Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
14561	Main Street, Somesville	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape			1855c.	Main Street, Somesville Item: 14561    Object ID: 997-381-545 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Date: 1855c. Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine 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
13514	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Bradley, Bryant [W.H. Ballard Collection]		1885c.	Green Mountain Railway Item: 13514    Object ID: 997-390-554.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Bradley, Bryant [W.H. Ballard Collection] Date: 1885c. Place: Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine Description: Green Mountain Railway train descending, or ascending the Mountain. Photo taken from pier on Eagle Lake. Large shed with verticle siding to the left. Tracks run through train shed in middle. Third building to the right of train shed. Shack to far right near lake. Lumber scattered throughout scene, perhaps used for steam engine. Bryant Bradley was born about 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born about1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio. Mounted on cardboard. [show more]
13005	Somes Cove, 1892	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship			1892	Somes Cove, 1892 Item: 13005    Object ID: 997-549-716 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Date: 1892 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Cove looking towards Fernald’s store (previously, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Two masted schooner at wharf, sails being lowered or raised. Back of black smith’s shop, Thaddeus Somes store, and part of Mount Desert House, to right also visible. Picture torn in several places, very brittle. Marked, “ Sept 1’92 on back.” 3.5" x 4.5"
12497	On Somes Stream, 1894	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Animal Other, Building Places, Landscape			1894	On Somes Stream, 1894 Item: 12497    Object ID: 997-354-519 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Animal Other, Building Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somes Sound, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Calf in pasture near Somes Stream. Rail fence and rock wall border pasture. Small shingled building to the left. Trees line right bank of stream. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894.”
12554	Brook at Somesville	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape			1894	Brook at Somesville Item: 12554    Object ID: 997-320-485 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in background. Black and white printed on photo. paper with white border; 5" h X 7"w
12555	Brook at Somesville	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape			1894	Brook at Somesville Item: 12555    Object ID: 997-308-473 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894. duplicate, Property of MDI Hist.Soc.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 45/8" h X 6 3/4"w
12556	Brook at Somesville	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape			1894	Brook at Somesville Item: 12556    Object ID: 997-301-466 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “Brook at Somesville.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 4.5" h X 6 5/8"w
14583	Somes House Inn	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape			1894	Somes House Inn Item: 14583    Object ID: 997-302-467 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine 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
5486	Somes House Inn, c. 1895	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown		1895	Somes House Inn, c. 1895 Item: 5486    Object ID: 97-692-862 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: 1895 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Trees line drive to cottage. View of Inn from Main street Somesville. End of Inn visible, side of covered porch and latticework. Somes House Sign above first floor windows. Board sidewalk in foreground. Somes Cove in background. To the right, A.J. Whiting’s Store, later Port-In-A-Storm bookstore, then Frenchman's Bay Gallery. Schooner at the wharf. Marked 1895 on back. This photo is also a slide that was used in the Somesville Bicentenial and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1. [show more]
13006	Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship			1906	Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906 Item: 13006    Object ID: 997-540-707 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Date: 1906 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine 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.
14128	Cabin on Sheep Island	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape			1938	Cabin on Sheep Island Item: 14128    Object ID: 997-42-204 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Date: 1938 Place: Sheep Island, Mt. Desert, Me Description: Cabin on Sheep Island. Float and ramp on left. Marked on reverse, “Looking at the cabin from the other side of dock. Summer 1938.”
13557	Clara Fargo Thomas	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape	George Daniell		1969	Clara Fargo Thomas Item: 13557    Object ID: 997-608-778 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Creator: George Daniell Date: 1969 Place: Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Clara Fargo Thomas sitting on deck of her summer home at head of Somes Sound. Summer 1969 Looking over Somes Sound. Landmark house designed by George Howe, prominent NY architect. House said to be first cantilevered house in Maine. Mrs. Thomas is the mother of architect Joseph "Tommy" Thomas (deceased, 2010). Gift of George Daniell
13091	Bass Harbor Light	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape	Daniell, George		1970c.	Bass Harbor Light Item: 13091    Object ID: 997-621-791.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Creator: Daniell, George Date: 1970c. Place: Bass Harbor, Maine Description: 9.5 X 13.25 black and white photograph of Bass Harbor Light. Keeper watches over harbor with binoculars from top of light. Photo taken from banks above lighthouse. Gift of George Daniell.
9074	Main Street Somesville 1995	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown		1995	Main Street Somesville 1995 Item: 9074    Object ID: 997-253-418 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: 1995 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Main Street Somesville, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum and historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced. Marked on back in cursive handwriting: "Before New Bridge."
7430	Maine Museum Day sign 1995	Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue		1995	Maine Museum Day sign 1995 Item: 7430    Object ID: 997-792-962 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: 1995 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Main Street Somesville, June 8, 1995. Maine Museum Day Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Maine Museum Day Sign Leans on railing. Bridge and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum in the background.
13926	April 1995 before new bridge put in	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building Places, Landscape			1995	April 1995 before new bridge put in Item: 13926    Object ID: 997-255-420 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Date: 1995 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Main Street Somesville, April 1995. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Museum Historic Selectmen’s building in background. Photo taken morning before arched bridge was replaced.
5457	Resting on rocks near the water	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown		c 1890s - 1900s	Resting on rocks near the water Item: 5457    Object ID: 97-729-899 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Collection: Somesville Bicentenial 1961 Date: c 1890s - 1900s Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Well dressed men women and children relaxing on rocks near shore.
9040	Echo Vista Beach in winter	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown		c 1950s	Echo Vista Beach in winter Item: 9040    Object ID: 997-630-800 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: c 1950s Place: Echo Lake, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Echo Vista beach in winter. Changing house covered with snow. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
9041	Echo Lake from Route 102	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape Transportation, Automobile	Unknown		c 1950s	Echo Lake from Route 102 Item: 9041    Object ID: 997-628-798 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Transportation, Automobile Creator: Unknown Date: c 1950s Place: Echo Lake, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Echo Lake from route 102 across from Echo Vista. Looking towards Beech Cliff. Echo Vista restaurant on left. Sign on building reads Dairy Creem. Cars parked in front. Marked on back, “Side view of Echo Vista - Mt. Desert Island showing general location and a little [?] view. Echo Vista is on Echo Lake Road, halfway between Somesville and S.W. Harbor - Route 3/102 to Mt. Desert from Info booth as you leave the causeway. Gift of M.L. Hughs.
8385	Boat at Claremont Hotel	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	Other, Building Places, Landscape	LaRue Spiker		c 1960	Boat at Claremont Hotel Item: 8385    Object ID: 998-1031-2236 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: LaRue Spiker Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Date: c 1960 Place: Southwest Harbor, Maine Description: The boat house at the Claremont Hotel. Yachts sailing in Somes Sound.
8896	Children in pony cart, Somesville mill pond area	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	Other, Building People Places, Landscape				Children in pony cart, Somesville mill pond area Item: 8896    Object ID: 996-105-105 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Place: Somesville Description: Four boys in pony cart with pony. Marked on back of photo - Bob, John, Burnham and Arthur L. Cart next to Mill Pond in Somesville. Logs floating on pond. Somesville Library visible in background. Telephone poles along road side.
8997	Somes House Inn	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown			Somes House Inn Item: 8997    Object ID: 97-316-481 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Trees line drive to cottage. View of Inn from Main street Somesville. End of Inn visible, side of covered porch and latticework. Somes House Sign above first floor windows. Board sidewalk in foreground. Somes Cove in background. To the right, A.J. Whiting’s Store, presently Port-In-A-Storm. Schooner at the wharf. Marked 1895 on back.
9092	View of Somes Cove	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape	Unknown			View of Somes Cove Item: 9092    Object ID: 997-2-163 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Me. Description: View of Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber mill from Somes House. Fernald’s Store, now Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, at right. Church steeple rises in distance with several other buildings in between. Tear in lower left hand corner of photo.
9098	Somes Memorial Bridge	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building Places, Landscape Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Bangor Daily News			Somes Memorial Bridge Item: 9098    Object ID: 97-191-356 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building Places, Landscape Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Bangor Daily News Place: Somesville, Maine Description: Thaddeus Sheply Somes Memorial Bridge in Somesville. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum to the left. Winter scene, ice on stream.
9103	Schooner Kate	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Nature, Animals Other, Building Other, Ships Places, Landscape	Spiker, LaRue			Schooner Kate Item: 9103    Object ID: 998.1980.3085.2170 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Building Other, Ships Places, Landscape Creator: Spiker, LaRue Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two masted schooner in wharf in front of A.J. Whiting Store (later Fernald’s Store, (later Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, even later, an art gallery). Back of blacksmith shop visible on left. Small sailing dory tied to wharf. Anchor hangs from bow. Several men seated in the bow of schooner, one standing aft near main mast. Man driving wagon pulled by two white horses. Somes Meadow in distance. On back is written The Schooner Kate and La Rue Spicker Southwest Harbor V/4 [show more]

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