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You searched for: Place: is exactly 'Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine'Subject: Other
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
5483Somes Brook
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
Description:
Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Two women crossing bridge, wearing white dresses and hats, may be pushing baby carriage. Lumber Mill in back ground. This also exists as a slide (#97-695-865) used in the Somesville Bicentenail and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1
5484Old Grist Mill
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
Description:
Old grist mill on Somes Brook in winter. Trees lining banks hide two story shingled building. This is also a slide that was used in the Somesville Bicentenail and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 2 Slide Box 1
8997Somes House Inn
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
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.
9053Mount Desert Post Office
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • People
  • Unknown
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]
9054Houses on Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1890s
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)
9055Nathan Salisbury House
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
  • 1905
Description:
Two and one-half story historic Nathan Salisbury house in Somesville (once owned by Stan and Binnie MacDonald) . White clapboard with dark shutters. Large addition on back. Covered porch across front of house.Several trees on front lawn one in back of house. Telephone poles and large trees line snow covered road. Marked on back, “now MacDonald house formerly Lewis Somes house not Mt. Desert house as Virginia says.” Also marked, “Mt. Desert House, bought by Rev. Manning.” Part crossed out. [show more]
9088MDI Historical Society Cemetery Tour
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Brookside Cemetery
  • Pete Travers
  • 1995
Description:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society Cemetery Tour October 31, 1995. Jaylene Roths on left holding lantern speaking to crowd, wearing black skirt, jacket and hat. Anne Mazlish on right weaing black skirt, white blouse with shawl. Brookside Cemetery near grave of Abraham Somes.
9099Selectmen's Building
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
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.
9103Schooner Kate
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • Other, Ships
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
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]
7577Lumber Mill, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1890s
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)
7588Lumber Mill, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
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]
5421Men standing near lumber in empty mill pond
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Unknown
Description:
Men standing near lumber in empty mill pond. Looking towards Mount Desert House. Small building standing on bank of mill pond.
5422Men seated on the banks of mill pond
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Unknown
Description:
Men seated on banks of mill pond (probably not Main Street Mill) near logs. Lumber floating on barge in pond. Three buildings on opposite bank.
5424Boulder near Babson Creek
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Ships
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Boulder near entrance to Babson Creek at high tide. Schooner in distance.
5425Lumber Mill and ship
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Other, Ships
  • Unknown
Description:
Lumber mill and ship under construction on Somes Cove.
5429Lumber Mill and ship under construction
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Other, Ships
  • Unknown
Description:
Lumber mill and ship under construction on Somes Cove.
5431Lumber on the banks of mill pond
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
Description:
Lumber on banks of the mill pond. Mount Desert House to right.
5450Lumber Mill and ship under construction
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Other, Ships
  • Unknown
Description:
Lumber mill and ship under construction on Somes Cove.
5451Bridge over Babson Creek?
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Unknwon
Description:
Maybe Bridge over Babson Creek and the Babson House (now Reiber).
5457Resting on rocks near the water
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1890s - 1900s
Description:
Well dressed men women and children relaxing on rocks near shore.
5458Log on saw horse
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Log on saw horse behind white house.
5459Mount Desert Tavern
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • unknown
Description:
Historic Mount Desert Tavern, also know as, the Mount Desert House. Tall sign post on front lawn. Mount Desert House sign partially cut out of picture. Lattice work fence leads to front door. Shutters on front windows shut. Two me.n standing near front door. Two men in front of lattice work. Several men and boys stand around large wagon with horse. Shadow visible in foreground. Slide film
9048National Trust for Historic Preservation bus tour
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Automobiles
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1993
Description:
Fall 1993. People seated on bus from National Trust for Historic Preservation bus tour.
9051National Trust for Histric Preservation bus tour
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Automobiles
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1993
Description:
Fall 1993. People standing outside bus from National Trust for Historic Preservation bus tour.
9061Group Waiting for New Arched Foot Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Somes, John house
  • Unknown
  • 1995
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.