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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
12882The Right Development of Mount Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Privately printed
  • 1904
12607Conundrums
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Puzzles
  • Rivers, Dean
  • The Penn Publishing Co.
  • 1905
Description:
"Guessing puzzles and enigmas": General, Biblical, Peotical, French, & Arithmetical conundrums.
3355Fernald Photo Album
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • 1880-1900
Description:
leather photo album, holding approximately 50 photos. Leather cover, back and spine. Diamond-shape embossed onto front and back, also decorated with gold leaf in vine pattern, as well as embossed zig-zag design. Four white studs protrude from four corners of album on both front and back. Two metal clasps on right hand side, ivy leaf and vine design. Word “Photographs” embossed on spine of album.
3366Bread Maker
  • Object, Bakeware, Baking Pot
  • 1906c.
Description:
Bucket shaped bread maker c.1906 with hand crank shaped mixing utensil and clamp (two separate pieces). Handle adjusts for larger or smaller bucket
3375Dinklespiel’s Joke
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • c 1904
Description:
Carving of three heads mounted on carved rectangular board. Marked, “Dinklespiel’s Joke. Hear’s a good yarn! Tries to tell it to his wife!! Forgets the point!!!” Signed, C.C. Steele 1904.
3453Baby Gown
  • Object, Baptismal Garment, Baptismal Gown
  • early 1900s
Description:
White baby gown with lace at neck and cuffs and along the clam shell hem continuing up the left hand side to the bodice. Belonged to Jeannette Godfrey as her Christening gown
3537Alterations at Mizzentop
  • Document, Specification
  • 1904
Description:
Alterations for Mizzentop for Masonry and carpentry for McCormick home
3538Specifications for addition for Clement Newbold's home Devilstone
  • Document, Specification
  • 1901
Description:
Specs for painting,carpentry, mason work for addition for " Devilstone " for Clement Newbold Bar Harbor
3079Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture | The care and handling of milk and cream
  • Publication, Bulletin
  • 1906
Description:
Issued quarterly from the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Augusta, Maine. | A. W. Gilman, Commissioner Contains 50 rules for the dairy farmer Rules included- "Aperson suffering from any disease, or who has been exposed to a contagious desease, must remain away from the cows and the milk."; "Brush the udder and surrounding parts just before milking, and wipe them with a clean, damp cloth or sponge."; "Milk utensils for farm use should be make of metal...." [show more]
3142Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture
  • Publication, Bulletin
  • Other, Agriculture
  • Other, Farms
  • 6/1/1903
Description:
“Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture: Silos and Ensilage Crops.” June, 1903. Vol. II, No. 2. Quarterly bulletin issued from the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Augusta, ME. Press of the Kennebec Journal, Augusta. Marked “William Kittredge.”
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.