Description: Looking northwester toward Mount Desert Rock Light Station showing the tower, the keepers' houses, workshops, and the rear side of the boathouse. To the right of the negative a pole appears, which may be the end of a boom for the sailboat that served as the platform of this photograph. Written on the negative envelope is: "Taken from the water, looking N.W."
Description: View at Mount Desert Rock Light Station showing the part of the derrick, the boathouse, a workshop, and part of the double tenement building. A person is visible walking between the boat house and workshop. The negative envelope reads: "Taken from water, Looking South."
Description: View at Mount Desert Rock Light Station. Written in ink on the negative envelope is: "No. 3a. Derrick, Boathouse, Shop, Looking East." In the foreground the ledge is covered with seaweed, and a wooden pole appears to be tied to something that is not visible.
Description: View at Mount Desert Rock Light Stations. Several smaller buildings are visible at the crest of the ledges. Written in ink on the negative envelope is: "No. 2 b - Newman's Shop, Dwelling House, Tower, Bell Tower + Oil House, Looking South" In pencil it reads incomplete. Note: this description does not seem to align with the negative, and this negative appears to be slightly blurry.
Description: View of many of the buildings at Mount Desert Rock. The negative envelope reads " No. 3 b., Mr. Newman's Shop, Dwelling House, Tower, Bell Tower, Oil House."
Description: "Mr. Brewer in the tower." View of the lighthouse tower at Mount Desert Rock, with the keepers' dwellings to the right. Standing at the top of the tower is a man, likely Mr. Brewer.
Description: "Sitting Room, North House, Left Hand Side Corner" - View in the living room of the north house (in the double tenement on Mount Desert Rock). Two chairs flank a table in the background, and a sideboard is visible to the left. Photographs are visible on the walls and on the table. A young child sits on the floor in the middle of the room, but he moved during the exposure of the negative, causing a blur.
Description: "Capt. Van Norden's Boat" - A friendship sloop sails off the waters of Mount Desert Rock with four men aboard. To the right a spar buoy leans is visible
Description: Mount Desert Rock Light Station, August 1907. "No. 7, Looking S.E." View from Mount Desert Rock, looking southeast over ledges, several small plants are visible