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  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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Morris Cottage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Morris Cottage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Morris Cottage, 1888-89.
B'Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Audiotape, Audiocassette
  • Unknown
  • 2016
B'Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Audiocassette labelled B'ball 4/16.
Woman with Flag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Woman with Flag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated picture of unknown woman holding Union Jack flag.
Sarah Corson
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2010
Sarah Corson
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Sarah Corson wearning the shawl won in a raffle held to support the Women's History project of the Southwest Harbor Library, March 2010.
Helen Smallidge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Helen Smallidge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of Helen Smallidge at the Sound Schoolhouse. Unknown potluck event.
Woman in Library
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Woman in Library
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of unknown woman browsing the library book shelves. Phoograph found in album containing pictures of MDIHS events c.2000-2010.
Man with Child
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Man with Child
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Picture of unknown man with child. Photograph found in picture album of MDI Historical Society events dating 2000-2010. Same subjects as 023.FIC.56 and 023.FIC.57
Man with Child
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Man with Child
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of unknown man and child. Photo found in album of MDI Historical Society events, 2000-2010. Same subjects as 023.FIC.55 and 023.FIC.57
Man with Child
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Man with Child
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of unknown man and child. Photo found in album containing photographs of MDI Historical Society events 2000-2010. Subjects same as objects 023.FIC.55 and 023.FIC.56
Church Organ
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
Church Organ
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Picture of church organ. From MDI Historical Society 2008 tour of historical churches.
Church Altar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
Church Altar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of church altar. From MDI Historical Society historical churches tour 2008.
Church Organ
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
Church Organ
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Picture of church organ. From 2008 MDI Historical Society tour of historic churches.
Church Altar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
Church Altar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of a church altar. From 2008 MDI Historical Society tour of historical churches.
Balance Rock, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Balance Rock, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated post card depicting Balance Rock, Bar Harbor. Published by S.J. Clement's Music Store, Bar Harbor.
Bar Harbor Warships in Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Bar Harbor Warships in Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated postcard of warships in Bar Harbor.
Steamer Moosehead, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Steamer Moosehead, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated postcard depicting the steamer Moosehead in Bar Harbor. Published by A.H. Bee of Bar Harbor and made in Germany.
Sieur de Monts National Park
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Sieur de Monts National Park
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photographic postcard of Sieur de Monts National Park. Must date from between the establishment of the park in 1916 and the renaming of the park in 1919. Published by W.H. Sherman of Bar Harbor
Seal Harbor, ME Gorge-Raven Cliff
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Seal Harbor, ME Gorge-Raven Cliff
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated postcard of Gorge-Raven Cliff in Seal Harbor. Card maufactured by Hugh Leighton and Co. of Portland, ME and printed in Germany.
Bar Harbor, ME, Seal Harbor Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Bar Harbor, ME, Seal Harbor Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated postcard of Bar Harbor and Seal Harbor Maine. Manufactured by the Hugh Leighton Company of Portland, ME and printed in Germany.
Chimney Pond From the Summit
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Chimney Pond From the Summit
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photographic postcard of Chimney Pond taken from nearby mountain summit.
End of Shore Path, Kenarden Lodge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
End of Shore Path, Kenarden Lodge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated post card of the shore path and Kenarden Lodge, Bar Harbor.
Building of Arts, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Building of Arts, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photographic postcard of the Building of Arts in Bar Harbor.
Shore Walk, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Shore Walk, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photogrpahic post card of the shore walk, Bar Harbor.
Hunter's Beach Head, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Hunter's Beach Head, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photogrpahic post card of Hunter's Beach Head, Bar Harbor.
Steamer Rangeley, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Steamer Rangeley, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Picture postcard of the steamer Rangeley in Bar Harbor. Published by A.H. Bee and printed in Germany.
The Bubbles, Jordan Pond
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
The Bubbles, Jordan Pond
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Postcard depicting The Bubbles and Jordan Pond. Published by F.E. Sherman of Bar Harbor.
Balance Rock, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Balance Rock, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Artist depiction of Balance Rock, Bar Harbor. Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor.
Schooner Head, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Schooner Head, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Artist depiction of Schooner Head, Bar Harbor. Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor.
Jordans Pond, Mt. Desert
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Jordans Pond, Mt. Desert
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photographic postcard depicting Jordans Pond, Mt. Desert. Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor.
Art Building, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Art Building, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photographic postcard of the Art Building, Bar Harbor. Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor.
Frenchman's Bay and Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Frenchman's Bay and Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Artist's depiction of Frenchman's Bay and Bar Harbor.
Schooner, Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Schooner, Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Picture postcard of four masted schooner in Southwest Harbor. Photo by Ballard Photos.
Chatwold
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Chatwold
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photographic postcard of Chatwold cottage, Bar Harbor.
Swan's Island Light House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Swan's Island Light House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of MDI Historical field trip to Swan's Island. Likely 2000-2010.
Swans Island Field Trip
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Swans Island Field Trip
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of unknown couple at Swan's Island lighthouse on a historical society tour. Undated, likely 2000-2010
Somesville Bridge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Bridge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of Somesville bridge and selectman's building
Selectmans Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Selectmans Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of selectman's building, Somesville.
Somesville Bridge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Bridge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of Somesville bridge and selectman's building.
Selectmans Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Selectmans Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated picture of the Somesville selectmans building.
Somesville Museum
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Museum
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of Somesville Museum.
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo of artifacts displayed in the interior of the Somesville Museum.
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Udated photograph of the Somesville Musuem with artifacts on display.
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of artifacts on display in the Somesville Museum.
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of artifacts on display in the Somesville Museum.
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
Somesville Museum Interior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Undated photograph of artifacts on display in the Somesville Museum.
St. Jude Church Entryway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
  • Seal Harbor
St. Jude Church Entryway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of the entryway of St. Jude's Episcopal Church. From 2008 historical society tour of historical MDI churches.
St. Jude Church
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
  • Seal Harbor
St. Jude Church
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of St. Jude Episcopal Church. From 2008 historical society tour of historic churches
St. Jude Church
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
  • Seal Harbor
St. Jude Church
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of the rear of St. Jude Church and the Celtic cross on top of the church
Alexander Mackay Smith Memorial Window
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
  • Seal Harbor
Alexander Mackay Smith Memorial Window
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Alexander Mackay Smith memorial window, St. Jude Church, Seal Harbor. Caption reads "In Loving Memory of Alexander Mackay Smith, Bishop of Pennsylvania."
Altar and Organ Pipes, Seaside UCC
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2008
  • Northeast Harbor
Altar and Organ Pipes, Seaside UCC
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of the altar and organ pipes, Seaside Church, United Church of Christ. From 2008 MDI Historical Society tour of historical churches.
Pollard's Synthetic English Lesson Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Unknown
Pollard's Synthetic English Lesson Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 copy Pollard's Synthetic English Lesson Book
View on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Unknown
View on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
An oil painting of a landscape scene, probably on Mount Desert Island. Depicts three men outside of a tent. Men appear to be in uniforms. Canoe pulled up to shore. Signature on painting may be "heath," not "yeath." May depict an exaggerated view of Babson's Creek. Painting was in a donation that also included another painting, 003.13.009.
Somesville Schoolhouse, c. 1929
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 1929
Somesville Schoolhouse, c. 1929
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somesville school picture c. 1929.
Louisa Kennedy and Lee Patterson
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
Louisa Kennedy and Lee Patterson
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photogaph of Louisa Kennedy and Lee Patterson at an MDI Historical Society function- likely adult version of vintage schoolhouse program.
Frederic Lawrence
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 2010
Frederic Lawrence
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Frederic Lawrence, c.2010
Unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
Unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 typed pages. Manuscript of information on the flora and soil type of Mount Desert Island. There is also mention of the benefit to vitiators of leaving a section of the Island unchanged so that it may contain all of the original plants and animals and allow visitors to nature unchanged. Notation on top of page reads: Not Included in Second Edition. Offers information on Lafayette National Park and how preserving the landscape will inform and inspire visitors. Notation on top of page reads: See pg 211 revised edition. [show more]
Descendants of Sans Stanley
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Unknown
  • 2007
Descendants of Sans Stanley
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Geneological research related to the descendants of Sans Stanley. Looseleaf binder with 4 CDs included in the binder.
Letter from Regina to Charles Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • April 18, 1974
Letter from Regina to Charles Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Letter from Regina to Charles asking again to see the Champlain Society materials.
Letter from Regina to Charles Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Unknown
  • Dec 10, 1973
Letter from Regina to Charles Eliot
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1 typed page Letter from Regina to Charles acknowledgeing reciept of the Hackley Materials, and copy of Romance of Mount Desert. She asks to see the Champlain Society materials.
Green Mountain Railway Tracks, Mt. Desert, Me
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereoview
  • unknown
Green Mountain Railway Tracks, Mt. Desert, Me
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Card with double image of railway tracks and the station at the bottom, Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, Me, n.d., unknown photographer,l #126
Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereoview
  • unknown
Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Card with double image of view of the railway bed, looking down toward Eagle Lake (?), #175, Green Mount Railway, Mt. Desert, ME, R.H. Hysom written in ink on back side
Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereoview
  • unknown
Green Mountain Railway, Mt. Desert, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Card with double image of railway car ascending Cadillac Mountain, #207, Green Mount Railway, Mt. Desert, Me, R.H. Hysom written in ink on back side
Indian Encampment, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereoview
  • Unknown
Indian Encampment, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Card with double photo of Indian Encampment, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME, #270 on front
Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • unknown
  • Early 19th c
Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Background brown and gray. Subject is wearing bonnet, shawl, black dress. A hand is reaching from behind sofa to take sheet music. Sarah Kittredge ( 1776-1871) was the wife of Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island. Artist unknown- may be an itinerant painter.
Representitive Business Men of Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Unknown
Representitive Business Men of Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Double sided advertisment print for Bar Harbor businesses. Date unknown, likely 1900-20 based on bank capitalization and profit numbers included in the advertisements.
Color photo of LaRue Spiker and unknown woman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Color Photograph
  • Unknown
  • August 1960
  • Southwest Harbor, Maine
Color photo of LaRue Spiker and unknown woman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color photo of LaRue Spiker and unknown woman picking corn in a field. From blue album labled "Southwest Harbor August 1960" in "Spiker Family Friends Personae" File
Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1917
  • Sound, Mount Desert, Maine
Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
From left to right - Bloomfield Richardson, Ralph Tracy and Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead (Oakland Farm of Fair Oaks Farm) splitting wood. Object has not been renumbered because as of 1/13/2022 the object could not be located.
Clara and Florence Tracy at Richardson Homestead
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1920c.
  • Sound, Mount Desert, Maine
Clara and Florence Tracy at Richardson Homestead
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Clara and Florence Tracy, daughters of Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead (Fair Oaks Farm). Girl in background near house. This object has not been renumbered because as of 1/13/2022 the object could not be located
Caleb Tracy Pulling Baby Carriage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1918c.
  • Sound, Mount Desert, Maine
Caleb Tracy Pulling Baby Carriage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Caleb Tracy pulling baby carriage. Outside James Richardson Homestead (Fair Oaks Farm).
Caleb Tracy and Pem Higgins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Unknown
Caleb Tracy and Pem Higgins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Caleb Tracy, Pem Higgins and two other people with two dogs in front of Reifsnyder house; Sound School House in background. As of 11/16/2016 no photographic print found.
Caleb Tracy and His Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Unknown
Caleb Tracy and His Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Caleb Tracy and his dog, Denny. Caleb is wearing cap, knickers, tie, white shirt, and black coat; holding gun. Object has not been renumbered because as of 1/13/2022 the object can not be located.
Green Mountain Railway, engine and car on railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, Green Mountain Railway
  • unknown
Green Mountain Railway, engine and car on railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of Green Mountain Railway engine and car on mountain railway. Six passengers in rear of car. This negative is probably a Ballard-made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Signal Station, Green Mountain Railway House #3
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, Green Mountain Railway
  • unknown
Signal Station, Green Mountain Railway House #3
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of signal station; actually Green Mountain Railway House #3 with signal station in it. Opened in 1886; burned in 1895. This view from southwest. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Green Mountain Railway-terminal at Eagle Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, Green Mountain Railway
  • unknown
Green Mountain Railway-terminal at Eagle Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of Green Mountain Railway Terminal at Eagle Lake from the lake. Train shows part way up mountain; probably 1884. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Green Mountain Railway, train #1
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, Green Mountain Railway
  • unknown
Green Mountain Railway, train #1
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Color negative of Green Mountain Railway Train #1 ascending the mountain, about 1883. Distance view taken from above. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Green Mountain Railway, tracks toward Eagle Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, Green Mountain Railway
  • Unknown
Green Mountain Railway, tracks toward Eagle Lake
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Tracks toward Eagle Lake, from a point not far below the summit, near where the summit road crosses the Ry [sic] site for 2nd time, going down. Ballard notes indicate this negative was from M. Clement. This negative is probably a Ballard made copy of an early photo (1880-1910) by an unknown photographer.
Richardson Homestead and Barn (Fair Oaks Farm)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Unknown
Richardson Homestead and Barn (Fair Oaks Farm)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
James Richardson Homestead and Barn (Fair Oaks Farm). At time of picture it was owned by Jones Tracy (1856-1939). Truck in back of barn. Outbuilding to right of barn. MDI Historical Society likely borrowed photo album from Kay Moore (descended from James Richardson, first Richardson settler of MDI) and had negative and then print made from the original print.
Ida Downing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • c 1870s
Ida Downing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ida Downing, marked Aunt Ida. Married Carolus Downing Dec. 15, 1875. Born Oct 19, 1851. Woman age 20s. Wears hair parted in middle and pulled to back of head. Paper worn over left eye and on jawbone. Head turned to the right. High white collar with dark dress of stripe or plaid. Shoulders only visible. Tiny portrait on paper. Paper has been folded - has waxy surface.
Young boy standing on dirt road
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Unknown
Young boy standing on dirt road
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown Boy age 10-12 dressed in white sailor style shirt and knickers with black socks and “sneakers”. Standing on dirt road in front of grassy embankment. Above cape house with with attachment, another two story house next door. Tree on bank.
Richardson House on Beech Hill Road with houses and outbuildings
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Farming
  • Other, Agriculture
  • Other, Farmhouses
  • Other, Roads
  • unknown
  • Beech Hill
Description:
Matted photograph. View to the north on Beech Hill Road. Richardson house is on left (west) side. Richardson barn and ells are visible. On east side of road is another house with outbuildings. Open field in foreground. Date unknown. "Beech Hill Mt. Desert" written in script on lower left edge of photo.
Mount Desert House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • unknown
  • 1890c.
  • Somesville, Mount Desert, ME
Mount Desert House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Mount Desert house taken from across road. Two black horses with carriage in front of house, one man seated in carriage. Crowd of people out front. Woman and man in doorway, woman and two children standing on steps, three men standing and one seated. Large flagpole to left with “Mt. Desert House, 1888” sign on it. Picket fence running along right side of lawn. Most shutters are open, except for two windows in middle nearest chimney. This print has been attributed to W.H. Ballard, but the photo is probably too early for Ballard to have taken it. Also known as Mount Desert Tavern. [show more]
Bishop MacKay Smith House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • Unknown
  • Seal Harbor, Maine
Bishop MacKay Smith House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The summer home of Bishop MacKay Smith in Seal Harbor. Steamboats coming and leaving Seal Harbor.
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Land
  • unknown
  • 1880c.
  • Bar Harbor, Maine
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black and white photo. of Green Mountain Cog Railway tracks on Cadillac Mountain. Eagle Lake in background. Sawed logs beside track. Framed.
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Land
  • unknown
  • 1883
  • Bar Harbor, Maine
Green Mountain Railway
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Green Mountain Cog Railway engine with Eagle Lake in background. Lumber pile near track. Man in hat and long coat stands next to track. Three men on the engine. Four tack holes in corners of photo. Water stain on top of photo. On back: Engineer Frank Wiggin, Assistant Edwin Stevens, Foreground-Nick Curran- Bld Fossi's (?) Supr. 2 photos: 1 sepia, the other a copy of same
Rodick House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • unknown
  • 1875
  • Bar Harbor, Maine
Rodick House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Matted print of Rodick House c. 1875. Porch stretched across front of entire building. Two stariways descend from porch. Small porch on second story. Small crowd on porch. Building four storied high with two towers on front. Covered walk connects to building next door. Came from frame artifact # 997-37-526
William Thompson House, Thompson Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • unknown
  • Thompson’s Island, Trenton, Maine
William Thompson House, Thompson Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
House on Thompson’s Island built by William Thompson. Two story house with attic. Addition on left side of house. Wrap around porch. Two chimneys. Small shrubs in front of house. Several trees around house. Wires connected to building. Recorded on back of photo - “My great-grandfather William Thompson’s house on “the island” in Trenton, Maine. The island was where the drawbridge was from the mainlands to Mt. Desert Island. William Thompson built the drawbridge and his men operated it for a long time. When I was a little girl (c. 8 or 9) and visited my grandparents at this place. I loved to go to the toll house and watch the taking of the toll. [show more]
S.S. Acadia prior to launch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Vessels, Ship
  • Unknown
  • Newport News, Virginia
S.S. Acadia prior to launch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The S.S. Acadia in Newport News just prior to launching.
Telephone office Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
  • 1905
  • Somesville,Mt. Desert, Maine
Telephone office Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
First telephone office in Somesville. Small one-half story cape on Main street. Overhang over front door. House presently owned by Keating Pepper in distance. Looking toward mill pond.
J. Somes House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
  • Somesville,Mt. Desert, Maine
J. Somes House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Historic J. Somes house (now Cobb House). Group of five standing on lawn in front of house.
Main Street Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Main Street Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Main Street Somesville. Nathan Salisbury House to the left surrounded by picket fence. Black trim around windows. Somes House Inn to right
Somesville Bicentennial Seal
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Object, Art
  • Unknown
  • c 1961
Somesville Bicentennial Seal
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somesville Bicentennial Seal. Depicts two masted schooner in Sound.
Haying on Beech Hill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
  • Beech Hill, Mount Desert Island
Haying on Beech Hill
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo of Mark Mason (1869-1911) and Deloren Atherton (1848-1935) haying on Beech Hill.
A class boat # 1 - view 2
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
A class boat # 1 - view 2
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A-Class boat no. 1 in foreground with several other A -Class boats in background. photographer unknown.
A class boat # 1
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
A class boat # 1
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A-Class boat # 1, Mt. Desert hills in the background
Kittredge House, Set of Photographs, 2007
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Kittredge House, Set of Photographs, 2007
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A set of 25 digital photographs taken of Kittredge House. The location of this house and other provenance information has not been verified. Photos were found on a CD of photos probably taken in 2007, perhaps by Charlotte Singleton. Also known as Kitteredge, Kitteridge, and Kittridge.
Blueberry Ledge, Northeast Harbor, Set of Photos, 2007
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Blueberry Ledge, Northeast Harbor, Set of Photos, 2007
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A set of 35 digital images taken in 2007 of the interior and exterior of a cottage style home, Blueberry Ledge. Home identified in Northeast Harbor. Photographer and owner of home unknown. Reason for photo set is unknown. Location of house needs to be verified.
Re-dedication, Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse, Swans Island, 2010
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
  • 2010
Description:
A set of 12 color digital photos, probably taken at the rededication of the Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse, Summer, 2010. Unknown photographer and people in photos not identified. All 12 photos attached to this record.
Bay View Grange Curtain Cleaning, June 5, 2010, Salisbury Cove, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • Other, Stage props
  • Structures, Civic, Assembly Hall, Fraternal Lodge, Grange Hall
  • unknown
  • 2010
Description:
A CD that contains 45 digital images taken on June 5, 2010 at Salisbury Cove, Maine. These photos document the repair and maintenance work that was done on the stage curtain at the Bay View Grange. Photos include Charlotte Singleton and several unidentified individuals.
Pine Tree Dairy, Milk Delivery Truck, ca
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Pine Tree Dairy, Milk Delivery Truck, ca
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Digital image of a milk delivery truck for Pine Tree Dairy. Man and boy in front of truck. Truck parked in front of a barn and a small shed. Location, date, and photographer unknown.
Norumbega, aground at Southwest Harbor, ca
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Norumbega, aground at Southwest Harbor, ca
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Digital image of the passenger vessel Norumbega, aground and on side in the harbor, Southwest Harbor. Female seated on dock in foreground of photo. Photographer and date unknown. Digital image found on a CD in schoolhouse.
Main Street, Somesville, ca 1880
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Main Street, Somesville, ca 1880
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A digital image of Main Street, Somesville, in front of Mount Desert House with the AC Fernald business on the right side of the road. Two horse drawn vehicles in roadway. Image found on a CD in the schoolhouse shelves. Photographer unknown.
Art Kellam: Pulling in dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Art Kellam: Pulling in dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A digital image of Art Kellam. Source unknown. Pulling in a dory with supplies, getting a tow from another boat. Bass Harbor in the background
Art and Nan Kellam: Rowing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Art and Nan Kellam: Rowing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A digital image of Art and Nan Kellam. Source unknown. Rowing in their boat. Approaching a boat for a tow, Bass Harbor in the background.
Unknown Sailboat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Sailboats
  • unknown
Unknown Sailboat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown sailboat. May relate to 997-631-801
Sailboat underway; view from hill overlooking Northeast Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Description:
Sailboat underway; Bear Island in distance. Appears to be taken from hill overlooking Northeast Harbor.
Sailboats in harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Sailboats in harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
8 X 10 black and white photo. of sailboats underway and at moorings, possibly Northeast Harbor.
Sailboats entering Northeast Harbor (?)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Sailboats entering Northeast Harbor (?)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black and white photograph of three sailboats underway, several at moorings, and dinghys. Approximately 8" X 10".
Lumber Mill & Mill Pond, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Lumber Mill & Mill Pond, Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Lumber Mill and mill pond taken from Main Street Somesville. Calm mill pond with a few logs floating. Somes Harbor in distance. Two-masted schooner waiting for load of lumber behind mill. Tree limb hanging over pond.
Photo of the Schooner Theoline. John Latty was Captain.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Photo of the Schooner Theoline. John Latty was Captain.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo of the Schooner Theoline. Four masted. John Latty was Captain. Marked as "Portland, Maine".
Manset Shore and buildings
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Manset Shore and buildings
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Manset shore left to right peaked bldg, Henry Hinkley's office bldg. church steeple, Union Church
Mount Desert Rock Light, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
Mount Desert Rock Light, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Matted print of the Mount Desert Rock lighthouse.
Luther S. Phillips, Age Approx. 3
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Luther S. Phillips, Age Approx. 3
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Luther S. Phillips (10 May 1902-1960) aged approximately 3-5 years old.
Beach Cliff Scene
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
Beach Cliff Scene
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Picture of unknown beach cliff. Date unknown.
Fred I. Phillips
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
Fred I. Phillips
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Fred. I. Phillips. See also 016.002.24- same subject.
John Savage II
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
John Savage II
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of John Savage II, b. 3 May 1801. Married Climina Roberts, 15 Jan 1821 (see item 016.002.26).
Photograph, Climina Roberts?
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
Photograph, Climina Roberts?
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph, unlabelled. Likely Climina Roberts due to proxmity in the donated album to John Savage II, who married Climina Roberts in 1821 (see item 016.002.27). Photograph from mid19th century.
Miss Nellie Butler
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • undated
Miss Nellie Butler
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Miss Nellie Butler. Undated.
Fred. I. Phillips
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • Undated
Fred. I. Phillips
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Fred I. Phillips. Undated,
NEH Grade School, c.1900
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • 1900
NEH Grade School, c.1900
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of NEH grade school, c.1900. Class names listed on back of photograph.
Picture
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • 1938
Picture
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of Emily Kenney, Constance Kenney, and (?) Dolliner in Boston, c1938 Enclosed in folding paper picture frame.
Sound School Picture, 1909
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • 1909
Sound School Picture, 1909
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
School picture of Sound School, 1909. Teacher Emily Phillips, 20 students named on back.
Wedding Picture, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • 1950
Wedding Picture, 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Wedding picture, 1950. Subjects in photo unnamed.
Unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
Unknown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photograph of unknown male, likely late 1800s. From Laura Cross donation.
Cruise ship with ferry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Cruise Ships
  • Unknown
Cruise ship with ferry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Cruise Ship with ferry beside it?
Undientified woman and saddled horse, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Undientified woman and saddled horse, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of horse and unidentified woman standing next to horse. Woman clothed in riding habit and holding riding gear. Horse saddled with leather saddle and blanket. Posed in a field with a large, low barn or outbuilding in the right rear of photo. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Not identified in album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Three boys: Lawrence Johnson, Dewey Johnson, Ned Johnson , studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Description:
Studio portrait of three boys. Youngest child in chair, others posed on either side of chair. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Lawrence Johnson, Dewey Johnson, Ned Johnson in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Unidentified baby, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Unidentified baby, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of unidentified baby. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Unidentified woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Unidentified woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of unidentified woman. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Unidentified family, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Unidentified family, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of unidentified family of man, woman, teen girl, and younger daughter. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Rita, Bessie, and Shirley Johnson, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Rita, Bessie, and Shirley Johnson, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of three girls, Rita, Bessie, and Shirley Johnson. Posed together -- one seated, two standing. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Rita Johnson, Bessie Johnson, and Shirley Johnson in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Arno Jewett, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Arno Jewett, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a young boy, standing. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Arno Jewett in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Unidentified woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Unidentified woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of unidentified woman. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Ella Dorr Withee, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Ella Dorr Withee, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of woman. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Ella Dorr Withee by hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Rosa Silsby Gregg, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Rosa Silsby Gregg, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of woman. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Rosa Silsby Gregg by hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Brainerd Silsby, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Brainerd Silsby, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of man. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Brainerd Silsby by hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Unidentified woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Unidentified woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of unidentified woman. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Helen Chick Silsby, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Helen Chick Silsby, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a woman. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Helen Chick Silsby (wife of Brainerd) in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
J. Herbert Patten, M.D. studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
J. Herbert Patten, M.D. studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a man. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as J. Herbert Patten, M.D. in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Charles Richardson, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Charles Richardson, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a man. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Charles Richardson in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Arno Jewett, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Arno Jewett, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a baby, posed in a wicker chair with white blanket. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Arno Jewett in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Short, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Short, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a man and woman, seated together. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Short in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Homer Silsby family, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Homer Silsby family, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of the Homer Silby family consisting of a man, woman, and two children. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Homer Silsby, Lena Sumner Silsby, Arthur Silsby, and Dudley Silsby in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Alvah N. Jewett family, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Alvah N. Jewett family, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a woman. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Alvah N. Jewett, Laura Sumner Jewett, Julia Jewett, and Gertrude Jewett in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Loretta Jewett Brimmer , studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Loretta Jewett Brimmer , studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a woman. Photo is enclosed in a photographer's enclosure. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Loretta Jewett Brimmer in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Jullia Jewett Brigham, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Jullia Jewett Brigham, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Studio portrait of a woman. Photo is enclosed in a photographer's enclosure. Unable to remove photo from album without damage. Identified as Julia Jewett Brigham in hand printed tab on paper that is affixed onto page of the album. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Arline Woods, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Arline Woods, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unidentified portrait of a young girl, standing next to a table. Posed with a doll. Photo is enclosed in a photographer's enclosure. Handwritten on back: To Aunt Laura From Arline Woods. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Unknown man and woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • unknown
Unknown man and woman, studio portrait
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unidentified portrait of a woman and man, seated together. Photo is enclosed in an album page. One of several photographs in a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 red velvet/leather embossed photo album with metal clasp in good condition. Portraits of Jewett family, including two of Arno as a baby and a 2/3 yr. old. Silsby family, Charles Richardson, J. Herbert Patten M.D. , Johnson children; Rita, Bessie, Shirley and Laurence, Dewey, Ned. Other family names in album: Woods, Sumner, Short, Brigham, Brimmer, Gregg, Withee, Johnson. A number of the portraits are unidentified. [show more]
Ellie Wood
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
Ellie Wood
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ellie Wood, “Gran Walter’s Niece”. Woman age 30-40. Hair Pulled back loosely over head to back. Bangs curled around forehead. White dress/blouse no buttons on front. Embroidered across fronts. Small folds sewn to make several lines from shoulder about 1/3 down bodice. High collar with lace edge. Upper torso only. Probably a cabinet card but the frame is no longer with the photo.
LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1970 c.
LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
LaRue Spiker seated in wooden chair on lawn outside her cabin on the Long Pond Road in Southwest Harbor. Wearing short sleeve dress. Holds book open on lap. Cocker Spaniel sits in front of the chair looking up at her.
LaRue Spiker and Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Unknown
  • Southwest Harbor, Maine.
LaRue Spiker and Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4.5 X 5.5 black and white photograph of LaRue Spiker seated in wooden chair on lawn outside her cabin on the Long Pond Road in Southwest Harbor. Wearing short sleeve dress. Holds book open on lap. Cocker spaniel lays on ground at her feet.
Someville School Class 1909
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Someville School Class 1909
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somesville School Class photograph, October 1909. Twenty one students, none identified. Marked Somesville, Me, Oct 1909 in lower left corner. Students gathered on grass, trees in background. Teacher in center wears hair pulled back with white blouse and dark skirt which buttons down center. Dark tie at neck.
Towing hte S.S. Acadia to berth after launch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Unknown
  • Newport News, Virginia
Towing hte S.S. Acadia to berth after launch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ready for the finishing touches.S.S. Acadia of the Eastern Steamship Lines being towed to her outfitting berth after the launching at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. This ship was in service between New York and Yarmouth. It became a hospital ship during World War II. Local woman, Louine Lunt Peck, Army Nurse served on the Acadia. .
Mount Desert Tavern
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • unknown
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Mount Desert Tavern
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Historic Mount Desert Tavern, also know as, the Mount Desert House. Tall sign post on front lawn. Mount Desert House sign partially cut out of picture. Lattice work fence leads to front door. Shutters on front windows shut. Two me.n standing near front door. Two men in front of lattice work. Several men and boys stand around large wagon with horse. Shadow visible in foreground. Slide film
Louine Lunt Peck aboard Army Hospital Ship
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Army Nurse Corps
  • Unknown
  • c 1941-46
  • Popham Beach, Maine
Louine Lunt Peck aboard Army Hospital Ship
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Louine Lunt Peck (then Conner) in uniform aboard Army Hospital Ship during World War II. Lt. Peck served as an Army nurse during the War. She is painting. Another woman stands in background.
George B. Dorr
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • c 1910
George B. Dorr
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
George B. Dorr standing on mountain trail. Wears wool cap with similar suit, vest, white shirt and bow tie.
Daniel Somes Smith and June? Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1920s
Daniel Somes Smith and June? Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Daniel Somes Smith and brother June with Julian ?. Julian on left in tree, age 6-8. Wears dark hat with sweater and light pants. June in middle age7-9 seated on tree with hand on head wears dark sweater with knee pants, dark stockings and boots. Daniel on right wears cap, dark jacket, knee pants, dark stockings and light colored shoes or boots. Photo torn on upper left hand corner.
Sheep Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Sheep Island
  • Unknown
  • 1930s - 1960s
  • Sheep Island, Mt. Desert
Sheep Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Calm water with Sheep Island to the right. Includes Float and white ramp.
Cynthia Clement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • unknown
Cynthia Clement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Formal portrait of Cynthia Clement seated with left hand on back of chair (wedding ring visible) and right hand in lap. She wears a light colored long-sleeved dress with heavily pleated bodice, and ruffles at wrists. She has dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back. . Black and white photo print from negative in our collection. Brief, undated, hand-written note (011.FIC.80.4) indicates that Cynthia was a daughter of E.Shepard Richardson and Helen Louise Richardson and married [?] Clement. [show more]
LaRue with Two Dogs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Unknown
  • 1960
  • Maine, MDI, Southwest Harbor
LaRue with Two Dogs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 3.5 black and white photograph of LaRue Spiker squatting on ground with two dogs, Cocker spaniel (Scampie) on the right looking to the left. Taller dog on the left open mouth and spots on body. LaRue’s hand in on dogs leg. Dark house in the background. LaRue is wearing plaid short sleeved shirt and black rimed glasses.
LaRue Spiker and her Collie
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Unknown
  • 1960 c.
  • Maine, MDI
LaRue Spiker and her Collie
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3 X 3 black and white photograph of LaRue Spiker and her collie dog. They are on a rocky beach with the ocean in the back. LaRue is in the foreground and is wearing boots, the dog is in the background and is turned to face the camera.
Young Salmon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Other, fish
  • Unknown
  • 1960 c.
  • MDI, Maine
Young Salmon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
8 X 10 black and white photograph of two fish in center of photo. The one on the left is much larger than the one on the right. They are being held up by two human hands. Thumb nail showing at bottom of photo. Paper on back of photo, “ A parr is a young salmon just two stages away from hatching. They are marked by vertical bars and must develop into smolts (upper fish) before they are capable of migrating to the sea, where they will spend two or three years developing into adult fish.” [show more]
Fishing Village
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
Fishing Village
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Copy of old picture of unknown coastal Maine fishing village.
Fishing Village
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Other, industry - Fishing
  • Unknown
  • 1958
Fishing Village
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing village on the Maine Coast. May be a Maine Publicity Bureau Photo.
Marguerite Yourcenar with Hortense Flexner
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
Marguerite Yourcenar with Hortense Flexner
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Marguerite Yourcenar with Hortense Flexner seated in wicker garden chairs. This image appears in the biography of Marguerite Yourcenar (Marguerite Yourcenar: Inventing a Life, by Josyane Savigneau, Univ. of Chicago Press, 1993) and is credited to Archives Editions Gallimard.
Southwest Harbor fleet of boats in LaRue Spiker collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • Places, Landscape
  • unknown
  • Southwest Harbor, Maine
Description:
Copy of old photograph of Southwest Harbor. Fleet of boats in the Harbor.
LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1950s
LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
LaRue Spiker standing in a an empty Sand Beach parking lot. Beehive mountain in the distance.
Deacon H. H. Clark
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
Deacon H. H. Clark
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Portrait of Deacon H.H. Clark.
LaRue Spiker and her Camping Trailer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Unknown
LaRue Spiker and her Camping Trailer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Larue Spiker with pet cocker spaniel outside camping trailer.
Caleb Tracy Pulling Baby Carriage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1918c.
  • Sound, Mount Desert, Maine
Caleb Tracy Pulling Baby Carriage
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Caleb Tracy pulling baby carriage. Outside James Richardson Homestead (Fair Oaks Farm).
Woodbury Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1918c.
  • Sound, Mount Desert, Maine
Woodbury Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Woodbury Tracy as child pushing baby carriage. Ralph Tracy laying on porch of James Richardson Homestead (Fair Oaks Farm).
Ralph Tracy and Pauline Higgins Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, automobiles
  • People
  • Unknown
Ralph Tracy and Pauline Higgins Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ralph Tracy and Pauline Higgins Tracy standing arm-in-arm on granite block. Photo may have been taken on Cadillac Mountain with distant water background. Partial view of automobile ca. 1930 visible in lower left corner of picture.
Richardson Homestead Barn, Fair Oaks Farm
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Buildings
  • Unknown
  • Sound, Mount Desert, Maine
Richardson Homestead Barn, Fair Oaks Farm
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Barn at Richardson Homestead (Fair Oaks Farm). Owned by Jones Tracy (1856-1939) at time of photograph.
Clara and Florence Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, buildings
  • People
  • Unknown
  • c 1920
  • Sound, Mount Desert, Maine
Clara and Florence Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Clara and Florence Tracy, daughters of Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead (Fair Oaks Farm). Girl in background near house.
Ralph Tracy and Pauline Higgins Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, automobiles
  • People
  • Unknown
Ralph Tracy and Pauline Higgins Tracy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ralph Tracy and Pauline Higgins Tracy standing arm-in-arm on granite block. Photo may have been taken on Cadillac Mountain with water in background. Partial view of automobile (c. 1930) visible in lower left corner of picture. circa 1930
Harris Hyman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
Harris Hyman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Harris Hyman wearing plaid shirt open at the collar and glasses. Stands in classroom with a chalkboard. Energy instructor at College of the Atlantic.
LaRue Spiker at Campsite
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1970 c.
LaRue Spiker at Campsite
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
LaRue Spiker sitting outside travel trailer parked at campsite.
Woman Photographed with Scenic Background
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1900 c.
Woman Photographed with Scenic Background
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown woman, approximately wearing large black bow at back of head with decorative hat with feathers. Gray or brown suit is trimmed with velvet. Copy of glass plate negative.
George Dorr and Mr. and Mrs. Marlett
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Parks
  • People
  • unknown
  • 1916c.
  • Bar Harbor
George Dorr and Mr. and Mrs. Marlett
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
George Dorr and Mr. and Mrs. Martlett, c. 1916. Photo taken in Bar Harbor.
George Dorr in seashore cave, c. 1940
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Environmental policy
  • unknown
  • 1940c.
George Dorr in seashore cave, c. 1940
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
George Dorr seated inside seashore cave, c. 1940. Overhanging granite ledge, spume from waves visible in center.
Bar Harbor Bank, ca. 1958
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Unknown
  • 1958
Bar Harbor Bank, ca. 1958
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A black and white photograph of the Bar Harbor Bank, Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1958 Found in the plans of Robert W. Patterson and probably taken by Patterson in conjunction with his plans for renovations of the parking area and signs
Hall Quarry in Summer of 1905
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, School children
  • unknown
  • 1905
  • Hall Quarry
Hall Quarry in Summer of 1905
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Hall Quarry waterfront, with schooner in foreground, buildings to left. Granite cutting shed is on right. Derrick on hill behind. Wooden pilings along the water.
Hall Quarry Waterfront
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, School children
  • unknown
  • Hall Quarry
Hall Quarry Waterfront
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Hall Quarry waterfront, with schooner in foreground, buildings to left. Granite cutting shed is on right. Derrick on hill behind. Wooden pilings along the water.
Schooners loading granite in Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, School children
  • unknown
  • Hall Quarry
Schooners loading granite in Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Christmas card showing schooners docked in Hall Quarry to load granite. Granite company buildings and derricks in background. Picture had been cut or folded in two places and pieced together to make photo copy.
Hall Quarry School
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, School children
  • unknown
  • Hall Quarry
Hall Quarry School
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Twenty-seven children seated in four rows on the steps of the Hall Quarry School. (School was torn down in the 19__s.) One teacher stands in center in front of door: a second teacher stands on right.
Hall Quarry in Its Heyday.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • unknown
  • Hall Quarry
Hall Quarry in Its Heyday.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
View of Schooners loading granite at Hall Quarry docks, looking up Somes Sound toward Somesville. House, boarding house, other buildings and woodland in foreground. Derricks and qranite cutting buildings visible. Quarry with crane visible on left; quarry near docks show in center.
Charlie Hodgdon's Blacksmith's Shop in Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Blacksmithing
  • Other, Blacksmiths
  • Other, Portrait
  • Other, Quarrying
  • unknown
  • Hall Quarry
Charlie Hodgdon's Blacksmith's Shop in Hall Quarry
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Charlie Hodgdon's blacksmith shop in Hall Quarry. Winter scene, with snow. Hodgdon lived in the cabin during the quarrying season. Large granite blocks in foreground.
Champlain Society Camp Pemetic
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Camp Pemetic
  • Other, Champlain Society
  • unknown
  • 1881
Champlain Society Camp Pemetic
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
In the parlor tent, Champlain Society at Camp Pemetic, 1881. J. L. Wakefield, Spelman, S.A. Eliot, Rand, C. Eliot, Lovering. Men seated around table.
Champlain Society at Hadlock Brook
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Champlain Society
  • Other, Hadlock Brook
  • unknown
  • 1881
Champlain Society at Hadlock Brook
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Champlain Society at Hadlock Brook: Rand, Hubbard, F. Wakefield, C. Eliot, Lovering, Dunbar, Spelman, S.A. Eliot
Woman Seated with man standing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
Woman Seated with man standing
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo within album: page 45. Portrait of unknown man and woman: woman is on left, seated, man standing on right next to her. Woman wears dark dress, with lots of ruffles on large sleeves, dark curly bangs, dangly earrings, small hat or headband. Man wears dark suit jacket with unidentified button on the left lapel, white shirt. Dark curly hair with widow’s peak, parted on left.
Man in pinstiped suit
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
Man in pinstiped suit
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo within album: page 44. Unknown man wearing dark suit jacket, dark vest with very fine pinstripes, small white collar, small dark bow tie. Has dark goatee and mustache, dark hair swept up and back. Cheeks hand tinted pink.
Woman light colored top
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
Woman light colored top
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo within album: page 43. Almost looks liked drawing based on photograph. Unknown woman wears light-colored top, with dark belt, dark buttons up bodice, dark bow tie at collar. Dark hair parted in middle and pulled back.
Woman dark jacket ruffly collar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
Woman dark jacket ruffly collar
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo within album: page 41. Portrait of unknown woman with dark hair worn in braid pinned to back of head, curly bangs. Wears dark jacket, very tight white ruffly collar, another collar pinned on, and earrings.
Man with bushy mustache
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
Man with bushy mustache
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo within album: page 40. Portrait of unknown man wearing dark suit jacket, dark vest with watch fob, white shirt with dark buttons, and dark bow tie. Bushy mustache.
Man wearing suit
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • unknown
Man wearing suit
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo within album: page 39. Portrait of unknown man wearing suit jacket, vest, white shirt, dark bow tie. Dark curly hair swept straight back. Bushy muttonchop sideburns, mustache. Looking to right of camera.
Man standing in snow
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1910-1930
Man standing in snow
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Snapshot of unknown boy or young man standing in snow. Wears trousers tucked into calf-length boots, dark jacket. Can see snowy ground, bare trees covered with snow, telephone poles, house in background.
Man standing on side of dirt road
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
Man standing on side of dirt road
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Snapshot of unknown man standing on side of dirt road. Man wears trousers, light colored knit pullover sweater with slight stripe, shirt with collar, and newsboy style cap. Can see watch on left wrist. Can see grassy bank, bare tree, house, and car in background.
Man in small child near body of water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
Man in small child near body of water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Snapshot of man and small child. Man is standing by side of lake, holds an oar in right hand, some sort of pad or life preserver in left. Man is watching as little boy runs towards camera, looking straight at it. Boy wears shorts and shirt with buttons up the front.
Unknown village
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
Unknown village
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo of village nestled in between two hills. Can see traintracks, industrial type buildings, houses, church steeple, and trees in background. May be village in photos 001-59-.125, 001-59-.126.
Hotel on an Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • unknown
Hotel on an Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A 5x7 Black and White Photograph (in poor condition) of a hotel on a dirt road near water. Per Bob Pyle at May 2011 "Mystery Photographs" exhibit, this is the Islesford Hotel run by Loring Stanley. (AB) The Islesford Hotel was built in 1887 and torn down in 1920.
LaRue Spiker with Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Unknown
LaRue Spiker with Dog
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This is an 8 x 10 black and white photograph of LaRue Spiker. The setting is woods with leaves on the ground. She is holding a pipe with her left hand and a bucket in her right. She is getting water from this pipe. There is a black and white dog with open mouth watching. It looks like there is a second dog hidden behind this dog. She has on a skirt, vest and shirt, jacket, loafer-type shoes with white ankle socks. LaRue has a scarf tied around her neck. On the back of the photograph are the words: PHOTOGRAPH BY Courier-Journal and Lousiville Times; PUBLICATION PROHIBITED; Authority to publish or copy MUST be obtained from C-J & T Management; 1954 or 1955 [show more]