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3737Real Estate Deeds, Insurance Policies and Insurance Bills
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Other, Insurance certificates
Description:
Brown envelope containing real estate deeds documenting the sale of property to J.F. Spiker, sale of property by Grace Spiker and insurance policies and bills for real estate. Envelope also contains a letter to LaRue Spiker subrogation agreements required of Grace Spiker. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.067.15
2922Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent
  • Document, Correspondence, Memorandum
  • Events, Fire
Description:
Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent. Bids to clean up damaged timber and reason for no bid on fire killed timber. 3 pages.
3524Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 1947
Description:
Biggest Job in 26 Years Faces Publicity Bureau Newspaper clippings (photocopies) of articles about the loss of Bar Harbor after the 1947 fire. There are also letters discussing how to contradict information in the news claiming the fire burned everything.
12365Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 6, 1947
Description:
Letter to Guy Butler from W.H. Ballard and short response. Suggestions of ways to counteract bad publicity indicating that the whole state, MDI, Bar Harbor have been destroyed by the fire of 47
3781Letter to Mrs. Williams
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire fighters
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Salisbury Cove
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1947
Description:
Unknown who wrote letter regarding recollection of Bar Harbor Fire, Fire of 1947 from Somesville, trying to get firefighters to Salisbury Cove
16433Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Dec 8, 1947
Description:
Letter regarding fire of 47 from Seal and Otter Creek perspective
12243Horse Hair
  • Document, Memorabilia, Souvenir
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Military History
Description:
“Hair of old Whitney ___ Taylor’s war horse of Mexican War.” Ring of horse hair tied with a blue bow and mounted on a piece of paper.
13667Mout Desert Deer Past and Present
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Conservation
  • Other, Mount Desert Deer
  • 1944
Description:
Mount Desert Deer Past and Present, 1944. By Lawrie Holmes of the American Wildlife Institute. 36 pages, including “sources of information”. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.24
12769Building of Arts, Bar Harbor
  • Document, Program
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Building of Arts
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • Structures, Civic, Entertainment
  • 1938
Description:
Program The second Subscription Series Summer of 1938 of the Building of Arts, Bar Harbor ME. Includes advertising from a variey of establishments on the island. Has announcement of a black man (African American), a singer and musician
14746Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1981
Description:
Two double sided typewritten sheets containing carbon copies of letters to bidding contractors on new museum building for MDI Historical Society. Letters inform contractors that a contractor had been chosen.
3744Bids on Construction of New Museum Building for MDI Historical Society
  • Document, Specification
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Various Constractors
  • 1981
Description:
Six sheets containing five bids by various contractors for construction of new museum building in Somesville for the MDI Historical Society.
17540Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • Object, Woodworking
  • Other, Wood carvings
  • Adams, Richard W.
  • 1981
Description:
A film on DVD about Wendell Gilley, master carver from Southwest Harbor. Title: Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver. A documentary story filmed during the construction of the museum built in his honor in 1981. Film by Richard W. Adams, with a 2004 update on the 25th anniversary of the Museum and the centennial of the birth of Wendell Gilley. Running time of 25 minutes.
3522Request for bids of timber by ANP
  • Document, Request
  • Events, Fire
  • Object, Lumber, Timber
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Dec 18, 1947
Description:
Call for bids on salvage of timber within Acadia National Park. Appears unsuccessful.
3841Court Records regarding land claim, partition for Charles S. Richardson and Julia B. Smith
  • Document, Legal, Affidavit
  • Other, Acadian Shores
  • 1973
Description:
District Court Application for Default and Default Judgement to ensure full rights to the land by Charles S Richardson and Julia B. Smith Includes Attachment to motion for Summary Judgment including copies of handwritten records of genealogy of Abraham Somes and Daniel Somes by Georgia Somes Stanley written in 1961 Includes deed from Caroline F. Moore to Geo. L. Somes District Court Civil Action Docket No. 72-73-C-93, Final Judgment and Decree is associated with 011-FIC.10.11 [show more]
3859George William Erving Deed to Daniel Somes
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Acadian Shores
  • Other, Deed
Description:
Papers related to the transfer of lands from George Erving to Daniel Somes
12131Conditiion of A Class boat Questionnaire
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, A-class boats
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • 1957
Description:
questionnaire results for the A class boat , 1957 on condition of A class sailing boats, hull condition, sail condition, maintenance costs, whether the boat will race next year 3 p Previously accessioned as 007.138
12132Letter from McPherson to Ted Welles
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, A-class boats
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • 1971
Description:
letter from Russell MacPherson to Ted Welles requesting information about the A class boats Previously accessioned as 007.137
12130Possible cancellation of A class race
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, A-class boats
  • Other, Luders
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • 1960
Description:
letter regarding possible cancellation of A class races in Aug.1960 Previoulsy accessioned as 007.139
4636Deposit for Edward Welles A Boat
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Other, A-class boats
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • 1971
Description:
Deposit for Edward Welles A Boat of $100 Previously accessioned as 007.130
12134Letter to E.R. Welles
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, A-class boats
  • 1969
Description:
letter from E.A. Jurist in reply to inquiry from E.R. Welles regarding his interest in "A " class boats. Previously accessioned as 007.133
12136Class A Specifications
  • Document, Prospectus
  • Other, A-class boats
Description:
List of Class A specifications as drawn up by class committee 1935 Photocopy on yellow paper Previously accessioned as 007.134
3624Calendar
  • Document, Advertising, Print Ad, Newspaper Ad
  • Other, Advertisements
  • Other, Advertising
  • Other, Calendars
  • 1880
Description:
Perpetual calendar printed on newspaper - month is permanent while days of the week scroll over top of month. In frame under glass. Business advertising (AC Fernald Undertaker and Embalmer, FA Noyes Hair Cutting & Shaving, Wells & Mayo Dry & Pickled Fish, Graves Brothers Contractors, GW Jordan Sail Boats to Let, AI Holmes General Provisions, SC Stanley Fish Dealer, TW Jackson Fresh & Salt Meats, GW Lawrie Boot & Shoe Repairer, James J. Lawton Canned Goods, Belfast Printing Smith's Inhaler, ER Kittredge Milk and Cream, PW Richardson Groceries, and more) from Manset, Somesville and Southwest Harbor. Framed; titled " Business Firms of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Somesville etc. Maine.". [show more]
2472Card with a map of Mount Desert Island, advertising the Somes House, Somesville
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
  • Other, Advertising
  • Other, Food
  • Other, Transportation - water
Description:
2.5” x 4.25” card with a map of Mount Desert Island, advertising the Somes House, Somesville. “Telephone in advance for celebrated Chicken Dinners”. On the back is a “Perpetual Time Table” for a boat making stops at Somesville, Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, and Bar Harbor.
9194Advertising card for Dr. Hartshorn’s No. 18: cure for sprains, bruises, neuralgia, rheumatism & c
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
  • Other, Advertising
  • Other, Medicine
Description:
Advertising card for “Dr. Hartshorn’s No. 18 - cure for sprains, bruises, neuralgia, rheumatism & c.” There is a picture of a young girl with a candle and holly behind her head on the front. On the back is more information and illnesses listed that can be cured by “Dr. Hartshorn’s No. 18”
4381Advertising card of Geoge Somes House
  • Document, Advertising, Print Ad
  • Other, Advertising
  • nd
Description:
Somes House Geo Somes propietor