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| Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Painting, oil or acrylic, and pencil on cardboard of the ship Lusitania. Framed in wood with popsicle stick supports on damaged corners. Donor notes, "I bought it at a Cranberry Island Fair in the 1980s, and was told it came out of an Island House. I'm not sure if it was done by an Islander, but Isabel Storey would know." | |||
| Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Four photographs of boats (A-D) with unidentified men and boys aboard. (A) unidentified dory. (B) and (D) may be the same vessel, probably one of the mackerel schooners owned by Benjamin Harley Spurling whose wife was Frances Almira Preble (donor Louise Marr's grandparents.) C: The steamer may have been one owned by Hanson B. Joyce of Swan's Island engaged in the mackerel fishery. Joyce owned significant shares in several Cranberry Island vessels, possibly shares in Benjamin Spurling's vessels. (D): information from Ralph Stanley and Bar Harbor Record. [show more] | |||
| Ship Under Construction, Somes Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Ship Under Construction, Somes Cove Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Ship 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 masts lie on the ground in sterm of ship. Schooner just visible to the right. | ||
| Somes Cove, ME Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Somes Cove, ME Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two masted schooner at wharf in back of Fernald’s store (purchased in 1887 from A.J. Whiting); later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, at low tide. Loading ramp extends from second story door in back of building. Somes House Inn to the right. Port in a Storm later was used as an art gallery. | |||
| Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. | |||
| Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor. Unknown man bending over to examine remains. | |||
| Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor. | |||
| Wreck of Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Wreck of Schooner "Catherine" in Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Remains of the wreck of the schooner Catherine in Somes Harbor. | |||
| Launching the SS Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Launching the SS Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Launching the S.S. Acadia in Newport News. | ||
| S.S. Acadia prior to launch Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| S.S. Acadia prior to launch Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The S.S. Acadia in Newport News just prior to launching. | ||
| Two masted Schooner on shore Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Two masted Schooner on shore Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two masted schooner on shore. Rail fence in foreground. Harbor in background. | |||
| Schooner "Kate Pray" in Somes Cove, c. 1905 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner "Kate Pray" in Somes Cove, c. 1905 Mount Desert Island Historical Society 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 |
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| Brig Under Construction Mount Desert Island Historical Society 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] | ||
| Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine", Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Wreck of the Schooner "Catherine", Somes Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society 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 | |
| Schooner "Kate Pray" Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner "Kate Pray" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Schooner "Kate Pray" in back of Fernald’s store (formerly, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Buildings on Main Street, Somesville, from left to right: Abraham Somes III house; John Somes house, known as “Old Homestead”; Thaddeus Somes Store; in front of store, black smith’s shop; Fernald’s Store; Mount Desert Tavern. To right of schooner two black horses harnessed to wagon next to wood pile. Two men on stern of schooner. One man on deck between masts. Marked on back, "Named for Kate Pray who was resident of Somesville, built at Somesville date unknown.” 8"x 10" [show more] | |||
| Schooner "Federal" by Bryant Bradley at Ballard Studio Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner "Federal" by Bryant Bradley at Ballard Studio Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two master Schooner "Federal" grounded in Somes Cove at low tide, leaning to port side. Main street Somesville behind schooner. Historic Nathan Salisbury House in middle, Lewis Somes House to right. Marked on back, “Schooner Federal Grounded in the cove at Somesville, Maine. Copy by W.H. Ballard, Photographer Southwest Harbor, Maine. Stereo Original by Bryant Bradley. W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine.” Bryant Bradley was born about 1840. His wife’s name was Ellen. She was born about 1847. Their son Harry born around 1876 became a photographer also. His father died by 1900 and Harry had taken over the studio. [show more] | ||
| Schooner "Flora Grindle" Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner "Flora Grindle" Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Schooner "Flora Grindle". Small two masted schooner, top sail on main mast. Two men standing on deck. Tender in davits on stern. Another small boat alongside, person in canoe or dingy rowing around stern. Sch. FLORA GRINDLE printed on upper left corner. 8" x 10" image | |||
| Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: From Somes Cove looking towards Somesville and Main Street. To the left, wreck of Schooner Catherine, no masts. Behind Catherine to the left, Fernald’s store (formerly, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. To the right of Fernald’s Store, Historic Nathan Salisbury House, later owned by Stan and Binnie MacDonald. To the right Somes House Inn and Cottages. Marked on bottom, “Somes House & Cottages, Somesville, ME. 2K.” [show more] | |||
| Schooner at Hall Quarry. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner at Hall Quarry. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two masted schooner at Hall Quarry. Buildings in the distance. Somes Sound and mountains in the distance. Piles of brick-size pieces of granite and small tents in foreground. Spots throughout image. Copy of original. 5" x 7" | |||
| Somes Cove, 1892 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Somes Cove, 1892 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Somes Cove looking towards Fernald’s store (previously, A.J. Whiting’s Store) later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Two masted schooner at wharf, sails being lowered or raised. Back of black smith’s shop, Thaddeus Somes store, and part of Mount Desert House, to right also visible. Picture torn in several places, very brittle. Marked, “ Sept 1’92 on back.” 3.5" x 4.5" | ||
| Lumber Schooner, Somes Cove, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Lumber Schooner, Somes Cove, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two-masted schooner aground [?] in Somes Cove in back of lumber mill. Marked on back, “Lumber Schooner built [?] by OC Nutting. Old Mill to right.” | |||
| Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner in back of Fernald's Store, 1906 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Two-masted schooner at wharf in back of Fernald’s store. Fernald purchased it from A.J. Whiting in 1887; it later was the Port in a Storm bookstore, and still later, an art gallery.at low tide. Loading ramp extends from second story door in back of building. Somes House Inn to the right. | ||
| Launching the S.S. Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Launching the S.S. Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Launching the S.S. Acadia in Newport News. | ||
| Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Mrs. Calvin Austin of Boston who christened the new S.S. Acadia at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on February 13 1932 on board the Acadia during the christening. | ||
| People on float near S.S. Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| People on float near S.S. Acadia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Men and boys on float near S.S. Acadia.. |