Description: Main Street Somesville. Marked on back, “John Somes store." Yellow house (in between) first elementary school children met there. First floor was post office (now gone (crossed out) moved). Third house - millinary shop run by two women.” Picture shows three buildi in a row. All buildings similar, 2 1/2 stories, white clapboard capes. First and last have covered porches. First building, sign reads R.H.B. Fernald. Horse with wagon tied to posts on first building. Man sitting on box on porch. Telephone poles run along the street. Board sidewalks stop before the group of houses, and start again after the third. Selectmen’s building in the background. [show more]
Description: Advertisement reads, "Slaughter Sale of Bankrupt Stock! of the Standard Granite Co. At___________ Stock consisting of Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Tinware, and General Merchandise...." For further information apply to Fernald & Somes, Mount Desert, Maine.
Description: Negative made from photograph (997-362-527) of Blacksmith Shop. Sign above door reads, " A.R. Hanscom Horse Shoeing." Marked on Back of photo: Printed from glass negative found in F. Wiggin House, Town Hill, July 1958." 5x7 print of this is in Photo Album #1, p. 95. It is not entered in the collections catalog.
Description: Photograph of large barn with white wide double doors and weathered shingles. Two oxen and cart ridden by unknown man. Marked on back: "Printed from glass negative found in F. Wiggin House, Town Hill, July 1958." 5 x 7 copy of this is in Photo Album #1, p. 95.
Description: Complete set: films used for the original & only printing of The Tracy Log Book 1855 A Month in Summer: Charles Tracy's Diary on Mount Desert Island, with original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church, edited by Anne Mazlish. CONSULT WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE USING
Description: James Richardson House (Oak Grove Farm). Clapboard siding, Cape style house with four two-over-two windows on first floor; two second story dormers. Greek Revival door with sidelights. Some window shutters missing. Bulkhead to left of main entrance.
Description: There are two negatives on one sheet: Top: Blurry image of Andrew Haskell standing by cow with Howe Smith's barn in background. Bottom: Lois Leland (Lois Smith's sister-in-law) with several cows and barn in background. Each negative is 2" X 3".
Description: Fogg Farm. George Fogg on the far left, leaning on jigger (?) cart; Willard Fogg on cart carrying crates; Jesse Fogg kneeling. Horses and buggies
Description: Harry and Pearl Bordeaux putting water in truck. Truck has open sides with drop curtains; 9 cans sit in foreground. Truck is parked in front of a barn.
Description: Bordeaux Dairy Wagon being pulled by a horse. An unknown man is driving the wagon. A woven basket is visible in the lower right corner of the picture.
Description: John Fernald receiving keys to new, light-colored Bordeaux Dairy truck from Bob Buck who is in the dark suit. Donor of negative says it is John Fernald in the truck; others have said it is Bud Bordeaux. This should be investigated. (note made 7/6/2016 by RSR and ACB) side of truck reads: "Bordeaux' Dairy, QUALITY PRODUCTS Since 1882"
Description: Pearl S. Richardson Farm, Oak Hill Rd. Distant view of the farm that includes the house and barn. no print of this image appears to exist as of 7/6/2016 (RSR and ACB)
Description: James Richardson House, Tracy Farm Distant view of the James Richardson Farm also known as Fair Oaks Farm in Sound Village. no print found at the time this was reviewed on 7/6/2016 by RSR and ACB although one may exist.
Description: Sargent Farm Dairy Truck with Marjorie Worcester Paine, John White, and one "unknown" man sitting on the running board of the truck. Dark colored truck with OLD HOMESTEAD DAIRY, tel. 1835, W. W. SARGENT & SON written on the side
Description: Sargent Farm Dairy truck written on side of the truck: OLD HOMESTEAD DAIRY W.W. SARGENT & SON spare tire attached to side of truck truck is stopped in front of trees hiding the front porch of a shingled house. no print of this negative appears to exist (7/6/2016-RSR and ACB)
Description: "Bordeaux' Dairy, Pretty Marsh Road" is written on the negative sleeve. Truck is pictured with cooling unit plugged in. The grill of a second truck is visible at lower right. side of truck reads: Bordeaux' Dairy QUALITY PRODUCTS SINCE 1882 MOUNT DESERT Tel. 244-5976
Description: negative of O.J. Clark dairy truck side of truck reads: O.J. Clark and Son Raw and Pasturized Milk and Cream phone 386-11 Bar Harbor product of Hancock County Creamery (no print of this seems to exist as of 7/6/2016 RSR and ACB)