Description: Mabel (Carrie) Moore Cadwell and playmate. Boy on left age 3-7. Short curly hair. Wears light colored shirt buttoned to neck. dropped sleeve. Knee breeches with band at top. Black cooper toed boots. Girl on right age 4-7 wears short hair brushed back. Had left arm on boys shoulder. Black short sleeve dress with bloomers, white stockings and shoes with strap.
Description: Man age 30 -40 in bowler type hat. Cheeks colored by photgrapher. Wears dark coat with handkerchief in pocket, dark vest, watch fob visible, white shirt and black bow tie. Marked compliments of F. Webb on the front. On back, “Stickney’s Ferrotypes Finished in Fifteen Minuites at 753 Broadway New-York. Opposite Astor Place. Also Internal Revenue Service two cent stamp on back.
Description: Young man and young woman seated together on bench in photographer studio. Man on left wears hair parted in middle and combed to sides. White pants, black belt, white shirt, black bow tie and dark coat. Woman wears hair parted in middle and pinned to side of head. Whte dress with hat in hand. Had adorned with flowers and bow.
Description: Photo within album: page 35. Very small tintype gem portrait of unknown man wearing dark suit, white shirt with collar, dark tie, possibly held by pin at neck. Dark mustache, dark hair slicked back.
Description: Photo within album: page 42. Portrait of unknown man wearing dark suit jacket, dark vest with watch fob, white shirt with collar. Has dark hair, dark mustache, cheeks hand tinted pink.
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 two men, one standing, one sitting next to him. The seated man wears a white shirt, dark trousers, and a long duster coat, as well as a plaid newsboy-style cap. The man standing next to him has his right hand on the shoulder of the other man, and is wearing a white shirt covered by a long duster, also wears a cap in the same newsboy style. Backdrop of flowers, even looks to be grass underfoot.
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 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 two men both wearing dark suits. Man on left is perched on a small white fence, wears dark suit jacket with dark shirt and tie. Has right hand resting on his right thigh, other arm hanging down. Man on right is seated in a chair next to him, also wears dark suit, but with white shirt and whte tie. His right hand is resting on his right thigh. Backdrop of mountains and trees behind them.
Description: Photo within album: page 2. Tintype of unknown man with large bushy beard, wearing dark suit and black wide brimmed hat. Photo stuck upside down in album.
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: 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: Miniature photo album, embossed leather with gold clasp. First page marked Album Simmons & Co. New Bedford. 10 women, one boy, 12 men, 2 pages missing pictures. Mostly well dressed prosperous looking people.
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: Rich Somes age 20-30.Man seated with elbow on table covered with paisley cloth, leaning back slightly. Hair combed back. Cheeks colored by photographer. Darke coat with velvet color unbuttoned. Vest underneath, buttom button undone, matching tousers, white collar turned down and wide tie worn inside vest. Watch chain visible under vest.
Description: Sarah Walter age 18 - 30. Hair parted in middle worn long with corkscrew curls. Seated with hands in lap. Checked dress with buttons down bodice. Light colored cloak over shoulders pinned at neck. Ring on right hand.
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: 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: Thaddeus Shepley Somes and Pearl. Thaddeus on left wears hair combed down and parted on one side. Dark suit, one button done, white shirt and large silk bow tie. Hands folded in lap. Perarl wears short hair parted on one side and combed to the other. Wears black coat buttoned down front with round white collar laying flat on shoulders. Some kind of border on image, but note that original was tintype.
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes age 40-50. Hairline receding, hair brushed back. Neatly trimmed beard and mustache. Wears heavy dark coat unbuttoned with dark vest underneath buttoned to top and white collar. One hand on knee the other on table. Color added to cheeks. Emulsion pealing from edges.
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.
Description: This tintype is about 2 and 1/2 x 3 and 1/2 inches. It is of a young child sitting in a white gown with lace around the skirt's hem. The subject's hands appear to be free but it is difficult to be sure because the tintype is damaged.