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13005Somes Cove, 1892
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • 1892
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"
3244Powder Measure
  • Object, Armaments, Powder Measure
  • Other, Bullets
  • Recreation, Hunting
  • c 1890
Description:
Wooden handle with metal cup on end for measuring gun powder. Marked, “B.G.F., 1890. Pat. Feb 25. Powder shot DRS 2 1/2 to 1 oz.”
12497On Somes Stream, 1894
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Animal
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
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.”
9045Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 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.”
7083Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
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
12554Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
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
12555Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
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
12556Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
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
17068Times Past
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Other, Fisheries
  • People
  • 5/10/1899
Description:
Bar Harbor Times Times Past article by Deborah Dyer , 05/13/1999 A collection of misc. items. The following names were mentioned and a few lines about what they were doing: Julius Kurson, Franklin Pray, A.S. Getchell, M.T. Kavanagh, Beatrix Jones, George Dorr, Edgar Scott. Also information about the steamer, Cimbria and the steam yacht, Ladoga. On the back an article about the history of fish stocking. It goes back to 1882.
17443Times Past
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • 7/26/1899
Description:
Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 7/29/1999. A listing of the summer visitors, including Pulitzer, Senator McMillan and the Philip Livingstones.
14100Somesville School House and students, c. 1890
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • 1890
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.
14170Unknown woman with "Old Dick," the horse, 1892
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Animal
  • People
  • 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’.”
5144Portrait of man in fine striped suit with black tie
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • People
  • Bakers Art Gallery
  • 1897
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).
3438Souvenir of Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, Hotel des Isles
  • Other, Newport House
  • Other, The Grand Central
  • Other, The Malvern
  • Other, The St Sauveur
  • Other, West End Hotel
  • 1893
Description:
Small booklet with glossy plate prints from buildings and sights of Mount Desert Island, c.1893. Brown cover. Similar to 001-99-2352, but pages are uncut.
5259Wedding Announcement
  • Document, Announcement, Wedding Announcement
  • Other, Wedding
  • 12/26/1894
Description:
Wedding announcement of Harriet Emma Somes and Arthur Grant Sanderson, Mt Desert December 26, 1894
3645Benjamin Cousins GAR certificate
  • Document, Certificate, Membership Certificate
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1895
Description:
Certificate of transfer and recommendation to any GAR Post. Occupation: Gardner Private ME Artillery
3652Willard Fogg membership, James Parker Post, GAR.
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1891
Description:
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Discharged by reason of gun shot wound. Occupation: farmer Was in 1st Regiment, H. Aart (maybe Artillery) Lives in Salisbury Cove, born in Seawall?
3648Branch Woodworth GAR certificate
  • Document, Certificate, Membership Certificate
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1890
Description:
Certificate of transfer and recommendation to any GAR Post. Occupation farmer Was in Coast Guard
3719J. E. Clark, Application for Membership
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • Other, James M. Parker Post
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1896
Description:
Application for membership in James M Parker Post GAR by J.E. Clark, Corporal, 28 Maine Infantry.
3718Dennis Haley, Application for Membership
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1894
Description:
Application for Membership, James M. Parker Post, GAR. He was born in Ireland and was in the Navy; current occupations was a carpenter.
3726W.E. Hadlock
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1895
Description:
Application for membership in James M. Parker Post GAR by William Edwin Hadlock who served in the 28th Maine Infantry for one year. He was wounded on or about Dec. 16, 1862 when he was thrown from a horse; rank was Lt. Colonel.
12308Blue Cobalt Vases (pair)
  • Object, Furnishings, Vase
  • Other, Vases
  • ca 1890
Description:
Pair of blue cobalt vases, 8" high. Vases given to Roscoe and Edna Hysom at their first Christmas (1930) by Kate (Lester) Pray, formerly Kate Heath. She and Julia (Mrs. A.C.) Fernald were sisters. Their mother, Judith Somes Heath (m. Capt. Hirshel Heath), had a house and hat shop between Nuttings and Peppers. Judith and Etta Somes Salisbury were sisters. Kate Heath Pray said that these vases were "very old" when she gave them to the Hysoms, parents of donor (Gail Hysom Reiber). [show more]
12307Blue Cobalt Vases (pair)
  • Object, Furnishings, Vase
  • Other, Vases
  • ca 1890
Description:
Pair of blue cobalt vases, 8" high. Vases given to Roscoe and Edna Hysom at their first Christmas (1930) by Kate (Lester) Pray, formerly Kate Heath. She and Julia (Mrs. A.C.) Fernald were sisters. Their mother, Judith Somes Heath (m. Capt. Hirshel Heath), had a house and hat shop between Nuttings and Peppers. Judith and Etta Somes Salisbury were sisters. Kate Heath Pray said that these vases were "very old" when she gave them to the Hysoms, parents of donor (Gail Hysom Reiber). [show more]
17295Report of the U.S. Civil Service Commission.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Government employees
  • Other, United States
  • Government Printing Office
  • 1895.
11995Quit-Claim Deed
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Tremont
  • 1891
Description:
From Benjamin Sawyer to Emily J. Sawyer conveying land in Tremont; boundaries given