Description: Caleb Tracy and his dog, Denny. Caleb is wearing cap, knickers, tie, white shirt, and black coat; holding gun. Object has not been renumbered because as of 1/13/2022 the object can not be located.
Description: Color negative of Green Mountain Railway engine and car on mountain railway. Six passengers in rear of car. This negative is probably a Ballard-made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Description: Color negative of signal station; actually Green Mountain Railway House #3 with signal station in it. Opened in 1886; burned in 1895. This view from southwest. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Description: Color negative of Green Mountain Railway Terminal at Eagle Lake from the lake. Train shows part way up mountain; probably 1884. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Description: Color negative of Green Mountain Railway Train #1 ascending the mountain, about 1883. Distance view taken from above. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Description: Tracks toward Eagle Lake, from a point not far below the summit, near where the summit road crosses the Ry [sic] site for 2nd time, going down. Ballard notes indicate this negative was from M. Clement. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Description: James Richardson Homestead and Barn (Fair Oaks Farm). At time of picture it was owned by Jones Tracy (1856-1939). Truck in back of barn. Outbuilding to right of barn. MDI Historical Society likely borrowed photo album from Kay Moore (descended from James Richardson, first Richardson settler of MDI) and had negative and then print made from the original print.
Description: Unknown Boy age 10-12 dressed in white sailor style shirt and knickers with black socks and “sneakers”. Standing on dirt road in front of grassy embankment. Above cape house with with attachment, another two story house next door. Tree on bank.
Description: Matted photograph. View to the north on Beech Hill Road. Richardson house is on left (west) side. Richardson barn and ells are visible. On east side of road is another house with outbuildings. Open field in foreground. Date unknown. "Beech Hill Mt. Desert" written in script on lower left edge of photo.
Description: House on Thompson’s Island built by William Thompson. Two story house with attic. Addition on left side of house. Wrap around porch. Two chimneys. Small shrubs in front of house. Several trees around house. Wires connected to building. Recorded on back of photo - “My great-grandfather William Thompson’s house on “the island” in Trenton, Maine. The island was where the drawbridge was from the mainlands to Mt. Desert Island. William Thompson built the drawbridge and his men operated it for a long time. When I was a little girl (c. 8 or 9) and visited my grandparents at this place. I loved to go to the toll house and watch the taking of the toll. [show more]
Description: Main Street Somesville. Nathan Salisbury House to the left surrounded by picket fence. Black trim around windows. Somes House Inn to right
Description: A set of 25 digital photographs taken of Kittredge House. The location of this house and other provenance information has not been verified. Photos were found on a CD of photos probably taken in 2007, perhaps by Charlotte Singleton. Also known as Kitteredge, Kitteridge, and Kittridge.
Description: A set of 35 digital images taken in 2007 of the interior and exterior of a cottage style home, Blueberry Ledge. Home identified in Northeast Harbor. Photographer and owner of home unknown. Reason for photo set is unknown. Location of house needs to be verified.
Description: Digital image of a milk delivery truck for Pine Tree Dairy. Man and boy in front of truck. Truck parked in front of a barn and a small shed. Location, date, and photographer unknown.
Description: Digital image of the passenger vessel Norumbega, aground and on side in the harbor, Southwest Harbor. Female seated on dock in foreground of photo. Photographer and date unknown. Digital image found on a CD in schoolhouse.
Description: A digital image of Main Street, Somesville, in front of Mount Desert House with the AC Fernald business on the right side of the road. Two horse drawn vehicles in roadway. Image found on a CD in the schoolhouse shelves. Photographer unknown.
Description: A digital image of Art Kellam. Source unknown. Pulling in a dory with supplies, getting a tow from another boat. Bass Harbor in the background