Description: Studio portrait of young woman in formal gown. Photo is from almost ankles up. Woman has curly dark hair, probably pulled back, though it could be worn short. Gown looks to be silk, short sleeve, very low neckline, lots of embroidery, as well as lots of beaded embellishments. Woman is also wearing bracelet of some sort on her left hand. Also lots of tucks at the back of dress, not really bustle, but lots of gathering of material. Inscription below photo on mount reads, in handwriting, “Estelle Holmes Morrison.” [show more]
Description: Photograph of Southwest Harbor High School women's basketball team in 1914. Top row: Mrs. Lena Clark Eagan; Mrs. Lena Norwood Mitchell; Middle row: Mrs. Helen Mayo King; Bottom row: Mrs. Winifred Carroll Pottle; Mrs. Emma Holmes Deininger
Description: Portrait of woman turned in profile to camera. Wears dark hair up in pompadour, fine chain around neck. Wears white silky dress with layers around shoulders, lace embellishments around back. Inscription below in ink, handwritten, reads “Miss Luruan Rockland.”
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.
Allen-Holmes-Smith Photographs and other materials
Date:
1910
Description: Black and white portrait photograph Andrew Allen Somes Jr, age three months, born 8-20-1910. He is dressed in a long white gown and is seated in a high chair in front of a floral backdrop.
Description: Bass Harbor Lighthouse in winter as seen from walking down the path from the parkinglot. Lighthouse is surronded by about 2-3 feet of snow. Dog walks down the path towards the lighthouse
Description: Black and white photograph of a small girl in a light colored dress patting a black dog outside. Small child's pram on boardwalk with white house in background. Notation on back reads August 1914. Age 2 years From Pink Robinsons Drug Store Envelope in File Spiker Family Firends Personae
Description: Black and white photograph of two men one seated in a chair and the other leaning against the chair. Notation on back reads 1918. From a pink Robinsons Drug Store envelope in file "Spiker Family Friends Personae."
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: A 3x5 1/2 black and white photo of the Somesville Schoolhouse 1915, Main Street Somesville. Few trees around building, evergreens in back. Covered porch in center of building with balcony above. Flag pole in center of balcony. Two chimneys and bell tower on roof. Clapboard siding, 12 unshuttered windows visible.
Description: Black and white studio graduation photograph of LaRue Spiker aged 13. She wears a white dress with ribbon around her hips. She as a corsage on her right shoulder. She has a short bob haircut and holds a scroll. She is seated on a box. The photo is mounted in a green cardboard frame stamped Bobbitt Bushnell. Caption on the back reads: LaRue Spiker, 8th Grade, May 1926, Age 13
Description: Two black and white photograph of LaRue Spiker aged 18 months mounted to grey construction paper. The bottom photo has a lock of hair tied to it. She is wearing a long black coat. There is a man crouched next to her looking at her with his hand in front of her. The second photo is of LaRue behind a box or maybe a carriage step rock in the yard. There is a house behind her with an elevated wooden walkway. Caption on the back reads: LaRue 18 months, Nov 1913 [show more]
Description: Picture of a little boy in overalls, white shirt, and baseball cap, sitting on the front porch of a house. Large double screen doors can be seen behind him. There are a number of unknown objects to the right of the boy on the porch. There is an inscription on the back which is hard to make out. One copy is also in a cardboard frame stamped Karbonet Caption reads: Geo Spiker Ogdere ? 1911
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: From left to right - Bloomfield Richardson, Ralph Tracy and Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead (Oakland Farm of Fair Oaks Farm) splitting wood.
Description: From left to right - Bloomfield Richardson, Ralph Tracy and Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead (Oakland Farm of Fair Oaks Farm) splitting wood. Object has not been renumbered because as of 1/13/2022 the object could not be located.