John F. Young [Photograph]
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.N.1987.7
Description
A photograph taken 1923-1927 in Old Town, ME. The subject is John S. Young, a mustachioed man who, in the picture, wears a brimmed hat and heavy, belted trench coat but no gloves. There is snow on the ground and roof of a house in the background. In his right hand, he is carrying a parcel or sheaf of paper. The donor of the photograph, Ruth Ross, shared that Mr. Young would sell is poems around Old Town. Mr. Young wrote the poems "Steamer Empress of Ireland Sunk" and "The Great Bangor Fire."