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]
Description: Glass plate negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. View looking out of the double house toward the tower. The window shutters of the tower are all open, and the lens can be seen at the top. Between the tower and the dwelling house, covered walkways are visible Negative Envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Aug. 1907 Tower. N.G.
Description: Glass plate negative taken at Mount Desert Rock looking toward the ocean with gulls visible on the rocks and flying. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Aug. 1907 Gulls.
Description: Glass plate negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. View shows the granite tower, with broken ledges in the foreground, and the single dwelling to the right. The roof of the double tenement is slightly visible.
Description: Glass plate negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. View looking at light station buildings, with brick oil house in the foreground, and granite tower to the right. Behind these structures, the double house is visible. In the distance, to the left, the derrick of the boat slip is visible Negative envelope is blank.
Description: Glass plate negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, looking across the snow-covered ledges toward the ocean. A building is visible to the left. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Rk. Lt. Sta. Winter - 1906-1907 Surf taken from back door of double tenement.
Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. This appears to be the earliest negative in the series. July 2021: this negative is being digitized
Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock showing winter scene over the snow-covered ledges, looking toward the ocean. A large pile of wood to the left appears to include the parts of the boat slip, seen in other images from this series. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Winter 1906-7. Taken from back door. Double House.
Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock showing a large rock sitting on top of ledges with ocean beyond. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Nov. 1907 Lucy M. Dodge No. 2 Rock broken in two East of Boat House. Developed with Dianol.
Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock of a large rock sitting on the ledges. Image is slightly blurry. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Rock Lt. Sta. Nov. 1907 Lucy M. Dodge No. 1. Rock broken in two by sea. Developed with Eldinol (?)
Description: A photograph of the Mountain View Inn before being moved and becoming the Historic Society. This building was originally used as a restaurant where the guest would eat upstairs and the food was prepared downstairs and brought up by a dumbwaiter. After the closing of the Inn the building was then used as a workshop. By 2004, the Mountain View Inn found a new home just up the road from its original location, and the Historical Society has been using it ever since. [show more]
Description: Glass plate negative with view taken at Mount Desert Rock, looking up from the shore toward the double house, with the boathouse visible to the left, with the crane in front. In the foreground the rocks are covered with seaweed and a tide pool is visible. In the center of the image several outbuildings are visible. The envelope accompanying this negative reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Sept. 1907. North Side of Double Tenement.
Description: Glass plate negative showing view at Mount Desert Rock. This image focuses on a large rock sitting on top of the ledges at Mount Desert Rock. The ocean is visible in the background. The envelope accompanying this negative reads: Mt. Desert Rock Lt. Sta., Nov. 1907. Lucy M. Dodge. No. 2. Rock broken in two by sea. East of Boat-House. Developed with Dianol.
Description: Glass plate negative showing the light stations at Mount Desert Rock, taken in June 1908. Taken from the water, this image shows the buildings at Mount Desert Rock including the boathouse, the double house, the tower, oil house, bell tower, and several outbuildings. The envelope that accompanies this negative reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908, Taken from water.
Description: Glass plate negative showing the light station at Mount Desert Rock. View is taken from the water and shows several buildings including the boathouse, double house, single house, tower, bell tower, and outbuildings. Envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908, No. 1. View from water. Dev. with Di. S. plate.
Description: Glass plate negative showing the light station at Mount Desert Rock. Taken from the water, this view includes a partial view of the crane to the far left, as well as the boathouse, double house, single house, tower, oil house, and outbuildings. Envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908. No. 5. View from water. Dev. with Di. S. Plate.
Description: Glass plate negative showing view of the light station at Mount Desert Rock. The image is very crooked, and the horizon line extends from lower left corner to upper right. Taken from the water, this image shows the double house, tower, and oil house, as well as the bell tower. Envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908, Taken from water.
Description: Glass plate negative of Mount Desert Rock. Negative is very damaged and has not been digitized. Envelope is discolored but reads "Mt. Desert Rock Lt. Sta., May 1908. Taken from water." Notes at the bottom refers to the development process and reads: Devl. D. Non Hal. Ortho. A. Plate.
Description: View of Mount Desert Rock Light Station, with the tower prominently visible, taken from the south. Visible beneath the lantern is the fog horn. In the foreground, identified by the negative envelope, is Lawrence Newman, the son of First Assistant Keeper Charles Newman
Description: Photograph of Kaspar, Arthur and Will taken at Mount Desert Rock, with the double house in the background. In the foreground is the shadow of the photographer. Kaspar Murphy was the nephew of Lucy McMullin Dodge and her husband, Second Assistant Light Keeper William H.C. Dodge. Arthur Newman was the son of Charles Newman, the First Assistant Keeper at Mount Desert Rock. William H.C. Dodge was the Second Assistant Keeper
Description: View of Mount Desert Rock Light Station showing the double house and the tower. On the ledges are three people, identified on the envelope as Kaspar, Arthur, and Will. Will is William H.C. Dodge, the Second Assistant Light Keeper. Arthur is Arthur Newman, the son of First Assistant Light Keeper, Charles Newman. Kaspar Ives Murphy is the nephew of Will Dodge and his wife, Lucy McMullin Dodge
Description: View of seabirds as seen from Mount Desert Rock. In the foreground two boats are visible, one of which is a peeped. The negative envelope reads "Gulls"
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
Description: View of Mount Desert Rock Light Station, taken from the water. The view is very crooked, but the majority of the buildings are visible including the tower, the double house, the single house, the oil house, the boathouse, and others. Notes that the bottom of the negative envelope refer to the development of the negative: Devel. Di Ortho A Non Hal.
Description: View taken at Mount Desert Rock Light Station, looking out to see. Large rocks are visible are visible in the foreground, and several buildings are visible to the right. Closer to the water, the large hoist is visible, as are three people. According to the negative envelope, these individuals are "sweeping" and they are identified as Mr. N., Mr. D., and Mr. R. Mr. N. may be Charles Newman, First Assistant Light Keeper Mr. D. may be William Dodge, Second Assistant Light Keeper Mr. R. may be Fred Robbins, Principal Light Keeper The image appears to be slightly blurry. Notes at the bottom of the negative envelope refer to the developing process and read: Devel with Di Ortho Pan. Plate Non Ha__ [show more]