Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
7876	Houses on Frenchboro	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Buildings	LaRue Spiker			Houses on Frenchboro Item: 7876    Object ID: 998-1742-2847 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Frenchboro, Maine Description: Houses along a hill and fish piers on the harbor at Frenchboro, Long Island. Truck passes on the road. Three children in the grass near the harbor.
7877	Fishing piers from water	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Buildings	LaRue Spiker			Fishing piers from water Item: 7877    Object ID: 998-1741-2846 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Fishing piers and buildings from a harbor.
7878	Church	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Buildings	LaRue Spiker		1965	Church Item: 7878    Object ID: 998-1740-2845 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1965 Place: Frenchboro, Maine Description: Church with porch across the front of the building. Fish weather vane on steeple.
7879	Cape Cod House	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Buildings	LaRue Spiker			Cape Cod House Item: 7879    Object ID: 998-1739-2844 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Two story full Cape Cod House with front board and batten door in the gable end.
7880	Loster traps and fishing grear	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Buildings Other, industry - Fishing	LaRue Spiker			Loster traps and fishing grear Item: 7880    Object ID: 998-1738-2843 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Other, industry - Fishing Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Lobster traps and other fishing gear on the fish wharf. Lobster boat tied to the pier.
7881	Bennie Davis	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Buildings Other, industry - Fishing	LaRue Spiker		1965	Bennie Davis Item: 7881    Object ID: 998-666-1771 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Other, industry - Fishing Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1965 Description: Bennie Davis, first selectmen of Frenchboro, age 50-60 on deck of fishing boat.
7882	Lobster traps on pier	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Buildings Other, industry - Fishing	LaRue Spiker			Lobster traps on pier Item: 7882    Object ID: 998-1736-2841 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Buildings Other, industry - Fishing Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Lobster traps at the end of a long wooden pier. In the foreground shingled building. Other builings on the hill across the harbor.
13837	MDI Historical Society Float	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, buildings People				MDI Historical Society Float Item: 13837    Object ID: 997-453-619 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, buildings People Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society [passing Main street stores.. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spinning wheel and Somesville National Historic District Sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
13838	MDI Historical Society Parade Float	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, buildings People				MDI Historical Society Parade Float Item: 13838    Object ID: 997-452-618 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, buildings People Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society passing Main street stores. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Bango and fiddle player (Ralph Stanley) in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Float pulled by red truck. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
14230	Parade Float MDI Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, buildings People				Parade Float MDI Historical Society Item: 14230    Object ID: 997-451-617 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, buildings People Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Float decorated in red, white,and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spinning wheel and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Sign. Model of church on table. Crowd watches from the sidewalk. 3.5 x 4
13065	MDI Historical Society Parade Float	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, buildings People				MDI Historical Society Parade Float Item: 13065    Object ID: 997-450-616 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, buildings People Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Float decorated in red, white ,and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Somesville’s National Historic District Sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
14237	MDI Historical Society Parade Float	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, buildings People			c 1980s	MDI Historical Society Parade Float Item: 14237    Object ID: 997-440-605 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, buildings People Date: c 1980s Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Parade float for Mt. Desert Island Historical Society. Larger banner on end of float proclaims, “Twixt the Hills.” Bango and fiddle player in 19th century costume on end of float decorated in red, white, and blue. Women in costume in back of float with spining wheel and Museum sign. Crowd watches from the sidewalk.
12358	Main Street, Somesville, 1870	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Transportation People Places, Landscape			1870c.	Main Street, Somesville, 1870 Item: 12358    Object ID: 997-378-542 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Transportation People Places, Landscape Date: 1870c. Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME Description: Caption in The Living Past, p. 122: "Somesville's main road in 1870, looking north towards Ellsworth. Mount Desert House on left; A.J. Whiting store on right (note balcony and porch); corner of blacksmith shop on right. Telegraph wires were in use in 1870." Horse-drawn vehicles on each side of rutted dirt roadstopped in front of blacksmith’s shop.
12349	Woman sitting by grist mill, Somesville	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings People Places, Landscape				Woman sitting by grist mill, Somesville Item: 12349    Object ID: 997-331-496 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings People Places, Landscape Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Grist mill in Somesville on rocky Somes Brook. Trees surround mill. Young woman sits on a rock near brook; she wears long light colored skirt and blouse and a flat hat. Caption under photo, “I suppose you know this girl. Why don’t you write? R.J.L.” Marked on back, “Grist Mill at rear was built 1790 if not earlier.” In reference to woman, “Nellie Freeman family from Pretty Marsh and Summit, N.J.. She came to take care of Baby Arthur in N.J., 1910 (Virginia’s Brother)” referring to Virginia Sanderson. [show more]
12389	Main Street, Somesville, ME	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Other, Houses Other, Roads Other, Sidewalks Other, Stores & shops Places, Landscape				Main Street, Somesville, ME Item: 12389    Object ID: 997-329-494 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Other, Houses Other, Roads Other, Sidewalks Other, Stores & shops Places, Landscape Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Marked in lower left corner, “Main Street Somesville, ME." On right is Fernald’s store, later Port-In-A-Storm, later Frenchman's Bay Gallery, then Gallery at Somes Sound (2015), with first-story covered porch facing road and second-story porch on south side of building. On left are Mt. Desert House and Nathan Salisbury House. On far left is an unidentified house; no house exists on this lot today. Large trees on each side of road. Telephone poles on left side and boardwalk (wooden sidewalk) on left. View looking north. [show more]
14588	Main Stree, Somesville, 1891	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Buildings			1891	Main Stree, Somesville, 1891 Item: 14588    Object ID: 96-88-88 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Buildings Date: 1891 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeaux and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harrison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. Photo damaged, perhaps from foxing or water. [show more]
14602	Somesville Lumber Mill, winter	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape			c 1890s	Somesville Lumber Mill, winter Item: 14602    Object ID: 97-314-479 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Date: c 1890s Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Lumber Mill in Somesville in operation. Logs piled up on bank in foreground. Logs fill mill pond ready to be milled. Somes Harbor in the background. Telephone pole in foreground next to tall tree. No date. Appears to have been photo. pasted in small scrapbook. On verso: 997-306-471 (Main St., Somesville & Somes Cove)
14585	Main Street, Somesville; Somes Cove	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape			c 1890s	Main Street, Somesville; Somes Cove Item: 14585    Object ID: 997-313-478 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Date: c 1890s Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Houses on Main Street, Somesville. Somes Cove in foreground. Marked, “Somes Cove, Mt. Desert” in lower right corner. House on left is historic Lewis Somes house. No date. May have been postcard pasted into small scrapbook. On verso: 997-307-472 See also p. 11, same photo (997-313-478)
13980	Selectmen's Building	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings				Selectmen's Building Item: 13980    Object ID: 97-188-353 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Mount Desert Museum Sign hangs outside building. Flowers in window box, bench near road side. Marked on back, “Compliments of Elisabeth Leland Waterman, Salsbury [sic] Cove, Maine."
13678	Buckboard Party	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Nature, Animals Other, Buildings People				Buckboard Party Item: 13678    Object ID: 997-185-349 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Buildings People Description: Four horse team hitched to a buckboard outside two story cottage. Woman and man sit on driver's bench. At least ten other passengers in open buckboard. Ladies in elegant dress stand on covered porch. Vines growing up each side of porch and along front. Small peak in porch roof. Upstairs windows shuttered, center window closed.
9104	Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber Mill	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape	La Rue Spiker			Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber Mill Item: 9104    Object ID: 997-180-344 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Creator: La Rue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: View of Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber mill from Somes House. Fernald’s Store, now Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, at right. Church steeple rises in distance with several other buildings in between. This photo could not be found so it has not been placed in albums with the rest of the LaRue Spiker Collection 01/31/2022
9109	Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Boats Other, Buildings	Unknown		1903	Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley Item: 9109    Object ID: 997-176-340 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Boats Other, Buildings Creator: Unknown Date: 1903 Place: Bernard, Maine Description: Looking across Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley. Several boats in the harbor, mostly fishing vessels. Sea gulls in foreground.
9115	Kimball House	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings Other, transportation - Land	Unknown			Kimball House Item: 9115    Object ID: 997-171-335 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings Other, transportation - Land Creator: Unknown Place: Northeast Harbor, Maine Description: Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, gravel drive and lawn. Car in front of hotel. Marked on back, “1931 Buick - Dad’s was convertible so this must have been Manchester Bro’s roadster."
9117	Schooner Kate L. Pray	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Ships People	Unknown			Schooner Kate L. Pray Item: 9117    Object ID: 97-33-194 also 97-700-870 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Ships People Creator: Unknown Description: Two masted schooner at wharf in front of A.J. Whiting’s (later, 1887) Fernald’s Store (later Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, then art gallery). 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. Mark in lower left hand corner. Edges very worn. Stained and faded. Marked on back, “Schooner Kate L. Pray.” [show more]
9159	Three women arm in arm	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Automobiles Other, Buildings People	Unknown			Three women arm in arm Item: 9159    Object ID: 997-128-290 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Automobiles Other, Buildings People Creator: Unknown Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Julia, Mrs. Cushman, Kate. Three women. Photo blurred. Woman on left wears light colored dress, woman in middle wears light colored dress with pattern on hem and bodice, black stockings and shoes. Woman on right wears checked dress or jumper with black stockings and shoes. To right 1915-1920 style car passes, to left is white house with black shutters and covered porch.

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