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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
10801Yellowed color photograph of three people posed outside near a car, 1949
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 05/08/1949
Description:
Yellowed color photograph of three people posed outside near a car. One woman wearing a blue floral dress with grey hair, one woman with grey hair seated in a chair wearing a grey dress, man standing to the right of the women wearing a white shirt blakc and gold tie and black pants. Notation on back of photo reads: Mother's Day 5/8/1949 Peoria, Ill.
11109Yellowed color photograph of 3 people posed outside next to a car, 1949
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 05/08/1949
Description:
Yellowed color photo of three people posed outside next to a car, one woman in a blue short sleved dress with brown hair, one woman with grey hair seated in a chair wearing a blue floral dress, man with grey hair wearing a white shirt with brown and tan tie wearing brown pants. Notation on back of picture reads: "Mother's Day 5/8/1949 Peoria."
11130B&W photograph of 3 women and a young boy standing outside
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 06/30/1949
Description:
Black and white photograph of three woman and a young boy standing outside with building in the background. Notation on back of the photo reads: "June 30, 1949, Four Generations." Note with photo reads: "These three from Pink 'Robinsons Drug Store' Envelope in file: Spiker Family Friends Personae."
3102By-Laws of Ocean Lodge, I.O.O.F. No. 140
  • Document, Bylaws
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, History - Northeast Harbor
  • People
  • 10/13/1942
Description:
small orange booklet with by-laws of the Ocean Lodge, Odd Fellows No. 140 includes fees and dues and memberships
2611Island Retrospect
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • 10/17/1947
Description:
Bar Harbor Times ,10/13/1983, written by Dotty Cooke. A first hand account of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire as told by Dotty Cooke.
2309Journal of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Maine - Vol. XIX, Part 3
  • Document, Report, Proceedings
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 10/20/1948
Description:
Small 196 page brown paper booklet published by the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Maine recording the one-hundred fifth annual session held October 1948 in Lewiston, Maine. Content includes list of attending members, articles of membership, installation of officers, membership reports from accross the state, committee reports, etc. Watson C. Robbins, president.
19265Seal Harbor Neighborhood Hall Association
  • Object, Punishment Device, Stocks
  • 10/20/1949
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Stock certificate for shares of Seal Harbor Neighborhood Hall Association purchased by the Seal Harbor Community Hall Association. Signed by George L. Stebbins
16476Letters Pertaining to Somes Genealogy
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Mary D Reeland[sp?] and A.C. Milliken
  • 10/26/1943
Description:
Two letters pertaining to Somes genealogy. One letter mentions sources used to locate Somes genealogical information.
11006B&W photograph of a woman standing next to a car with a small dog to her right, 1949
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 11/15/1949
Description:
Black and white photo of a woman standing next to a car with a small dog to her right. Houses in background. Notation on back of photo reads Mom and Pudy Taken Nov 15, 49 From Pink Robinsons Drug Store Envelope fom file "Spiker Family Friends Personae."
14103Copy of Path and Road Map for the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island 1941
  • Map
  • Other, Geography
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Maps
  • 1/1/1941
Description:
A copy of a map of the Path and Road for the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine. Originally compiled by Waldron Bates, Edward L. Rand and Herbert Jaques. Revised and published by William Jay Turner in 1941. Shows Main Trails Graded, Other Trails, Old Woods Road, and the Carrriage Roads.
14309Copy of Path and Road Map for the Western Part of Mount Desert Island
  • Map
  • Other, Geography
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Maps
  • 1/1/1941
Description:
A copy of map named Path and Road Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine. Orignally compiled by Waldron Bates, Edward L. Rand and Herbert Jaques. Revised and published by William Jay Turner. 1941.Shows Main Trails Graded, Other Trails, Old Woods Road, and the Carriage Roads.
14190Survey of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Seawall January 1942
  • Document, Report
  • Other, Manset
  • Other, Surveying
  • 1/1/1942
Description:
War Survey: includes number of wells, beds, linens, cooking utensils, vehicles, firearms available in the area of Southwest Harbor, Manset and Seawall by May Salsbury, Survey Chairman Seawall, Manset P.O., Maine
17481Regional Island High School formation papers
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Education
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Schools
  • 1/1/1949
Description:
Miscellaneous papers related to the formation of the MDI Regional High School from 1948 - 1949. Includes surveys, letters to the editor, letters to Rockefeller, pta minutes, general correspondence
13708Guestbook
  • Document, Log
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 11/22/1947
Description:
Black leatherbound guestbook kept by unknown individual, possibly Constance Robbins. First entry is Eugene Robbins. Notes regarding gifts to host/hostess in back of the book.
2674Boston Sunday Advertiser Pictoral Review
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Military History
  • 11/29/1942 1942
Description:
Boston Sunday Advertiser Pictoral Review. “America Will Never Forget Pearl Harbor.” Pictures and articles about Pearl Harbor and World War II.
2897Society issues related to Fire
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Chambers of commerce
  • Other, Cottages
  • Other, Social life
  • 11/3-11/9 1947
Description:
Boston Sunday Herald article on decline of BH as resort area, Chamber letter to the editor (photocopy) and photocopy of letter in the Bangor Daily News responding to a letter of Nov 3 of demise of summer homes
4984Woman wearing fur sole
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknwon
  • 1920-1940
Description:
Closeup portrait of woman with short dark hair, wearing fur stole and dark dress. Face of animal still attached to fur stole . Dress square scoopneck, beaded embellishment on bodice. Photo is held onto mount by corners, also looks like it may have been pasted onto something else and then ripped off.
4990Willa
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • People
  • Roger Paul Jordan
  • 1920-1940
Description:
portrait of a young woman wth short (right at earline) dark curly hair. Wears lacy black dress, scoopneck, large lace flower print, short sleeved. Also wears silver watch with round casing, ring on right hand, possibly small silver button on breast. Inscription below photo reads “To my roomates, love Willa”
4279Somesville Sampler
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Embroidery, Sampler
  • Lillian Smith Somes
  • 1930s or 1940s
Description:
Sampler with Somesville scenes. Shows date of founding of Somesville as 1752.
12124Diary and Notes on the 5 year diary of Minne (Mitchell) Dolliver
  • Document, Note
  • Meredith Hutchins
  • 1937-1942
Description:
Notes on a 5 yr. diary written by Minnie Dolliver, includes obituaries of: Dollivers; Marilyn, Rudolph, Russell, Carolyn,Delores Elene,Carl - Norwoods; Meda, Milton, Capt.Joseph Bassett, Rhoda May , Clyde - Gotts: Lucy, Ronald, Ava(Rumill), IrmaJosephine, Ester, Blanche,Charles - Fred Gonya - Arthur George Goodrich - Henry J. Dionne Sr. - Fuller; Jack E, Hildred W., Walter A., W. Atherton - Wass; Henry B., Winifred L., Thelma Grover. Annotation Notes of diary are compiled by Meredith Hutchins Discusses her work washing and ironing [show more]
8951Y-61B Boat heeling
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1940
Description:
photograph A class boat heeling mountains in background Y-61B
8952A class boat Heeling
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1940
Description:
photograph single A class boat heeling
8953Boat Y-61A
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1940
Description:
photograph single A class boat heeling Y-61A
9793Campfield's Madeira Camera Shop Group
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1940
Description:
Black and white photo of a man standing outside posed next to a car. One foot rests on the running board. Notation on back reads: 1940
6628Lorine III
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Other, transportation - Maritime
  • People
  • W.H. Ballard
  • 1940
Description:
Schooner Yacht Lorine III owned by Mrs. Loren Johnson of Southwest Harbor and Washington, D.C. In Somes Sound. Ballard Neg # Y-64? (70)