Description: Postcard of the Swan's Island Ferry, underway, 1961. Published in 1965. Back of card: Operated by Maine State Ferry Service, carries 150 passengers and 8 cars between mcKinlye, in Acadia national Park, and Swans Island, Maine. A 5 mile trip in 35 minutes across beautfiul Blue Hill Bay. Note on original sleeve: Sold $6,000 to H.G. Reed, $103.00
Description: Postcard with photo of High Seas, restaurant built for Mr. and Mrs. G. Edgar Morang. Designed by Robert Patterson. Note gave date of 1956.
Description: This 4 x 6 inch booklet of postcard-size black and white pictures is entitled "Souvenir Letter", Southwest Harbor, ME. It is addressed to Mrs. Mary E. Mayo, Blue Hill, Maine and has a postal stamp marked "Southwest Harbor, Me. Dec. 24, 1969". Inside there are 9 black and white images of landmarks or scenes on the "quietside of MDI", as well as, Bear Island.
Description: photo greeting card of home in snow with hand-written greeting on back: Good cheer for the holidays. May the blessing of peace be with us before another Christmas season. All good wishes from N.C. Thornton
Description: "To My Darling" - a postcard with romantic poem written to "Rufena" by James Gallard. Poem written across text side of card. No address. Reference to P.E. Island
Description: Fold-out booklet; includes 18 color pictures inside. Pictorial cover; map of MDI printed in blue on inside cover. Produced by the Curt Teich & Co. Printed with ART-COLORTONE method originiated in 1931. D-4266 may indicate 1936 as year of printing. Curt Teich Co. was one of two major postcard publishers in the USA. Gift of Rosamond S. Rea; found in parents' possessions (and information furnished by her). Images are: Bubbles Pond and Pemetic Mountain Bar Harbor, Porcupine Islands and Frenchmen's Bay from Cadillac Mountain Thunder Hole Lobster Fishermen at Otter Creek Balance Rock and Frenchmen's Bay Entrance to Somes Sound and Northeast Harbor Airplane View of Bar Harbor and Cadillac Mountain Rock Cut Ascending Cadillac Mountain Road The Ovens, Bar Harbor Ranger and Boys Looking Westward Eagle Lake and Frenchmen's Bay from Cadillac Summit Road Viaduct over Otter Creek showing top of Champlain Mountain Gorham Mountain and Great Head from Otter Cliff Eagle Lake from Cadillac Mountain Road "The Eyrie"--Summer Home of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Rock Cut on Cadillac Mountain Road Parking Space and Lookout Area on Summit of Cadillac Mountain [show more]
Description: 12 photographic postcards showing this class of sailboat at entrance to Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Some of these Compact Craft, first built at Mount Desert Yact Yard, and designed by Farnum Butler, were towed 1000 miles overland for the race.
Description: A YMCA troop issued post card with a message from Raymond to his mother: "Dear mother- Arrived O.K. today. Fine trip. Expect to be home soon. Love Raymond"
Description: A generic Red Cross Soilder's Mail postcard with a printed message: "The ship on which I sailed has arrived safely overseas." Signed by Raymond Somes.
Description: A military issued postcard containing a generic pre-typed message with a blank spot for the recipients name and the sender. "Dear [Mother] Safe at port of disembarkation. Nothing unusual to relate, and daily drills, physical excercises, games and music all added to the pleasures of the journey. Will send letter on arrival at head-quarters."
Description: A military issued Soldier's Mail postcard from Raymond Somes to Arthur Somes. There is a printed message that simply says: "The ship on which I sailed has arrived safely overseas." It then has lines where Raymond wrote his name and military organization.
Description: "Dear friend Arthur, Just a line from France wishing you the best of health, as I am myself enjoying. I would like to be driving around teh old island to-day if the weather is as good as here, but will not be long before we get back now I think" Written By Private H.L. Tibbets to Raymond Somes's father Arthur.
Description: A YMCA sponsored postcard for troops on active service. Somes writes: "Dear Mother: I hope you are not worrying about me. I had a fine trip. Will write a letter when I get settled. Love from Raymond."
Description: A YMCA sponsored troop issued postcard from early on in Raymond's time overseas. "Dear Father- Everything O.K. Had a fine trip and am enjoying seeing the world. Raymond"
Description: A YMCA troop postcard written by Raymond to his father on what appears to be the day he arrived back in the United States: "Arrived to-day O.K. good trip. Expect to be home soon- Love Raymond"