Description: George Buckham Dorr is given at the "custodian". The essay includes black and white photographs and describes Sieru de Monts National Monument, which is not "a purchase by the government" but a "gift from citizens." Photocopy
Description: Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Wears long dark coat over dark dress, with elaborate collar. Hat with large feather in top. Wears wire rim spectacles. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Thaddeus Shepley Somes age outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Short hair brushed to the side, gray beard well trimmed. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Various dates are listed so it is unclear when the formation of the Friday Club occurred. An April 1914 report indicates that a new society needed to be formed since the abandonment of one in 1905. Seems to be affiliated with the Federated Clubs as indicated in Sept 27 minutes In a lined notebook 8*6.5" Begins by stating that meeting to plan for a YWCA
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody, Boston at War, p. 10 both pages Excerpts from Peabody's diary MLP found that the fine private yachts wer not the only transportation equipment taken by the government.
Description: Someone excerpting Marian Lawrence Peabody diary about "War Work" June 11, 1917 to Dec 7, 2017 quoting excerpts from her diary P. 10 Mentions "the awful disaster in Halifax. A munition ship collided with a Belgian relief ship and exploded, destroying half the city." Someone is quoting Peabody's diary, I presume after World War II since she puts in parentheses that Halifax explosion was the largest human caused explosion before Hiroshima. [show more]
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody one cut page War Approaches Another full page, 25 discussing Peabody's diary. "Although attendance fell off badly in the war yuears, MLP held on to her custom of organizing an annual concert
Description: Marian L. Peabody Type written diary May to Dec 1917 On more yellowed paper, Dear Papa, from the Hotel Lincoln, Paris, 9 August 1931, 6 pages, parts crossed out In a notebook
Description: Weather record for 1913. Hand written account of the weather during summer months in a small pocket account book. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.36
Description: Letter (1918) to Fred Smith from Geo. C. Edwards US Naval Forces - passed by Censor - from a French Port. Letter is in wonderful condition and describes his work with the Censor Bureau during World War I.
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: Black & white photograph overlooking Seal Harbor. Small sloops and two schooners in Seal Harbor. Steamship leaving harbor. Another passing in distance. Image stained.
Description: Small steamboat with canopy towing small skiff in Somes Harbor. American flag flying aft. Note on back of photo remarks the man at the helm is Capt. Lester Pray. Back of Somesville Library to the left. Two and one-half story building above boat no longer standing. Peak of blacksmith’s shop visible over canopy of boat. To the right, Fernald’s store (purchased from A.J. Whiting in 1887), later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Large smudge in upper right corner of photo. This is also a slide (97-701-871) used in the Somesville Bicentenial it is found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1 [show more]
Description: Maine Legislative Act to Establish Mt Desert Bridge District regarding the toll bridge becoming a free bridge. Appears to be original with seal Previously archived as 011.FIC.9.2
Description: Certificate of Master Mason for Earll W. Gott of Tremont Lodge of Southwest Harbor. Print with engraved illustration with charity, faith, hope, the Mason seals, and symbols on brown paper. 1911