Baby in white gown. Portrait on wooden chair, lace curtains in background. Stanley Brown. Photograph taken by B. F. Freeman Photographer, Somerville, Mass (MAN 63).
Description: Baby in white gown. Portrait on wooden chair, lace curtains in background. Stanley Brown. Photograph taken by B. F. Freeman Photographer, Somerville, Mass (MAN 63).
Description: A baby (Stanley Brown) dressed in a white gown, sitting in a chair and smiling. Photograph taken by B. F. Freeman, Somerville, MA (MAN 43).
Description: Middle-aged woman in black dress with lace on neckline and sleeves. Standing next to a chair. (MAN 69) Benjamin F. Freeman, Somerville, MA
Scan of a Carl Little photograph of Richard Estes painting "Water Taxi", showing Nancy McCormick and daughter aboard Hugh Dwelley's water taxi (1999) with Bear Island and Cranberry Island in background.
Description: Scan of a Carl Little photograph of Richard Estes painting "Water Taxi", showing Nancy McCormick and daughter aboard Hugh Dwelley's water taxi (1999) with Bear Island and Cranberry Island in background.
Inscription composed by Mrs. Agnes Le Page. Work commissioned by Mrs. August Belmont and was designed and executed by Charles Savage. Related to GEN 0311 and Art 0025
Description: Inscription composed by Mrs. Agnes Le Page. Work commissioned by Mrs. August Belmont and was designed and executed by Charles Savage. Related to GEN 0311 and Art 0025
1. Stephen Smallidge and wife 2. Mrs. Joy 3. Old Captain Jordan 4. Young Captain Jordan 5. Mr. Frazier 6. Mr. Soulis 7. Abram Gilpatrick 8. Mrs. Caspar Wistar (somestimes misspelled Wister) 9. Rt. Rev. William Croswell Doane 10. Rev. Dr. Charles C. Tiffany, Rev. Dr. George Park Fisher and Hon. Andrew D. White 11. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Coit Gilman 12. Hon. and Mrs. Seth Low 13. Rev. William R. Huntington 14, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Thorp
Description: 1. Stephen Smallidge and wife 2. Mrs. Joy 3. Old Captain Jordan 4. Young Captain Jordan 5. Mr. Frazier 6. Mr. Soulis 7. Abram Gilpatrick 8. Mrs. Caspar Wistar (somestimes misspelled Wister) 9. Rt. Rev. William Croswell Doane 10. Rev. Dr. Charles C. Tiffany, Rev. Dr. George Park Fisher and Hon. Andrew D. White 11. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Coit Gilman 12. Hon. and Mrs. Seth Low 13. Rev. William R. Huntington 14, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Thorp
Rev. Dr. Charles C. Tiffany, Rev. Dr. George Park Fisher and Hon. Andrew D. White. Dr. Tiffany was Archdeacon of the Diocese of New York. Dr. Fisher was Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale University, and Dr. White (who had been president of Cornell) was an American Ambassador in Germany and in Russia. These three men were boyhood friends. The picture was taken at the time of a "house party" which Mrs. Pepper gave them in the cottage on School House Ledge. Others who were members of the "party" were Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Stimson.
Description: Rev. Dr. Charles C. Tiffany, Rev. Dr. George Park Fisher and Hon. Andrew D. White. Dr. Tiffany was Archdeacon of the Diocese of New York. Dr. Fisher was Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale University, and Dr. White (who had been president of Cornell) was an American Ambassador in Germany and in Russia. These three men were boyhood friends. The picture was taken at the time of a "house party" which Mrs. Pepper gave them in the cottage on School House Ledge. Others who were members of the "party" were Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Stimson. [show more]
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Coit Gilman. He was President of Johns Hopkins. Her maiden name was Woolsey, a daughter (as I recall it) of old President Woolsey of Yale, and a sister of Miss Sarah Woolsey, whose pen name was Susan Coolidge. They all spent many summers at Clifton House.
Description: Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Coit Gilman. He was President of Johns Hopkins. Her maiden name was Woolsey, a daughter (as I recall it) of old President Woolsey of Yale, and a sister of Miss Sarah Woolsey, whose pen name was Susan Coolidge. They all spent many summers at Clifton House.
The Hon. and Mrs. Seth Low. He was Mayor of New York and President of Columbia University. She was a daughter of Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Curtis, of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Description: The Hon. and Mrs. Seth Low. He was Mayor of New York and President of Columbia University. She was a daughter of Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Curtis, of the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Rev. William R. Huntington, D.D., Rector of Grace Church, New York. A man of saintly character, exquisite literary taste and of wide influence in the Episcopal Church. For some years. when he was a widower, he and his sister-in-law, Miss Miriam Reynolds, occupied the cottage "Bishops-gate-Within". Later he occupied a cottage back of the Clifton House overlooking the harbor. This picture was taken on Mrs. Pepper's piazza.
Description: The Rev. William R. Huntington, D.D., Rector of Grace Church, New York. A man of saintly character, exquisite literary taste and of wide influence in the Episcopal Church. For some years. when he was a widower, he and his sister-in-law, Miss Miriam Reynolds, occupied the cottage "Bishops-gate-Within". Later he occupied a cottage back of the Clifton House overlooking the harbor. This picture was taken on Mrs. Pepper's piazza.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Thorp. He was a member of the Boston Bar and a true sportsman. In college he had been a member of the celebrated Harvard Baseball team, which made a notable record in games played against professional Nine's. He was a fine tennis player and in a national gold tournament was beaten only on the last green by MacDonald who won the championship. Mrs. Thorp was a daughter of the poet Longfellow and one of the most delightful and charming of women. She was a graduate of Newnham College, Oxford, and was the "laughing Allegra" in "The Children's Hour". Their home was on Greening's Island, but this picture was taken on Mrs. Pepper's piazza.
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Thorp. He was a member of the Boston Bar and a true sportsman. In college he had been a member of the celebrated Harvard Baseball team, which made a notable record in games played against professional Nine's. He was a fine tennis player and in a national gold tournament was beaten only on the last green by MacDonald who won the championship. Mrs. Thorp was a daughter of the poet Longfellow and one of the most delightful and charming of women. She was a graduate of Newnham College, Oxford, and was the "laughing Allegra" in "The Children's Hour". Their home was on Greening's Island, but this picture was taken on Mrs. Pepper's piazza. [show more]
Mrs. Joy who, when we first came to Northeast in 1889, kept the only dry-goods store in the village. It was called a "Trimming Store" for the sale of what the British would call "oddments".
Description: Mrs. Joy who, when we first came to Northeast in 1889, kept the only dry-goods store in the village. It was called a "Trimming Store" for the sale of what the British would call "oddments".
Old Captain Jordan, Keeper of the Bear Island Light. This picture was taken when he paid a courtesy call on Mrs. Pepper when we first moved into the (then) new cottage on School House Ledge. He evidently felt a bit foolish at being photographed.
Description: Old Captain Jordan, Keeper of the Bear Island Light. This picture was taken when he paid a courtesy call on Mrs. Pepper when we first moved into the (then) new cottage on School House Ledge. He evidently felt a bit foolish at being photographed.
Description: Young Captain Jordan (son of the old Captain) who sailed a large sloop, much used by the Misses Irwin and other ladies for "safe" sailing parties.
Description: Mr. Frazier, keeper of a buck-board stable. With Mr. Smallidge, Mr. Frazier regularly took up the collection at the Sunday morning service.