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14671Unknown Woman, tintype
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • - c 1900
Description:
Woman age 50-60. Name in pencil on back not readable ([great ---- Hau-). Hair pulled back tight. Wears dark dress buttons down front. White collar with plaid scarf around neck joined by large white brooch. Hands folded in lap. Ring on middle finger,color added to cheeks.
4864Unknown woman wearing dark dress
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Photo within album: page 46. Portrait of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white buttons up placket, small white lace collar. Hair parted in center, pulled back, some curls loose around face. Cheeks hand tinted pink, also seems to be a tiny fleck of gold leaf affixed to indentation at throat.
4876Woman seated with book
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • unknown
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Photo within album: page 34. Portrait of unknown woman sitting next to small table, book open on table. Woman wears dark dress with large sleeves, lots of detailing at collar. White collar covered by large brooch. Hair worn long, curly, fastened with bow on top of head.
4909Unknown Woman
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with two buttons on bodice, white collar secured with brooch. Has dark hair parted in middle; wears large bonnet with white ruffles around face, flower trim around chin.
4910Unknown Woman
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white lace collar, with brooch at collar. Has dark hair parted in middle and combed down, wears white ruffly bonnet to cover hair. Significant deterioration on face of photo; spot obscurring woman’s face.
4911Unknown Young Man
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown young man with bushy dark hair, wearng dark suit with dark jacket, vest with type of paisley print, white shirt, and large dark bow tie.
4912Unknown Man
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown older man wearing dark suit with vest, white shirt, dark bow tie. Dark hair thinning in front, but worn long over ears.
4913Unknown Young Man
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype, taken from the neck up, of an unknown young man wearing a formal dark suit with white shirt and large dark bow tie. Wavy dark hair parted on right and combed over. Lots of spotting on face of daguerreotype.
11406Young girl standing with her hand on post
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1851-c1880s
Description:
Girl age 3-5 standing with left hand on post. Wears short hair combled back. Dark jacket with no buttons, velvet trim on cuffs and edge. White blouse with simple collar laying flat on jacket. Knee length skirt with velvet trim on hem. White stockings and black slippers. Cheeks colored by photographer.
9178George Somes
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1854 - c 1900
Description:
George Somes age 7-11. Miniature tintype. Boy wears hair combed down parted on left side. Cheeks tinted by photographer. Dark suit, possibly gray with two buttons at top of coat connected with a plackett, vest underneath buttoned to neck.
4997Man seated in long duster with man standing hand on seated man's shoulder
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1860-1870
Description:
tintype of two men, one standing, one sitting next to him. The seated man wears a white shirt, dark trousers, and a long duster coat, as well as a plaid newsboy-style cap. The man standing next to him has his right hand on the shoulder of the other man, and is wearing a white shirt covered by a long duster, also wears a cap in the same newsboy style. Backdrop of flowers, even looks to be grass underfoot.
4999Paul Bener and Peter Bener
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • Unknwon
  • 1860-1870
Description:
Tintype of two men in front of studio backdrop of winter scene. They both wear very simple white pullover shirts (don’t seem to be button up) and dark trousers; their suspenders have been pulled down and hang loose. Both have mustaches and dark hair that has been shaved on the sides. They stand apart, but reach out towards one another with their left fists clenched, their left wrists touch. They pull their right hands across their chests, right fists also clenched. Look like mirror images of one another. Inscription on back reads Paul Bener at top, Peter Bener at bottom (name could also be Bever). Left hand corners have been cut. [show more]
5002Man seated with arm resting on back of chair
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1860-1870
Description:
tintype of man seated, one arm resting on armrest of chair, the other hand resting on knee. Wears dark suit, white shirt, striped bow tie. Has dark hair, widow’s peak, dark drooping mustache, and slight goatee. Lots of marks on front of tintype.
5003Child seated in wooden chair
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1860-1870
Description:
tintype of child seated in wooden chair. Wears hair parted down center, cut very short. Also wears light colored blouse--could be very long blouse, could be dress. Also wears string of beads around neck. Is looking down and to the right of camera. Top left hand and bottom corners of tintype have been clipped off.
11405Unknown Woman
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1860's
Description:
Unknown woman with hair parted in middle and pulled back. Wears dark shawl or cape and white blouse. Marked on frame: "Potter’s Patent March 7, 1865."
14676Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes, 1867
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1867
Description:
Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes, wife of Thaddeus Shepley Somes. Seated turned to left. Dark hair pulled back into large bun at back of head. Wears band in hair and long beaded earrings. Black fitted dress with simple white collar. Holds book, perhaps photo album.
14670Thaddeus Shepley Somes, tintype
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1868
Description:
Thaddeus Shepley Somes age 40-50. Hairline receding, hair brushed back. Neatly trimmed beard and mustache. Wears heavy dark coat unbuttoned with dark vest underneath buttoned to top and white collar. One hand on knee the other on table. Color added to cheeks. Emulsion pealing from edges.
4914Unknown Woman
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • Uknown
  • 1910-1930
Description:
Snapshot of unknown woman bundled up in dark fur coat, with dark hat on head. Can see telephone or telegraph lines in the background. Inscription on back reads “To Uncle .... from niece Helen.”
8905Maria Merritt Beckwith, Age 6
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1850
Description:
Maria Merritt Beckwith Age 6 in 1850. Seated in Rocking Chair. Grandmother of donor, Robert Harris of Oak Hill Road, Mt. Desert. Hair parted in middle, pulled back behind ears. Wearing necklaces and possibly pocket watch around neck. Plaid dress with flounces in skirt. Narrow white lace collar.
9169Unknown Man
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • c 1860s - c 1880s
Description:
Man age 30-40. Wears long straight beard, trim mustache with straight hair covering ears. Heavy dark suit with vest buttoned. No collar showing.
9155Man and woman seated on a bench
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • c 1900s
Description:
Young man and young woman seated together on bench in photographer studio. Man on left wears hair parted in middle and combed to sides. White pants, black belt, white shirt, black bow tie and dark coat. Woman wears hair parted in middle and pinned to side of head. Whte dress with hat in hand. Had adorned with flowers and bow.
8910Woman with arm resting on table
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
Description:
Woman age 50-60. Hair parted in middle and pulled back over ears. Cheeks colored by photographers. Wears dark dress Bodice has fabric covered buttons down the front. Bow at neck with fringe on the end. Sleeves puff from shoulder to elbow ending with two folds. Three folds approx one inch apart at cuff. White cuffs and flat white collar. Elbow leaning on table draped with fabric. Old label needs to be removed. Scratch 3/4” long near left eye.
8912Mable Moore Cadwell and Playmate
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
Description:
Mabel (Carrie) Moore Cadwell and playmate. Boy on left age 3-7. Short curly hair. Wears light colored shirt buttoned to neck. dropped sleeve. Knee breeches with band at top. Black cooper toed boots. Girl on right age 4-7 wears short hair brushed back. Had left arm on boys shoulder. Black short sleeve dress with bloomers, white stockings and shoes with strap.
9029Mrs. Sarah Whiting Kittredge
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • Other, Painting
  • Unknown
Description:
Mrs. Sarah Whiting Kittredge. Photograph of painting. Woman wears high white bonnet with dots throughout. Bows attached to bonnet. Frames entire faces. White collar with string of beads at neck. Dark shawl with black dress. Potted plant and jar next to woman. Decorative back drop. Donated by Mrs. G.L. Somes. Image is in a damaged, separated case.
9142Unknown Woman Age 40-50
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
Description:
Woman age 40-50, hair parted in middle and pulled back. Cheeks colored by photographer. Checked bodice and skirt with buttons down front of bodice. White bow and collar.