Description: Black and white image. Affixed to matte board and small pencil border around image. Signed Ballard, lower right hand corner. Title on lower left, Bass Harbor Head. Shrink wrapped. Back: Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, Copyright, Anchor Light Studio, No. 167-A, 1935. Anchor Light Studio, W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Description: Sepia postcard of Somesville houses overlooking Somes Cove. Houses are identified on back of card, l to r: Rose Dresser House; Billy Fernald House; Dan Somes Smith House; Redfield House.
Description: Paul Stubing indicated that the Osprey was built on Bear Island (near Bucks Harbor) and that she was used for sightseeing in Bar Harbor. There are many passengers on board and the boat is headed towards the Porcupine Islands off Bar Harbor. She has a sign on top which says Deep Sea Fishing. Paul Stubing went on to say that she started out as a sloop hauling freight and had a 3 cylinder Palmer engine. He also mentioned " broken up in West Mystic in late 1970's". [show more]
Description: This photo is of five A-class boats. Number 32 is closest to the photographer. One of these boats was built for the Morris family. Don Q is the name on the stern. Pete Welles indicated that #32 is a Rice boat built in Maine. Numbers 26 and higher were Rice boats.
Description: "Old Salt" EX Gee Jay This is a power Ketch which was designed by John Alden and built by Harvey Gamage in 1936. She is 42' 3" and was owned by Norris C. Pierson. There are three other sailing vessels anchored off what appears to be the Manset shore. The Spahr cottage is in the background.
Description: Small photo of a man in a white shirt looking to the right. Notation on back reads: Jamie Spiker Age 20 1939 From Pink Robinsons Drug Store Envelope in File "Spiker Family Friends Personae."
Description: Black and white photograph of a small baby laying on stomach. Notation on back reads: Phillip Edwin Schneider at six weeks, August 27, 1938 From Pink Robinsons Drug Store Envelope in file labled "Spiker Family Friends Personae."
Description: Lumber Mill in Somesville. People identified on related photograph: "left to right: R. Davis, J.A. Somes, J.W.Somes, _____, Geo. Benson, B. Mitchell (last one, Hulls Cove; the remainder Somesville)." Written on related photograph: "July 4, 1932". Processed lumber in various piles around milll. Nine men pose for camera. Three horses and three wagons stand in front of lumber; buildings on Main Street, Somesville, in background. [show more]
Description: Framed photo. of nine young men in basketball uniforms, two men in suits. Identified: Top from right: Floyd Graves Davis, Otter Creek Second from right, top: Julian Graves Smith, Otter Creek (killed 1943, New Georgia, Solomons) Removed from frame 04/11/2014 (AB)
Description: Black and white photograph of a young LaRue Spiker, 22 years old. She sits in a tall cane backed chair with floral wall paper behind a curtains. She wears a v-necked shortsleved shirt and has short cropped hair style. Caption on back reads: Feb 1934, taken at night.
Description: Certificate of incorporation of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, showing filing date of December 18, 1931, in Hancock County Registry of Deeds.