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Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape	George Daniell	1969	Mt. Desert, Maine	Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13557 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Creator: George Daniell Date: 1969 Place: Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Clara Fargo Thomas sitting on deck of her summer home at head of Somes Sound. Summer 1969 Looking over Somes Sound. Landmark house designed by George Howe, prominent NY architect. House said to be first cantilevered house in Maine. Mrs. Thomas is the mother of architect Joseph "Tommy" Thomas (deceased, 2010). Gift of George Daniell
Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape	Daniell, George	1967c.	Mt. Desert, Maine	Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13095 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Creator: Daniell, George Date: 1967c. Place: Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Clara Fargo Thomas at her home on Somes Sound. Standing on deck next to American Flag. Rattan chair in behind her. Wears sleeveless striped dress. Gift of George Daniell
Bass Harbor Light Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape	Daniell, George	1970c.	Bass Harbor, Maine	Bass Harbor Light Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13091 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Creator: Daniell, George Date: 1970c. Place: Bass Harbor, Maine Description: 9.5 X 13.25 black and white photograph of Bass Harbor Light. Keeper watches over harbor with binoculars from top of light. Photo taken from banks above lighthouse. Gift of George Daniell.
Unknown man pulling net from water Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape Vessels, Boat		1987		Unknown man pulling net from water Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14224 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Vessels, Boat Date: 1987 Description: Unknown man on weir pulling net from water, unknown woman looking on. Man in dory pulling weir from water.
Pulling net from water. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape		1987		Pulling net from water. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14223 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Date: 1987 Description: Unknown man on weir pulling net from water. Man and children look on from side of weir pen. Mountains in distance.
Unknown man on weir pulling net Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape Vessels, Boat		1987		Unknown man on weir pulling net Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14225 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Vessels, Boat Date: 1987 Description: Unknown man on weir pulling net from water. Unknown man in dory pulling weir from water. Mountains in distance.
Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship			Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14221 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Unknown man bending over to examine remains.
View of Hall Quarry Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape			Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine	View of Hall Quarry Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12360 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Place: Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Modern black and white print from negative made from original print. "Hall Quarry" written on back. Image shows Hall Quarry in operation; two large derricks in middle ground; rails in center of picture. Scene includes at least 15 men working in quarry; one pair of horses pulling wagon; various buildings in middle ground; large blocks of granite. Photograph taken from high vantage point, looking across Somes Sound.
Main Street, Somesville, 1870 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Transportation People Places, Landscape		1870c.	Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME	Main Street, Somesville, 1870 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12358 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Transportation People Places, Landscape Date: 1870c. Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME Description: Caption in The Living Past, p. 122: "Somesville's main road in 1870, looking north towards Ellsworth. Mount Desert House on left; A.J. Whiting store on right (note balcony and porch); corner of blacksmith shop on right. Telegraph wires were in use in 1870." Horse-drawn vehicles on each side of rutted dirt roadstopped in front of blacksmith’s shop.
Somes Brook and Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape			Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Somes Brook and Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14562 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Two women crossing bridge, wearing white dresses and hats, may be pushing baby carriage. Lumber Mill in background.
Woman sitting by grist mill, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Buildings People Places, Landscape			Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Woman sitting by grist mill, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12349 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Buildings People Places, Landscape Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Grist mill in Somesville on rocky Somes Brook. Trees surround mill. Young woman sits on a rock near brook; she wears long light colored skirt and blouse and a flat hat. Caption under photo, “I suppose you know this girl. Why don’t you write? R.J.L.” Marked on back, “Grist Mill at rear was built 1790 if not earlier.” In reference to woman, “Nellie Freeman family from Pretty Marsh and Summit, N.J.. She came to take care of Baby Arthur in N.J., 1910 (Virginia’s Brother)” referring to Virginia Sanderson. [show more]
Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape		1894	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12554 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in background. Black and white printed on photo. paper with white border; 5" h X 7"w
Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape		1894	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12556 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “Brook at Somesville.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 4.5" h X 6 5/8"w
Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape		1894	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12555 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894. duplicate, Property of MDI Hist.Soc.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 45/8" h X 6 3/4"w
Two men with large rock Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape	Unknown			Two men with large rock Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9118 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Description: Two man leaning and sitting on large rock on mountain. Marked on back, “ Property of Philip M. Caughey.”
Men and Women on edge of lake Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape	Unknown		Echo Lake	Men and Women on edge of lake Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9119 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Echo Lake Description: Men and women sitting and standing at the edge of a lake. Woman on left wears blanket over shoulder, man’s hat and holds stick near mouth. Ink smudge over man standing on rock in lake. Man crouching down tending fire. Next to him man holds bucket. Another man stands on small float, one stands on log holding onto mast of boat. Marked on back, “Property of Philip M. Caughey.
Hikers on Beech Cliff Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape	Geo. H. Van Norman		Beech Cliff, Mt. Desert, Maine	Hikers on Beech Cliff Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12399 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Creator: Geo. H. Van Norman Place: Beech Cliff, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Group of hikers on Beech Cliff. Three women in long dresses, two hold walking sticks. Four men, one on far rigth holds walking stick. Man in center holds binoculars. Group relaxes on rocks. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
Echo Lake Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Boats People Places, Landscape	Geo. H. Van Norman		Echo Lake, Mt. Desert, Maine	Echo Lake Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9122 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Boats People Places, Landscape Creator: Geo. H. Van Norman Place: Echo Lake, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Echo Lake with mountains in the distance. In foreground, man dipping pail into lake. Small row boat in center. To right man stands on log holding onto sail of dory. Marked on back, “Geo. H. Van Norman, Photographer, 645 Main St. Waltham, Mass.” Also Marked, Property of Philip M. Caughey.
View of Hall Quarry Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape	Unknown		Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine	View of Hall Quarry Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9137 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Sepia-toned print mounted on black cardboard; 1" X 1/2" tear in upper left corner; print is wrinkled and foxed; shows apparent water damage. "Hall Quarry" written in pencil on back. Image shows Hall Quarry in operation; two large derricks in middle ground; rails in center of picture. Scene includes at least 15 men working in quarry; one pair of horses pulling wagon; various buildings in middle ground; large blocks of granite. Photograph taken from high vantage point, looking across Somes Sound. [show more]
Saw Mill in Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape	Unknown		Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Saw Mill in Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9139 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Creator: Unknown Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Saw mill in Somesville. View from across mill pond. Logs floating in pond. Lumber piled along banks. Masts of schooner appear in back of lumber. Men standing on banks. Horse with lumber cart on bank. Looking across Somes Cove.
Ledge on Sheep Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Animal People Places, Landscape		1938	Sheep Island, Mt. Desert, Me	Ledge on Sheep Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14127 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Animal People Places, Landscape Date: 1938 Place: Sheep Island, Mt. Desert, Me 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.”
Quarry workers and Oxen, Hall Quarry Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape			Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine	Quarry workers and Oxen, Hall Quarry Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12500 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Place: Hall Quarry, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Quarry workers pose for photograph with three yoke of oxen. Somes Sound in background. Photo shows men with tools of trade near blocks of granite.
Ice Harvesting, Somes Pond, 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape		1947	Somes Pond, Mt. Desert, Maine	Ice Harvesting, Somes Pond, 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14067 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Date: 1947 Place: Somes Pond, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Men harvesting ice on Somes Pond winter of 1947. In foreground two men use large wooden “scoop/plow” to scrape snow of ice. Another man to right pushes ice along open water. Large saw in back of men plowing snow. Other men in background near Oak Hill Road. Truck on ice near shore.
Schooner "Kate Pray" in Somes Cove, c. 1905 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		1905c.	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Schooner "Kate Pray" in Somes Cove, c. 1905 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12549 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Date: 1905c. Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Two masted-schooner in back of Fernald’s store (formerly A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Houses on Main street from left to right: Abraham Somes III house; John Somes house, known as “Old Homestead”; Thaddeus Somes Store; in front of store, Blacksmith’s shop; Fernald’s Store; Mount Desert Tavern. Flags flying on main mast, American Flag and Kate Pray pennant. Five men sit on top of cabin house. One man standing between masts. Photo is black and white. [show more]
Brig Under Construction Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship		c 1905	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine	Brig Under Construction Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-8903 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Places, Landscape Vessels, Ship Date: c 1905 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Brig under construction in Somes Cove. Looking across Somes Cove to Somes Meadow and landing. Six men standing on deck looking toward camera. Hull near completion. Lumber scattered around ship. Two masted lay on the ground in back of ship. Schooner to the right. Marked on back, “One of the boat builders was William Smith husband of Addie Smith of Somesville” Brief outline of family tree. “Ship builder, William married Cynthia?, children Pearl - Blacksmith and Bloomfield, Storekeeper. Child of Pearl, Fred who married Addie. Children of Fred and Addie, Don and Stuart.” Don Smith still living in Somesville. Photo could not be located 02/03/2022 [show more]

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