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| 3359 | Brig Polly |
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Description: Pastel of Brig Polly. Caption reads, “Brig Polly upset in thunderstorm. 18th Sept 1801”. Shows cattle in water and capsized ship. Man in pilgrim hat and Indian sitting on capsized ship. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston. | |||
| 3360 | Brig Polly |
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Description: Pastel of Brig Polly undersail with colors flying. Caption reads, “Brig Polly of Boston, Capt. Abraham Fernald with live stock for the West Indies. Leaving Boston”. Wood frame carved in a linked chain pattern. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston. | |||
| 3361 | Echo Vista Drawing |
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Description: India Ink Sketch of Echo Vista with Route 102 running down center and Echo Lake to right | ||||
| 3167 | The Homestead - Drawing |
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Description: Artist unknown. Shows elaborate house with gazebo to the right. Girl holding flower outside the house. Pencil or charcoal in wood frame. Pitch coming through the varnish. | ||||
| 9516 | Sketch of Dog |
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Description: Pencil kketch of Collie type dog. Sketch just of dog’s head, faces to the left. ‘MLC’ written in pencil on bottom. | |
| 7084 | Dog Drawing |
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| 2068 | The Eyrie Garden |
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Description: leaflet from the Annual Meeting of the Garden Club of America July 11,12,13, 1934 Garden Club of Mt. Desert with description of the Eyrie Garden of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and illustration of the Garden. | ||
| 13082 | Alterations to Mr. Alexander Moseley's Cottage |
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Description: Two plans ( ink on linen) of alterations to existing cottage. Original cottage ws designed by William Ralph Emerson 1885. ( see 001.74.10007). Size 11" by 30" | ||
| 13083 | Sketch for Proposed Mission for Rev. Saml Jobe |
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Description: 2 elevations and 1 plan, pendcil on tracing paper. One 18" by 18" elevation and 12" by 18" plan and elevation. | ||
| 13084 | Alterations to Star Theater For Joe Emery |
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| 11442 | Mossley Hall |
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Description: Four (4) plans cellar to third floor of Mossley Hall. See also 001.74.1006 for alterations to this building. W.B. Howard Cottage, 1882-3. William Ralph Emerson, architect. | ||
| 11443 | Mossley Hall |
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Description: Blueprints four (4) of Mossley Hall in Bar Harbor, Me. Related to 015.74.1006 alteration to Moseley Hall. | ||
| 9276 | Drawing of heads of 2 dogs |
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Description: Drawing of the heads of two dogs by LaRue Spiker undated Previously archived as 012.FIC.053.1, **1366 | ||
| 14660 | 18 drawings of orchids |
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Description: 18 watercolor drawings of orchids by Mrs. Elsie Shaw. Original envelope cover and inside page referring to artists have been kept. Items are numbered 003.17.2a - . 2s. | ||||
| 17008 | Skethches of heirloom garden plants |
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Description: Pencil drawings of nine (9) plants in the Heirloom Garden in Somesville. These images were used in the Garden pamphlet created in 2006 and 2007. 2 pages. | ||
| 17009 | Chebacco boat |
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Description: Pen and ink drawing of Chebacco boat and sailor. This was used as logo for MDI Historical Society's Chebacco magazine. | |||
| 3289 | Painting - Small House |
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Description: Pastel on cardboard. Three mountains in center with trees on each side. Small house on right near gray water. Dark skies. | ||||
| 3290 | Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury |
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Description: In oval dark wood frame with gilt edge. Portrait - gray background. Subject wearing black suit and bow tie resembles Abraham Lincoln. Loaner is descendant of Nathan Salisbury who lived in Somesville. | ||||
| 3291 | Painting - Books and Candle |
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Description: Still life painting of Dr. Kittredge’s books and candle in oil on canvas. Heavy ornate gold frame. Artist unknown. | ||||
| 12783 | Painting of scene on Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island |
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Description: Oil painting of Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Ocean Drive, Acadia National Park, by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||
| 12784 | Surf at Seawall |
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Description: Oil painting of Surf at Seawall, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Surf at Seawall, Mount Desert Island, Me, Painted by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, At Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||
| 13458 | Old Somesville Mill |
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Description: Painting of the old Somesville Mill by George Ashbridge Rhoades. Mill on pond with waterfall to the right. Church steeple in background. Moon in upper left corner. Copy of July 5, 1933 news article on back in reference to the Somesville Mill burning down. Taped to the back of the painting are a newspaper clipping and a typed copy of the clipping: BAR HARBOR TIMES Wednesday, July 5, 1933 SOMESVILLE MILL IS BURNED Early yesterday morning the Old Mill at Somesville burned in a fire of undetermined origin. This historic landmark owned jointly by Mrs. John Somes and Mrs. Geo. Somes has been in the Somes family for four generations. It was built nearly 100 years ago by the first John Somes, a pioneer on the island. Lumber, long and short shingles were sawed at the mill and it was operated by John Somes up to about eight years ago. The remnant of the little old schooner which John Singer Sargent painted when he visited the island some dozen years ago, escaped the fire. The mill will not be rebuilt. [show more] | |||
| 13714 | Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge |
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Description: Background brown and gray. Subject is wearing bonnet, shawl, black dress. A hand is reaching from behind sofa to take sheet music. Sarah Kittredge ( 1776-1871) was the wife of Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island. Artist unknown- may be an itinerant painter. | ||
| 13743 | Lewis H. Story |
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Description: Colored copy of watercolor painting by Maggie Johnston that she did in summer and fall of 2013 when Lewis H. Story was docked at Somesville. She was one of the plein air painters. Dimensions: 11" x 14" Image #2 is note from donor to Bill Horner, Pres. of MDI Historical Society acknowledging donation. | |||
| 17617 | Placentia Island |
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Description: Oil painting of Placentia Island, 13" X 17", framed Information date, name of painting on back is in Marjory's handwriting, Cliffs at Placentia Island, 1956 Painting is signed, Marjory Hayward |
