Description: Lumber Mill in Somesville in operation. Logs piled up on bank in foreground. Logs fill mill pond ready to be milled. Somes Harbor in the background. Telephone pole in foreground next to tall tree. No date. Appears to have been photo. pasted in small scrapbook. On verso: 997-306-471 (Main St., Somesville & Somes Cove)
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. No date. May have been postcard pasted into small scrapbook. On verso: 997-307-472 See also p. 11, same photo (997-313-478)
Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Road in foreground. Trees line drive to cottage. Two connected three-story white clapboard buildings. On left - wrap around porch with lattice work and steps going down the left side. Two dormers and one chimney. On right - Porch on front with lattice work. Two chimneys. Horse and buggy in front of steps. Person on porch. No date. Duplicate: 997-315-480, Photo Album #1, p.10
Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Road in foreground. Trees line drive to cottage. Two connected three-story white clapboard buildings. On left - wrap around porch with lattice work and steps going down the left side. Two dormers and one chimney. On right - Porch on front with lattice work. Two chimneys. Horse and buggy in front of steps. Person on porch. Marked 1894 on back. Duplicate: 997-311-476, Photo Album #1, p.9
Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Two women crossing bridge, wearing white dresses and hats, may be pushing baby carriage. Lumber Mill in background.
Description: Main Street Somesville. Trees line street. Board sidewalk visible on right near picket fenced yards. Fernald’s Store (later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore) hidden by trees. Historic Lewis Somes House on right hidden by trees. Telephone poles line street. Man stands on grass near road in distance. Marked on back, “W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine. From a B. Bradley Stereo circa 1855." 8x10
Description: Photograph of photograph in frame. Somes creek in winter with woolen mill in back ground. Two other buildings visible on left. One with two stories and chimney. Other in distance.
Description: Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “Acadia National park, The summit circle of Cadillac Mountain, Mt. Desert Island, Maine.
Description: Ledge on sheep Island. Small evergreens on right side. Virginia Sanderson on ledge with dog Betsy. In ink on back of photo, “The ‘inside’ of the island. The old swimming pool would be in the foreground to the left of this picture, which shows the point down the old ledge. Betsy and I near the stump.”
Description: Looking back at unnamed city from harbor. Wide street runs through middle of photo from harborside. Two three-masted schooners in port to the right. Three church steeples rise in background above city. To the left sign above building reads, “Washburn [?] flour.” Marked on back, “Printed from glass negative found in F. Wiggin House, Town Hill, July 1958.”
Description: Steamboat Norumbega aground at Clark’s Point. Group of men standing on the shore. One is seated on a rock. Steamer leans to starboard. Ladder coming out of hold. Two life boats in davits on top of ship.
Description: Steamboat Norumbega aground at Clark’s Point. Photo of port side, steamer leaning to starboard. Two life boats in davits on port side, top of steamer. Small launch tied to the back of the steamer. Men on shore examiing hull. Two men in small boat near hull.
Description: Two-masted schooner aground [?] in Somes Cove in back of lumber mill. Marked on back, “Lumber Schooner built [?] by OC Nutting. Old Mill to right.”
Description: Steamboat Norumbega aground at Clark’s Point. Photo of port side, steamer leaning to starboard. One life boat in davits on port side, top of steamer. People in small boat rowing near steamer. Larger wooden salvage boat in back of steamer. Photo taken from steamboat wharf. Women seated on ramp looking out at marooned steamer.
Description: Steamboat Norumbega aground at Clark’s Point. Photo of port side. Another steamer passes aft. People row around steamer in small boats and canoes. Small launch to the right. Greening’s Island in distance.
Description: Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Somes House Inn covered by trees across the Cove. To the right Somes House Cottages. In foreground logs on ways. Marked on back, “Catherine was built in Belfast, Me in 1833. #165 Schooner Catherine abandoned in the Cove at Somesville, Me. W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine July 1935.” Signed, Virginia Somes Sanderson
Description: Steamboat "Mount Desert" leaving Southwest Harbor. Three small sail boats between Clark’s Point and Greening’s Island. Two boats moored in front of Madeira house near Manset, roof of house visible. Sloop under sail to left of house. Entrance to Somes Sound and mountains visible in background. Marked on back, W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine. Str. Mount Desert Leaving Southwest Harbor. About 1900. Rockland - Bar Harbor Line.” [show more]
Description: Steamer "J.T. Morse" leaving Southwest Harbor. Fernald Point to the left, Greening’s Island and Farmhouse to right. Marked on bottom, “Steamer 'J.T. Morse' Eastern Steamship Co.” Marked on back, W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine.”