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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. | ||||
| Placentia Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Placentia Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Oil painting of Placentia Island, 13" X 17", framed Information date, name of painting on back is in Marjory's handwriting, Cliffs at Placentia Island, 1956 Painting is signed, Marjory Hayward | ||
| Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Framed oil on canvas painting of Bar Harbor near Sea Coast Mission showing path, stone wall, sail boats; large pine tree on right. | |||
| Liberty National Bank, Ellsworth, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Liberty National Bank, Ellsworth, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Watercolor sketch, Liberty National Bank, Ellsworth, Maine, 1949 | ||
| 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 of scene on Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Painting of scene on Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Oil painting of Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Ocean Drive, Acadia National Park, by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | |||
| Old Somesville Mill Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Old Somesville Mill Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Painting of the old Somesville Mill by George Ashbridge Rhoades. Mill on pond with waterfall to the right. Church steeple in background. Moon in upper left corner. Copy of July 5, 1933 news article on back in reference to the Somesville Mill burning down. Taped to the back of the painting are a newspaper clipping and a typed copy of the clipping: BAR HARBOR TIMES Wednesday, July 5, 1933 SOMESVILLE MILL IS BURNED Early yesterday morning the Old Mill at Somesville burned in a fire of undetermined origin. This historic landmark owned jointly by Mrs. John Somes and Mrs. Geo. Somes has been in the Somes family for four generations. It was built nearly 100 years ago by the first John Somes, a pioneer on the island. Lumber, long and short shingles were sawed at the mill and it was operated by John Somes up to about eight years ago. The remnant of the little old schooner which John Singer Sargent painted when he visited the island some dozen years ago, escaped the fire. The mill will not be rebuilt. [show more] | ||||
| 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. | |||
| Lewis H. Story Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Lewis H. Story Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Colored copy of watercolor painting by Maggie Johnston that she did in summer and fall of 2013 when Lewis H. Story was docked at Somesville. She was one of the plein air painters. Dimensions: 11" x 14" Image #2 is note from donor to Bill Horner, Pres. of MDI Historical Society acknowledging donation. | ||||
| Surf at Seawall Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Surf at Seawall Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Oil painting of Surf at Seawall, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Surf at Seawall, Mount Desert Island, Me, Painted by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, At Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | |||
| Painting of Kittredge Brook or Babson's Creek Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Painting of Kittredge Brook or Babson's Creek Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: A painting with notes on the back:"Painted by Hulls Cove woman named Miss Hamor about 1890. Picture of Kittridge Brook or Babson's Creek, near the Somesville Stop light." Notes are probably written on the back by Sturgis Haskins. | |||
| Acadia National Park Painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Acadia National Park Painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Painting of Seal Cove from Gray Homestead by Howe D. Higgins. Label on frame says "Acadia National Park." Frame is rough grey wood. On back: Framed by Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Seal Cove Long Pond and Acadia Nat. Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Howe D. Higgins was born in 1894 and died in 1974, per Vining book. He is buried in Mt. Height Cemetery in SW Harbor. He was the grandson of Sylvanus Higgins of Mt. Desert. [show more] | |||
| Somesville MDIHS Campus Painting, 2014 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Somesville MDIHS Campus Painting, 2014 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Water-based paint on mylar sketch of MDIHS's Somesville campus. Attached note from the artist dated 5 August 2014. |