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| Ship Under Construction, Somes Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Ship Under Construction, Somes Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Ship under construction in Somes Cove. Looking across Somes Cove to Somes meadow and landing. Six men standing on deck looking toward camera. Hull near completion. Lumber scattered around ship. Two masts lie on the ground in sterm of ship. Schooner just visible to the right. | ||
| Schooner "Kate Pray" in Somes Cove, c. 1905 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner "Kate Pray" in Somes Cove, c. 1905 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two masted-schooner in back of Fernald’s store (formerly A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Houses on Main street from left to right: Abraham Somes III house; John Somes house, known as “Old Homestead”; Thaddeus Somes Store; in front of store, Blacksmith’s shop; Fernald’s Store; Mount Desert Tavern. Flags flying on main mast, American Flag and Kate Pray pennant. Five men sit on top of cabin house. One man standing between masts. Photo is black and white. [show more] | ||
| Brig Under Construction Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Brig Under Construction Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Brig under construction in Somes Cove. Looking across Somes Cove to Somes Meadow and landing. Six men standing on deck looking toward camera. Hull near completion. Lumber scattered around ship. Two masted lay on the ground in back of ship. Schooner to the right. Marked on back, “One of the boat builders was William Smith husband of Addie Smith of Somesville” Brief outline of family tree. “Ship builder, William married Cynthia?, children Pearl - Blacksmith and Bloomfield, Storekeeper. Child of Pearl, Fred who married Addie. Children of Fred and Addie, Don and Stuart.” Don Smith still living in Somesville. Photo could not be located 02/03/2022 [show more] | ||
| Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two-masted schooner at wharf in back of Fernald’s store. Fernald purchased it from A.J. Whiting in 1887; it later was the Port in a Storm bookstore, and still later, an art gallery.at low tide. Loading ramp extends from second story door in back of building. Somes House Inn to the right. | ||
| Ship under construction, Somes Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Ship under construction, Somes Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Ship under construction in Somes Cove. Looking across Somes Cove to Somes meadow and landing. Six men standing on deck looking toward camera. Hull near completion. Lumber scattered around ship. Two masts lie on the ground at the stern of the ship. Schooner is just visible to the right. There are also two copies of this photo as slides (97-698-868) which were used in the Somesville Bicentenial and can be found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1 [show more] | ||
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, September 1907. View depicts a Friendship sloop, identified as belonging to Captain Van Norden, towing two smaller boats. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Sept. 1907 No. 1 Capt. Van Norden's Boat | |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Glass negative taken off Mount Desert Rock, circa 1907. View shows a Friendship sloop under sail with the light station visible in the background. This negative envelope may actually belong with 1988.19.72; as that envelope has the name of a boat, the Gladys Simmons. |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Glass negative for image taken from Mount Desert Rock. View looks out toward sea from the land, with ledges visible in the foreground, and a three-masted schooner, perhaps called Robert D. Spear, visible in the distance. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Oct. 1907 Robert D. Spear Taken from Mt. Desert Rock |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: A Gloucester fishing schooner sails not far from Mount Desert Rock under partial sail. A number of people are visible on the deck, and a stack of dories can be seen between the masts. A large flag has the name of the vessel, which appears to be two words, though only Frances P. M______ is visible. William H. Bunting has (July 2021) identified this schooner as the Frances P. Mesquita, of Gloucester. Built in Gloucester in 1905, she was owned and commanded by Capt. Joseph Mesquita, and was both a successful fishing and racing vessel. She was sold in 1918 to owners from Newfoundland, and sunk by a U-boat that year. The envelope with this negative reads: No. 7 f., Tower, Single Tenement + Double Tenement, Looking N.W." and is likely an envelope reused from another negative. [show more] | ||
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Mount Desert Rock Light Station, August 1908 - "Capt. Van Norden's Boat" - A Friendship sloop sails in front of the light station at Mount Desert Rock | |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: View taken from Mount Desert Rock of the two-masters fishing schooner Marion Turner, as labeled on the envelope. The Marion Turner is towing a rowboat. In the foreground the ledges of Mount Desert Rock are visible. According to the envelope, the photograph was taken April 22, but year is not given. Likely taken between 1907-1909. Notes at the bottom of the negative envelope appear to refer to the development of the negative: Devel. S.R. plate Pancro. in Devel. 300 count (?) [show more] |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Captain Van Norden's Friendship sloop with four men aboard passes by the light station at Mount Desert Rock. | |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Two sailing vessels and a rowboat seining shad off Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. To the left, the two masted schooner is Capt. Robinson, while the Friendship sloop to the right is Capt. Van Norden, who appears with his boat in other photographs. The smaller boat in front of Capt. Van Norden is identified as Willard K. Osier This negative is damaged across the center. Written on the negative envelope is "Capt. Robinson and Capt. Van Norden Seining Shad. Small boat Willard K. Osier. [show more] | |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Photograph taken at Mount Desert Rock Light Station of Capt. Van Norden's friendship sloop sailing near the shore. On the sloop four men are visible, and a dory appears to be on the deck of the boat as well. Written on the negative envelope is "No. 1. Capt. Van Norden's Boat" | |
| Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: "Capt. Van Norden's Boat" - A friendship sloop sails off the waters of Mount Desert Rock with four men aboard. To the right a spar buoy leans is visible |