Description: Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Wears long dark coat over dark dress, with elaborate collar. Hat with large feather in top. Wears wire rim spectacles. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes age outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Short hair brushed to the side, gray beard well trimmed. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Black and white portrait photograph Andrew Allen Somes Jr, age three months, born 8-20-1910. He is dressed in a long white gown and is seated in a high chair in front of a floral backdrop.
Description: Print from a negative made of a photograph that is not in the MDIHS collection. Scene is of U.S. President Taft and party walking up the pier toward Bar Harbor Inn in 1910. Bar Island and a sailboat are in the background. Original photograph had "John E. Bunker and President Taft" written on the back. (from note on negative sleeve).
Description: Picture of a little boy in overalls, white shirt, and baseball cap, sitting on the front porch of a house. Large double screen doors can be seen behind him. There are a number of unknown objects to the right of the boy on the porch. There is an inscription on the back which is hard to make out. One copy is also in a cardboard frame stamped Karbonet Caption reads: Geo Spiker Ogdere ? 1911
Description: Post card from Arthur Lewis Somes to his son, Raymond Percival Somes (b 4 Nov 1893 in Tremont; d 20 Apr 1983) who was at the University of Maine, Orono, in Phi Kappa Sigma Raymond was also known as Raym and Pete Ma and I plan to go to Portland this afternoon on the "Morse" The sun is out this morning the first time this month. Shall come back via of Bangor either Wed. or Thursday. Will let you know so that you can come down. What do you think of this card? Found it in my desk. It must be 5 years old (so picture on the back is of AL Somes Store and would be from 1908) [show more]