Description: Unknown men removing trees between Old Somesville Firehouse and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen's Building Museum. Dec 8, 1960
Description: portrait of woman in long dark, full skirt (possibly hoopskirt) with edging at trim and dark cape-type top. Dark hair pulled back into snood. Holding onto back of wooden chair with right hand. Inscription on back reads “Adaline Clark.”
Description: portrait of man with dark hair, thick mustache, seated, wearing a dark suit (coat and vest) with a white shirt and a dark bow tie. Right hand in lap, left hand propped on some sort of couch.
Description: Hand-colored albumen print of small baby, wearing white dress with black trim at edge, plaid sash, white stockings and black maryjane shoes. Sitting on a divan. Inscription on back reads “Lamson child. Lamson baby from Cuba” (written in two different hands). Also stamped on back, “Taylor e Lamson, Photographos de Nueva York.”
Description: Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes as baby. Sally Somes seated in chair; white hair wearing spectacles, leaning over baby, wears striped skirt with black bodice. Baby wearing long white dress. House in back ground with lattice work around foundation. Marked on back, “Sally Trask Somes wife of Daniel Somes, Jr., Georgia N. Somes, his grandaugter [sic] born Jan 24, 1890. Given by Daniel Somes Smith 1978.”
Description: Large portrait of female students sitting on stone steps of building. Approximately 60-75 students, around the ages of 18-25, also 3 older males (teachers) and several older women. Most of the girls wear their hair pulled back into pompadours, many wear light colored blouses and long dark skirts, and dark bow ties. Three large stone arches in background.
Description: Snapshot of three unknown women sitting on large boulder . Woman on left wears dark suit jacket with long dark skirt, white blouse, smaller hat. Woman in middle wears dark skirt with buttons up to front, holds large hat in lap. Woman on right wears long dark, pattered skirt, buttons on bodice of dress, ears hat with lots of detailing. Inscription on back reads “2. [line] Mrs. Lamson (daughter), “ Mooney (mother).” Could also be Lawson.
Description: Unknown girl (Virginia Somes Sanderson?) standing at edge of lake or pond in bathing suit. Hair pulled up in ribbon. White scratches around edge of photo. Marked on back, “Catawba Island, O. July 1900.
Description: Unknown woman, approximately wearing large black bow at back of head with decorative hat with feathers. Gray or brown suit is trimmed with velvet. Copy of glass plate negative.
Description: A portrait of priest wearing white outerrobe, dark underrobe, with appliqued, tasseled scarf. Has long white beard and glasses. Carries book (presumably Bible) in left hand. Standing in church or in front of church background (can see stained glass and stone pillar). Inscription on back reads “To Mrs. Kate Pray, With the sincere regards of her friend and “father in Christ”... W.R. Richardson, Rector of St. Mark’s. San Antonio Texas Sept. 1904” [show more]
Description: Snapshot of unknown boy or young man standing in snow. Wears trousers tucked into calf-length boots, dark jacket. Can see snowy ground, bare trees covered with snow, telephone poles, house in background.
Description: 5x7 Black and white photograph of a house on a dirt lane. The house has wooden shingles. There is a small little building to the left of the main house. Two copies of photo. Marking on back reads from negative 998-123-1228
Description: Portrait of woman’s head (fading from neck down), with curly dark hair either pulled back or cut very short, sort of teased upwards, curls over forehead. Inscription below photo reads “Beverly McL...”
Description: Closeup portrait of woman with short dark hair, wearing fur stole and dark dress. Face of animal still attached to fur stole . Dress square scoopneck, beaded embellishment on bodice. Photo is held onto mount by corners, also looks like it may have been pasted onto something else and then ripped off.
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]
Description: Julian ?, June Smith and brother Daniel Somes Smith seated on rock. Julian on left age 6-8. Wears dark hat with sweater and light pants. June in middle age 7-9 with hands clasped in lap and legs crossed wears dark sweater with knee pants, dark stockings and boots. Daniel on right wears cap, dark jacket, knee pants, dark stockings and light colored shoes or boots.
Description: Daniel Somes Smith and brother June with Julian ?. Julian on left in tree, age 6-8. Wears dark hat with sweater and light pants. June in middle age7-9 seated on tree with hand on head wears dark sweater with knee pants, dark stockings and boots. Daniel on right wears cap, dark jacket, knee pants, dark stockings and light colored shoes or boots. Photo torn on upper left hand corner.
Description: Snapshot of man and unknown woman standing next to tree pictured in previous snapshot (.221). Man could be man on right in previous photo. Man wears light colored suit with long dark wool coat over it, woman wears dark jacket that falls to knees, has fur trim at cuffs. Also wears dark top only partially visible, string of pearls, and dark high heels. Has wavy dark short hair. Woman is facing camera, man is turned more towards woman. Inscription on back reads “Lamont M. Higgins Jr. Helen B. Higgins Oct 19 1926.” [show more]
Description: Snapshot of two unknown men leaning against tree holding puppies in their arms. Man on left wears dark suit, holds white puppy, man on right wears light-colored suit, holds dark puppy. Can see large bare trees, large house with balcony and distinctive railing in background. Man on right in photo is probably Lamont M. Higgins, Jr. (see Relations tab).
Description: Snapshot of seven kids, four boys, three girls, posed in front of doors of brick building. All seven are wearing what seem to be stockings pulled over their heads . Hats are all similar. Can also see four girls off to the side who are looking at the kids. Stamp on the back of photo reads “The Miller Studio, Pierre SD, Nov 20 1926.”