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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]
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.
8999Echo Lake from Echo Vista
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Echo Lake from route 102 across from Echo Vista. Small boat with outboard motor anchored off shore. Changing house on shore. Ramp runs from shore to platform outside changing house. Boat ramp to the right. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
9000Echo Lake from Echo Vista
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Echo Lake from route 102 across from Echo Vista. Looking towards Beech Cliff. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
9003Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Land
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Green Mountain Railway. Steam engine pushing car up Cadillac Mountain. Letters on side of coal car read G.M. Ry. Letters on side of engine read Mt. Desert. One man in coal car another leaning out window of engine. Five men and one women ride car. Stumps in foreground. Donated by Claire and Pete Arnold, 1996
9004Somes Landing
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Black and white photo of Somes Landing. Two small sail boats hide behind evergreens. Lawn in foreground, mountains in background. Water in Somes Harbor very still. Upper left hand corner slightly worn. Donated by Clarie and Pete Arnold, 1996. Note on folder states, "Photo of Sound-- Used for Website.
9023Great Head
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “Highest headland on Atlantic Coast. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine, Mt. Desert Island.”
9040Echo Vista Beach in winter
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1950s
Description:
Echo Vista beach in winter. Changing house covered with snow. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
9041Echo Lake from Route 102
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Unknown
  • c 1950s
Description:
Echo Lake from route 102 across from Echo Vista. Looking towards Beech Cliff. Echo Vista restaurant on left. Sign on building reads Dairy Creem. Cars parked in front. Marked on back, “Side view of Echo Vista - Mt. Desert Island showing general location and a little [?] view. Echo Vista is on Echo Lake Road, halfway between Somesville and S.W. Harbor - Route 3/102 to Mt. Desert from Info booth as you leave the causeway. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
9043Echo Lake
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknwon
Description:
Echo Lake from Echo Vista Parking lot. Looking towards Beech Cliff. Gift of M.L. Hughes.
9047Remains of Schooner Catherine
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Remains of the wreck of the Schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor.
9052Brookside Cemetery
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Brookside Cemetery. Path through tall grass surrounding monuments. Lilacs and other shrubs throughout photo.
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)
9074Main Street Somesville 1995
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • 1995
Description:
Main Street Somesville, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum and historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced. Marked on back in cursive handwriting: "Before New Bridge."
9086MDI Historical Society Cemetery Tour
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Pete Travers
  • 1995
Description:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society Cemetery Tour October 31, 1995. Crowd standing under Brookside Cemetery Gate. Near right gate post. Jaylene Roths on left holding lantern , wearing black skirt, jacket and hat. Anne Mazlish on right wearing black skirt, white blouse with shawl holding torch. Eben Richardson, behind right gate post.
9087MDI Historical Society Cemetery Tour
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Pete Tavers
  • 1995
Description:
Small group standing outside cemetery gates. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Cemetery Tour October 31, 1995. Two in costume, one holds candle lantern. Brookside Cemetery. Person on far right identified as Patty Ryan per 2011 "Mystery Photographs" Exhibit (AB).
9089Cemetery Tour
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Pete Travers
  • 1995
Description:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society Cemetery Tour October 31, 1995. Jaylene Roths on left holding lantern, wearing black skirt, jacket and hat. Anne Mazlish on right weaing black skirt, white blouse with shawl. Brookside Cemetery.
9098Somes Memorial Bridge
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Bangor Daily News
Description:
Thaddeus Sheply Somes Memorial Bridge in Somesville. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum to the left. Winter scene, ice on stream.
9101View of Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
View of Bar Harbor from highland. Looking down Main street and out to Porcupine Islands. In foreground small farm with gardens. Rail fence to the right. Larger buildings, hotels near shore. Telephone poles line road. Stamped on back with LaRue Spiker, P O Box 625, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
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]
9104Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber Mill
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • La Rue Spiker
Description:
View of Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber mill from Somes House. Fernald’s Store, now Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, at right. Church steeple rises in distance with several other buildings in between. This photo could not be found so it has not been placed in albums with the rest of the LaRue Spiker Collection 01/31/2022
9107Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Land
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, La Rue
Description:
Green Mountain Railway. Steam engine pushing are up Cadillac Mountain. Letters on side of coal car read G.M. Ry. Letters on side of engine read Mt. Desert. One man in coal car another leaning out window of engine. Five men and one women ride car. Stumps in foreground. Marked Spiker on back.2 copies (a&b)
9114Gardens at Kimball House
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Description:
Gardens at Kimball House in Northeast Harbor looking out to Harbor.
9120Small Island in Echo Lake
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
Description:
Small Island in Echo Lake. Sailing dory anchored at island. Row boat near island. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
9122Echo Lake
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
Description:
Echo Lake with mountains in the distance. In foreground, man dipping pail into lake. Small row boat in center. To right man stands on log holding onto sail of dory. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.