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: 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: Portraits of Somesville Grade School Grade five and six mounted on singel mattte. Marked School Life 1960 -1961. Somesville Grade School Somesville Maine, Grade five-Six Jura Studio at bottom. Students from Left to right; top row; Lalb Pepper, Edna Gaudet, Linda Tracy, Virginia Richardson.Second row; Terry Blanchard, Gloria Cunninham, George Grant, Jr., Dora Lawson, Albert Merchant, Mary Emerson. Bottom Row; Calab Tracy, Nancy Kelly, John Butler, Debbie Gray, Danny Lawson, Freda Hibbard, Philip Gaudet. Written ar top center, Ruby Higgins teacher. [show more]
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: 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]
Description: Somesville School Class photograph, October 1909. Twenty one students, none identified. Marked Somesville, Me, Oct 1909 in lower left corner. Students gathered on grass, trees in background. Teacher in center wears hair pulled back with white blouse and dark skirt which buttons down center. Dark tie at neck.
Description: Somesville School Class photograph, October 1909. Twenty one students, none identified. Marked Somesville, Me, Oct 1909 in lower left corner. Students gathered on grass, trees in background. Teacher in center wears hair pulled back with white blouse and dark skirt which buttons down center. Dark tie at neck.
Description: Somesville School Class photograph, October 1909. Twenty one students, none identified. Marked Somesville, Me, Oct 1909 in lower left corner. Students gathered on grass, trees in background. Teacher in center wears hair pulled back with white blouse and dark skirt which buttons down center. Dark tie at neck.
Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Trees line drive to cottage. View of Inn from Main street Somesville. End of Inn visible, side of covered porch and latticework. Somes House Sign above first floor windows. Board sidewalk in foreground. Somes Cove in background. To the right, A.J. Whiting’s Store, presently Port-In-A-Storm. Schooner at the wharf. Marked 1895 on back.
Description: Black and white photo of Somes Landing. Two small sail boats hide behind evergreens. Lawn in foreground, mountains in background. Water in Somes Harbor very still. Upper left hand corner slightly worn. Donated by Clarie and Pete Arnold, 1996. Note on folder states, "Photo of Sound-- Used for Website.
Description: Mount Desert Post Office on Main Street, Somesville, next to former home of Daniel (Somes) and Rosemary Smith. Former Richard Donahoe house to the right. Post Office is a single story clapboard building with gable end facing the road. There is a sash window beside the front door. There is a small window high in the gable end. Chimney with stovepipe insert extends above roof line. Car to right with open door. Man stands in front of post office door watching a second man shovel snow. [show more]
Description: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Mount Desert Museum Sign hangs outside building. Flowers in window box, bench near road side. Marked on back, “Complimetns of Elisabeth Leland Waterman, Salsbury [sic] Cove, Maine.
Description: Group of people standing on lawn of historic Mt. Desert Tavern. White clapboard house with black shutters. Drive on right side of house, barn or shed attached to back of house. Two tall treees shade the hosue. From left to right, John Allen Somes (Allie), wearing dark suit and cap, holding Mark Somes, Ada (Richardson) Somes, wearing white dress, John William Somes, father of John Allen Somes, wearing derby, long coat. long white beard and carrying walking stick, Sarah Somes, sister of John William wearing white apron, blouse with full puffed sleeves and hat, Kate Heath Pray, wife of Lester Pray, wearing black skirt, full puffed blouse and hat. [show more]
Description: Saw mill in Somesville. View from across mill pond. Logs floating in pond. Lumber piled along banks. Masts of schooner appear in back of lumber. Men standing on banks. Horse with lumber cart on bank. Looking across Somes Cove.
Description: Julia, Mrs. Cushman, Kate. Three women. Photo blurred. Woman on left wears light colored dress, woman in middle wears light colored dress with pattern on hem and bodice, black stockings and shoes. Woman on right wears checked dress or jumper with black stockings and shoes. To right 1915-1920 style car passes, to left is white house with black shutters and covered porch.
Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. 4 copies, a-d [show more]
Description: Hall Quarry, quarry . In middle ground schooner ready to take on granite. Buildings in the distance. Somes Sound and mountains in the distance. Piles of brick size pieces of granite and small tents in foreground. Spots throughout image.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.