Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times. Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 5/20/1999. Detailed description of Allie Stafford’s livery and announcment that he and his brother have dissolved their partnership and George is building a livery on Cottage Street.
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times. Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 6/3/1999. General information; graduation exercises, arrival of Mr. and Mrs. John Emery who gave the funds for the Bar Harbor Kindergarten. A recorded oral history as told by Eben Hamor` Account of the routes and settlements along his mailroute in 1836. Describes Tremont, Eden, Town Hill and Somesville.
Description: The Charles Butt Ballard Negative Collection. Black and white photo. From Henry Rand's 1891 Album. Pemetic Hotel on hill. Southwest Harbor, Maine This negative was created by Ballard from a photo album of Henry Rand. Photo was 5 x 7. Notes say "from Str. Mount Desert". It has been noted that the Southwest Harbor Public Library may have exclusive rights to this photo. Until this is resolved, this image is restricted.
Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. 4 copies, a-d [show more]
Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. 4 copies, a-d [show more]
Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. 4 copies, a-d [show more]
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. See also p. 8, Photo Album #1 (997-307-472)
Description: Wedding announcement card. “Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Somes announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Amelia to Isiah Tilden Ober." January 31, 1899. Mount Desert, ME Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Wedding announcement card. “Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Somes announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Amelia to Isiah Tilden Ober”. January 31, 1899. Mount Desert, ME. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Wedding announcement card. Addie Myra Swazey and Thomas Knowles, Jr. Married December 2, 1896. Seal Cove, ME. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Wedding announcement card. Lewis Somes and Mrs. Emma J. Somes married April 2, 1896. Mount Desert, ME. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2.a
Description: Wedding announcement card: Frank W. Cadwell and Mabel L. Moore married November 8, 1895 in San Francisco. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Wedding announcement card: “Mr. & Mrs. Thaddeus S. Somes announce the marriage of their daughter Harriet Emma to Arthur Grant Sanderson.” December 26, 1894. Mount Desert, Maine. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.c
Description: Wedding announcement card: Hollis Roscoe Hysom and Edith Etta Salisbury, married November 30, 1893. At home in Mt. Desert, Maine. Previously archived as 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Wedding announcement card: John Allen Somes and Ada May Richardson. June 27, 1894. Mount Desert, Maine. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.004.2
Description: Wedding announcement card: “Mr & Mrs. William Fennelly announce the marriage of their daughter Flora Somes to Elmer F. Morrison.” December 28, 1892. Bar Harbor, Maine. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.b
Description: Black and white photo., 8x10, Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor; two girls on boards (dock?) at Stanley Brook at the Beach. Seaside Inn was formerly Seaside House. John E. Clark was architect.
Description: Wedding announcement. “Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Hall announce the marriage of their daughter Martha Louise to Mr. Clinton G. Ferguson.” January 1, 1891. Atlanta, Georgia. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.e
Description: Cabinet card of Victor H. Stoddard, a young man with short hair combed straight up in the front. He wears a dark jacket and vest which have braided trim, a white shirt and plaid necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of the card has sample works of Preble and Jordan. Handwritten at top and side of the back of the card: "Victor H. Stoddard, Milo, 91, 20 years."
Description: Cabinet card of teen boy with hair parted and combed to side. He wears a dark jacket and vest, both with braid trim, with a white shirt and striped necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of card shows sample images of Preble and Jordan work. Handwritten at top and sides of back of card: "R. E. Leavitt, Norridgewock, Me. 91, 17 yrs."
Description: Cabinet card of young man with short hair parted on one side. He wears a dark jacket with braid trim on the label, a white shirt and dark striped necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of the card shows images of works by Preble and Jordan. Handwritten at top and side of the card: "A. S. Denison, Wilton, Me., 23 yrs., 1891."
Description: Cabinet card of unknown child [2-3 years] and unknown gender. Child has straight bangs and short curled hair at the sides. Child is wearing a long white dress with wide lace collar and lace at hem. Child is wearing high button boots and is photographed on a simulated rock against a woodland backdrop. Card is marked: Merrill. On the back is a decorative logo for Merril Art Photography, Waterville, Me. Handwritten in pencil on the back is "Compliments of your little friend, Otto C. Kuauff [sp ?], July '91." [show more]
Description: Cabinet card of coastline scene with tree topped cliffs and rushing surf. Printed in white directly on the photograph is the name "Winona" and "Dice's Head". Printed below the photograph is the statement: "Copyrighted. February 1896.by Wm. Geo. Sargent, Castine, Me." On the back of the card is text describing Dice's Head in Castine, Maine.
Description: Cabinet card of unknown man. He has hair parted on one side and combed flat, and he has a brush mustache. He wears a dark corded jacket buttoned at the top over a white shirt with stand up collar. Photographers logo on front of card: P.C. Tuttle, Belfast, ME.