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14127Ledge on Sheep Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Animal
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1938
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.”
14128Cabin on Sheep Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1938
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.”
14200View of Somesville from Sheep Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1938
Description:
View of Somesville from Sheep Island. Tall evergreen in foreground.
5677Men Removing Trees
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • 1960
Description:
Men removing trees between Old Somesville Firehouse and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Three men, on left man wears sweatshirt and ball cap man working with tree. In middle man in dark sweater and cap looks up at tree. On right man watches process. Mill stone with plaque in foreground. Image blurry. Photo given by Frances Manning in 1960.
13557Clara Fargo Thomas
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • George Daniell
  • 1969
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
10872Boats moored in Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • Places, Landscape
  • LaRue Spiker
  • 1970 c
Description:
Boats moored in Northeast Harbor.
13091Bass Harbor Light
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Daniell, George
  • 1970c.
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.
2067Article on Beatrix Ferrand April 1985
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, Gardens
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1985
Description:
Magazine article from Antiques Magazine? April 1985 depicting life and work of Beatrix Ferrand. Color photographs of gardens and black and white photo of Ferrand. Text has been high-lighted in several places with a yellow marker.
9074Main Street Somesville 1995
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • 1995
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."
7430Maine Museum Day sign 1995
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Roll Film Negative
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1995
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.
13926April 1995 before new bridge put in
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1995
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.
3865Survey of the Cemetary (sic) on Baker Island
  • Document, Government, Death Record, Burial Record
  • Other, Baker's Island
  • Places, Cemetery
  • 1996
Description:
Identifies grave dates of Gilleys, Stanley, Manchester, Dolliver
12896Landscapes & Gardens for Historic Buildings
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Gardens
  • Places, Landscape
  • Favretti, Rudy J.
  • AltaMira Press.
  • 1997
Description:
Tells how to create historic gardens and landscapes that reflect specific periods, e.g., colonial, Victorian as well as how and where to research these gardens. Suggested plantings that are historically accurate are given as are guidelines for maintaining the restored landscape.
17101Saving Historic Roads: Design & Policy Guidelines
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Roads
  • Places, Landscape
  • Marriott, Paul Daniel
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • 1998
12279Maine Coast Heritage Trust 1998 Annual Report
  • Document, Report
  • Other, History - Maine
  • Other, Land Preservation
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1998
Description:
Maine Coast Heritage Trust 1998 Annual Report - 25 page color brochure including photographs of project areas
17104Acadia Trails Treatment Plan: Cultural Landscape Report for the historic hiking trail system of Acadia National Park, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Places, Landscape
  • Barter, Christian S., Margaret Coffin Brown, J. Tracy Stakely, Gary J. Stellpflu
  • Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
  • 2006
17105Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Places, Landscape
  • Brown, Margaret Coffin and Jim Vekasi
  • Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
  • 2006
13981Wooded Area
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Trees
  • Places, Landscape
  • 20th century
Description:
Wooded area includes, birch, fir and spruce. Sunlight streaming through canopy.
2606Grave dissues
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Cemetery
  • 3/16/2000
Description:
Picture and notice of slide lecture bytThomas Vining ,author of “Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and the Towns of Mount Desert Island” Sponsered by MDI Historical Society
9054Houses on Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1890s
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. See same photo. on p. 8, Album #1 (997-306-471)
7577Lumber Mill, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1890s
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)
14602Somesville Lumber Mill, winter
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • c 1890s
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)
14585Main Street, Somesville; Somes Cove
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • c 1890s
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)
5457Resting on rocks near the water
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1890s - 1900s
Description:
Well dressed men women and children relaxing on rocks near shore.
14198Souvenir Photo
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, transportation - Land
  • Places, Landscape
  • c 1940 - 50s
Description:
Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “Acadia National park, The summit circle of Cadillac Mountain, Mt. Desert Island, Maine.