Description: Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Somes House Inn covered by trees across the Cove. To the right Somes House Cottages. In foreground logs on ways. Marked on back, “Catherine was built in Belfast, Me in 1833. #165 Schooner Catherine abandoned in the Cove at Somesville, Me. W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine July 1935.” Signed, Virginia Somes Sanderson
Description: Two master Schooner "Federal" grounded in Somes Cove at low tide, leaning to port side. Main street Somesville behind schooner. Historic Nathan Salisbury House in middle, Lewis Somes House to right. Marked on back, “Schooner Federal Grounded in the cove at Somesville, Maine. Copy by W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine. Stereo Original by Bryant Bradley. W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine.” Bryant Bradley was born about 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born about 1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio. [show more]
Description: Art show on Village Green in Bar Harbor. Paintings displayed near sidewalk. Woman walks past paintings. Four people seated in lawn chairs in facing away from paintings. Congregational Church in background. Cars parked along street and in church parking lot. Gift of George Daniell.
Description: Seawall Home of writer Edith Hamilton, famous Greek Scholar. Her dog in foreground. Traditional cape with modern addition. White clapboard two story addition with stone pillars supporting covered porch. Gift of George Daniell.
Description: Aerial view of Somesville and Somes Harbor. Center, Somes House and Somes Landing. To left Fernald’s Store. later Port-In-A-Storm bookstore, even later--gallery; driveway encircles building. Donated by Claire and Pete Arnold. Photographer Robert Hylander signed unrestricted Deed of Gift, May 16, 2015.
Description: View of Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber mill from Somes House. Fernald’s Store, now Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, at right. Church steeple rises in distance with several other buildings in between. This photo could not be found so it has not been placed in albums with the rest of the LaRue Spiker Collection 01/31/2022
Description: Houses along a hill and fish piers on the harbor at Frenchboro, Long Island. Truck passes on the road. Three children in the grass near the harbor.
Description: Southwest Harbor Town Dock and Beal’s Lobster Wharf. Three punts on float below Beal's. Barrels and traps piled on the pier. Car near the back door of the lobster pound.
Description: Eric Rodick and unknown friend smoking cigarette leaning against store on cottage street. Bicycles leaning against store front. Village Emporium at the end of the block.
Description: People crossing the street at crosswalk at the corner of Main Street and Cottage Street. Jade East T-shirt shop in the background. Sign in shape of lobster for Testa’s restaurant to the right. Man taking picture on the left in the background.
Description: Looking at Greenings Island and the entrance of Somes Sound from Manset. Sailboats on moorings. In the foreground, ramp and float. Small boats tied to float.
Description: Sailboats tied up to pier in Southwest Harbor. Head of the Harbor in the background. Small rowboat Petunia next to sloop. Two people in lower right hand corner.
Description: The Spurling Wharf at Islesford. “Blue Duck” to the left. Wharf to the right with Mobilgas sign on front of the building. A lobster boat heads away from the wharf. Caption on the back of photo reads, “The Spurling Wharf at Islesford is now operated by Elmer, son of Capt. Bert Spurling.
Description: Photograph taken from under the pier at Great Cranberry Island looking towards Mount Desert Island. One fishing boat tied to pier. Another fishing boat on a mooring. Photo used in story about the “Prussian Lady”.