Description: Looking towards Gott's Island from Little Gott's Island. Negative taken from postcard by CE Cook, Bangor 1906. Black band at bottom on which is printed "Gott's Island, Maine" and under that is hand-written "This is a view of my home, with love from, sister Nell". View includes sail boats, skiffs in harbor and houses on island.
Description: Complete set: films used for the original & only printing of The Tracy Log Book 1855 A Month in Summer: Charles Tracy's Diary on Mount Desert Island, with original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church, edited by Anne Mazlish. CONSULT WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE USING
Description: Negative of painting "My Family at Somesville" by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The painting is of his children, wife, nurse and a cow in Somes Meadow. By permission of Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winterpark Florida. For use only to replace MDI Historical Society Photographic Reproduction. The framed reproduction in the MDIHS collection is a gift from Anne Mazlish. Anne Mazlish says it is at Beech Hill, not Somes Meadow.
Description: Paul Stubing indicated that this photo was taken on the Bernard shore . Paul Stubing said this is a George Neal photo. The vessel, Palestine, is not known or identified in other ways. More information about this photo is needed. It appears that this was an old photo and Ballard probably made a glass negative of the photo. Rights to use the photo are unknown.
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes (1839-1913) and his wife, Clara Emilie Meynell Somes (1842-1920). Thaddeus Somes seated to right of Clara Somes, who is standing. He wears a plaid shirt, buttoned vest, open coat, lighter colored pants; she wears dark dress with light bow at neck, hair braided on crown. Thaddeus has moustache and goatee; has right hand is in his pocket, the other hand on his knee; his legs are crossed. Clara also wears long earrings, brooch on ribbon around her neck and a chain on bodice. Her right forearm is resting on his left shoulder. This negative was made from the tintype (996-145-145). It also relates to the photographic print (997-590-760) and negative (997-803-973). [show more]
Description: Den or office in a house. Desk with telephone on the right. Two chairs to the left. Cabinet in the middle with framed photo or painting above it.