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You searched for: Date: 1900sType: Image
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
8818Unknown man
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • c1900
Description:
Man age 20-30. Hair parted on left and combed back. Mustache turned up at ends. Dark coat with white shirt. Black tie tucked into left side of coat, small tie pin in knot. Small tear near bottom right corner.
8838Frank Cummings
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1900s
Description:
Frank Cummings cousin of Fred Stetson and Lulu Stetson. Young man age 20s. Light colored hair parts on left side combed back with wave near forehead. Long face. Dark jacket unbuttoned with high stiff white collar and striped shirt. Small dark bow tie with fleur-de-lîs. Oval photograph.
8840Unknown young man
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1900s
Description:
Young man age 18-20s, Straight hair parted in middle and brushed back. Dark tweed coat unbuttoned, with matching vest buttoned. High stiff white collar. Dark tie with stripes and dots, wide knot. Oval photograph.
8903Brig Under Construction
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • c 1905
Description:
Brig under construction in Somes Cove. Looking across Somes Cove to Somes Meadow and landing. Six men standing on deck looking toward camera. Hull near completion. Lumber scattered around ship. Two masted lay on the ground in back of ship. Schooner to the right. Marked on back, “One of the boat builders was William Smith husband of Addie Smith of Somesville” Brief outline of family tree. “Ship builder, William married Cynthia?, children Pearl - Blacksmith and Bloomfield, Storekeeper. Child of Pearl, Fred who married Addie. Children of Fred and Addie, Don and Stuart.” Don Smith still living in Somesville. Photo could not be located 02/03/2022 [show more]
8992Somesville School Class Photograph 1909
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Unknown
  • 1909
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. Photo attached to glass. Glass cracked in several places.
8996Clara Emilie Meynell Somes and Thaddeus Shepley Somes
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1905
Description:
Clara Emilie Meynell Somes(1842-1920) and Thaddeus Shepley Somes (1839-1913) seated on front step of their home on corner of Oak Hill Road and Main Street. Clara wears hair in large bun on back of head. Striped blouse with full sleeves, black placket down center of bodice, white lace around collar. Decorative white flower plackets descend from shoulders along each side on center. Black skirt with indistinguishable design. Thaddeus wears straw hat, dark suit, white shirt, and black tie. [show more]
9021Hall Quarry
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Unknown
  • 1900c.
Description:
Men working on granite. Crane marked “10 Ton Niles Crane” hangs above men. Trams sit on tracks ready to take granite to the wharf for loading. Marked on back, “Hall Quarry Me After C.J. Hall. Arthur McMullen Lease, work - River Drive New York. early 1900s.” Image fading. Two black smudges appear at top of image. Edges of photo torn in places.
9032Harriet Somes Sanderson
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1904
Description:
Harriet Somes Sanderson sitting in upholstered chair looking to left. Hair swept up under wide brimmed white hat wth feather falling over brim. Feather boa around shoulders. Dress, leaf and berry pattern throughout with lace bodice. Wearing small earrings. Marked 1904 in lower right corner. Duplicate of 997-491-657
9044Unknown girl by lake
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • 1900
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.
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]
9106Mount Washington Railway (formerly Green Mountain Railway)
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Transportation, Train
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • c 1900s
Description:
Former Green Mountain railway as Mount Washington Railway. Engine and car. Engine pushing car over trestle. Two men sitting on top of engine, one man standing next to coal car. Several people standing outside passenger car, others inside.
9109Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Unknown
  • 1903
Description:
Looking across Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley. Several boats in the harbor, mostly fishing vessels. Sea gulls in foreground.
9146Man in chair with boy standing beside him
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1900s
Description:
Photograph of stereoscope slide. Unknown Older man seated in chair on left wearing derby type hat with dark coat, jacket, vest, white collar and dark tie. Boy standing on right wears dark brimless hat, dark coat buttoned to top and dark pants. Boys hand on back of chair. One window with open black shutters on white clapboard house behind pair.
9155Man and woman seated on a bench
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • c 1900s
Description:
Young man and young woman seated together on bench in photographer studio. Man on left wears hair parted in middle and combed to sides. White pants, black belt, white shirt, black bow tie and dark coat. Woman wears hair parted in middle and pinned to side of head. Whte dress with hat in hand. Had adorned with flowers and bow.
9171Julia Lord
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1854 - c 1900
Description:
Julia Lord age 18 - 30. hair parted in midde and pulled back. Ribbons worn at back of head. Cheeks colored by photographer. Gray dress with plain white collar and brooch at neck.
9178George Somes
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1854 - c 1900
Description:
George Somes age 7-11. Miniature tintype. Boy wears hair combed down parted on left side. Cheeks tinted by photographer. Dark suit, possibly gray with two buttons at top of coat connected with a plackett, vest underneath buttoned to neck.
7076Mount Desert Post Office, Main Street, Somesville, 1905
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, Building
  • 1905
Description:
Main Street Somesville. Mount Desert Post Office on right. Two story building with covered porch. Mount Desert Post Office sign mounted on porch roof. Marked on bottom of negative "1905 Old Post Office Eva Jacobson postmistress". John William Somes house, now owned by Keating Pepper with windmill visible over roof of house. Telephone poles line street.
7101Emma - about 1900 (Geo. Neal)
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Neal, George A.
  • 1900c.
Description:
The caption on the back of this photograph reads,"Sch. "Emma" - Bernard, Maine - about 1900 (Capt. Turner) - photo by George A. Neal. Paul Stubing indicated that this photo was of the "Emma" in Manset. "Emma" is tied up to a wharf with a punt off her stern. She has two masts. There are two other punts to the left of the picture which are tied up to the wharf, too. There are two buildings at the head of the wharf (closest to "Emma"). [show more]
7102Banker Crew, Sch. "Emma" by George Neal
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Neal, George
  • 1900c.
Description:
Paul Stubing identified the subjects in this picture as a "banker crew" fishing on the banks. This photo was by Geo. Neal. The caption on the back reads "A Banker Crew at Bernard, Maine; About 1900. Sch. "Emma"- Capt. Turner". Rralph Stanley thinks this is a Mackerel Schooner.
7171Boats built on MDI, Northeast Harbor 1905
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • W. H. Ballard
  • 1905
Description:
View of NE Harbor, with boats built on Mount Desert Island
7192Nellie Freeman
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • 1907
Description:
Oval photo of Nellie Freeman in hat and fur boa.
7255Sargent Mountain Picnic, Summer, 1903
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Sailing
  • unknown
  • 1902
Description:
A black and white photo of seven people at peak of Sargent Mountain. Trail marker in the background. Handwritten label is "Sargent Mountain Picnic." The album is a leather bound brown book with black pages bound and affixed into the cover. This is one photo from a photo album dated February 20, 1902. The album was inscribed by May B. Dana, 1902 and 1903. There are about 94 pictures in this album. Selected photos in this album (those related to Mt. Desert) have been scanned and accessioned with the beginning number 003.17.3-. 01/21/2015 [show more]
7256Margaret Griswold, Summer, 1903
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Sailing
  • unknown
  • 1902
Description:
A black and white photo of young woman with hat and long white clothing, seated on a stone wall. She is looking at a young man with back to photographer. Handwritten label is "Margaret Griswold." Location unknown. The album is a leather bound brown book with black pages bound and affixed into the cover. This is one photo from a photo album dated February 20, 1902. The album was inscribed by May B. Dana, 1902 and 1903. There are about 94 pictures in this album. Selected photos in this album (those related to Mt. Desert) have been scanned and accessioned with the beginning number 003.17.3-. 01/21/2015 [show more]
7257Jordan Pond, Summer, 1903
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Sailing
  • unknown
  • 1902
Description:
A black and white photo of Jordan Pond, view from an adjacent mountain called "Jordan Mountain." The album is a leather bound brown book with black pages bound and affixed into the cover. This is one photo from a photo album dated February 20, 1902. The album was inscribed by May B. Dana, 1902 and 1903. There are about 94 pictures in this album. Selected photos in this album (those related to Mt. Desert) have been scanned and accessioned with the beginning number 003.17.3-. 01/21/2015 [show more]
7258Jordan Pond, Summer, 1903
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Sailing
  • unknown
  • 1902
Description:
A black and white photo of Jordan Pond, view from an adjacent mountain called "Jordan Mountain." The album is a leather bound brown book with black pages bound and affixed into the cover. This is one photo from a photo album dated February 20, 1902. The album was inscribed by May B. Dana, 1902 and 1903. There are about 94 pictures in this album. Selected photos in this album (those related to Mt. Desert) have been scanned and accessioned with the beginning number 003.17.3-. 01/21/2015 [show more]