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7387Harbor view.
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative
  • Other, Buildings
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Looking back at city from harbor. Wide street runs through middle of photo from harborside. Two three-masted schooners in port to the right. Three church steeples rise in background above city. To the left sign above building reads, “Washburn [?] flour.” Harbor unidentified; no date.
12241Schooner "Kate Pray"
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Schooner "Kate Pray" in back of Fernald’s store (formerly, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Buildings on Main Street, Somesville, from left to right: Abraham Somes III house; John Somes house, known as “Old Homestead”; Thaddeus Somes Store; in front of store, black smith’s shop; Fernald’s Store; Mount Desert Tavern. To right of schooner two black horses harnessed to wagon next to wood pile. Two men on stern of schooner. One man on deck between masts. Marked on back, "Named for Kate Pray who was resident of Somesville, built at Somesville date unknown.” 8"x 10" [show more]
12368Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K.
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
From Somes Cove looking towards Somesville and Main Street. To the left, wreck of Schooner Catherine, no masts. Behind Catherine to the left, Fernald’s store (formerly, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. To the right of Fernald’s Store, Historic Nathan Salisbury House, later owned by Stan and Binnie MacDonald. To the right Somes House Inn and Cottages. Marked on bottom, “Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K.” [show more]
12835Schooner "Federal" by Bryant Bradley at Ballard Studio
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Bryant Bradley
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]
13005Somes Cove, 1892
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1892
Description:
Somes Cove looking towards Fernald’s store (previously, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Two masted schooner at wharf, sails being lowered or raised. Back of black smith’s shop, Thaddeus Somes store, and part of Mount Desert House, to right also visible. Picture torn in several places, very brittle. Marked, “ Sept 1’92 on back.” 3.5" x 4.5"
13006Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1906
Description:
Two-masted schooner at wharf in back of Fernald’s store. Fernald purchased it from A.J. Whiting in 1887; it later was the Port in a Storm bookstore, and still later, an art gallery.at low tide. Loading ramp extends from second story door in back of building. Somes House Inn to the right.
14080Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine", Somes Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1935
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
14091Lumber Schooner, Somes Cove, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Two-masted schooner aground [?] in Somes Cove in back of lumber mill. Marked on back, “Lumber Schooner built [?] by OC Nutting. Old Mill to right.”
12141Grand Old One Design Class Still Races off Northeast Harbor
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Northeast Harbor
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • 1964
Description:
Magazine artilce from Down East Magazine Sept. 1964 about A Clss. Written by E.R.Welles III, photos by W.H. Ballard Previously accessioned as 007.122
3893Handwritten notes or copies of newspaper articles about cars on MDI
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Transportation, Transit Railway Vehicle, Streetcar, Trolley
Description:
No indication of who copied the articles.
2608Ten Days on a Maine Rock, an Adventure
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Education
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
  • 7/2/1981
Description:
Report by Kathy Newitt on a ten day stay on Mt. Desert Rock with Allied Whale, organization based at College of the Atlantic.
9071Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Unknown
  • 1995
Description:
April 1995. Main Street Somesville. Street side end of new arched footbridge in place over stream. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Historic Selectmen’s Building Museum.
10301Street in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Land
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Cars parked along street. Suspension bridge in background. Wires crisscrossing the street.
10302Steaming toward Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Ship steaming toward bridge over river.
12433New Mt. Desert Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Description:
Mt. Desert Island Bridge. Narrow bridge with wood side rails. Small pier extends off left side of bridge. Two metal towers at either end of bridge. In foreground, white two and one half story house with white clapboard siding and black trim and covered front porch. Another house behind it. Both sit to right of bridge. Small shack or shed to left. Other buildings across bridge in distance. Marked on bottom “New Mt. Desert Bridge 1A.”
12843Bulfinch Anatomy of Antique China & Silver
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Antiques
  • Other, Silverware
  • Structures, Factory, Pottery
  • Forrest, Tim
  • Little Brown & Co.
  • 1998
Description:
An introduction to "the silver and ceramic tablewares that have been used at the western dining table since the 16th century and to show the features that help identify their style, date, manufacturer, and country of origin."
10194Isleford school library
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Islesford
  • Structures, Civic, Library
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Islesford library book shelves at the elementary school.
1502Heart from Wizard of OZ
  • Object, Prop, Theatrical Prop
  • Other, History - Seal Harbor
  • Structures, Civic, Entertainment
  • 8/23/1963
Description:
Paper Heart for the tin woodsman from the Wizard of Oz production performed in Seal Harbor in 1963 red paper on cardboard with gold tie string
1503Playbill from Wizard of OZ
  • Document, Program
  • Other, History - Seal Harbor
  • Structures, Civic, Entertainment
  • 8/23/1963
Description:
Reproduction of the Playbill from the Wizard of Oz production performed in Seal Harbor in 1963
12051Mt Desert Dramatic Company, Nick of the Woods Advertising, 1880
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Other, Advertisements
  • Other, History - Mount Desert
  • Other, Mt Desert Dramatic Company
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Entertainment
  • 1/27/1880
Description:
Theatre Poster from The Mt. Desert Dramatic Company, Long newsprint taking place at Whiting's Hall Addmission 25 cents
13596Bay View Grange Curtain Cleaning, June 5, 2010, Salisbury Cove, Maine
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • Other, Stage props
  • Structures, Civic, Assembly Hall, Fraternal Lodge, Grange Hall
  • unknown
  • 2010
Description:
A CD that contains 45 digital images taken on June 5, 2010 at Salisbury Cove, Maine. These photos document the repair and maintenance work that was done on the stage curtain at the Bay View Grange. Photos include Charlotte Singleton and several unidentified individuals.
12143Somesville Church
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Somesville
  • Other, Somesville Union Meeting House
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Description:
An 8x10 black and white photograph of the Somesville Church (built in 1852 per "Living Past" page 280), now (2015) known as the Somesville Union Meeting House. Marked in the lower left corner "Somesville Church 76". This does not relate to the date of the church but rather is a photographer's numbering system. In the picture the lower window shutters are open and the upper shutters are closed. A telephone pole is visible in front of the church. [show more]
2885Museum at Somesville is Credit to Enterprise of Women's Club
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bells
  • Other, Museums
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • 1937
Description:
Articles on museum in Somesville -sewing circle helped create (2 copies one mouned on card board.) These articles are from the Lewston Journal Illustrated Magazine. Previously archived as 011.FIC.57.1
18634Masonic Lodge and traveling in the winter on Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bells
  • Other, Museums
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Description:
Atricle about the Masonic Lodge in 1860s. Article contains notes from Captain Pray about traveling over the ice to get from one location to the other
18633Somesville Library Association Fair Proves Very Successful
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bells
  • Other, Museums
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
Description:
Article about the Someville Library fair happenings; flea market, weather, food for sale, exhibits. Previously archived as 011.FIC.57.2