Description: Donor information: Merlin Bar Harbor Luders #56, owned here by Norman Mailer, then summering in Sorrento. David Cadigan at the helm, Steve Hensel with hat. Other crew person unknown. Photo probably taken at the annual Bar Harbor regatta. Photo made from slide taken in 1972. Merlin later burned in a fire at Williams Boat yard, Halls Quarry. Boat built by Luders in 1948 for the new Bar Harbor Yacht Club fleet. Original owner was Amos Eno. Boat named Salty . Later owned by Mrs. E.E. Ownes, also of Bar Harbor. [show more]
Description: Somesville April 1995. Group standing on bank in back of Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum below historic John Somes house (owned by Patsy Little) waiting for the new arched footbridge to be being placed over stream.
Description: Northeast Harbor A-Class boats in West Cove Boat Yard, Sorrento. #6 Ariel and #15 Whistler . Both built in 1912 by Lawley of Neponset, Boston. The A class raced at Northeast Harbor for over 50 years. About 50 boats were built in all. At least three remain in local waters on the island. A-boats were designed by Edwin A. Boardman of Boston. Gift of Sturgis Haskins, 1996.
Description: Somesville April 1995. From left to right, Marion Stanley, Ralph Stanley, Jaylene Roths, Marie Nolf fastening flag. People in distance waiting for arched foot bridge to be placed over stream.
Description: Main Street Somesville April 1995. Group standing on sidewalk watching the new arched footbridge being placed over stream. Historic Abraham Somes III (owned by Richard and Marian Cobb) on corner.
Description: Main Street Somesville April 1995. Group standing in the parking lot of Mount Desert Island Historical Society watching the new arched footbridge being placed over stream. Mill Pond across the street.
Description: April 1995. Main Street Somesville. Left, Jean Fernald, middle, Kathy Drinkert, Right, Phyllis Partridge. Port-In-A-Storm bookstore in distance. Somesville Library to the right.
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Jeannette Godfrey to right. Other visitors unidentified. Babson portrait in center.
Description: 3 X 3 color photograph of a lawn in the foreground with fallen pine cones in grass. Row of wooden lawn chairs painted bright colors in midground with people on the other side of the chairs. Tall trees in background and small buildings. Writting on back “I think this made a pretty picture notice pine cones in foreground.”
Description: June 8, 1995, Maine Museum Day, Mt. Desert Island Historical Society Museum. Museum interior.Jaylene Roths, museum director standing next to c1790s-1820s high chair and childrens dolls and toys.
Description: Unknown men harvesting ice on Somes Pond winter of 1947.Man on left saws ice with long ice saw. Man in middle holds long peavy. Man on right in red plaid coat looks on. Ice saw to left.