Description: Tintype of man and woman; woman stands next to man with right arm resting on his shoulder, man is seated. Man wears dark suit with white shirt and dark bow tie, also watch fob. Has dark hair and holds bowler hat in hands. Woman wears dark, long plaid coat, buttons down the front, shorter jacket/wrap made of the same material around shoulders. Also wears hat trimmed with lots of feathers and flowers.
Description: tintype of man standing in front of wooden gate, with backdrop of trees behind him (obviously a studio portrait). Man wears dark suit with white shirt, no tie. Has dark hair and dark mustache. Leans right elbow on pillar of gateway.
Description: tintype of dark haired man seated in studio. Wears dark suit with jacket and vest, white shirt, long dark tie tucked into shirt. Also wears watch on fob, large white handkerchief coming out of his pocket. Has dark mustache, brow furrowed, looks intensely at camera.
Description: tintype of man seated, one arm resting on armrest of chair, the other hand resting on knee. Wears dark suit, white shirt, striped bow tie. Has dark hair, widow’s peak, dark drooping mustache, and slight goatee. Lots of marks on front of tintype.
Description: tintype of child seated in wooden chair. Wears hair parted down center, cut very short. Also wears light colored blouse--could be very long blouse, could be dress. Also wears string of beads around neck. Is looking down and to the right of camera. Top left hand and bottom corners of tintype have been clipped off.
Description: Tintype of little girl wearing plaid dress with layers of ruffles at the bottom. Also wearing black boots, plaid headband, and a string of beads. Is seated on stool placed in back of chair; holds onto back of chair with right hand, left hand rests in lap.
Description: tintype of baby dressed in short white patterned dress sitting. Dress looks like it has lace on bodice and trim, couch has burned out velvet look. Corners of tintype of been trimmed off.
Description: tintype portrait of a young boy. Wears dark shirt with buttons down front, somewhat tight sleeves with puffed shoulders. Small white pointed collar. Has very short hair. Somewhat of an oval shape around portrait, as if it used to be in a frame or was meant to be placed in an oval frame.
Description: small tintype gem portrait attached to a carte de visite cardboard mount. Man with short dark hair and short dark beard, wearing dark suit jacket, white shirt, and dark tie. Tintype shows through oval opening, curlicue border around opening. Inscription on front reads Dr. Doogring or Dr. Googings inscription very difficult to read.
Description: small tintype gem portrait attached to a carte de visite cardboard mount. Man with dark hair and dark beard, wearing dark suit jacket, white shirt, and dark tie. Tintype shows through oval opening, stars and stripes border around opening. Inscription on back reads Samuel Rice.
Description: Woman age 50-60. Name in pencil on back not readable ([great ---- Hau-). Hair pulled back tight. Wears dark dress buttons down front. White collar with plaid scarf around neck joined by large white brooch. Hands folded in lap. Ring on middle finger,color added to cheeks.
Description: Tintype of two men in front of studio backdrop of winter scene. They both wear very simple white pullover shirts (don’t seem to be button up) and dark trousers; their suspenders have been pulled down and hang loose. Both have mustaches and dark hair that has been shaved on the sides. They stand apart, but reach out towards one another with their left fists clenched, their left wrists touch. They pull their right hands across their chests, right fists also clenched. Look like mirror images of one another. Inscription on back reads Paul Bener at top, Peter Bener at bottom (name could also be Bever). Left hand corners have been cut. [show more]
Description: Maria Merritt Beckwith Age 6 in 1850. Seated in Rocking Chair. Grandmother of donor, Robert Harris of Oak Hill Road, Mt. Desert. Hair parted in middle, pulled back behind ears. Wearing necklaces and possibly pocket watch around neck. Plaid dress with flounces in skirt. Narrow white lace collar.
Description: Marked Caroline at 18. Caroline F. Moore, Miniature photo in larger frame. Wears hair parted in middle and pulled back covering ears. Large earrings. Dark dress with pattern, lack velvet trim. Lace collar or scarf and brooch below neck.
Description: Photo within album: page 46. Portrait of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white buttons up placket, small white lace collar. Hair parted in center, pulled back, some curls loose around face. Cheeks hand tinted pink, also seems to be a tiny fleck of gold leaf affixed to indentation at throat.
Description: Unknown woman with hair parted in middle and pulled back. Wears dark shawl or cape and white blouse. Marked on frame: "Potter’s Patent March 7, 1865."
Description: Ann Somes, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca Seavy Somes. Married William Fennelly. She ran the Central House in Somesville which was inherited from her father, the builder. Age 10-14. Long blond hair with tight curls around top of head. Seated on floor with arms leaning on stool. Wears ring on ring finger and beads around neck. Dress, check with lace collar. Buttons on left side of bodice. Trim on both sides of bodice and near cuffs. Stored in white envelope marked, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Salisbiry, Mount Desert. Also marked Farrar and Barnard Staioners, 687 1/2 Washington Street. (1 envelope and 1 photo) [show more]
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes (1839-1913) and his wife, Clara Emilie Meynell Somes (1842-1920). Thaddeus Somes seated to right of Clara Somes, who is standing. He wears a plaid shirt, buttoned vest, open coat, lighter colored pants; she wears dark dress with light bow at neck, hair braided on crown. Thaddeus has moustache and goatee; has right hand is in his pocket, the other hand on his knee; his legs are crossed. Clara also wears long earrings, brooch on ribbon around her neck and a chain on bodice. Her right forearm is resting on his left shoulder. This is tintype is the source of all the related images: negative 997-810-980, later negative 997-803-973 and print from later negative 997-590-760. [show more]
Description: Lyman Somes as young boy. Curly hair worn over ears. Slightly disheveled. Head cocked to right. Wearing dark open jacket buttoning at throat. White collar. Dark vest or shirt under jacket. Cheeks colored by photographer.
Description: Tintype portrait of a young boy seated on a draped chair. Boy wears a jacket closed with two buttons at the neck , a pocket on the right side, and a high collared shirt. His hair is parted on the far left and he is looking toward the right.
Description: Tinted tintype of woman and boy . Woman is seated on a what appears to be a brown bench with tassels on its curved arm. Her left arm rests on the bench arm. Boy is standing to her left. Damage to upper right corner of tintype.
Description: Tintype: unknown young girl with arm resting on sofa arm. Girl wears plaid dress with pleats around bottom; dress has broad white collar. Girl wears locket visible on collar. Hari pulled back tightly from forehead. Child appears to be 5-7 years old.