Description: Photocopies of photographs. Some photographs are labled with names and page numbers. Theres is no refrence to the book the page numbers refer to.
Description: Photocopies of photographs of the USS Deleware circa 1861. The photographs are acompanied by a letter from Chase talking about how the model in his office is made.
Description: Photocopy of John Harold Mayo, Ruth Mayo, Ed Mayo, John Hubbard Mayo, Anna Mayo, Cora Mayo. Sarah Dolliver Mayo and Old Mayo home in Southwest Harbor. Family story of John and Alice Mayo.
Description: Published photographs from unknown source showing Gloucester, Mass., harbor in 1892, and the home of J.J. Somes on Washington Street, Gloucester.
Description: Painting of the old Somesville Mill by George Ashbridge Rhoades. Mill on pond with waterfall to the right. Church steeple in background. Moon in upper left corner. Copy of July 5, 1933 news article on back in reference to the Somesville Mill burning down. Taped to the back of the painting are a newspaper clipping and a typed copy of the clipping: BAR HARBOR TIMES Wednesday, July 5, 1933 SOMESVILLE MILL IS BURNED Early yesterday morning the Old Mill at Somesville burned in a fire of undetermined origin. This historic landmark owned jointly by Mrs. John Somes and Mrs. Geo. Somes has been in the Somes family for four generations. It was built nearly 100 years ago by the first John Somes, a pioneer on the island. Lumber, long and short shingles were sawed at the mill and it was operated by John Somes up to about eight years ago. The remnant of the little old schooner which John Singer Sargent painted when he visited the island some dozen years ago, escaped the fire. The mill will not be rebuilt. [show more]
Description: Pauline Black and Alberta Richardson; one on the running board and one behind the hood of the milk truck at Pearl Richardson Farm, Oak Hill Rd. side of truck reads: "RICHARDSON'S MILK, PASTURIZED AND RAW" Pearl S. Richardson was among the first farmers to begin pasteurizing milk. The farm was on the Oak Hill Road in Mount Desert. The photo of his milk truck was probably taken in the 1930s. no print of this images appears to exist as of 7/6/2016 (RSR and ACB) [show more]
Description: 9.5 X 13.5 print of black and white photo of Betty Moore, daughter-in-law of Edith Moore, nee Pulitzer of Baymeath. Photographer was George Daniell. "Baymeath" was Edith Moore's Hulls Cove estate.
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 negative was made from the tintype (996-145-145). It also relates to the photographic print (997-590-760) and negative (997-803-973). [show more]