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11669Snowshoe
  • Object, Transportation, Snowshoe
  • Nature, Seasons, Winter
  • Other, leather
  • Other, shoes
  • Transportation, Snowshoe
  • 06/14/2011
Snowshoe
Item:
  • 11669   
Object ID:
  • 996-99-315
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Transportation, Snowshoe
Subject:
  • Nature, Seasons, Winter
  • Other, leather
  • Other, shoes
  • Transportation, Snowshoe
Collection:
  • objects in archival storage
Date:
  • 06/14/2011
Description:
Wooden frame with woven rawhide strips. Leather moccasin partially intact. Ropes to tie around feet.
11939Hancock County Champions Trophy
  • Object, Prize, Trophy
  • Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball
  • Object, Prize, Trophy
  • Other, high school
  • Recreation, Sports
  • 1931-1938
Hancock County Champions Trophy
Item:
  • 11939   
Object ID:
  • 009.091.8
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Prize, Trophy
Subject:
  • Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball
  • Object, Prize, Trophy
  • Other, high school
  • Recreation, Sports
Date:
  • 1931-1938
Description:
Trophy - Hancock County Champions Trophy Champions listed on the trophy: -Ellsworth High 1931 -Winter Harbor High 1932-1934 -Mount Desert High 1935 -Gilman High 1936 -Bucksport High 1937 -Bar Harbor High 1938
12919Child's high-button leather shoe
  • Object, Clothing, Shoe
  • Object, Clothing, Footwear
  • Other, Boots
  • Other, Children's clothing & dress
  • Other, Leather goods stores
  • Other, Shoes
  • Other, Stores & shops
Child's high-button leather shoe
Item:
  • 12919   
Object ID:
  • 005.4.2
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Clothing, Shoe
Subject:
  • Object, Clothing, Footwear
  • Other, Boots
  • Other, Children's clothing & dress
  • Other, Leather goods stores
  • Other, Shoes
  • Other, Stores & shops
Description:
One pair of child's high-button black leather shoes. New, approximately child's size 8. Reported to have come from A.C. Fernald's Store in Somesville. Reads on leather bottom "Little Princess School Shoe".
14780Eyeglasses, bifocals
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • Other, Seal Harbor
Eyeglasses, bifocals
Item:
  • 14780   
Object ID:
  • 011.29.19
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
Subject:
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • Other, Seal Harbor
Description:
Gold wire rimmed round bifocal eyeglasses. Found in apartment over old store in Seal Harbor.
3413Case of Surveying Instruments
  • Object, Surveying Instrument
  • Object, Surveying Equipment
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • circa 1808
Case of Surveying Instruments
Item:
  • 3413   
Object ID:
  • 995.4.4
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Surveying Instrument
Subject:
  • Object, Surveying Equipment
  • Other, Tools & implements
Date:
  • circa 1808
Description:
Used by Salem Town, surveyor, to survey Mount Desert Island. Small black case lined with printed paper. Contains nine sections for surveying instruments. Case contains - brass protractor, 2 brass dividers, 3 unidentified instruments. Hinged top broken and reattached with string. NOTE: by 2005, there appeared to be only 5 instruments in the case.
3394Cobbler’s Sign
  • Object, Advertising Sign, Trade Sign
  • Other, Advertising
  • Other, Signs (Notices)
Cobbler’s Sign
Item:
  • 3394   
Object ID:
  • 995-209-209
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Advertising Sign, Trade Sign
Subject:
  • Other, Advertising
  • Other, Signs (Notices)
Description:
Sign in shape of boot. No lettering, painted black. Nail hole in top for hanging. Donor info - sign from Lewis Somes cobbler shop.
9197Raffle ticket for "centennial bustle"
  • Object, Ticket
  • Other, Advertising
Raffle ticket for "centennial bustle"
Item:
  • 9197   
Object ID:
  • 1999.1535
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Ticket
Subject:
  • Other, Advertising
Collection:
  • Centennial Bustle Raffle
Description:
Small raffle ticket: “Raffle - For a double-jointed, steam-heating, anti-corrosive, self acting, non-explosive, back-action CENTENNIAL BUSTLE. Warranted not to rip, ravel, or run down at the heel. For the benefits of a Young lady suffering from the pull-back. Tickets: 3 smacks and a squeeze.” Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.3.c
2952Arcady Music Festival
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Other, Arcady Music Festival
  • Other, Board (of a nonprofit)
Arcady Music Festival
Item:
  • 2952   
Object ID:
  • 018.001.16
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Subject:
  • Other, Arcady Music Festival
  • Other, Board (of a nonprofit)
Collection:
  • Arcady Music Festival
Description:
Arcady Music Festival notebook, Board Orientation Manual
11537Fred Savage's Desk
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk
  • Other, Architects' offices
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Desks
Fred Savage's Desk
Item:
  • 11537   
Object ID:
  • 014.FIC.018
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk
Subject:
  • Other, Architects' offices
  • Other, Architecture
  • Other, Desks
Description:
Large desk/drafting table that belonged to Fred L. Savage
13999The House at Lobster Cove
  • Object, Photographic, Videotape
  • Other, Architects
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Other, Architectural photographs
  • Holden, Wheaton Arnold
  • Northeastern University
  • 1980
The House at Lobster Cove
Item:
  • 13999   
Object ID:
  • 001.150.003
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Object, Photographic, Videotape
Subject:
  • Other, Architects
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Other, Architectural photographs
Creator:
  • Holden, Wheaton Arnold
Publisher:
  • Northeastern University
Collection:
  • Audio Visual History Collection
Date:
  • 1980
Description:
This videotape is a history of the home "Cragsyde", aka Kragsyde, a design of Robert Swain Peabody. The video includes historic photographs and commentary, by Wheaton Arnold Holden. This home was built at Manchester-by-the Sea, Massachusetts in 1884 for George Nixon Black, the same owner of Woodlawn House, Ellsworth, Maine. The house was torn down in 1929. The house was also reproduced during the years 2005-6, using original plans, by a family on Swans Island. Other house in video is "La Tourelle", built ca 1930, destroyed 1947. See Roz Rea for more information about this home and tape - 01/30/2013 [show more]
14163The Peabody Touch: Robert Swain Peabody, Peabody & Stearns
  • Object, Photographic, Videotape
  • Other, Architects
  • Other, Architecture
  • 1984
The Peabody Touch: Robert Swain Peabody, Peabody & Stearns
Item:
  • 14163   
Object ID:
  • 001.150.002
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Object, Photographic, Videotape
Subject:
  • Other, Architects
  • Other, Architecture
Collection:
  • Audio Visual History Collection
Date:
  • 1984
Description:
A videotape, probably created by Wheaton Arnold Holden, "The Peabody Touch", about the lifework of Robert Swain Peabody
13670Shifting Gears: 2013 Summer Exhibit
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Other, Automobiles
  • 2013
Shifting Gears: 2013 Summer Exhibit
Item:
  • 13670   
Object ID:
  • 013.033.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Subject:
  • Other, Automobiles
Date:
  • 2013
Description:
Binder containing information about Mount Desert Island gas stations, automobile dealerships, or automotive-related businesses; visitors were asked to add their own comments or information. Small pamphlet about exhibit inside pocket.
4434Diploma and Awards of LaRue Spiker
  • Object, Award, Achievement Certificate, Diploma
  • Other, Awards
  • Other, Diplomas
  • 1933
Diploma and Awards of LaRue Spiker
Item:
  • 4434   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1162.a-d
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Award, Achievement Certificate, Diploma
Subject:
  • Other, Awards
  • Other, Diplomas
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1933
Description:
Bacherlor's and Master's Diplomas of LaRue Spiker Maine Press Association awards for LaRue Spiker and Bar Harbor Times Editorial Previoulsy archived as 012.FIC.052.1.a-d, **1359, **1360
2489By the Quiet Lake: Nocturne
  • Object, Data Processing, Compact Disc
  • Other, Bands
  • 2011
By the Quiet Lake: Nocturne
Item:
  • 2489   
Object ID:
  • 007.145.23
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Data Processing, Compact Disc
Subject:
  • Other, Bands
Collection:
  • By The Quiet Lake
Date:
  • 2011
Description:
Nocturne: By the Quiet Lake, by FJ Keller 1877. Reconstructed by David Schildkret, Prof. of Choral Music, Arizona State Univ. School of Music, using Sibelius 6 software, from parts held in the MDI Historical Society. NOTE: If used, give above attribution.
12715Bar Harbor Bank cloth deposit bag
  • Object, Containers, Bag
  • Other, Banking
  • Other, Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor Bank cloth deposit bag
Item:
  • 12715   
Object ID:
  • 009.056.1
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Containers, Bag
Subject:
  • Other, Banking
  • Other, Bar Harbor
Description:
Cloth bank deposit bag for the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust company. Provenance and significance of this unknown.
17514Record
  • Object, Phonograph Record, 33 1/3 RPM Record
  • Other, Bar Harbor Society Orchestra
  • 1970
Record
Item:
  • 17514   
Object ID:
  • 002-68.2
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Phonograph Record, 33 1/3 RPM Record
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor Society Orchestra
Collection:
  • Moon River Recording
Date:
  • 1970
Description:
Recording of Moon River on Vocalion The Aeolian Company 1921 Played by the Bar Harbor Society Orchestra Red
1816Picture Frame
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
  • Other, Beads
  • late 19th c.
Picture Frame
Item:
  • 1816   
Object ID:
  • 996-245-461
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
Subject:
  • Other, Beads
Date:
  • late 19th c.
Description:
Beaded picture frame. Beaded fringe on bottom. Clear beads in rows around photo with sections of yellow, green, red and blue. Sewn on yellowed muslin. Stiff paper under fabric frame. Purple velvet under beads at top of frame. Photo of baby in white dress.
1825GAR Buckle and White Fabric Belt
  • Object, Clothing, Clothing Buckle, Belt Buckle
  • Other, Belts (Clothing)
  • Other, Buckles
  • Other, Military uniforms
GAR Buckle and White Fabric Belt
Item:
  • 1825   
Object ID:
  • 006.59.1
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Clothing, Clothing Buckle, Belt Buckle
Subject:
  • Other, Belts (Clothing)
  • Other, Buckles
  • Other, Military uniforms
Description:
White fabric belt and yellow metal Grand Army of the Republic buckle and clasp, with five-pointed star with seal and letter GAR on the buckle. Clasp at end of belt. Fabric has yellowed, but is in good condition. This buckle belonged to John Willman Smith of Prett Marsh. He served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War.
14791Minutes of the Bicentennial Committee
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Other, Bicentennial Committee
  • Other, Meetings
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society Bicentennial Committee
  • 1961
Minutes of the Bicentennial Committee
Item:
  • 14791   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.92.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Subject:
  • Other, Bicentennial Committee
  • Other, Meetings
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society Bicentennial Committee
Collection:
  • MDI Historical Society
Date:
  • 1961
Description:
Notebook containing 11 pp. of minutes of meetings of the Bicentennial Committee.
11426Glass Bottle of Rexall “Skeeter Skoot" Insect Repellent, c. 1902
  • Object, Merchandising, Apothecary Container, Apothecary Bottle
  • Other, Bottles
  • Other, Drugstores
  • Other, Insects
  • c. 1902
Glass Bottle of Rexall “Skeeter Skoot" Insect Repellent, c. 1902
Item:
  • 11426   
Object ID:
  • 001-140-663
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Merchandising, Apothecary Container, Apothecary Bottle
Subject:
  • Other, Bottles
  • Other, Drugstores
  • Other, Insects
Date:
  • c. 1902
Description:
Rexall “Skeeter Skoot” Improved Formula “Drives Away Mosquitoes, Gnats, Black Flies, etc.” Glass bottle with tin lid and pink label and small applicator; contains liquid- app. 1./3 full. Potentially dangerous insecticide.
12171Bottle, brown, marked CD horizontally
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle
  • Other, Bottles
Bottle, brown, marked CD horizontally
Item:
  • 12171   
Object ID:
  • 011.29.9
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle
Subject:
  • Other, Bottles
Description:
Brown glass bottle with white top; marked "CD" horizontally on one side. Found in apartment over Seal Harbor store.
12451Compact for Face Powder
  • Object, Cosmetic Container, Compact
  • Other, Boxes
  • Other, Women
Compact for Face Powder
Item:
  • 12451   
Object ID:
  • 007.2.1
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Cosmetic Container, Compact
Subject:
  • Other, Boxes
  • Other, Women
Description:
Yellow wood box with hinged lid and small oval shell medallion in center. Appears to hold dried, caked make-up. Wood may be maple. Compact for face powder.
4079Treasurer’s Bond - Mount Desert Bridge Company, 1836
  • Object, Pay Order, Bond
  • Other, Bridges
  • 10/1/1836
Treasurer’s Bond - Mount Desert Bridge Company, 1836
Item:
  • 4079   
Object ID:
  • 1998.1078
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Pay Order, Bond
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 10/1/1836
Description:
Bond of $8000 - Contractors to build a bridge across Mount Desert Narows - to John Black for Mt. Desert Bridge Corporation signed by William Thompson, John M. Noyes, Edward Brewer and Joel Emery.
3363Draw Knife
  • Object, Leather Cutter, Leather Knife, Draw Knife
  • Other, Building materials
  • Other, Tools & implements
Draw Knife
Item:
  • 3363   
Object ID:
  • 996-106-322
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Leather Cutter, Leather Knife, Draw Knife
Subject:
  • Other, Building materials
  • Other, Tools & implements
Description:
Metal blade between two handles used to shave wood or take bark off of logs. Iron caps on handles.
3252Powder Flask
  • Object, Armaments, Powder Flask
  • Other, Bullets
  • Recreation, Hunting
  • c 1850
Powder Flask
Item:
  • 3252   
Object ID:
  • 996.212.428
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Powder Flask
Subject:
  • Other, Bullets
  • Recreation, Hunting
Date:
  • c 1850
Description:
Narrow neck. Design on side - two pistols crossed, stars, eagle carrying spears and shield, two flags, 16 stars, cannon balls and anchor. Similar to those made by the American Flask and Cap Co. during the 1850s.