Description: Painting of the old Somesville Mill by George Ashbridge Rhoades. Mill on pond with waterfall to the right. Church steeple in background. Moon in upper left corner. Copy of July 5, 1933 news article on back in reference to the Somesville Mill burning down. Taped to the back of the painting are a newspaper clipping and a typed copy of the clipping: BAR HARBOR TIMES Wednesday, July 5, 1933 SOMESVILLE MILL IS BURNED Early yesterday morning the Old Mill at Somesville burned in a fire of undetermined origin. This historic landmark owned jointly by Mrs. John Somes and Mrs. Geo. Somes has been in the Somes family for four generations. It was built nearly 100 years ago by the first John Somes, a pioneer on the island. Lumber, long and short shingles were sawed at the mill and it was operated by John Somes up to about eight years ago. The remnant of the little old schooner which John Singer Sargent painted when he visited the island some dozen years ago, escaped the fire. The mill will not be rebuilt. [show more]
Description: Framed portrait of Jesse U. Mayo. In wooden frame: approximately 15.5" x 24" with rounded top. Glass insert over portrait. Glass is loose in the frame, and backing is missing many of the securing nails.
Description: Large plaster frame painted in gold. Portrait - dark background. Subject in black suit wears beard. White mark in upper left hand corner. Some cracks in paint. Portrait done in oil on tin. Abraham Somes III portrait.
Description: 18 watercolor drawings of orchids by Mrs. Elsie Shaw. Original envelope cover and inside page referring to artists have been kept. Items are numbered 003.17.2a - . 2s.
Description: Small card size painting by Garmie/Somes?- likely Ann Somes Fenneley. See photographs 997-293-48 and 997-298-463 for family history and artist details.
Description: An oil painting of a landscape scene, probably on Mount Desert Island. Depicts three men outside of a tent. Men appear to be in uniforms. Canoe pulled up to shore. Signature on painting may be "heath," not "yeath." May depict an exaggerated view of Babson's Creek. Painting was in a donation that also included another painting, 003.13.009.