Brig Under Construction
Object ID:
997-557-726
Catalog:
Photos
Title:
Brig Under Construction
Subject:
Description:
Brig under construction in Somes Cove. Looking across Somes Cove to Somes Meadow and landing. Six men standing on deck looking toward camera. Hull near completion. Lumber scattered around ship. Two masted lay on the ground in back of ship. Schooner to the right. Marked on back, “One of the boat builders was William Smith husband of Addie Smith of Somesville” Brief outline of family tree. “Ship builder, William married Cynthia?, children Pearl - Blacksmith and Bloomfield, Storekeeper. Child of Pearl, Fred who married Addie. Children of Fred and Addie, Don and Stuart.” Don Smith still living in Somesville.
Photo could not be located 02/03/2022
Photo could not be located 02/03/2022
Date:
c 1905
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Citation
“Brig Under Construction,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed December 26, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/8537.Item 8903