Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
5069	Geo Joy	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	H.W. Neal		1875-1885	Geo Joy Item: 5069    Object ID: 001.59.85 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: H.W. Neal Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1875-1885 Place: Hallowell ME Description: Carte de visite of a man with straight, thick dark hair parted on left. Wears dark suit jacket, vest, white shirt, dark thick bow tie. Inscription on back reads ”Geo Joy.”
5076	Will Emery	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	Irving Osgood		1875-1885	Will Emery Item: 5076    Object ID: 001.59.78 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: Irving Osgood Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1875-1885 Place: Ellsworth ME Description: 1875-1885 (after 1876) Carte de visite of man wearing double breasted dark jacket, dark bow tie, white shirt. Dark hair parted on left. Facing to the right of the camera. Inscription on back of photo reads “Will Emery.”
4991	Group photo in front of house	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	Unknown		1880-1900	Group photo in front of house Item: 4991    Object ID: 001.59.163 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: Unknown Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1880-1900 Description: group portrait of eight women, two men, and two small children. Posed the porch of a wooden house with dark shutters. Clothing looks to be late 1800s.
14619	Mark Somes, date unknown	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Animal People			1880s - c 1900	Mark Somes, date unknown Item: 14619    Object ID: 996-108-108 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Animal People Date: 1880s - c 1900 Description: Mark Somes with horse. Boy age 3 - 7 reached towards horse in stall. Boy has back turned to photographer. Wears straw hat with wide brim and ribbon around the crown. Sailor type top with dark pants. Horse’s head reaches above stall door.
5151	Portrait of young girl sitting on knee of elderly man	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	F. Weston		1886	Portrait of young girl sitting on knee of elderly man Item: 5151    Object ID: 001.59.2 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: F. Weston Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1886 Place: Bangor ME Description: portrait of young girl with corkscrew curls sitting on knee of elderly man with long beard. Girl holds some sort of stick-like object in her right hand (possibly gun), her left hand rests on the older man’s left arm. Her dress is light-colored with dark velvety trim at wrists and collar. The older man is wearing a dark suit with a white handkerchief.
9045	Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building People	Unknown		1890	Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes Item: 9045    Object ID: 997-531-698 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building People Creator: Unknown Date: 1890 Description: Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes as baby. Sally Somes seated in chair; white hair wearing spectacles, leaning over baby, wears striped skirt with black bodice. Baby wearing long white dress. House in back ground with lattice work around foundation. Marked on back, “Sally Trask Somes wife of Daniel Somes, Jr., Georgia N. Somes, his grandaugter [sic] born Jan 24, 1890. Given by Daniel Somes Smith 1978.”
14100	Somesville School House and students, c. 1890	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People			1890	Somesville School House and students, c. 1890 Item: 14100    Object ID: 997-532-699 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Date: 1890 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Children standing on steps of Somesville School House. Front door open. Teachers standing in back row to the left. Thirty nine in photo including at least two teachers. Boys dressed in knee pants, some with sweaters and caps, others in jackets. Boots of children in front row very dirty. One boy stands between posts. Edges of photo very worn, peeling away from mat.
5067	Woman wearing dress with large puffed sleeves	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	Unknown		1890-1900	Woman wearing dress with large puffed sleeves Item: 5067    Object ID: 001.59.87 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: Unknown Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1890-1900 Description: portrait of a woman wearing dress with huge puffed sleeves, dark velvety bodice, high collar, brooch at throat. Dark hair, curly bangs, hair pulled back into tight bun worn high on head. Photo cut in circular shape, glued onto square matte at angle.
5068	Young woman in puffed sleeves	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	Unknown		1890-1900	Young woman in puffed sleeves Item: 5068    Object ID: 001.59.86 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: Unknown Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1890-1900 Description: carte de visite of a young woman dress with puffed sleeves, bodice cut in a zig-zag design, with high collar. Hair is pulled back and held with a large dark bow at the nape of her neck.
4863	Group of women sitting in front of stone arches	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	Mc-Cully		1890-1910	Group of women sitting in front of stone arches Item: 4863    Object ID: 001.59.293 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: Mc-Cully Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1890-1910 Place: Farmington ME Description: Large portrait of female students sitting on stone steps of building. Approximately 60-75 students, around the ages of 18-25, also 3 older males (teachers) and several older women. Most of the girls wear their hair pulled back into pompadours, many wear light colored blouses and long dark skirts, and dark bow ties. Three large stone arches in background.
4994	Miss Luruan Rockland	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	Lebyt		1890-1910	Miss Luruan Rockland Item: 4994    Object ID: 001.59.160 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: Lebyt Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1890-1910 Place: Castine ME Description: Portrait of woman turned in profile to camera. Wears dark hair up in pompadour, fine chain around neck. Wears white silky dress with layers around shoulders, lace embellishments around back. Inscription below in ink, handwritten, reads “Miss Luruan Rockland.”
4940	Mrs. Lamson, Mrs Mooney	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	Unknown		1890-1915	Mrs. Lamson, Mrs Mooney Item: 4940    Object ID: 001.59.216 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: Unknown Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1890-1915 Description: Snapshot of three unknown women sitting on large boulder . Woman on left wears dark suit jacket with long dark skirt, white blouse, smaller hat. Woman in middle wears dark skirt with buttons up to front, holds large hat in lap. Woman on right wears long dark, pattered skirt, buttons on bodice of dress, ears hat with lots of detailing. Inscription on back reads “2. [line] Mrs. Lamson (daughter), “ Mooney (mother).” Could also be Lawson.
12347	Mount Desert House	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People	unknown		1890c.	Mount Desert House Item: 12347    Object ID: 999.204.3288 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Creator: unknown Date: 1890c. Place: Somesville, Mount Desert, ME Description: Mount Desert house taken from across road. Two black horses with carriage in front of house, one man seated in carriage. Crowd of people out front. Woman and man in doorway, woman and two children standing on steps, three men standing and one seated. Large flagpole to left with “Mt. Desert House, 1888” sign on it. Picket fence running along right side of lawn. Most shutters are open, except for two windows in middle nearest chimney. This print has been attributed to W.H. Ballard, but the photo is probably too early for Ballard to have taken it. Also known as Mount Desert Tavern. [show more]
7391	Street Scene Somesville	Image, Photograph, Negative	Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Building People	Unknown		1891	Street Scene Somesville Item: 7391    Object ID: 97-88-88c Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Building People Creator: Unknown Date: 1891 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine 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]
7392	Street Scene Somesville	Image, Photograph, Negative	Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Building People	Unknown		1891	Street Scene Somesville Item: 7392    Object ID: 97-88-88b Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Building People Creator: Unknown Date: 1891 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine 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]
7393	Street Scene in Somesville	Image, Photograph, Negative	Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Building People	Unknown		1891	Street Scene in Somesville Item: 7393    Object ID: 97-88-88a Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Nature, Animals, Horses Other, Building People Creator: Unknown Date: 1891 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine 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]
14170	Unknown woman with "Old Dick," the horse, 1892	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Animal People			1892	Unknown woman with "Old Dick," the horse, 1892 Item: 14170    Object ID: 997-486-652 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Animal People Date: 1892 Description: Unknown woman holding lead on halter of horse. Horse has three white socks with one leg dark, white blaze from middle of nose to nostrils and star on forehead. Woman wears hair pulled back with tailored jacket of light shade with black men’s style tie and straight long dark skirt. Small trees and meadow in background. Marked on back, “August, 1892 - Old ‘Dick’.”
7083	Brook at Somesville	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	People Places, Landscape			1894	Brook at Somesville Item: 7083    Object ID: 997-798-968 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: 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. Negative; 3 7/8" h X 4 7/8"w
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
5138	Portrait of young girl in white fuffly dress	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People	J.E. Purdy and Co.		1895-1901	Portrait of young girl in white fuffly dress Item: 5138    Object ID: 001.59.15 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Creator: J.E. Purdy and Co. Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1895-1901 Place: Boston MA Description: Portrait of young girl (12-20) with curly dark hair tied up in white bow wearing white ruffly dress. Dress looks like it’s made of tulle or similar material, has beaded embellishments. Identified as Lucie Pray, b. 1885, d. 1901. Buried on MDI. Photo displayed in a birch bark frame (Object # 001.59.652 )
4981	Estelle Holmes Morrison	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	H.L. Bradley		1895-1915	Estelle Holmes Morrison Item: 4981    Object ID: 001.59.173 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: H.L. Bradley Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1895-1915 Place: Bar Harbor ME Description: Studio portrait of young woman in formal gown. Photo is from almost ankles up. Woman has curly dark hair, probably pulled back, though it could be worn short. Gown looks to be silk, short sleeve, very low neckline, lots of embroidery, as well as lots of beaded embellishments. Woman is also wearing bracelet of some sort on her left hand. Also lots of tucks at the back of dress, not really bustle, but lots of gathering of material. Inscription below photo on mount reads, in handwriting, “Estelle Holmes Morrison.” [show more]
5144	Portrait of man in fine striped suit with black tie	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	Bakers Art Gallery		1897	Portrait of man in fine striped suit with black tie Item: 5144    Object ID: 001.59.9 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: Bakers Art Gallery Collection: Fernald Photo Collection Date: 1897 Place: Columbus OH Description: portrait of man in finely striped suit with black tie and white shirt. Mustache and hair parted on left side. Caption on back reads “December 1897.” Face turned slightly away from the camera (not looking straight ahead).
9044	Unknown girl by lake	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Places, Landscape	Unknown		1900	Unknown girl by lake Item: 9044    Object ID: 997-533-700 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Date: 1900 Place: Calawba Island, Ohio Description: Unknown girl (Virginia Somes Sanderson?) standing at edge of lake or pond in bathing suit. Hair pulled up in ribbon. White scratches around edge of photo. Marked on back, “Catawba Island, O. July 1900.

Save these search results as a PDF file