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You searched for: Year start: 1900Year end: 1910Date: 1950sType: ImageType: Photographic Print
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Mrs. James, Mrs Barry Smith, Mrs Marjory Hayward
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • 1958
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Mrs. James, Mrs Barry Smith, Mrs Marjory Hayward
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Mount Desert Museum Sign hangs outside building. Flowers in window box, bench near road side. Three women on step. From left to right, Mrs. Ethel Mae James, Mrs. Barry Smith, Mrs. Marjory Hayward.
Somesville Grade School Grades 5-6, 1958-59
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Jura Studio
  • 1958-1959
  • Somesville, Maine
Somesville Grade School Grades 5-6, 1958-59
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Portraits of Somesville Grade School Grade five and six mounted on single matte. Marked, “School Life 1958 - 1959” top center. Marked, “Grade five-six, Somesville School, Somesville, Maine, Jura Studio.” on bottom. Marked “Teacher Ruby Higgins” at top. Students from top row, left to right; Emerson, unmarked, Judy Gaudet, Mady Allen; row two, Arthur Lawson, Nancy Merchant, John Butler, Joane Smith; row three, Philip Gaudet, Hazel Merchant, Terry Blanchard, Freda Hibbard, George Gray; row four, Linda Tracy, Billy Richardson, Dora Lawson, George Grant, jr., Sharon Kelley. [show more]
Somesville Grade School Grades 5-6, 1957-58
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Jura Studio
  • 1957-58
  • Somesville, Maine
Somesville Grade School Grades 5-6, 1957-58
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Portraits of Somesville Grade School Grade five and six mounted on single mattte. Marked, “Happy School Days, Recalled by Jura Studio” top center. Marked, “Grade V-VI, Somesville School, Somesville, Maine, 1957-58.” on bottom. Students from top row, left to rigth; Richard Kelly, Eleanor Lurvey; row two, Bobby Emerson, Ruby Higgins, teacher, George Gray, Jean Butler; row three, Pat Hibbard, Jimmy Greenlaw, unmarked, Ted Stanley, Ann Tracy (photo detached); row four, Charlie Carter, Mary Emerson, Tony Merchant, Hazel Merchant, Tom Fernald. [show more]
Mount Desert Island Shore (c 1953)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • c 1953
  • Mount Desert Island, Maine
Mount Desert Island Shore (c 1953)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Blue sky and rocky shore line somewhere on Mount Desert Island.
Pier and Boat Ramp
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1958
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Me
Pier and Boat Ramp
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pier and boat ramp taken from land between former store on harbor side and home of Helen Pedrone. Looking over Somes Cove.
Along the shore
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Along the shore
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fisherman’s homes along the shore. Contact print.
Man Sitting on bench
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Man Sitting on bench
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Man sitting on bench at newsstand. People walking along cobblestone street under bridge. “Preston” truck passing by.
Brick building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brick building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Brick building with oval lawn and park benches in front.
Naval Ship
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Maritime
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Naval Ship
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Naval ship sailing toward bridge heading down river.
Water fountain in Philadelphia
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Water fountain in Philadelphia
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Statue and water fountain.
Cruising Club of America visit to Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
  • 1955
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Cruising Club of America visit to Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Cruising Club of America visit to Somesville. Local Hustler fleet. Ballard Negative # Y-124J
Sailboat #1Valee, Somes Sound
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
  • 1950
  • Mount Desert Island
Sailboat #1Valee, Somes Sound
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
30 sq. metre sailboat # 1Valee at entrance of Somes Sound. Owned by Tyssowski family.
New Yawl, Hickley Yard, Southwest Harbor, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
  • 1950
  • Southwest Harbor, Maine
New Yawl, Hickley Yard, Southwest Harbor, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
New Yawl for Haskell or Rockefeller at the Hinckley Yard.
Northeast Harbor Fleet Cruise to Blue Hill.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
  • 1950
Northeast Harbor Fleet Cruise to Blue Hill.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Northeast Harbor Fleet Cruise to Blue Hill. Children and adults on float boarding motor boats.
Fish in dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Fishing
  • Unknown
  • c 1950s
  • Somesville, Maine
Fish in dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fish in dory. This is a slide of a photo in the collection
Man with dory full of fish
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Fishing
  • People
  • Unknown
  • c 1950s
  • Somesville, Maine
Man with dory full of fish
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Working the weir. Man inside pen hauling net full of fish into dory.
Man hauling fish into dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Fishing
  • People
  • Unknown
  • c 1950s
  • Somesville, Maine
Man hauling fish into dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Working the weir. Man inside pen hauling net full of fish into dory. This is a slide version of a photo in the collection
Man hauling net into dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Fishing
  • People
  • Unknown
  • c 1950s
  • Somesville, Maine
Man hauling net into dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Working the weir. Man inside pen hauling net full of fish into dory.
Man hauling net into dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Fishing
  • People
  • Unknown
  • c 1950s
  • Somesville, Maine
Man hauling net into dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Working the weir. Man inside pen hauling net into dory. Man observes from edge of pen. This is a slide version of a photo in the collection
Bluenose Ferry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Bluenose Ferry
  • Other, transportation - Water
  • Places, Landscape
  • W.H. Ballard
  • c 1950s
  • Bar Harbor, Maine
Bluenose Ferry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bluenose Ferry at terminal in Bar Harbor. Bar Island to left. Bar Harbor village to right. Road and ganite blocks in foreground. Women seated on far right looking over harbor.
Lobster Boat Margaret
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • W.H. Ballard
  • Sept. 8, 1952
  • New Harbor, Maine
Lobster Boat Margaret
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
New Harbor Maine from Southwest Harbor side. Lobster traps piled on pier. Lobster boat, Margaret, tied to pier. Fishing boats at moorings in the harbor. Negative in possesion of donor. Ballard #1040
Cut granite in Somes Sound in Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Somes Sound
  • 1955
  • Echo Lake, Mt. Desert, Maine
Cut granite in Somes Sound in Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
August 1955. Large pieces of cut granite in two piles . Small sail boat in the distance. Row boat with oars in forground. Gift of M.L. Hughs. Identified at May 2011 "Mystery Photographs" exhibit as Somes Sound near landing in Somesville looking SSE. (AB)
Carrie Mable Moore
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Interior
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1950c.
Carrie Mable Moore
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Carrie Mabel Moore age 90. Seated in upholstered chair with wood arms. Window with venetian blinds. Mantel to the right. She wears polka dot dress, short sleeve which buttons up front. Marked on back, “Born Carrie Mabel Moore 11-18-1864, Sea Wall - Maine, Tremont Maine. Father - Joshua S. Moore, Tremont. Mother Caroline Frances Somes Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine. Mrs. Frank W. Cadwell, Mabel Carrie Moore Cadwell Died Nov. 29, 1954. Daniel Somes branch. Photo taken age 80 years 1954, age 90 years.” (Although the inscription on the back indicates both 80 years old and 90, the birth date given is 1864 and the death date as 1954. [AB]) [show more]
Launching of the "Venturer" at Henry R. Hinckley & Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1956
Launching of the "Venturer" at Henry R. Hinckley & Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This is an 8 by 10 inch photograph of the "Venturer" being launched at H. R. Hinckley & Co. on May 14, 1956. This is similar to photos of the Venturer in the Paul Stubing collection of Ballard photos.
Preparing to Sail - A boats off the Northeast Harbor Fleet Dock
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1950c.
Description:
There are two A boats moored with crews on board. Each has a rowboat tied to them and the crews are working with the sails. The Northeast Harbor Fleet dock and clubhouse are visible in the background. Ralph Stanley said the boat in the background is grounded out. Ralph thinks that is the "Nevis" and his father is on board. He thinks there is a close-up of the photograph. Maine Maritime Museum at Bath has a copy of that picture and Ralph has a copy hanging on the wall at his home. [show more]