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Somes Harbor near mouth of Babson Creek
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somes Harbor near mouth of Babson Creek
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somes Harbor near mouth of Babson Creek. View from Sound Drive. Tall evergreens line each bank.
Woman sitting by grist mill, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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  • People
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  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Woman sitting by grist mill, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Grist mill in Somesville on rocky Somes Brook. Trees surround mill. Young woman sits on a rock near brook; she wears long light colored skirt and blouse and a flat hat. Caption under photo, “I suppose you know this girl. Why don’t you write? R.J.L.” Marked on back, “Grist Mill at rear was built 1790 if not earlier.” In reference to woman, “Nellie Freeman family from Pretty Marsh and Summit, N.J.. She came to take care of Baby Arthur in N.J., 1910 (Virginia’s Brother)” referring to Virginia Sanderson. [show more]
Main Street, Somesville, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Sidewalks
  • Other, Stores & shops
  • Places, Landscape
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Main Street, Somesville, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Marked in lower left corner, “Main Street Somesville, ME." On right is Fernald’s store, later Port-In-A-Storm, later Frenchman's Bay Gallery, then Gallery at Somes Sound (2015), with first-story covered porch facing road and second-story porch on south side of building. On left are Mt. Desert House and Nathan Salisbury House. On far left is an unidentified house; no house exists on this lot today. Large trees on each side of road. Telephone poles on left side and boardwalk (wooden sidewalk) on left. View looking north. [show more]
Somesville Lumber Mill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somesville Lumber Mill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Lumber mill on mill pond in Somesville. Somes Cove and mountains in background. Rocks in foreground; logs on far bank.
Grist Mill, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Grist Mill, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Old Grist Mill on Somes Brook in winter. Trees lining banks hide two story shingled building.
Somes House Inn, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somes House Inn, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somes House Inn, Somesville. Road in foreground. Trees line drive to cottage. Two connected three-story white clapboard buildings. On left - wrap around porch with lattice work and steps going down the left side. Two dormers and one chimney. On right - Porch on front with lattice work. Two chimneys. Horse and buggy in front of steps. Person on porch. No date. Duplicate: 997-315-480, Photo Album #1, p.10
Somesville Lumber Mill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somesville Lumber Mill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Lumber mill on mill pond in Somesville. Somes Cove and mountains in background. Rocks in foreground; logs on far bank.
Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber Mill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • La Rue Spiker
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber Mill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
View of Somes Cove and Old Somesville Lumber mill from Somes House. Fernald’s Store, now Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, at right. Church steeple rises in distance with several other buildings in between. This photo could not be found so it has not been placed in albums with the rest of the LaRue Spiker Collection 01/31/2022
Gardens at Kimball House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • Northeast Harbor, Maine
Gardens at Kimball House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Gardens at Kimball House in Northeast Harbor looking out to Harbor.
Two men with large rock
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Two men with large rock
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two man leaning and sitting on large rock on mountain. Marked on back, “ Property of Philip M. Caughey.”
Men and Women on edge of lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • Echo Lake
Men and Women on edge of lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Men and women sitting and standing at the edge of a lake. Woman on left wears blanket over shoulder, man’s hat and holds stick near mouth. Ink smudge over man standing on rock in lake. Man crouching down tending fire. Next to him man holds bucket. Another man stands on small float, one stands on log holding onto mast of boat. Marked on back, “Property of Philip M. Caughey.
Hikers on Beech Cliff
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
  • Beech Cliff, Mt. Desert, Maine
Hikers on Beech Cliff
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Group of hikers on Beech Cliff. Three women in long dresses, two hold walking sticks. Four men, one on far rigth holds walking stick. Man in center holds binoculars. Group relaxes on rocks. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
Small Island in Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
  • Echo Lake, Mt. Desert, Maine
Small Island in Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small Island in Echo Lake. Sailing dory anchored at island. Row boat near island. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
  • Echo Lake, Mt. Desert, Maine
Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Echo Lake with mountains in the distance. In foreground, man dipping pail into lake. Small row boat in center. To right man stands on log holding onto sail of dory. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
Beech Cliff from Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
  • Beech Cliff, Mt. Desert, Maine
Beech Cliff from Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Beech Cliff from Echo Lake. Small sailing dory with sail up. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
Beech Cliff overlooking Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Geo. H. Van Norman
  • Beech Cliff, Mt. Desert, Maine
Beech Cliff overlooking Echo Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Beech Cliff overlooking Echo Lake. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also marked, “Philip M. Caughey.”
Schooner Polly
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • Amesbury, Massachusetts
Schooner Polly
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Schooner Polly of Belfast in Harbor at Amesbury Massachusettts. Man in canoe paddles close to two masted schooner. Small sailing sloop on the right. Marked on back, “(From one of two negatives, made for Mr. [Pearl] Henry [Mio] of Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, August 4, 1904.) Schooner Polly of Amesbury, Mass. “My Anchor falls when first any persons flew.” Believed by many to be the oldest American vessel in active service - that is, to have been originally a sloop, keel laid at Amesbury, Mass, August 4, 1804 and launched in February, 1805 and to have been the vessel sailing out of Salem, Mass early in the War of 1812 as privateer commanded by Captain {Hearty] of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. See story of Polly history filed at Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. Boston Sept.15, 1904. Two copies, one form each negative to Captain D.E. Pray of Mount Desert, Maine with respects and best wishes of [-----]Henry Mio and of Boston Sep. 21, 1904. [-----]. [show more]
Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unklnown
  • Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine
Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Hall Quarry. In middle ground schooner ready to take on granite. Buildings in the distance. Somes Sound and mountains in the distance. Piles of brick size pieces of granite and small tents in foreground. Group of men working under shade screen in middle right. Spots throughout image.
Brookside Cemetery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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  • Places, Cemetery
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert. Maine
Brookside Cemetery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Brookside Cemetery. No trees lining the drive to cemetery. Brook and retaining wall in full view blocked by no bushes. Gate closed. Several evergreen to left of gates. Few trees in background. Somes stains on photo.
View of Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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  • Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine
View of Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Sepia-toned print mounted on black cardboard; 1" X 1/2" tear in upper left corner; print is wrinkled and foxed; shows apparent water damage. "Hall Quarry" written in pencil on back. Image shows Hall Quarry in operation; two large derricks in middle ground; rails in center of picture. Scene includes at least 15 men working in quarry; one pair of horses pulling wagon; various buildings in middle ground; large blocks of granite. Photograph taken from high vantage point, looking across Somes Sound. [show more]
Saw Mill in Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Saw Mill in Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Saw mill in Somesville. View from across mill pond. Logs floating in pond. Lumber piled along banks. Masts of schooner appear in back of lumber. Men standing on banks. Horse with lumber cart on bank. Looking across Somes Cove.
Somesville Aerial View
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • Hylander, Robert
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somesville Aerial View
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Aerial view of Somesville and Somes Harbor. Center, Somes House and Somes Landing. To left Fernald’s Store. later Port-In-A-Storm bookstore, even later--gallery; driveway encircles building. Donated by Claire and Pete Arnold. Photographer Robert Hylander signed unrestricted Deed of Gift, May 16, 2015.
Somes Landing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somes Landing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black and white photo of Somes Landing. Two small sail boats hide behind evergreens. Lawn in foreground, mountains in background. Water in Somes Harbor very still. Upper left hand corner slightly worn. Donated by Clarie and Pete Arnold, 1996. Note on folder states, "Photo of Sound-- Used for Website.
Souvenir Photo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
Souvenir Photo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “The New Mountain Road at Otter Cliff, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine.
Souvenir Photo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
Souvenir Photo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small promotional or souvenir photograph. Caption reads, “Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine. Porcupine Islands and Frenchman’s Bay from the summit of Cadillac Mountain.