Description: Ethel Somes wearing heavy dark cardigan sweater, with knee pants, boots laced up to knee. Small cabin in background among small evergreens and bare decidous trees. Marked on bottom, “[Necatous?] Ethel Somes.”
Description: Group of people in woods outside small cabin. Decorative border around image. Marked on bottom, “Camp No. 8. Uncle Mell, Ethel Haynes, Jim Allen, Georgia, Bill, Harry, [Ernest?], Hollis. Man in middle row to the right holidng small dog.
Description: Ethel Somes and unknown woman on left in white dresses seated on steps of covered porch on Sheep Island. Wide steps, dark trim around door and windows. Chair on porch with peeling paint. Small white dog looking up a woman on the right. Names marked at bottom illegible. Identified at 2011 "Mystery Photographs" Exhibit.
Description: Group picnicking on rocks. From left to right, back row, Mother Somes, Daniel Somes Smith, Georgia Somes Smith, mother of Dan, Hollis, June Smith, brother of Dan, and [?]. Boys dressed in knee pants high black socks, v-neck sweaters and caps. Women in white dresses. Mother Somes wears black hat and sweater or jacket. Georgia Smith has chef's hat on. Black dog next to June Smith.
Description: Unknown woman age 99 seated on sofa with crocheted throw on back. Christmas tree to right. Wall paper patterned with ships and men on horse. Mirror behind couch reflect woman wearing short sleeve black dress, glasses with hands on hips. Older woman holds gift on lap, wearing floral print dress. Marked on bottom, “Gram Brown 99 yrs.” Snapshot.
Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson standing on sidewalk near bushes and trellis. Wearing hair parted in middle and pulled back with white peasant type blouse, sleeves pulled up, black skirt, calf length, wide black belt and dark shoes. Standing with hands on hips.
Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson dressed for costume party in monk's robe holding small animal, maybe rabbit, in hands. Standing near bushes and trellis. Marked on back, “How I looked at the feté.”
Description: Unknown woman holding lead on halter of horse. Horse has three white socks with one leg dark, white blaze from middle of nose to nostrils and star on forehead. Woman wears hair pulled back with tailored jacket of light shade with black men’s style tie and straight long dark skirt. Small trees and meadow in background. Marked on back, “August, 1892 - Old ‘Dick’.”
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes with Virginia Somes Sanderson on his knee, Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes in back. "Lion" the dog in front. Thaddeus seated in chair under tree wearing dark suit and derby. Virginia in corkscrew curls with white dress, dark stockings and boots. Emilie behind Thaddeus with gray hair and print dress. Trees and barn in background.
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes reading paper, holding garden hoe. Broom leaning on tree. Appears to be working on flower beds near roadside. Wearing derby, dark pants and vest, and white shirt. Location unknown, buildings and telephone poles line street.
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes sitting under tree on lawn across from Somesville Library with Virginia Somes Sanderson on his lap. Big dog next to them. Board sidewalk with rail in back of tree. Lumber mill in distance. Man drives by in wagon. Marked on back, “Thaddeus, Virginia, Lion, the dog. 1906”
Description: Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Wears long dark coat over dark dress, with elaborate collar. Hat with large feather in top. Wears wire rim spectacles. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes age outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Short hair brushed to the side, gray beard well trimmed. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Virginia Sanderson wearing robe outside cabin on Sheep Island with three bull dogs. Ramp to float in foreground. Wood pile behind cabin in trees.
Description: Keith McKane outside cabin on Sheep Island. Looks towards sun. Wears no shirt with dark pants and belt. Chopping pile of wood, log on stump. Bull dog next to wood pile. Marked on back Oct 9, 1939.
Description: Unknown man age 20-30 standing outside stone building. Hair parted on side and combed back. Wearing white suit coat with white shirt and dark bow tie. Black pants with belt and sneakers. Snow and mud on ground. Marked Frank at bottom.
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. Marked on back, “The Woolen Mill along Somes Brook to Cemetery on other side of cemetery"
Description: Historic Mount Desert Tavern, also know as the Mount Desert House. Tall sign post on front lawn, partially cut out of picture. Lattice work fence leads to front door. Shutters on front windows shut. Two unknown men standing near front door. Two men in front of lattice fence. Several men and boys stand around large wagon with horse. Shadow visible in foreground.
Allen-Holmes-Smith photographs and other materials
Description: 2.5 X 3 black and white snapshot of three unknown male soldiers in front of a tent. They are all dressed in fatigues with gaiters and helmets.
Allen-Holmes-Smith photographs and other materials
Description: 4.5 X 4.5 black and white photograph of two unknown ladies circa late 1800's standing in a yard. They both wear long dark dresses with open vests and white blouses. They both wear hats.