Description: Postcard by W. H. Ballard: Looking down the Cadillac Mountain Road, Acadia National Park, Mt. Desert Island. Created for Jordan Pond House.
Description: Color postcard of Steamer Moosehead passing the Breakwater. Bar Harbor ME. The back of the postcard is marked: Presented by W.H. Ballard, Southwest Harbor. July 1958. "Trainboat."
Description: Summit of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park with parked cars. The postcard is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smale in Pennsylvania.
Description: Color postcard labeled "Steamer Frank Jones leaving Bar Harbor, ME." There is an inset marked "From Deck of Frank Jones." The postcard is addressed to: A.F. Sawyer Millbridge, ME
Description: Post card from Arthur Lewis Somes to his son, Raymond Percival Somes (b 4 Nov 1893 in Tremont; d 20 Apr 1983) who was at the University of Maine, Orono, in Phi Kappa Sigma Raymond was also known as Raym and Pete Ma and I plan to go to Portland this afternoon on the "Morse" The sun is out this morning the first time this month. Shall come back via of Bangor either Wed. or Thursday. Will let you know so that you can come down. What do you think of this card? Found it in my desk. It must be 5 years old (so picture on the back is of AL Somes Store and would be from 1908) [show more]
Description: Postcard of men in dark full suits (jacket, vest, long dark ties, white shirts, dark fedoras) posing lifting stick with large fish attached to it. Fish is as tall as men, hangs down from pole suspended between them. Same palm trees, beach, water as in postcards 001-59.94, 001-59.220 (most likely could have photograph taken with props, then made into postcard).
Description: Postcard of unknown man wearing full dark suit (jacket, vest, trousers, long dark tie, dark oxford shoes), watch on chain across waist, dark fedora, sitting side-saddle on a burro or donkey. Can see faux water, palm tree in background (though hard to tell if simply a backdrop). Very similar background to earlier postcard of man with alligator: 001.59.94. Typical photo postcard made in Florida studio for tourists.
Description: Black and white photograph of Whitefish Point Coast Guard Station. There is a two story white clapboard building in the middle of the frame with four other two story buildings to the left of the frame. Next to the closest building there is a square building on stilts with a window on each side. A pile of windows or doors lays closest to the photographer on the ground. Date on the back reads 1946. From Folder Snapshots/Indiana landscape
Description: Black and white photograph of cut tree logs laying on the beach next to the lake. Most likely fell of cargo ships and washed up on shore. 1946 written on back From Folder Snapshots/Indiana Nature
Description: Black and white photograph of deer standing on a ridge above LaRue. The deer are in between the two large trees on either side. 1946 written on back From Folder Snapshots/Indiana Nature
Description: Picture of a little boy in overalls, white shirt, and baseball cap, sitting on the front porch of a house. Large double screen doors can be seen behind him. There are a number of unknown objects to the right of the boy on the porch. There is an inscription on the back which is hard to make out. One copy is also in a cardboard frame stamped Karbonet Caption reads: Geo Spiker Ogdere ? 1911
Description: Color postcard of Hotel Florence and Village Green in Bar Harbor. Postmarked December 22, 1975. Message on back: "Charlie - Merry Christmas and the best of the New Year - The Fennos" Card addressed to Charles Sawyer, Bar Harbor Realty, Maine St., Bar Harbor, ME