River Drive on the Seboeis Stream

Sepia tone photograph of a logging crew working a river drive on the Seboeis Stream next to the Old Cedar Bridge in Seboeis, Maine. Three men are standing on the bridge holding long poles. Three men are standing on logs in the river. undated, Late 19th-Early 20th Century. (See also p07854) See NAFOH 2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1599/thumbnail.jp

George Blood House, Whitney Ridge, Seboeis

Black and white photograph of (l-r) Bessie Hall, George Hall, and Joseph Emery Smart, Jr. posing next to a collapsed barn at the old George Blood (1833-1912) farm on Whitney Ridge in Seboeis. Bessie Hall wears a long, striped dress and has a sweater or jacket draped over her arm. She holds a small cat. George stands beside her wearing a grey jacket and pants over a darker vest and white shirt and tie. Jose leans against a stack of boards wearing a homemade jacket and dark slacks with a fedora-style hat. undated, Late 19th-Early 20th Century. (See also p07993, p07995) See NAFOH 2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1607/thumbnail.jp

Unidentified at South Branch Pond

Black and white photograph taken at Uncle Jose\u27s (Joseph Emery Smart, Jr.) cabin on South Branch Pond. An older, unidentified man is seated with a young child seated next to him. South Branch Pond can be seen in the background as can the bottom level of the cabin and railing. Undated. See NA2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1390/thumbnail.jp

Five Men with a Canoe

Faded sepia photograph of Harry Files, Lucien Dinsmore, Will Smart, Tom Smart, and Fred Smart standing side-by-side in a line beside a canoe, holding guns. One of the first photos made by Joseph Emery Smart, Jr. undated, Late 19th-Early 20th Century. See NAFOH 2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1476/thumbnail.jp

Smart\u27s Island, Mattamiscontis Lake, Maine

Chocolate or brown photographic print of a scenic view of Mattamiscontis Lake from Smart\u27s Island. The view captures the landing point for the camp with a small, wooden dock. Four game carcasses hang from a gambrel constructed of sapling trees. The photograph is marred by a large thumbprint in the lower right corner. undated, Late 19th-Early 20th Century. See NAFOH 2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1581/thumbnail.jp

George Blood House, Whitney Ridge, Seboeis

Black and white photograph of three people standing and sitting in an unmowed field beside a ramshackle house identified by Dr. Paul R. Dinsmore as the old George Blood (1833-1912) house on Whitney Ridge in Seboeis. The people are possibly George Hall and Bessie Hall (left) and an unidentified woman seated in a chair, cradling a cat. The house remains standing with the window boarded up. An outbuilding next to the house is collapsing. undated, Late 19th-Early 20th Century. (See also p07993, p08002) See NAFOH 2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1600/thumbnail.jp

Trestle Spanning Seboeis Stream

Sepia tone, scenic photograph taken from beside the railroad tracks looking down the tracks toward the trestle spanning the Seboeis Stream. To the left of the railroad tracks sits a large sawmill complex. The stream is covered with a large raft of logs that extends above and below the bridge. undated, Late 19th-Early 20th Century. See NAFOH 2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1582/thumbnail.jp

Samual O. Dinsmore, M.D. Homestead

Sepia photograph of an extended farmhouse, unidentified members of the Dinsmore family standing on the front step and dooryard in Medford Center, Maine. Rather than a large barn, the house attaches to a building housing Dr. Samual O. Dinsmore\u27s office. A sign above the door and windows reads, S.O. Dinsmore M.D. undated, Late 19th-early 20th century. See NAFOH 2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1483/thumbnail.jp

Four-door Touring Car

Black and white photograph of a group of unidentified people seated in an early, four-door touring car, circa 1910-1920. The image is printed within an outline that looks like a route-number road sign. The photograph may have been taken by Joseph Emery Smart, Jr., who was a photographer and, according to Dr. Paul Dinsmore, mask images in prints for added ornamentation. The vehicle is light in color and has a tool box fixed to the running board between the driver\u27s and passenger\u27s doors. The woman seated in front wears a light colored hat and smiles. The man seated next to her wears glasses, white shirt sleeves, and bow tie. A man in the back seat rests one foot on the top of the back passenger door and leans back against a woman whose face is obscured by part of the car. See NA2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1389/thumbnail.jp

David Fink in a Corn Field

Sepia tone photograph of an older man, David Fink, standing in a field of corn shocks, holding a rifle. The corn was planted and raised by Joseph Emery Smart, Jr. Amongst the corn shocks are pumpkins still on vines that have been hit by frost. Fink wears a hat, dark coat and vest as well as dark, striped pants. He has a big, white mustache and wears a pocket watch chain on his vest. undated. See NA2462.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/1430/thumbnail.jp