Description: Portrait of young girl (12-20) with curly dark hair tied up in white bow wearing white ruffly dress. Dress looks like it’s made of tulle or similar material, has beaded embellishments. Identified as Lucie Pray, b. 1885, d. 1901. Buried on MDI. Photo displayed in a birch bark frame (Object # 001.59.652 )
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.
Description: Two men and two women eat at a dining table around 1900. One of the women is speaking to a servant. A caption below the photograph reads "Biddy, you may serve the tomatoes undressed." Black and white
Description: Three men sit and laugh at a dining table around 1900. They are being served by a women dressed in underclothes. A caption below the photograph reads, "I'll not take off another stitch if I lose my place." Black and white
Description: Two women stand on chairs while two others look under a table and in the corner of a dining room around 1900. A man sits at the table and laughs. A caption below the photograph reads, "Biddy and the mouse." Black and white
Description: Garden and fountain in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. A brief history of the White House is printed on the back of the photograph. Hand Colored
Description: This file includes a drawing ( blue print) of "Old Farm " owned by William Miller. All other drawings refer to George B. Dorr as owner. 1. Blue prints include plans and elevations of the linens and tracings. 13 prints and one kraft paper drawng. 2. Pencil and ink on tracing paper includes plans, elevations and assorted full scale details of elements of the alterations. (12 drawings). One drawing on kraft paper of the original house with dimensions. This drawing is in poor condition. (13 drawings in all). 3. Ink on linen, plans, elevations and some details. (15 drawings) 4. Ink on linen drawings of a "farm house" on the estate - plans and one elevation. (4 drawings) [show more]
Description: A "complete, original and useful collection of salad recipes ever brought together." Inscribed on front, "Geo. Cookson, Bermuda Islands." Mr. Cookson was the donor's great great uncle. Inscribed on inside back, "commenced work at the Great Northern Hotel Sept. 26 1903 Monday noon."
Description: This is one folder labeled Geo. S. Robbins, Bar Harbor. The notation on the folder indicates that it has trace, linen and notepaper. Note: (by G Vasisko )There is a series of nice linens and trace with mold damage which have been put on the shelf opposite the Ansul system box. These drawings are for the Georg Robbins house. Restoration or mold elimination is needed on these objects. These are rolled in tissue paper and marked with the above object ID. These wer transfered to Flat File 3 draw 2 [show more]
Description: Girl standing in shallow water of lake or pond in bathing suit. Hair pulled up in ribbon. Man in bathing suit next to her; both are making Victory sign. Marked on back, “Catawba Island, O. July 1900." Little girl identified possibly as Virginia Somes Sanderson, per 2011 "Mystery Photographs" Exhibit (AB).
Description: Two unknown children, possibly Virginia Somes Sanderson and brother Arthur. Girl wearing hair on top of head held by ribbon, white knee-length dress with short puffy sleeves and bare legs. Boy wears cap with striped shirt and black bow tie, knee pants, dark socks and white shoes. Large cottage with covered porch in background. Marked on back, “July 1900 Catawba Island, O.”
Description: Catalogue page from Morse and Company of column capitals. Found with other drawings for High Seas returned to MDIHS from Author of "Main Cottages"
Description: There are 7 folders in all, stored in drawers 4 and 5 of Flat File #3. Five of the folders are in drawer 4. The first folder is labeled "Edgar T. Scott House, Bar Harbor'" and includes trace & linen. The second folder is labeled "Edgar T. Scott Stable, Bar Harbor" and has the following notation on the outside "wax paper ?". The third folder is labeled "Edgar T. Scott Stable & House (?), Bar Harbor and includes blueprints. The fourth folder is labeled "Chiltern, Bar Harbor (Edgar Scott)". This folder is marked "A. Longfellow, Architect, Boston" and contains Kraft. The fifth folder is labeled "Chiltern, Bar Harbor (Edgar T. Scott)" and contains blueprints of the house and boat pier. The next two folders are in drawer 5. Folder 6 is labeled "Chiltern, Bar Harbor (Edgar T. Scott Stable) and contains trace and linen. Folder 7 is Chiltern's Stable (Edgar T. Scott Stable), Bar Harbor. This last folder contains kraft and 5 photo copies. Kitchen table for house for Edgar Scott, Bar Harbor, Me. Boat House for Mr. Edgar Scott, Bar Harbor, Me. Boat Pier for Mr. Edgar Scott, Bar Harbor, Me. The last three drawings are wrapped up on the shelf opposite the Ansul panel. They have mold damage. 2012 exhibit text: Chiltern Stable for Edgar T. Scott Bar Harbor, ME, 1900 Pencil on tracing paper Savage was a builder and served as an architect's local representative. In many cases he was awarded the commission to design stables and alterations such as at Chiltern. The main house was designed by William Longfellow. This is a rare early sketch for the stable's elevation, less formal than other such early sketches. This building survives as a bed and breakfast. [show more]
Description: two women. The hairstyles and dress suggest that it was taken at the turn of the century. The donor indicated that the date of the photograph was May 1900. The subjects have been identified as Mrs. Flamen Ball Candler & Edith Candler (also known as Mrs. George L. Stebbins) by Anne Funderburk.
Description: Black and white copy of photograph of men working on and building mill. 3 men standing on roof to right with large pole, woman in front next to wood pile and man standing on ramp to door. Large piles of debris in the foreground. Badly deteriorated image original from a dying glass plate negative owned by Alice Smith
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.