Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum 1980s.Bare wood shelves, bottles across top sheves. Photographic display of Somesville and Hall quarry ships, with half hull model and brass bell.
Description: Copy of a photo. Living room or sitting room in house (maybe summer cottage). Fireplace in the background. Ornate furniture. Decorative beams in ceiling. Oriental rug on the floor.
Description: Copy of a photo. Living room in house (maybe summer cottage). Fireplace on the left. Sofa in front of fireplace. Table in back of sofa. Decorative beams in ceiling. Geometric pattern in rug. Exterior door in background.
Description: Living room or sitting room in house (maybe summer cottage). Wicker furniture with floral upholstery and matching curtains. Round table in center with large lamp.
Description: Two views of the interior of MDI Historical Society's Historic Selectmen’s Building, Somesville.. Top photo shows wood stove, hay fork, powder horns, lantern, mail bags, pewter communion set, clothes wringer and other items. Second photo shows Sarah Kittredge portrait, chinaware, bottles, display case, pewter communion set and other items.
Description: Interior of Somesville Meeting House taken from back of church over middle row of pews. Church is decorated with garlands and ferns and other plant material. The words "GOD is LOVE" and "WELCOME" on the wall at the front of the chuch. The organ is to the right.
Description: Color snapshot of fire burning in fireplace in historic Abraham Somes III house (once owned by Richard and Marian Cobb) on the corner of Main Street and Oak Hill Road in Somesville. Large brick fireplace with brick oven. Clock with reverse glass painting on the mantle.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior. Far left, Jeannette Godfrey, far right, Betsy Alexander, center Jaylene Roths, museum director.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior. Portraits of Nathan Salisbury and Sarah Whiting Kittredge. Also, two hair wreaths. Other assorted photos.
Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum 1980s.Bare wood shelves. Various tools and small ship painting. Babson portrait to the left.
Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum 1980s.Bare wood shelves. Photographic display of Southwest Harbor ships, with two half hull models.
Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum June of 1995. Arrangemnet of table, two chairs, easel and tea set. Display case containing nineteenth century costume in background. Picture taken during grand re-opening of Museum.
Description: Interior of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum June of 1995. Arrangement of table, two chairs, easel and tea set. Display case containing nineteenth century costume in background. Picture taken during grand re-opening of Museum.
Description: Interior of cabin on Sheep Island. Large wood desk near window. Tea cart holding papers behind desk. Wall hanging behind tea cart. End of spindle bed at left.
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: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Jeannette Godfrey to right. Other visitors unidentified. Babson portrait in center.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Jaylene Roths, museum director standing next to c1790s-1820s high chair and childrens dolls and toys.
Description: Carrie Mabel Moore age 90. Seated in upholstered chair with wood arms. Window with venetian blinds. Mantel to the right. She wears polka dot dress, short sleeve which buttons up front. Marked on back, “Born Carrie Mabel Moore 11-18-1864, Sea Wall - Maine, Tremont Maine. Father - Joshua S. Moore, Tremont. Mother Caroline Frances Somes Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine. Mrs. Frank W. Cadwell, Mabel Carrie Moore Cadwell Died Nov. 29, 1954. Daniel Somes branch. Photo taken age 80 years 1954, age 90 years.” (Although the inscription on the back indicates both 80 years old and 90, the birth date given is 1864 and the death date as 1954. [AB]) [show more]
Description: Ann Swartz in her Southwest Harbor studio. Sitting on stool, applying paint to brush in front ot canvas. Palette to right. Other completed still lifes to the left. Gift of George Daniell
Description: Ann Schwartz in her Southwest Harbor studio. Stands amidst her paintings, large still lifes. Wood stove in center of room with kettle on top. Swartz wears jeans, sweater, jean jacket and cap, looking towards window. Gift of George Daniell