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3793Deed to Sheep Island
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Sheep Island
  • ?
Description:
Deed illegible from Alexander Baring, Henry Baring of London convey to John Soames Land on Sheep's Island 6 acres Photocopy
12199Waitress uniform, probably from 1940s
  • Object, Clothing, Uniform
  • .
Description:
Dress uniform for a waitress. Cream colored. Loose waist. Short sleeves. Two pockets below waist.
17608Box Candle and stand
  • Object, Furnishings, Household Box, Candle Box
  • ?
Description:
Hand-painted (black background) Japanese motif tin and candle stand with white candle.
14671Unknown Woman, tintype
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • - c 1900
Description:
Woman age 50-60. Name in pencil on back not readable ([great ---- Hau-). Hair pulled back tight. Wears dark dress buttons down front. White collar with plaid scarf around neck joined by large white brooch. Hands folded in lap. Ring on middle finger,color added to cheeks.
8837Bil Somes
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • - c s
Description:
Bill Somes at age 12. Hair short, parted on left side. Standing with left hand on back of chair. Dark cushioned chair with fringe on back and seat. Boy wears dark jackets buttoned to neck. Four folds on each side of jacket and short pockets. Large bow at neck, dark with crisscrossing white stripes. Dark trousers with black boots.
5282Meeting Minutes April 1, 2019
  • Document, Minutes
  • 01 April 1971
Description:
Minutes from a meeting held on 01 April 2019 at the Parish house. 8 members were present. Includes list of items made by members.
5294Meeting minutes of Somesville Sewing Circle
  • Document, Minutes
  • 01 October 1970
Description:
Minutes from a meeting held on the afternoon of 01 October 1970 at the Parish house. Nine members were present. Mentioned in these notes: Lucy Banker, Bertha Allen, Norma Fernald, Mrs.----- Smith, Mrs. Julia Smith, Mrs. Bonny Smith, Mrs, Georgia Stanely, Jean Fernald, and Helen Fernald. The meeting was held to choose a worthy cause to give money to.
5276Letter from Jaylene Roths to Planning Board of Mount Desert
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Jaylene B. Roths
  • 01/01/2001
Description:
Duplicate of letter from Jaylene B. Roths, Executive Director of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, to the Planning Board of Mount Desert applying to request permission to sell mission related items in the Somesville Museum and the Sound School House Museum.
13966Map of the Coast of Maine (Western Part)
  • Map
  • Other, Coast
  • 01/04/2007
Description:
Map of the Coast of Maine, Published by George H. Walker & Co. Boston, 1893. Shows counties and towns; Matinicus Isle, Monhegan, designated "plantation." "Chas. A. Cary, Bowdoin '10, 9 S. Appleton Hall," written on margins. Scale: 5" = 20 miles
17174Sail Plan No. 97 , Drawing No. 786, B.B. Crowninshield, Designer, J. R. D. - Del.
  • Document, Projection, Technical Drawing
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Design drawings
  • Other, Racing
  • Other, Ship equipment & rigging
  • Bowdoin Bradlee Crowninshield
  • 01/08/1900
Description:
Elevations print of Bar Harbor 25 -foot class sloops by Bowdoin Bradlee Crowninshield. The class raced in Bar Harbor from 1900 to 1902. The original plans are at the Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
17175Lines Taken from Arthur Spurling Rowboat, June 7, 1999
  • Document, Projection, Technical Drawing
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Design drawings
  • Arthur Spurling
  • 01/08/1900
Description:
Sketch: Lines Taken from Arthur Spurling Rowboat, June 7, 1999. Spurling (1873-1975) was a well-known builder of rowboats on Islesford.
16894Islands Magazine, Sep/Oct. 1986: A Visit to Bar Harbor
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
Article with Photos in a travel magazine by Jessica Maxwell on visiting the sites in Bar Harbor, Bass Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Jordan Pond and Acadia National Park.
16895Down East Magazine, Oct. 1985: Saved by a Great White Elephant
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
Article by Norah Deakin Davis along with old photos of the Turrets at College of the Atlantic and how it survived and was useful to students, faculty and administrators during the campus fire of 1983.
16896Down East Magazine, August 1984: Trending into Bloom and Croquet Anyone?
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
1) Article with photos by Cynthia Bourgeault on Swan's Island residents and the pros and cons of real estate development there. 2) Article with photos by John N. Cole on the Claremont Hotel's annual croquet tournament (Southwest Harbor).
16897Down East Magazine, July 1983: A Summer Full of Flowers
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
Article by Jane Lamb along with photos of the perrenial gardens of Mary Louise Jenkins on MDI.
16898Down East Magazine, Sep. 1982: Making it in Maine
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
Article with photo of William Tapley, the overseer of Wildwood Stables in Seal Harbor since 1964.
16899Downeast Magazine, June 1982: Mt. Desert's Granite Heritage
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
Article along with photos by Victor J. Layton of the stoneworks of Acadia National Park including Duck Brook Bridge and the gatehouses of Brown Mountain and Jordan Pond.
16900Down East Magazine, September 1981: When Hollywood Came to Bar Harbor
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
Article and photos of the summer of 1917 when actress Annette Kellerman and over 100 actors and actresses came to Bar Harbor to film Queen of the Sea. Article written by Gladys O'Neil.
16901Down East Magazine, June 1981: The Vertical World of Mt. Desert
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 01/15/2010
Description:
Article with photos of rock climbing on Mount Desert. Text and photos by Daniel Koch.
4249Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview with Lillian Rich Reed (1889-1973)
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Other, Children
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Domestic life
  • Other, Motion picture theaters
  • Structures, Civic, Entertainment
  • Eleanor Mayo
  • 01/16/1967
Description:
Transcription of Eleanor Mayo's Interview with Lillian Rich Reed (1889-1973). The interview took place on January 16, 1967. Lillian Rich Reed was the daughter of John M. and Charlotte Kelley Rich, the sister of Emily Rich Trask, and the mother of Emma Reed Richards.
11617Letter from Raymond Somes to Mrs. Arthur L. Somes
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Raymond Somes
  • 01/26/1919
Description:
Raymond writes to his mother from Camp De Souge, Bordeaux, Fr. Raymond starts by talking about how it is expected that they will leave camp in February. Next, he writes about how his regiment
2447Appraisal Report and Valuation Analysis
  • Document, Financial, Appraisal
  • John Pervear
  • 01/29/1990
Description:
Report written by John Pervear, a real estate appraiser and consultant, evaluating the Northeast Harbor Golf Club property. Contains prefacing letter, section of description, analysis, and conclusions, and extensive addenda including maps and sketches of the property.
3839Deed from Daniel Somes to the Parkers
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 01/31/1882
Description:
1 p.
2772Demolition of The Eyrie, Fabled Landmark of the Golden Age, To Be Done By Spring
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Eyrie
  • Other, Houses
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • 01/31/1963
Description:
Partial article (first page only) with photograph pertaining to the razing of The Eyrie, the John D. Rockefeller summer home in Seal Harbor.
5277Meeting Minutes December 2, 1971
  • Document, Minutes
  • 02 December 1971
Description:
Minutes from a meeting held on 02 December 1971. 8 members were present - Lucy Banker, Jennie Grindle, Goldie Bunker, Netti Somes, Barbara Paterson, Bertha Allen, Doris Grant, Carolyn Grant. List of items made by members.

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