Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1472	Aerial photo of Somesville, #281, 5-4-67	Image, Photograph	Other, Somesville	unknown		1967	Aerial photo of Somesville, #281, 5-4-67 Item: 1472    Object ID: 005.28.4 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Other, Somesville Creator: unknown Collection: Henry Raup Aerial Photos Date: 1967 Description: Aerial photo of Somesville, showing lots in town of Mt. Desert and Somesville Village, as well as a little bit of Babson Creek at the mouth of it. The numbers MTD-5-12 appear in the upper right hand corner. The number 281 appears by itself in lower right hand corner. The date, 5-4-67, appears by itself in the upper left hand corner. Gift made by Henry Raup in fall 2005.
1473	Aerial photo of Somesville, #291 5-4-67	Image, Photograph	Other, Aerial photograph showing Somesville, Babson Creek, inner harbor of Somes Sound, two piers off of Somesville Village, Mill Pond			May 1967	Aerial photo of Somesville, #291 5-4-67 Item: 1473    Object ID: 005.28.3 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Other, Aerial photograph showing Somesville, Babson Creek, inner harbor of Somes Sound, two piers off of Somesville Village, Mill Pond Collection: Henry Raup Aerial Photos Date: May 1967 Description: Aerial photograph clearly shows Babson Creek in its entirety, along with the inner harbor of Somes Sound and the village of Somesville, with the Mill Pond and two piers. Gift made by Henry Raup fall 2005.
1475	Aerial photo of Somesville, #279, 5-4-67	Image, Photograph	Other, Somesville, Somes Sound, aerial photo, park lands	unknown		May 1967	Aerial photo of Somesville, #279, 5-4-67 Item: 1475    Object ID: 005.28.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Other, Somesville, Somes Sound, aerial photo, park lands Creator: unknown Collection: Henry Raup Aerial Photos Date: May 1967 Description: Aerial photo of Somesville, #279, MTD-5-10 The date, 5-4-67 appears in the corner. (MTD probably refer to the quadrant) Shows Somesville and abutting park lands.
1622	Postcard from A.L. Somes to son Raymond P Somes	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Object, Regalia, Vestment, Morse Other, Postal cards Other, University of Maine			1913	Postcard from A.L. Somes to son Raymond P Somes Item: 1622    Object ID: 013.005.02 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Object, Regalia, Vestment, Morse Other, Postal cards Other, University of Maine Date: 1913 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Post card from Arthur Lewis Somes to his son, Raymond Percival Somes (b 4 Nov 1893 in Tremont; d 20 Apr 1983) who was at the University of Maine, Orono, in Phi Kappa Sigma Raymond was also known as Raym and Pete Ma and I plan to go to Portland this afternoon on the "Morse" The sun is out this morning the first time this month. Shall come back via of Bangor either Wed. or Thursday. Will let you know so that you can come down. What do you think of this card? Found it in my desk. It must be 5 years old (so picture on the back is of AL Somes Store and would be from 1908) [show more]
1628	Edge Cliff circa 1893	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Summer houses				Edge Cliff circa 1893 Item: 1628    Object ID: 003.17.14 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Summer houses Description: Note: Edge Cliff circa 1893, Edw. S. Dana, N. Haven, New Summer Home. Photo shows house and especially the porch which runs the length of the house veiled by evergreens. Rock boulders are strewn in the foreground and granite stairs lead up to porch.
1630	Edge Cliff from Beach	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Edgecliff				Edge Cliff from Beach Item: 1630    Object ID: 003.17.35 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Edgecliff Description: Stone steps to beach. Above the steps is a home partially shrouded in trees. House is Edge Cliff in Seal Harbor, home of Edw. S. Dana, built around 1893.
1638	Marjorie Hayward	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Portrait			c 1940s	Marjorie Hayward Item: 1638    Object ID: 997-521-688 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Portrait Date: c 1940s Description: Marjorie (sic) actually Marjory Hayward. Hair parted on one side and brushed down, curled up on ends. Wears white blouse with tucks along shoulder, dark buttons down center and on pocket. Collar with pointed ends lays flat. Small dark bow under collar. Marked on back, “Mrs. Marjorie Hayward Beech Hill Road, Somesville ME”. Moved to Mount Desert Island in 1936. Probably in her 30s.
1639	Mrs. James, Mrs Barry Smith, Mrs Marjory Hayward	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People			1958	Mrs. James, Mrs Barry Smith, Mrs Marjory Hayward Item: 1639    Object ID: 997-190-355 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Date: 1958 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Mount Desert Museum Sign hangs outside building. Flowers in window box, bench near road side. Three women on step. From left to right, Mrs. Ethel Mae James, Mrs. Barry Smith, Mrs. Marjory Hayward.
1670	Joshua S. Moore	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype	Other, Portrait				Joshua S. Moore Item: 1670    Object ID: 996-16-16.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Cased Image of Joshua S. Moore wearing medium length beard, no mustache. Photographer colored cheeks pink. Wears tall hat with rounded top medium width brim. White shirt with silk bow tie, small with ends hanging down. Black coat with silk lapels. Two buttons at top of pants exposed. White shirt. According to note, Joshua was born 1/22/1829. Joshua married Caroline Frances Somes in 1860. Their children were Harvey Moore and Carrie Mabel Moore. Joshua was lost at sea on 5/3/1865. [show more]
1671	Caroline Frances Somes Moore and Husband	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	Other, Portrait				Caroline Frances Somes Moore and Husband Item: 1671    Object ID: 996-28-28.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Caroline Frances Somes Moore and Husband. Woman seated on left, wearing hair parted in middle, pulled back and covering ears. No buttons on front of gray or brown dress with a small white lace collar at neck. Narrow black ribbon around sleeve near elbow. Arms folded around waist. Man seated with arm around woman’s shoulders. His hair is brushed back over head away from face. White collar and shirt with neck tie inside shirt. Black vest and coat. (Husband may be Joshua S. Moore.) [show more]
1672	Caroline Frances Somes Moore & Lyman Somes	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	Other, Portrait				Caroline Frances Somes Moore & Lyman Somes Item: 1672    Object ID: 996-33-33.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Caroline Frances Somes Moore as young woman with baby brother Lyman Somes. Image not very clear, some bubbles or round stains throughout image. Woman holds baby’s head next to hers. One hand on baby’s head the other on his shoulder. Both wear dark clothing. Woman’s hair parted in the middle.
1673	Caroline F. Moore, tintype	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	Other, Portrait				Caroline F. Moore, tintype Item: 1673    Object ID: 996-143-143 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Marked Caroline at 18. Caroline F. Moore, Miniature photo in larger frame. Wears hair parted in middle and pulled back covering ears. Large earrings. Dark dress with pattern, lack velvet trim. Lace collar or scarf and brooch below neck.
1674	Mable Moore Cadwell	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Portrait	Unknown			Mable Moore Cadwell Item: 1674    Object ID: 996-137-137 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Portrait Creator: Unknown Description: Mabel (Carrie) Moore Cadwell age 4 - 7. Short straight hair combed down. Wears short sleeve dark knee length dress. Bloomers show under skirt. Wears white stockings and black shoes with button strap. Shoulders and skirt hem trimmed with dark dotted ribbon. Chain with arrow shaped pendant around neck. Seated on small chair with fabric skirt.
1675	Carrie Mable Moore	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Interior People	Unknown		1950c.	Carrie Mable Moore Item: 1675    Object ID: 997-502-668 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Interior People Creator: Unknown Date: 1950c. Description: Carrie Mabel Moore age 90. Seated in upholstered chair with wood arms. Window with venetian blinds. Mantel to the right. She wears polka dot dress, short sleeve which buttons up front. Marked on back, “Born Carrie Mabel Moore 11-18-1864, Sea Wall - Maine, Tremont Maine. Father - Joshua S. Moore, Tremont. Mother Caroline Frances Somes Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine. Mrs. Frank W. Cadwell, Mabel Carrie Moore Cadwell Died Nov. 29, 1954. Daniel Somes branch. Photo taken age 80 years 1954, age 90 years.” (Although the inscription on the back indicates both 80 years old and 90, the birth date given is 1864 and the death date as 1954. [AB]) [show more]
1678	Caroline Frances Somes Moors	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype	Other, Portrait				Caroline Frances Somes Moors Item: 1678    Object ID: 996-6-6.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Young woman, Caroline Frances Somes Moors, with dark hair parted in middle. May be wearing earrings. White lace collar, with brooch, possibly Cameo, at neck. Dark dress, buttons down front. White cuffs, fancy cuffs on dress with “pompoms” all around. Elbow on table with books. Another garment draped over arm. Marks resembling cracks at bottom of image. Case image is in leather case with multiple pockets. Other pockets empty.
1771	Harvey Deming Somes	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype	Other, Portrait				Harvey Deming Somes Item: 1771    Object ID: 996-13-13.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Harvey Deming Somes as a baby in mothers arms. Mother mostly out of the picture. Mother wears light colored dress with square design. Several gathers along sleeve. Baby in white dress, possibly christening gown. Child’s cheeks colored by photographer. Marked Harvey at 13 months old. Image made positive by black glass attached to glass plate. Some deterioration on blacked glass leaving gap in positive image at top.
1789	Portrait - the Babson Sisters	Image, Art, Picture, Portrait	Other, Paintings Other, Portraits			1784c.	Portrait - the Babson Sisters Item: 1789    Object ID: 995-44-44 Catalog: Objects Type: Image, Art, Picture, Portrait Subject: Other, Paintings Other, Portraits Date: 1784c. Description: Portrait by Samuel Blythe of Babson Sisters, Rachel and Susannah. Rachel born May 27, 1776. Susannah born March 10, 1780. Both wearing striped dresses. Older girl holding bird in hand. Youngest holding bird cage open. Green curtain tied back in background. See artifact (archival?) file for genealogical information. Pastel on rag paper. Restored in 2010 with grants from the Hattie A. and Fred C. Lynam Trust of Bar Harbor and the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board with funds from the State of Maine's New Century Community Program. Blythe was a decorative painter, sometimes portrait painter, from Salem [Mass.]. Presumably the family was still living in the Amesbury area, but one sister married a second generation Somes. The daughter of the other sister also married a Somesville resident and both are buried in the Somes Burying Ground in Somesville along with their parents. The portrait resides in its original frame and is in delicate condition though somewhat stablilized by rehousing in 1995 through the efforts of the Society. (Notes on the Collection, Feb. 25, 1996; see info. above about restoration.) [show more]
2068	The Eyrie Garden	Image, Art, Drawing	Other, Gardens Other, History - Seal Harbor Places, Landscape			1934	The Eyrie Garden Item: 2068    Object ID: 001-056-3-2163 Catalog: Archives Type: Image, Art, Drawing Subject: Other, Gardens Other, History - Seal Harbor Places, Landscape Date: 1934 Description: leaflet from the Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America July 11,12,13, 1934 Garden Club of Mt. Desert with description of the Eyrie Garden of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and illustration of the Garden.
2080	Bion Farnsworth Model	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art Other, Crafts	LaRue Spiker			Bion Farnsworth Model Item: 2080    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.1509 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Other, Crafts Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Hulls Cove, Maine Description: Bion Farnsworth’s model schooner.
2089	Richardson House on Beech Hill Road with houses and outbuildings	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Businesses, Farming Other, Agriculture Other, Farmhouses Other, Roads	unknown			Richardson House on Beech Hill Road with houses and outbuildings Item: 2089    Object ID: 999.410.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Businesses, Farming Other, Agriculture Other, Farmhouses Other, Roads Creator: unknown Place: Beech Hill Description: Matted photograph. View to the north on Beech Hill Road. Richardson house is on left (west) side. Richardson barn and ells are visible. On east side of road is another house with outbuildings. Open field in foreground. Date unknown. "Beech Hill Mt. Desert" written in script on lower left edge of photo.
2299	Hat Noyes or Harriet Noyes	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Portrait	Unknown			Hat Noyes or Harriet Noyes Item: 2299    Object ID: 997-118-280 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Portrait Creator: Unknown Description: Marked Hat Noyes and Harriet Noyes. Woman age 20 - 30 wears hari pulled back and parted in the middle, with narrow braid over top of head. Stands with hand on back of chari. Full black skirt with belt at waist. White blouse and polka dot tie. Short jacket with full sleeved over blouse. Stains, especially on right side of image.
2301	Main Street Somesville	Image, Photograph, Negative	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown			Main Street Somesville Item: 2301    Object ID: 97-313-478c Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine 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.
2302	Unknown Young Woman	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	Other, Portrait				Unknown Young Woman Item: 2302    Object ID: 996-2-2.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Young woman with hair parted. Hair pulled back but covers ears; she is seated in a chair. Wearing checked dress with white lace at cuffs and pointed lace collar. Gold earring and cheeks colored by photographer. Brooch at neck. Case states: C.V. Allen, Daguerreotypes, 1990 Washington St.
2304	Unknown Young Man	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype	Other, Portrait				Unknown Young Man Item: 2304    Object ID: 996-3-3.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype Subject: Other, Portrait Description: Young man in a derby type hat, medium width ribbon around crown, with narrow brim. Thin plaid bow tie, white collar. Top button only done on jacket with velvet collar. Hair worn short. Cheeks colored lightly.
2305	Mrs. Sam Nash	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	Other, Portrait photographs	Bradley			Mrs. Sam Nash Item: 2305    Object ID: 999-751-3835 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: Other, Portrait photographs Creator: Bradley Description: Cabinet card of Mrs. Sam Nash who has curly hair pulled back and covered with a velvet hat and a circular brooch on the hat. She sits in profile with a high necked dress with velvet plaquet and neck. She has a brooch at her neck and a chain which extends down over the bodice of the dress. Handwritten inscription on the front of the card states: "Mrs. Sam Nash." Photographers logo is printed on the front of the card: Bradley, Bar Harbor. [show more]

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