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| View on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  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. | ||||
| Small painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Small painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Small card size painting by Garmie/Somes?- likely Ann Somes Fenneley. See photographs 997-293-48 and 997-298-463 for family history and artist details. | ||||
| A glimpse of Jordan Mt. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| A glimpse of Jordan Mt. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Watercolor painting: A glimpse of Jordan Mountain | |||||
| Garden at Key Wadin Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Garden at Key Wadin Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Watercolor of the garden at Keywadin. The artist may be Mary Davis Dunham | |||||
| Painting - Small House Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Painting - Small House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pastel on cardboard. Three mountains in center with trees on each side. Small house on right near gray water. Dark skies. | |||||
| Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: In oval dark wood frame with gilt edge. Portrait - gray background. Subject wearing black suit and bow tie resembles Abraham Lincoln. Loaner is descendant of Nathan Salisbury who lived in Somesville. | |||||
| Painting - Books and Candle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Painting - Books and Candle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Still life painting of Dr. Kittredge’s books and candle in oil on canvas. Heavy ornate gold frame. Artist unknown. | |||||
| Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  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. | |||
| The Homestead - Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  The Homestead - Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Artist unknown. Shows elaborate house with gazebo to the right. Girl holding flower outside the house. Pencil or charcoal in wood frame. Pitch coming through the varnish. | |||||
| Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pastel of Brig Polly undersail with colors flying. Caption reads, “Brig Polly of Boston, Capt. Abraham Fernald with live stock for the West Indies. Leaving Boston”. Wood frame carved in a linked chain pattern. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston. | ||||
| Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pastel of Brig Polly. Caption reads, “Brig Polly upset in thunderstorm. 18th Sept 1801”. Shows cattle in water and capsized ship. Man in pilgrim hat and Indian sitting on capsized ship. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston. | ||||
| Echo Vista Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Echo Vista Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: India Ink Sketch of Echo Vista with Route 102 running down center and Echo Lake to right | |||||
| Chebacco boat Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Chebacco boat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pen and ink drawing of Chebacco boat and sailor. This was used as logo for MDI Historical Society's Chebacco magazine. | ||||
| 18 drawings of orchids Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  18 drawings of orchids Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 18 watercolor drawings of orchids by Mrs. Elsie Shaw. Original envelope cover and inside page referring to artists have been kept. Items are numbered 003.17.2a - . 2s. | |||||
| Portrait of Jesse U. Mayo Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Portrait of Jesse U. Mayo Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Framed portrait of Jesse U. Mayo. In wooden frame: approximately 15.5" x 24" with rounded top. Glass insert over portrait. Glass is loose in the frame, and backing is missing many of the securing nails. | |||||
| Dog Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Dog Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pencil drawing of a crying dog holding out a bowl which reads PLEASE | ||||
| Portrait - Abraham Somes IIII Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Portrait - Abraham Somes IIII Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Large plaster frame painted in gold. Portrait - dark background. Subject in black suit wears beard. White mark in upper left hand corner. Some cracks in paint. Portrait done in oil on tin. Abraham Somes III portrait. | |||||
| Pen and ink drawings by Christine Bulmer Gilley. Tremont Historical Society |
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| Pen and ink drawings by Christine Bulmer Gilley. Tremont Historical Society Description: Two pen and ink drawings by Christine Bulmer Gilley, in weathered wooden lath frames; one of a lighthouse with a stone wall, field, building and mountains in the background, one of a lobster fisherman aboard a lobster boat hauling a trap. Donated by Donna Gann, Lopaus Point Bernard, via Helene Tuchman, 10/12/2015. | ||||
| Mosquito ditches at the Marsh Pond drawn by Harry Spurling Islesford Historical Society |
| Mosquito ditches at the Marsh Pond drawn by Harry Spurling Islesford Historical Society | |||||
| Architectural drawings for the summer cottage built for Gustavo Shermer Islesford Historical Society |
| Architectural drawings for the summer cottage built for Gustavo Shermer Islesford Historical Society Description: A.J. Bryant was head carpenter on this cottage | |||||
| Card with “A Fark Girl Off To Market” by Native Capt. Bryant 1991-97 Islesford Historical Society |
| Card with “A Fark Girl Off To Market” by Native Capt. Bryant 1991-97 Islesford Historical Society Description: Artwork done by Roy Bryant | |||||
| Oil painting of Steamer Islesford Painted in 1990 by Dottie Spofford Islesford Historical Society |
| Oil painting of Steamer Islesford Painted in 1990 by Dottie Spofford Islesford Historical Society Description: Another painting of the Islesford by former Islesford resident Robert Morse is located at Rockland Maine in the possession of Mrs. Susan Hadlock | |||||
| Oil painting of the Steamer Islesford Painted in 1990 by Dottie Spofford. Islesford Historical Society |
| Oil painting of the Steamer Islesford Painted in 1990 by Dottie Spofford. Islesford Historical Society Description: Another painting of the Islesford by Former Islesford Resident Robert Morse is locatedt in Rockland, Maine in the possessionn of Mrs. Susan Hadlock. |