Description: Certificate of Master Mason for Earll W. Gott of Tremont Lodge of Southwest Harbor. Print with engraved illustration with charity, faith, hope, the Mason seals, and symbols on brown paper. 1911
Description: Black Book with red binding includes Minutes of meetings from the MDI Local Union of Christian Endeavor and Epworth League, Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 1918 -1927
Description: Black ledger with red binding includes Minutes of meetings from the Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 9/18/1914 - 1930
Description: Letter (1918) to Fred Smith from Geo. C. Edwards US Naval Forces - passed by Censor - from a French Port. Letter is in wonderful condition and describes his work with the Censor Bureau during World War I.
Description: "The subjects which every man on board ship should know" "The subjects which seamen, second class, should know" "The subjects which the higher ratings of seaman branch should know: "The subjects which chief petty officers should know" "The subjects which men of special ratings should know"
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes age outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Short hair brushed to the side, gray beard well trimmed. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Wears long dark coat over dark dress, with elaborate collar. Hat with large feather in top. Wears wire rim spectacles. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1917. Compiled by Waldron Bates, Edward L. Rand, and Herbert Jaques. Includes roads, carriage roads, hiking trails, springs, and relief lines.
Description: Black & white photograph overlooking Seal Harbor. Small sloops and two schooners in Seal Harbor. Steamship leaving harbor. Another passing in distance. Image stained.
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
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: Gives history of canning industry in Maine, information about herring, lobster fishing , cod, herring, alewives, smelts, clams, statistics, names of wardens.
Description: Story about home life of colonists in Virginia--for children (no local relevance found), but may be of interest for Jamestown/St. Sauveur connection.