Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. This appears to be the earliest negative in the series. July 2021: this negative is being digitized
Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock showing winter scene over the snow-covered ledges, looking toward the ocean. A large pile of wood to the left appears to include the parts of the boat slip, seen in other images from this series. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Winter 1906-7. Taken from back door. Double House.
Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock showing a large rock sitting on top of ledges with ocean beyond. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Nov. 1907 Lucy M. Dodge No. 2 Rock broken in two East of Boat House. Developed with Dianol.
Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock of a large rock sitting on the ledges. Image is slightly blurry. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Rock Lt. Sta. Nov. 1907 Lucy M. Dodge No. 1. Rock broken in two by sea. Developed with Eldinol (?)
Description: Glass plate negative with view taken at Mount Desert Rock, looking up from the shore toward the double house, with the boathouse visible to the left, with the crane in front. In the foreground the rocks are covered with seaweed and a tide pool is visible. In the center of the image several outbuildings are visible. The envelope accompanying this negative reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Sept. 1907. North Side of Double Tenement.
Description: Glass plate negative showing view at Mount Desert Rock. This image focuses on a large rock sitting on top of the ledges at Mount Desert Rock. The ocean is visible in the background. The envelope accompanying this negative reads: Mt. Desert Rock Lt. Sta., Nov. 1907. Lucy M. Dodge. No. 2. Rock broken in two by sea. East of Boat-House. Developed with Dianol.
Description: Glass plate negative showing the light stations at Mount Desert Rock, taken in June 1908. Taken from the water, this image shows the buildings at Mount Desert Rock including the boathouse, the double house, the tower, oil house, bell tower, and several outbuildings. The envelope that accompanies this negative reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908, Taken from water.
Description: Glass plate negative showing the light station at Mount Desert Rock. View is taken from the water and shows several buildings including the boathouse, double house, single house, tower, bell tower, and outbuildings. Envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908, No. 1. View from water. Dev. with Di. S. plate.
Description: Glass plate negative showing the light station at Mount Desert Rock. Taken from the water, this view includes a partial view of the crane to the far left, as well as the boathouse, double house, single house, tower, oil house, and outbuildings. Envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908. No. 5. View from water. Dev. with Di. S. Plate.
Description: Glass plate negative showing view of the light station at Mount Desert Rock. The image is very crooked, and the horizon line extends from lower left corner to upper right. Taken from the water, this image shows the double house, tower, and oil house, as well as the bell tower. Envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., June 1908, Taken from water.
Description: Glass plate negative of Mount Desert Rock. Negative is very damaged and has not been digitized. Envelope is discolored but reads "Mt. Desert Rock Lt. Sta., May 1908. Taken from water." Notes at the bottom refers to the development process and reads: Devl. D. Non Hal. Ortho. A. Plate.
Description: View of Mount Desert Rock Light Station, with the tower prominently visible, taken from the south. Visible beneath the lantern is the fog horn. In the foreground, identified by the negative envelope, is Lawrence Newman, the son of First Assistant Keeper Charles Newman
Description: Photograph of Kaspar, Arthur and Will taken at Mount Desert Rock, with the double house in the background. In the foreground is the shadow of the photographer. Kaspar Murphy was the nephew of Lucy McMullin Dodge and her husband, Second Assistant Light Keeper William H.C. Dodge. Arthur Newman was the son of Charles Newman, the First Assistant Keeper at Mount Desert Rock. William H.C. Dodge was the Second Assistant Keeper
Description: View of Mount Desert Rock Light Station showing the double house and the tower. On the ledges are three people, identified on the envelope as Kaspar, Arthur, and Will. Will is William H.C. Dodge, the Second Assistant Light Keeper. Arthur is Arthur Newman, the son of First Assistant Light Keeper, Charles Newman. Kaspar Ives Murphy is the nephew of Will Dodge and his wife, Lucy McMullin Dodge
Description: Mount Desert Rock Light Station, August 1908 - "Capt. Van Norden's Boat" - A Friendship sloop sails in front of the light station at Mount Desert Rock
Description: View of Mount Desert Rock Light Station, taken from the water. The view is very crooked, but the majority of the buildings are visible including the tower, the double house, the single house, the oil house, the boathouse, and others. Notes that the bottom of the negative envelope refer to the development of the negative: Devel. Di Ortho A Non Hal.
Description: View taken at Mount Desert Rock Light Station, looking out to see. Large rocks are visible are visible in the foreground, and several buildings are visible to the right. Closer to the water, the large hoist is visible, as are three people. According to the negative envelope, these individuals are "sweeping" and they are identified as Mr. N., Mr. D., and Mr. R. Mr. N. may be Charles Newman, First Assistant Light Keeper Mr. D. may be William Dodge, Second Assistant Light Keeper Mr. R. may be Fred Robbins, Principal Light Keeper The image appears to be slightly blurry. Notes at the bottom of the negative envelope refer to the developing process and read: Devel with Di Ortho Pan. Plate Non Ha__ [show more]
Description: Glass plate negative showing view of Mount Desert Rock keeper's house and tower. The negative envelope reads: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. House + Tower, Kaspar, Arthur and Will, Taken from W.N.W.
Description: Glass plate negative, Mount Desert Rock. Image shows a man standing up and rowing in a double-ended boat. Two additional rowboats are visible in the background. The negative is stored in an envelope that appears to have once been used for another negative. It reads Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., Aug. 1907 No. 7.e. Oil-House, S.W. Derrick, Capt. J. Robinson's vessel. Looking West.
Description: Two men work on the steam engine, perhaps in the boathouse, at the Mount Desert Rock Light Station. Written on the negative envelope is "Steam Engine, N.G." underneath "Broken Pl[--]" which has been crossed out.
Description: West-Southwest view of the buildings at the Light Station at Mount Desert Rock. In the foreground are broad ledges upon which the buildings are built To the left is the brick oil house, not far from the granite light tower, which has its shutters open. In the background the keepers' houses are visible, as are other small buildings.
Description: Workshops and buildings at Mount Desert Rock Light Station. Two of these buildings are the workshops of [First Name] Dodge and [First Name] Newman. At the far right a cloths-drying tree is visible. The smaller buildings may be outhouses. Large granite boulders occupy the foreground.
Description: View of the light station at Mount Desert Rock, behind large piles of broken granite. At the left is the double tenement, with the single house immediately next door. Connecting these dwellings with the tower are walkways, both covered and uncovered. Written on the negative envelope is No. 5.
Description: View of buildings at Mount Desert Rock Light Station. At the extreme left, the tower wall is visible, as is the horn. The brick oil house is at the center of the photo, and the bell tower is visible in the background. A clothes line, with laundry hanging, extends from the tower to an unidentified white building. Some of the emulsion on this negative is coming off, causing large dark spots. Written on the negative envelope is "No. 5" [show more]
Description: View looking south toward the lighthouse tower at Mount Desert Rock. In the foreground walkways, both covered and uncovered, are visible. A picket fence is visible to the far right, while a small building is visible at the extreme left.