Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes Memorial Bridge in Somesville. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum to the left. Winter scene, ice on stream. 2 copies (a&b)
Description: Thaddeus Sheply Somes Memorial Bridge in Somesville. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum to the left. Winter scene, ice on stream.
Description: Green Mountain Railway train descending, or ascending the Mountain. Photo taken from pier on Eagle Lake. Large shed with verticle siding to the left. Tracks run through train shed in middle. Third building to the right of train shed. Shack to far right near lake. Lumber scattered throughout scene, perhaps used for steam engine. Bryant Bradley was born about 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born about1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio. Mounted on cardboard. [show more]
Description: 9.5 X 13.25 black and white photograph of Bass Harbor Light. Keeper watches over harbor with binoculars from top of light. Photo taken from banks above lighthouse. Gift of George Daniell.
Description: Clara Fargo Thomas sitting on deck of her summer home at head of Somes Sound. Summer 1969 Looking over Somes Sound. Landmark house designed by George Howe, prominent NY architect. House said to be first cantilevered house in Maine. Mrs. Thomas is the mother of architect Joseph "Tommy" Thomas (deceased, 2010). Gift of George Daniell
Description: The Madeira’s House on the Manset Shore road taken from floats at Manset Dock. Asian style architecture. Man working on lawn at the left side of house. Stone pier in front of house. Ramp extending from pier. In foreground, lobster boat at float. Small punt overturned on float. Ramp to the left. Gift of George Daniell. Originally built by Carroll Tyson of Philadelphia (per Roc Caivano, 2013/ AB)
Description: MDI Historical Society’s Selectmen’s Building. Flowers in the box outside the window. Sign on corner of the building reads, “Mount Desert Museum.”
Description: MDI Historical Society’s Selectmen’s Building. Flowers in the box outside the window. Sign on corner of the building reads, “Mount Desert Museum.”
Description: James Richardson homestead (or Fair Oaks Farm) in the village of Sound. Now owned by Robert and Kay Moore. Kay Tracy Moore is a Richardson descendant.
Description: James Richardson homestead (or Fair Oaks Farm) in the village of Sound. Now owned by Robert and Kay Moore. Kay Tracy Moore is a Richardson descendant.
Description: Southwest Harbor office of Medical Associates. Appears to be the Rhodes House on Main Street. Sign on road side, “Medical Assoc. P.A. S.W. Harbor Office. W.G. Stewart, M.D., E.B. Gilmore,M.D., J. H. Ratner, M.D., O.L. Haynes, M.D., R. A. Beekman, M.D.