swift, dye pot, and heddle sitting on mill stone in front of Mt. Desert Island Historical Society’s Selectmen’s Building Museum. On left is front step of Museum. In distance to the right is Somesville Library.
Description: A view of the Village of Somesville including Somes Cove, Somesville Lumber Mill, Somesville Union Meeting House, A.J. Whiting Store, and Mount Desert House taken from The Somes House. Small B&W print.
Description: White three story clapboard cottage with black shutters. Porch on front and back. Front also has second floor balcony. One chimney. Marked Lawson Cottage, Lord Cottage and on the back, later Halstead Cottage.
Description: Winter scene in Somesville Maine. Hand touched by photographer or artist. Somesville, Me Winter Scene printed at bottom. On right Fernald's store, with covered porch and second story porch. On left Mt. Desert House and Nathan Salisbury House. Wagon sits in snow on left side of road. Narrow space has been plowed or shoveled on road. Large trees on each side of road. Unknown Lone man walks down middle of road. Telephone poles on left side. This is also a slide (97-711-881) used in the Somesville Bicentenial and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1 [show more]
Description: Mark Somes with horse. Boy age 3 - 7 reached towards horse in stall. Boy has back turned to photographer. Wears straw hat with wide brim and ribbon around the crown. Sailor type top with dark pants. Horse’s head reaches above stall door.
Description: Souvenir photo of Abraham Lincoln and Family. Lincoln reading book, Mary seated on left. Oldest child in uniform and youngest next to Lincoln. Portrait on wall behind family.
Description: Young woman in short sleeve plaid dress. Bows on shoulders. Beaded choker at neck and similar bracelet. Marked on back, "Phebe J Dunn Age 17 years Weight 907 Birthplace Elgin Ill." "R.A. Lord 164 Chatham Street, (158 Old Number,) New-York." Internal Revenue Service 2 cents stamp on back.
Description: Young woman in short sleeve dress with flounces down length of skirt. Velvet bodice with bows on shoulders. Beaded choker at neck. Hat with decorative white border and tassel on one side. Marked on bottom, "Madam Sherwood, Giant Lady, Height 5 feet 8 inches. 7 feet around waist, and 24 inches around arm. Age 31 years. Weight 675 pounds." Marked on back, "Charles D. Fredericks and Co, “Specialite,” 587 Broadway, New York." [show more]
Description: Young man wearing soldiers uniform. Jacket has two stripes on arm. Hat shows letter A and bugle with 1 in center. Hair parted on side and combed over top of head. Seated in chair. Marked on back, "W.T. Seely Photographer 158 Water St. Elmyra, N.Y."