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2879Rev Lemuel Norton
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Object, Water Transporation, Rigging
  • Other, Baptist churches
  • Other, Ships
  • nd
Rev Lemuel Norton
Item:
  • 2879   
Object ID:
  • 1997.0968
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Object, Water Transporation, Rigging
  • Other, Baptist churches
  • Other, Ships
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • nd
Description:
Tale of Rev. Norton helping rig a ship. Spent 11 yrs on ships. Original clip Previously archived as Object Id 011.FIC.66.1
9276Drawing of heads of 2 dogs
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Drawing
  • nd
Drawing of heads of 2 dogs
Item:
  • 9276   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1166
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Image, Art, Drawing
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Drawing
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • nd
Description:
Drawing of the heads of two dogs by LaRue Spiker undated Previously archived as 012.FIC.053.1, **1366
3522Request for bids of timber by ANP
  • Document, Request
  • Events, Fire
  • Object, Lumber, Timber
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Dec 18, 1947
Request for bids of timber by ANP
Item:
  • 3522   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.39.8
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Request
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Object, Lumber, Timber
  • Other, Acadia National Park
Date:
  • Dec 18, 1947
Description:
Call for bids on salvage of timber within Acadia National Park. Appears unsuccessful.
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.
17172Construction Plan , Design No. 77
  • Document, Projection, Technical Drawing
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Design drawings
  • Other, Ship equipment & rigging
  • L. Francis Herreshoff
  • Aug. 1940
Construction Plan , Design No. 77
Item:
  • 17172   
Object ID:
  • 006.48.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Technical Drawing
Subject:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Design drawings
  • Other, Ship equipment & rigging
Creator:
  • L. Francis Herreshoff
Date:
  • Aug. 1940
Description:
Construction deck plan for 'Little International,' class boat commissioned by William F. Strawbridge from L. Francis Herreshoff, of Marblehead. Two boats were built by Hinckley. One remains on Mount Desert Island today. The class failed to materialize due to the coming of WWII, after which Luders made their debut. White markings of ship design on black background (white paper on back is blank). Shows design of 28' class boat. Construction plan for design number 77. Drawn or designed by L. Francis Herreshoff in Aug. 1940. Scale: 1"=1'. [show more]
4268Obituaries
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Obituary
  • 3/2/2000
Obituaries
Item:
  • 4268   
Object ID:
  • -2262
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Obituary
Date:
  • 3/2/2000
Description:
John Heiliker, 91 Cranberry Is. artist and teacher died Feb. 22.He was a professor of art at Columbia for 27 years. His career included attend the Art Students League and was a member of the New York arts scene.
16701Folk Art from Mount Desert Island Collections
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Art exhibitions
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Burger-Gossart, Judith
  • Blurb.com
  • 2010
Folk Art from Mount Desert Island Collections
Item:
  • 16701   
Object ID:
  • 010.041.01
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Art exhibitions
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Burger-Gossart, Judith
Publisher:
  • Blurb.com
Date:
  • 2010
Description:
Catalog accompanying Folk Art Exhibit at Sound School House, 2010.
17540Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • Object, Woodworking
  • Other, Wood carvings
  • Adams, Richard W.
  • 1981
Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver
Item:
  • 17540   
Object ID:
  • 014.FIC.017.001
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
Subject:
  • Object, Woodworking
  • Other, Wood carvings
Creator:
  • Adams, Richard W.
Collection:
  • Audio Visual History Collection
Date:
  • 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.
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
Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
Item:
  • 14746   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.011.9
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Collection:
  • MDI Historical Society
Date:
  • 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
Bids on Construction of New Museum Building for MDI Historical Society
Item:
  • 3744   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.011.7
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Specification
Subject:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
Creator:
  • Various Constractors
Collection:
  • MDI Historical Society
Date:
  • 1981
Description:
Six sheets containing five bids by various contractors for construction of new museum building in Somesville for the MDI Historical Society.
16676Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Object, Baseball Gear, Baseball
  • Other, Depressions
  • Other, Games
  • Other, Granite quarrying
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Prohibition
  • Other, Smuggling
  • O'Neill, Susan
  • 1978
Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There
Item:
  • 16676   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.165.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Object, Baseball Gear, Baseball
  • Other, Depressions
  • Other, Games
  • Other, Granite quarrying
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Prohibition
  • Other, Smuggling
Creator:
  • O'Neill, Susan
Date:
  • 1978
Description:
28-page typewritten manuscript about history of Hall Quarry.
12840Old Time Tools and Toys of Needlework
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art, Needlework
  • Other, Handicraft
  • Other, Textiles
  • Whiting, Gertrude
  • Dover Publications
  • 1971
Old Time Tools and Toys of Needlework
Item:
  • 12840   
Object ID:
  • 001-150.2
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Object, Art, Needlework
  • Other, Handicraft
  • Other, Textiles
Creator:
  • Whiting, Gertrude
Publisher:
  • Dover Publications
Date:
  • 1971
Description:
Illustrates and describes uses for beeswax, winders, reels, swifts, scissors, thimbles, pincushions, shuttles, and more.
8406Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8406   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-8
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
8407Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8407   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-7
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
8408Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8408   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-6
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
8409Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8409   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-5
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
8410Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8410   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-4
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
8411Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8411   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-3
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
8412Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8412   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-2
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
8488Goose Model
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1963
Goose Model
Item:
  • 8488   
Object ID:
  • 008.073.29-1
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other, Models
Creator:
  • Ballard, W.H.
Collection:
  • Robert Michael, Ballard 2008 Collection
Date:
  • 1963
Description:
Eight negatives of goose model, likely carved by Wendell Gilley for Zantzinger family of Southwest Harbor. Date on original envelope: Sept. 11, 1963
17279Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Drawing
  • Stenbey, Harry
  • Pitman Publishing Co
  • 1958.
Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making
Item:
  • 17279   
Object ID:
  • 996-213-21
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Drawing
Creator:
  • Stenbey, Harry
Publisher:
  • Pitman Publishing Co
Date:
  • 1958.
17283Decorative Design
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Decorations
  • Brod, Fritzi
  • Pitman Publishing Co
  • 1958.
Decorative Design
Item:
  • 17283   
Object ID:
  • 996-206-20
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Decorations
Creator:
  • Brod, Fritzi
Publisher:
  • Pitman Publishing Co
Date:
  • 1958.
16517Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - SWH High and Pemetic High
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • 1958
Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - SWH High and Pemetic High
Item:
  • 16517   
Object ID:
  • 009.009.2
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
Date:
  • 1958
Description:
Copy #2 of "Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - Southwest Harbor High and Pemetic High" by Simon Sklar. Undated, but appears to have been written in 1958. Covers period 1908-1957.
1200Hauling Seine Negative, 1949
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Net, Surrounding Net, Seine Net
  • Other, Maritime
  • People
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1949
Hauling Seine Negative, 1949
Item:
  • 1200   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Net, Surrounding Net, Seine Net
  • Other, Maritime
  • People
Creator:
  • Ballard, W. H.
Date:
  • 1949
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
Description:
Fishermen haul in a seine, a type of fishing net, in 1949. People Mentioned: Ralph Stanley, Clarence L. Lunt, George M. Francis, Sanford L. Lunt Black and white
1201Seining at Southwest Harbor Negative, 1949 (1)
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Net, Surrounding Net, Seine Net
  • Other, Maritime
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1949
Seining at Southwest Harbor Negative, 1949 (1)
Item:
  • 1201   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Net, Surrounding Net, Seine Net
  • Other, Maritime
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel
Creator:
  • Ballard, W. H.
Date:
  • 1949
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
Description:
Fishermen fish for herring with seine nets in Southwest Harbor, ME in 1949. People Mentioned: Ralph Stanley, Clarence L. Lunt, George M. Francis, Sanford L. Lunt Black and white