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: Photocopy of text, possibly from "Maine Families in 1970" in the Maine Genealogical Society. Content is information on Abraham Somes, settler of Somesville, ME.
Description: Abraham Somes III as young man. Hair parted on right worn around ears. Black coat with white shirt. Bow tie tucked inside jacket. Cheeks colored by photographer.
Description: Historic Abraham Somes III house (now Cobb House). Three men standing with two horse on the right side of the house. Barn at back of house no longer exists.
Description: A.C. Hagerty age 20 - 30. Hair swept to back, head turned to side. Wears coat with velvet collar, white shirt with small black silk bow tie. Oval photo. Marked on back, “City Photograph Gallery, N.W. Cor, Church and Bank Sts, Burlington, Vt. Negatives Preserved. M.J. Bixby.
Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book
Subject:
Other, Ledgers
Collection:
Vaughan-Loring Bartlett's Island Collection
Description: Account Book Kept by May (Ellen) Loring Vaughan on Bartlett's Island (1915-1921) Cost of travel Hallowell to Boston 8.60, Bar Harbor, 15.00 Pay for washerwoman, $3,00, 1.50 Groceries list
Description: Photocopy of handwritten document, An Act to cede to the United States of America the jurisdiction of Baker's Island, signed by the Secretary of State, State of Maine, Feb 20, 1824 National Archives, 2p
Description: Black and white portrait photograph of Ada May Richardson Somes. Somes' parted hair is pulled back on the sides and curled in the front. She wears a dress with dark patterned ruffled outer collar and standup white ruffled collar. She wears small earrings. Photograph is labeled Bradley, Bar Harbor. Ada May Richardson (b.1872-d.1949) married John Allen Somes (b. 1872-d. 1930) on June 27, 1894 see **1645 for their wedding announcment
Description: Cabinet card of three children sitting on seat and arms of a decorative wicker chair. Youngest child is in the seat and wears a white dress. A second child sits on a chair arm on the right of the picture and wears a white dress and boots and holds the top of the chair with one hand. The third child wears a dark dress with white collar and cuffs and sits on the left of the photo on a chair arm. This child also holds the top of the chair. Handwritten on the back of the card is the name: "Addie Knowles Family". Photographers logo is engraved on the front of the card: "H.L. Bradley, Cottage St., Bar Harbor, ME." [show more]
Description: Wharf and boats.Two pairs of boats lined up to right of dock. Surfman and Osprey in front, Joyce Marie and other (small letters) behind. Three men on other boat. Harbor and town behind dock. Ballard Neg. #2-286 (marked on orig. envelope, not on photo)The Charles Butt Collection
Description: Adeline Freeman Somes. Hair parted in middle and pulled back tighly. Dark dress with gathers at waist making bodice pucker. Small white collar with brooch at neck. Hands folded on lap. Marked on back, “Adeline Freeman Somes mother of Thaddeus, Emma Francis, [Lot?] and Pearl Somes; wife of Abraham III Somes, born in Pretty Marsh.”
Description: Green Binder: Copies of Reminiscences of Somesville by Adelma F. Joy; Excerpts from The Island of Mount Desert Register 1909-1910;Annual Report of Town Officers of Mount Desert, ME 1900,1910, 1911 - 1916 and 1931
Description: Advertisement card for Waterbury watches. “It beats all. This Waterbury’s so thundering cheap - yet just as stiddy as the old clock.” Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.35
Description: Advertising card for “Dr. Hartshorn’s No. 18 - cure for sprains, bruises, neuralgia, rheumatism & c.” There is a picture of a young girl with a candle and holly behind her head on the front. On the back is more information and illnesses listed that can be cured by “Dr. Hartshorn’s No. 18”
Description: 1. 1894, 1888 ladies Calendars, 2. Flyer advertising sailing aboard the Rachel B. Jackson 3. "Island Flavors" multi-image slide-sound presentation flyer 4. Invitation to URC Fancy Dress Ball and Domino Party at Hancock Hall, Ellsworth, March 11, 1880. Floor directios: E.K. Hopkins, Wm. P. Joy, M.F. Avery, W. McFarland. Aids [sic]: A.W. Cushman, H.H. Emerson, W.H. Davis, F.A. Macomber. Committee of Arrangements: Mrs. J.D. Hopkins, Mrs. H.H. Emerson, Mrs. A.F. Greely, Mrs. A.M. Hopkins, Wm. O. McDonald. 5. Adv. for 1901 Bankruptcy Sale of the Standard Granite Co., by Fernald and Somes of Mount Desert. 6. Adv. for Green Mountain Carriage Toll Road to summit of Green Mountain, c. 1890. 7. Steamship schedules, Boston to Halifax, Nova Scotia with ports in between. Listing of ships. Two pages. April 2, 1857. 8. Munsey's Magazine-Advertising Section- adv. for W.B. corsets, Gage hats, Resinol soap (no date) 9. 1889 adv. calendar for "The Standard New Model Buckeye" (hay cutter) by Richardson Manufacturing Co., John Somes, agent. 10. Color page from "New York Fashions," published by E. Butterick & Co., Aug. 1872. 11. 1997 Southwest Harbor/Tremont Visitor's Guide. 12. 1958 Islesford Ferry adv. 13. Adv. card for tobacco plugs; photo. of Pearl Revere on front 14. Pamphlet: The Historic Homes of the Town of Tremont...A Perspective in Time (1998). [show more]
Description: Small 14 page pamphlet advertising “None Such New England” recipes and premiums that can be obtained Bisque Doll, thread case, knife, Recipes Mince Meat, German Coffee Bread. Printed in 1897 Hires' Root beer pamphlet. Stories, poems about the Hires company and uses ofi its product ND