Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
7588	Lumber Mill, Somesville	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Animals Other, Building People Places, Landscape				Lumber Mill, Somesville Item: 7588    Object ID: 997-795-965 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Building People Places, Landscape Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Lumber Mill in Somesville. Lumber piled to left and in back of mill. To right, logs piled on bank of Mill pond. In background, A.J. Whiting’s Store, later Port-In-A-Storm bookstore. Three horses and three wagons wait for load of lumber. Men from left to right, R. Davis, J.A. Somes, J.W. Somes, Geo. Benson, B. Mitchell). Marked on back, “Last one Hulls Cove; the remainder Somesville.” Edges very worn. Small tear in lower left corner. (This description may refer to a different photograph; nothing marked on back and no wear or tear.) [show more]
7577	Lumber Mill, Somesville	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape	Unknown		c 1890s	Lumber Mill, Somesville Item: 7577    Object ID: 997-314-479 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: c 1890s Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Lumber Mill in Somesville in operation. Logs piled up on bank in foreground. Logs fill mill pond ready to be milled. Somes Harbor in the background. Telephone pole in foreground next to tall tree. See also p. 8, Photo Album #1 (997-307-472)
9054	Houses on Main Street Somesville	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape	Unknown		c 1890s	Houses on Main Street Somesville Item: 9054    Object ID: 96-306-471 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: c 1890s Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Houses on Main street Somesville. Somes Cove in foreground. Marked, “Somes Cove, Mt. Desert” in lower right corner. House on left is historic Lewis Somes house. See same photo. on p. 8, Album #1 (997-306-471)
9086	MDI Historical Society Cemetery Tour	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Places, Cemetery	Pete Travers		1995	MDI Historical Society Cemetery Tour Item: 9086    Object ID: 997-204-369 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Places, Cemetery Creator: Pete Travers Date: 1995 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Cemetery Tour October 31, 1995. Crowd standing under Brookside Cemetery Gate. Near right gate post. Jaylene Roths on left holding lantern , wearing black skirt, jacket and hat. Anne Mazlish on right wearing black skirt, white blouse with shawl holding torch. Eben Richardson, behind right gate post.
9087	MDI Historical Society Cemetery Tour	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Places, Cemetery	Pete Tavers		1995	MDI Historical Society Cemetery Tour Item: 9087    Object ID: 997-203-368 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Places, Cemetery Creator: Pete Tavers Date: 1995 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Small group standing outside cemetery gates. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Cemetery Tour October 31, 1995. Two in costume, one holds candle lantern. Brookside Cemetery. Person on far right identified as Patty Ryan per 2011 "Mystery Photographs" Exhibit (AB).
9089	Cemetery Tour	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Places, Cemetery	Pete Travers		1995	Cemetery Tour Item: 9089    Object ID: 997-201-366 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Places, Cemetery Creator: Pete Travers Date: 1995 Place: Somesville, Maine Description: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Cemetery Tour October 31, 1995. Jaylene Roths on left holding lantern, wearing black skirt, jacket and hat. Anne Mazlish on right weaing black skirt, white blouse with shawl. Brookside Cemetery.
9098	Somes Memorial Bridge	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Bangor Daily News			Somes Memorial Bridge Item: 9098    Object ID: 97-191-356 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Bangor Daily News Place: Somesville, Maine 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.
9384	George B. Dorr	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Places, Landscape	Unknown		c 1910	George B. Dorr Item: 9384    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2162 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: c 1910 Description: George B. Dorr standing on mountain trail. Wears wool cap with similar suit, vest, white shirt and bow tie.
9386	Cars along roadway overlooking lake	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Automobiles People Places, Landscape	H.L. Bradley		1920c.	Cars along roadway overlooking lake Item: 9386    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2160 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Automobiles People Places, Landscape Creator: H.L. Bradley Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1920c. Description: Two cars parked along road side over looking lake and mountain beyound. Man stands with foot on running board of 1920s convertible. Woman near back, wears white shoes, print skirt, white sweater, and hat. Second car, man stands with foot on runningboard. Another man stands near front wheel. Third talks to woman in white sweater. Marked, “H.L. Bradley, Bar Harbor, Me.” H.L. Bradley was the son of photographer Bryant Bradley. 11/20/13: No marking HL Bradley on back; rather it is stamped LaRue Spiker (ABenson) [show more]
9101	View of Bar Harbor	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, building Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue			View of Bar Harbor Item: 9101    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2172 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, building Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: View of Bar Harbor from highland. Looking down Main street and out to Porcupine Islands. In foreground small farm with gardens. Rail fence to the right. Larger buildings, hotels near shore. Telephone poles line road. Stamped on back with LaRue Spiker, P O Box 625, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
9103	Schooner Kate	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Animals Other, Building Other, Ships Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue			Schooner Kate Item: 9103    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2170 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Building Other, Ships Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two masted schooner in wharf in front of A.J. Whiting Store (later Fernald’s Store, (later Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, even later, an art gallery). Back of blacksmith shop visible on left. Small sailing dory tied to wharf. Anchor hangs from bow. Several men seated in the bow of schooner, one standing aft near main mast. Man driving wagon pulled by two white horses. Somes Meadow in distance. On back is written The Schooner Kate and La Rue Spicker Southwest Harbor V/4 [show more]
9107	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Transportation - Land Places, Landscape	Spiker, La Rue			Green Mountain Railway Item: 9107    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2168 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Transportation - Land Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, La Rue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Cadillac Mountai, Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Green Mountain Railway. Steam engine pushing are up Cadillac Mountain. Letters on side of coal car read G.M. Ry. Letters on side of engine read Mt. Desert. One man in coal car another leaning out window of engine. Five men and one women ride car. Stumps in foreground. Marked Spiker on back.2 copies (a&b)
9106	Mount Washington Railway (formerly Green Mountain Railway)	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape Transportation, Train	Spiker, LaRue		c 1900s	Mount Washington Railway (formerly Green Mountain Railway) Item: 9106    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2167 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Transportation, Train Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: c 1900s Place: Mount Washington Description: Former Green Mountain railway as Mount Washington Railway. Engine and car. Engine pushing car over trestle. Two men sitting on top of engine, one man standing next to coal car. Several people standing outside passenger car, others inside.
9003	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, transportation - Land Places, Landscape	Unknown			Green Mountain Railway Item: 9003    Object ID: 97-179-343 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, transportation - Land Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Cadillac Mountian, Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Green Mountain Railway. Steam engine pushing car up Cadillac Mountain. Letters on side of coal car read G.M. Ry. Letters on side of engine read Mt. Desert. One man in coal car another leaning out window of engine. Five men and one women ride car. Stumps in foreground. Donated by Claire and Pete Arnold, 1996
9023	Great Head	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape	Unknown			Great Head Item: 9023    Object ID: 997-61-223 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “Highest headland on Atlantic Coast. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine, Mt. Desert Island.”
9024	Cadilac Mountain Road	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape	Unknown		c 1940s - 50s	Cadilac Mountain Road Item: 9024    Object ID: 997-53-215 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: c 1940s - 50s Place: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine. Description: Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “ Scene on Cadillac Mountain Road. Acadia National Park. Mt. Desert Island, Maine.
9025	Sheep Island	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape	Unknown		1938	Sheep Island Item: 9025    Object ID: 997-44-206 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: 1938 Place: Sheep Island, Mt. Desert, Me Description: Trees on Sheep Island. Marked on reverse, “After cutting and trimming. Summer 1938.”
9027	Sheep Island	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Sheep Island Places, Landscape	Unknown		1938	Sheep Island Item: 9027    Object ID: 997-39-201 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Sheep Island Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: 1938 Place: Sheep Island, Mt. Desert, Me. Description: Trees and rocks along shore of Sheep Island.
9092	View of Somes Cove	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown			View of Somes Cove Item: 9092    Object ID: 997-2-163 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Me. 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. Tear in lower left hand corner of photo.
5677	Men Removing Trees	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Buildings Places, Landscape	Unknown		1960	Men Removing Trees Item: 5677    Object ID: 96-159-159 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Buildings Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: 1960 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert Description: Men removing trees between Old Somesville Firehouse and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Three men, on left man wears sweatshirt and ball cap man working with tree. In middle man in dark sweater and cap looks up at tree. On right man watches process. Mill stone with plaque in foreground. Image blurry. Photo given by Frances Manning in 1960.
5178	Early view of Somesville from Somes Meadow	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, buildings Places, Landscape	Unknown			Early view of Somesville from Somes Meadow Item: 5178    Object ID: 001-13-3819 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, buildings Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Me Description: Early view of Somesville from Somes Meadow. Somes Cove and lumber mill in center with Fernald’s Store (now art gallery as of 2016) on right and Mt. Desert House on far right. Church steeple in distance.
9433	Northeast Creek, Mt. Desert Island	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue			Northeast Creek, Mt. Desert Island Item: 9433    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2111 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Bar Harbor, Maine Description: 5 X 7 black and white photograph of Northeast Creek off route 3 in Bar Harbor. Marked on back: "Northeast Creek is described. NE Crk item."
9434	Bass Harbor Marsh	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue			Bass Harbor Marsh Item: 9434    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2110 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Bass Harbor, Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of Bass Harbor Marsh.
9435	Log Fence near Woods	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue			Log Fence near Woods Item: 9435    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2109 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of log fence near pine trees. Discarded package of cigarettes under fence.
9436	Somes Sound View	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue			Somes Sound View Item: 9436    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2108 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Mount Desert, Maine Description: 8 X 10 black and white photograph of Somes Sound through pine trees from Sargeant Drive. Flying Mountain and Valley Cove in background.

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