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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]
14141Dr. Keith MacKane, Sheep Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Description:
Keith MacKane leaning on sail in small sailing dory at float on Sheep Island. Woman on the left bending down to lines, may be Virginia Sanderson. Marked on back, “Dr. MacKane Sheep Island, Maine." No date.
11219Filmming about Friendship Sloops
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, industry - Boat Building
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop
  • LaRue Spiker
Description:
Ralph Stanley far left and two men working on film about Friendship sloops. One of the cameramen is Lowell Wentworth. Unknown man
14226Fish in Weir Net and Dory
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Fish
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1987
Description:
Fish in weir net and dory. Man pulling net into dory.
14227Fish in Weir Net and Dory
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Fish
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1987
Description:
Fish in weir net and dory. Unknown man pulling net into dory.
14229Fish in Weir Net in dory
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Fish
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1987
Description:
Fish in weir net and dory. Unknown man pulling net into dory.
7387Harbor view.
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative
  • Other, Buildings
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Looking back at 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.” Harbor unidentified; no date.
5416Launching the SS Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Launching the S.S. Acadia in Newport News.
5417Launching the S.S. Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Launching the S.S. Acadia in Newport News.
5426Looking over lake or Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Unknown
Description:
Looking over lake or Somes Sound. Person in canoe.
14091Lumber Schooner, Somes Cove, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
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.”
5446Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston who christened the new S.S. Acadia at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on February 13 1932 on board the Acadia during the christening.
5419People on float near S.S. Acadia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Men and boys on float near S.S. Acadia..
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.
13096Richard Butler
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • George Daniell
  • 1965c.
Description:
Richard Butler, lobsterman in Frenchman’s Bay, 1965, hauling lobster trap from water. Leaning over boat, cigarette in mouth. Gift of George Daniell
14083Schooner at Hall Quarry.
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Two masted schooner at Hall Quarry. Buildings in the distance. Somes Sound and mountains in the distance. Piles of brick-size pieces of granite and small tents in foreground. Spots throughout image. Copy of original. 5" x 7"
12835Schooner "Federal" by Bryant Bradley at Ballard Studio
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Bryant Bradley
Description:
Two master Schooner "Federal" grounded in Somes Cove at low tide, leaning to port side. Main street Somesville behind schooner. Historic Nathan Salisbury House in middle, Lewis Somes House to right. Marked on back, “Schooner Federal Grounded in the cove at Somesville, Maine. Copy by W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine. Stereo Original by Bryant Bradley. W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine.” Bryant Bradley was born about 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born about 1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio. [show more]
12329Schooner "Flora Grindle"
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Schooner "Flora Grindle". Small two masted schooner, top sail on main mast. Two men standing on deck. Tender in davits on stern. Another small boat alongside, person in canoe or dingy rowing around stern. Sch. FLORA GRINDLE printed on upper left corner. 8" x 10" image
13006Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1906
Description:
Two-masted schooner at wharf in back of Fernald’s store. Fernald purchased it from A.J. Whiting in 1887; it later was the Port in a Storm bookstore, and still later, an art gallery.at low tide. Loading ramp extends from second story door in back of building. Somes House Inn to the right.
12241Schooner "Kate Pray"
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
Description:
Schooner "Kate Pray" in back of Fernald’s store (formerly, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Buildings on Main Street, Somesville, from left to right: Abraham Somes III house; John Somes house, known as “Old Homestead”; Thaddeus Somes Store; in front of store, black smith’s shop; Fernald’s Store; Mount Desert Tavern. To right of schooner two black horses harnessed to wagon next to wood pile. Two men on stern of schooner. One man on deck between masts. Marked on back, "Named for Kate Pray who was resident of Somesville, built at Somesville date unknown.” 8"x 10" [show more]
12549Schooner "Kate Pray" in Somes Cove, c. 1905
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1905c.
Description:
Two masted-schooner in back of Fernald’s store (formerly A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Houses on Main street from left to right: Abraham Somes III house; John Somes house, known as “Old Homestead”; Thaddeus Somes Store; in front of store, Blacksmith’s shop; Fernald’s Store; Mount Desert Tavern. Flags flying on main mast, American Flag and Kate Pray pennant. Five men sit on top of cabin house. One man standing between masts. Photo is black and white. [show more]
7389Schooner Polly
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Schooner Polly of Belfast in Harbor at Amesbury, Massachusettts. Man in canoe paddles close to two-masted schooner. Small sailing sloop on the right.
5433Ship under construction
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Ship under construction. House to left.
5456Ship under construction
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
Description:
Ship under construction in distance. Boy sitting on log in foreground.
7404Ship Under Construction, Somes Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1905c.
Description:
Ship 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 masts lie on the ground in sterm of ship. Schooner just visible to the right.