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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
12903The Appleton Arithmetics: Second Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Arithmetic
  • Other, Textbook
  • Young, J.W.A. and Lambert L. Jackson
  • D. Appleton and Co.
  • 1909
Description:
Covers work usually taught in the fifth and sixth grades.
5325Letter to the Bar Harbor Board of Trade, May 15,1908 regarding an advertisement for Bar Harbor to be published in the Yale Weekly Review.
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Yale Alumni Weekly
  • 1908
Description:
Letter to the Bar Harbor Board of Trade, May 15,1908 regarding an advertisement for Bar Harbor to be published in the Yale Weekly Review. Signed by George Strader or Stander (?). Signature is not very legible. Paper is damaged by what looks like fire, and the bottom inch or so is missing, along with the bottom right corner.
5308Letter from Wyckoff Advertising Co to the Bar Harbor Board of Trade
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Wykoff Advertising
  • 1908
Description:
This is a letter from Wyckoff Advertising Co of Boston, Massachusetts acknowledging the recept of a letter from the Bar Harbor Board of Trade. The letter also mentions advertising Bar Harbor Board of Trade had purchased in an upcoming publication.
5307Letter from the Summer Resorts Dept. of The World
  • Document, Correspondence
  • World, (The)
  • 1908 ca.
Description:
A letter from the Summer Resorts Department of the World publication offering advertising space in their upcoming publication. The letter also states the benefits to the receiver of advertising in their publication vs other publications.
5309Letter from Worcester Evening Gazette to Bar Harbor Board of Trade
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Wooster Evening Gazette
  • 1908
Description:
A letter from the Worcester Evening Gazette to the Bar Harbor Board of trade mentioning the cost of the advertising in their newspaper.
14079Steamboat "Mount Desert" leaving Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Transportation - Water
  • Places, Landscape
  • W.H. Ballard
  • 1900c.
Description:
Steamboat "Mount Desert" leaving Southwest Harbor. Three small sail boats between Clark’s Point and Greening’s Island. Two boats moored in front of Madeira house near Manset, roof of house visible. Sloop under sail to left of house. Entrance to Somes Sound and mountains visible in background. Marked on back, W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine. Str. Mount Desert Leaving Southwest Harbor. About 1900. Rockland - Bar Harbor Line.” [show more]
5305Letter from the Washington Post
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Washington Post
  • 1908
Description:
Letter from the Washington Post offering advertising space in their upcoming Special Resorts Section.
17021Up From Slavery: an Autobiography
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, African Americans
  • Other, Washington, Booker T.
  • Washington, Booker T.
  • A.L. Burt Co.
  • 1900
13746Road Map of the Portland District, Maine
  • Map
  • Walker Lith.& Publishing Co., Boston, Mass.
  • 1905
Description:
Map from 013.034.005 Size 26" x 30"
11664The "Arch" on Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor, Maine
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • W. H. Sherman
  • 1907
11663Bicycle Path, Bar Harbor, ME
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • W. H. Sherman
  • 1907
11662At Seal Harbor
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • W. H. Sherman
  • 1907
7171Boats built on MDI, Northeast Harbor 1905
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • W. H. Ballard
  • 1905
Description:
View of NE Harbor, with boats built on Mount Desert Island
12053Map of Bartlett Island for W.C. and A. P. Loring (1906)
  • Map
  • Other, Bartlett's Island
  • W. A. Aheath
  • 1906
Description:
Photocopy of a 1906 Bartlett Island map shows acreage, plot lines and numbers, owners (past and present), roads and paths, cove names.
5142H. Summer Richardson
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • People
  • Unkown
  • 1900
Description:
Portrait of young man in dark suit with polka dot vest, white shirt and dark bow tie. Striped shirt underneath suit jacket; hands in pockets. Straight dark hair parted on left. Caption on back reads “H. Sumner Richardson, age 17 yrs.” b. 1883, d. 1947.
8992Somesville School Class Photograph 1909
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Unknown
  • 1909
Description:
Somesville School Class photograph, October 1909. Twenty one students, none identified. Marked Somesville, Me, Oct 1909 in lower left corner. Students gathered on grass, trees in background. Teacher in center wears hair pulled back with white blouse and dark skirt which buttons down center. Dark tie at neck. Photo attached to glass. Glass cracked in several places.
8996Clara Emilie Meynell Somes and Thaddeus Shepley Somes
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1905
Description:
Clara Emilie Meynell Somes(1842-1920) and Thaddeus Shepley Somes (1839-1913) seated on front step of their home on corner of Oak Hill Road and Main Street. Clara wears hair in large bun on back of head. Striped blouse with full sleeves, black placket down center of bodice, white lace around collar. Decorative white flower plackets descend from shoulders along each side on center. Black skirt with indistinguishable design. Thaddeus wears straw hat, dark suit, white shirt, and black tie. [show more]
9021Hall Quarry
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Unknown
  • 1900c.
Description:
Men working on granite. Crane marked “10 Ton Niles Crane” hangs above men. Trams sit on tracks ready to take granite to the wharf for loading. Marked on back, “Hall Quarry Me After C.J. Hall. Arthur McMullen Lease, work - River Drive New York. early 1900s.” Image fading. Two black smudges appear at top of image. Edges of photo torn in places.
9032Harriet Somes Sanderson
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1904
Description:
Harriet Somes Sanderson sitting in upholstered chair looking to left. Hair swept up under wide brimmed white hat wth feather falling over brim. Feather boa around shoulders. Dress, leaf and berry pattern throughout with lace bodice. Wearing small earrings. Marked 1904 in lower right corner. Duplicate of 997-491-657
9044Unknown girl by lake
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • Unknown
  • 1900
Description:
Unknown girl (Virginia Somes Sanderson?) standing at edge of lake or pond in bathing suit. Hair pulled up in ribbon. White scratches around edge of photo. Marked on back, “Catawba Island, O. July 1900.
9055Nathan Salisbury House
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Unknown
  • 1905
Description:
Two and one-half story historic Nathan Salisbury house in Somesville (once owned by Stan and Binnie MacDonald) . White clapboard with dark shutters. Large addition on back. Covered porch across front of house.Several trees on front lawn one in back of house. Telephone poles and large trees line snow covered road. Marked on back, “now MacDonald house formerly Lewis Somes house not Mt. Desert house as Virginia says.” Also marked, “Mt. Desert House, bought by Rev. Manning.” Part crossed out. [show more]
9109Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Boats
  • Other, Buildings
  • Unknown
  • 1903
Description:
Looking across Bass Harbor to Bernard from McKinley. Several boats in the harbor, mostly fishing vessels. Sea gulls in foreground.
9146Man in chair with boy standing beside him
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1900s
Description:
Photograph of stereoscope slide. Unknown Older man seated in chair on left wearing derby type hat with dark coat, jacket, vest, white collar and dark tie. Boy standing on right wears dark brimless hat, dark coat buttoned to top and dark pants. Boys hand on back of chair. One window with open black shutters on white clapboard house behind pair.
9155Man and woman seated on a bench
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • c 1900s
Description:
Young man and young woman seated together on bench in photographer studio. Man on left wears hair parted in middle and combed to sides. White pants, black belt, white shirt, black bow tie and dark coat. Woman wears hair parted in middle and pinned to side of head. Whte dress with hat in hand. Had adorned with flowers and bow.
9171Julia Lord
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1854 - c 1900
Description:
Julia Lord age 18 - 30. hair parted in midde and pulled back. Ribbons worn at back of head. Cheeks colored by photographer. Gray dress with plain white collar and brooch at neck.