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Seawall Home of Edith Hamilton
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, buildings
  • Places, Landscape
  • George Daniell
  • Seawall, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Seawall Home of Edith Hamilton
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Seawall Home of writer Edith Hamilton, famous Greek Scholar. Her dog in foreground. Traditional cape with modern addition. White clapboard two story addition with stone pillars supporting covered porch. Gift of George Daniell.
Madeira House, Manset
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • George Daniell
  • Manset, Maine
Madeira House, Manset
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The Madeira’s House on the Manset Shore road taken from floats at Manset Dock. Asian style architecture. Man working on lawn at the left side of house. Stone pier in front of house. Ramp extending from pier. In foreground, lobster boat at float. Small punt overturned on float. Ramp to the left. Gift of George Daniell. Originally built by Carroll Tyson of Philadelphia (per Roc Caivano, 2013/ AB)
Lobster boat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Places, Landscape
  • George Daniell
  • Bass Harbor, Maine
Lobster boat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Lobster boat returning to wharf near Bass Harbor. Lobster traps piled on wharf. Logs in pile in back of traps in grass. Gift of George Daniell
Clara Fargo Thomas
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • George Daniell
  • 1969
  • Mt. Desert, Maine
Clara Fargo Thomas
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Clara Fargo Thomas sitting on deck of her summer home at head of Somes Sound. Summer 1969 Looking over Somes Sound. Landmark house designed by George Howe, prominent NY architect. House said to be first cantilevered house in Maine. Mrs. Thomas is the mother of architect Joseph "Tommy" Thomas (deceased, 2010). Gift of George Daniell
Clara Fargo Thomas
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Daniell, George
  • 1967c.
  • Mt. Desert, Maine
Clara Fargo Thomas
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Clara Fargo Thomas at her home on Somes Sound. Standing on deck next to American Flag. Rattan chair in behind her. Wears sleeveless striped dress. Gift of George Daniell
Bass Harbor Light
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Daniell, George
  • 1970c.
  • Bass Harbor, Maine
Bass Harbor Light
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
9.5 X 13.25 black and white photograph of Bass Harbor Light. Keeper watches over harbor with binoculars from top of light. Photo taken from banks above lighthouse. Gift of George Daniell.
Unknown man pulling net from water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1987
Unknown man pulling net from water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown man on weir pulling net from water, unknown woman looking on. Man in dory pulling weir from water.
Pulling net from water.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1987
Pulling net from water.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown man on weir pulling net from water. Man and children look on from side of weir pen. Mountains in distance.
Unknown man on weir pulling net
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1987
Unknown man on weir pulling net
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown man on weir pulling net from water. Unknown man in dory pulling weir from water. Mountains in distance.
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Remains of the wreck of the schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor.
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine"
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine"
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Remains of the wreck of the schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Unknown man bending over to examine remains.
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Remains of the wreck of the schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor.
Wreck of Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Wreck of Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Remains of the wreck of the schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor.
Children in Oak Hill Cemetery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Mt. Desert, Maine
Children in Oak Hill Cemetery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Group of five unknown children in Cemetery on Oak Hill Road. From left to right, boy with dark curly hair wearing Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt with blue jeans, boy wearing blue and red striped short sleeve shirt, girl wearing short sleeve, Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt, boy wearing football jersey with number 51 and blue pants, girl wearing blue short sleeve shirt with pink and blue shorts and blue sneakers with white stripes. 3x4.5
Children at Fishway, Somes Brook, 1976
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • 1976
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Children at Fishway, Somes Brook, 1976
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fall 1976. Marked on back, “At Brookside Oct. 1976 - we searched out the oldest and most recent grave marker.” Unknown children play on fishway in Somes Brook.
Children in Oak Hill Rd. Cemetery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • Mt. Desert, Maine
Children in Oak Hill Rd. Cemetery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Group of six unknown children in Cemetery on Oak Hill Road. In back row, boy wearing blue and red striped short sleeve shirt, girl wearing short sleeve, Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt, boy with dark curly hair wearing Mt. Desert Recreation t-shirt with blue jeans. Front row girl wearing blue short sleeve shirt with pink and blue shorts and blue sneakers with white stripes, girl wearing red shorts, floral short sleeve shirt, red sneakers with white stripes, boy wearing football jersey with number 51 and blue pants. [show more]
Gravestone Rubbing at Brookside Cemetery, 1976
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • 1976
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Gravestone Rubbing at Brookside Cemetery, 1976
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fall 1976. Marked on back, “A visit to Brookside for Gravestone rubbings Oct 1976.” Children age 10-12 rubbing gravestones in Brookside Cemetery. Children standing, Keith Moore, Selena Hamlin. 3.5 x 4
Four children, entrance to Hearse House, Brookside Cemetery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • 1976
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Description:
Fall 1976. Marked on back, “Mrs. Preston shows us the old hearse.” Children age 10-12 standing in entrance of hearse house in Brookside Cemetery. From left to right, Laura MacDonald, Karen Thomas, Bart Massuco, Keith Moore.
Children checking old graves
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Cemetery
  • 1976
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Children checking old graves
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fall 1976. Marked on back, “A visit to check the old graves of early settlers.” Children age 10-12 rubbing gravestones in Brookside Cemetery.
Green Mountain Railway towards Eagle Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • Bradley, Bryant (WH Ballard Collection)
  • 1883c.
  • Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine
Green Mountain Railway towards Eagle Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Green Mountain Railway. Looking down tracks to Eagle Lake. Logs lie to left of tracks. Marked W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine. Also marked, “Green Moutain Railway By Bryant Bradley. Circa 1883. Bryant Bradley was born near 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born near 1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio.
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Land
  • Places, Landscape
  • W.H. Ballard
  • 1885c.
  • Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Green Mountain Railway. Steam engine pushing car up Cadillac Mountain. Letters on side of coal car read G.M. Ry. Letters on side of engine read Mt. Desert. One man in coal car another leaning out window of engine. Five men and one women ride car. Marked W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine. 8x10 Two sepia-toned copies behind sleeve. (a&b)
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Bradley, Bryant [W.H. Ballard Collection]
  • 1885c.
  • Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Green Mountain Railway train descending, or ascending the Mountain. Photo taken from pier on Eagle Lake. Large shed with verticle siding to the left. Tracks run through train shed in middle. Third building to the right of train shed. Shack to far right near lake. Lumber scattered throughout scene, perhaps used for steam engine. Bryant Bradley was born about 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born about1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio. Mounted on cardboard. [show more]
Hall Quarry, Granite Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine
Hall Quarry, Granite Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Hall Quarry, quarry in winter. Looking across Somes Sound. Pieces of granite scattered about. Rail for tram covered with snow runs through center of photo. Various buildings in the middle ground. Derrricks in the foreground.
View of Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine
View of Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Modern black and white print from negative made from original print. "Hall Quarry" written 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.
Main Street, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1855c.
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Main Street, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Main Street Somesville. Trees line street. Board sidewalk visible on right near picket fenced yards. Fernald’s Store (later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore) hidden by trees. Historic Lewis Somes House on right hidden by trees. Telephone poles line street. Man stands on grass near road in distance. Marked on back, “W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine. From a B. Bradley Stereo circa 1855." 8x10