Description: Lumber Mill in Somesville. Sepia-toned photograph mounted on cardboard. Wrtten on back, "left to right: R. Davis, J.A. Somes, J.W.Somes, _____, Geo. Benson, B. Mitchell (last one, Hulls Cove; the remainder Somesville)." Also written, "July 4, 1932". Two corners broken off; slight tear in bottom of print itself. 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: Trees on Sheep Island. Marked on reverse, “Before cutting and trimming. The light section is water on the shore toward the steamboat wharf.”
Description: Ledge on sheep Island. Small evergreens on right side. Virginia Sanderson on ledge with dog Betsy. In ink on back of photo, “The ‘inside’ of the island. The old swimming pool would be in the foreground to the left of this picture, which shows the point down the old ledge. Betsy and I near the stump.”
Description: Marked at bottom of photo Hollis, Uncle Will, Aunt Lou, June. Man on left, Hollis leans on piece of wood or post. Wears light colored cap, white shirts and dark pants. Man second from left wears derby, white shirt and light pants. Pouring liquid from bottle to glass. Woman, Aunt Lou wears short hair with glasses, vest over light colored dress and low heels with strap over foot. Boy on right, June Smith wears pullover sweater with tie and collar, and dark pants. Decorative border around image. Photo torn 1/2 inch from bottom. [show more]
Description: Mrs. Maria Stetson and Ethel Bell Somes ( wife of William). Woman on left, Maria Stetson age 70-80, white hair pulled away from face. Dress below knees, black and light colored stripes, with buttons down bodice. White lace worn under collar with necklace. Carries cane. Ethel Somes on Right wears hair short also wears glasses. Knee length floral print dress with belt. Wears three strands of pearls and white shoes.
Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson: short wavy hair parted on one side brushed down. Wearing black dress with pearls at neck, and flowers sitting on shoulder. Stamped Seely Studio 466 Geary Street San Francisco.
Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson:short wavy hair parted on one side brushed down. Wearing black dress with pearls at neck, and flowers sitting on shoulder. Stamped Seely Studio 466 Geary Street San Francisco.
Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson: short wavy hair parted on one side brushed down. Turned to side with face to camera. Wearing black dress with pearls at neck, and flowers sitting on shoulder. Marked Nic Seely 1930.
Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson wearing hair short and curly. White blouse with large buttons and wide collar laying flat on shoulders. Strand of pearls at neck. Dark background
Description: Women seated on rocks watching Northeast Harbor Fleet cruise to Blue Hill. Start of the Bar Harbor S-Boats. Committee boat is "Swallow" from NEH fleet; Ballard photo c. 1939. Taken from Milliken Camp estate. Per notes from 2011 "Mystery Photographs" Exhibit (AB).
Description: The last brush of paint. Workmen putting finishing touches to the S.S. Acadia, the new Eastern Steamship liner, just before launching at he Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia on Saturday last, February 13, 1932. Note the giant blades and shaft projecting from the hull of one of the twin screws.
Description: Steamboat "Westport" at Steamboat wharf in Southwest Harbor. Fishing boat on mooring in foreground. To the left is a punt tied to a float. Mountains in background. Marked on back, “W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine #3. Str, Westport at Southwest Harbor June 1933.”
Description: Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Somes House Inn covered by trees across the Cove. To the right Somes House Cottages. In foreground logs on ways. Marked on back, “Catherine was built in Belfast, Me in 1833. #165 Schooner Catherine abandoned in the Cove at Somesville, Me. W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine July 1935.” Signed, Virginia Somes Sanderson
Description: Virginia Somes Sanderson wearing long dress or robe, holding saw in her hand, about to limb evergreens. Two dogs paw in the grass behind her.
Description: Keith McKane outside cabin on Sheep Island. Looks towards sun. Wears no shirt with dark pants and belt. Chopping pile of wood, log on stump. Bull dog next to wood pile. Marked on back Oct 9, 1939.
Description: 1.5 X 2 photo of Phillip Francis McFarland, age 12 on Sept. 25,1936. Picture taken in February, 1937. Photographers identification on front: Wilson Photo, Cambridge, Mass.
Description: Photograph of Andrew A. Somes at 24 years of age. His obituary from Bar Harbor Times, date March 5, 1998, is attached to the back of the photograph. Also written on the back are the names, ages and birthdates of Andrew and his two sisters: "Andrew 87 (1910), Valeria 85, 1913, Mary 73, 1925".