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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
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.
5522Somesville Bicentennial Seal
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Object, Art
  • Unknown
  • c 1961
Somesville Bicentennial Seal
Item:
  • 5522   
Object ID:
  • 97-685-855
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • Unknown
Collection:
  • Somesville Bicentenial 1961
Date:
  • c 1961
Description:
Somesville Bicentennial Seal. Depicts two masted schooner in Sound.
5460Stern of Schooner on its port side at low tide
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • Unknown
  • c 1961
Stern of Schooner on its port side at low tide
Item:
  • 5460   
Object ID:
  • 97-724-894
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • Unknown
Collection:
  • Somesville Bicentenial 1961
Date:
  • c 1961
Description:
Two masted schooner with dark colored hull and light collored rug rail. The schooer is laying on its port side at low tide. A building can be seen on the shore behind the stern
5461Schooner on its port side at low tide
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • Unknown
  • c 1961
Schooner on its port side at low tide
Item:
  • 5461   
Object ID:
  • 97-723-893
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • Unknown
Collection:
  • Somesville Bicentenial 1961
Date:
  • c 1961
Description:
Two masted schooner with dark colored hull and light collored rug rail. The schooer is laying on its port side at low tide. Two buildings can be seen on the shore in the distance
5478Two Masted schooner
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • Unknown
  • c 1961
Two Masted schooner
Item:
  • 5478   
Object ID:
  • 97-700-870
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • Unknown
Collection:
  • Somesville Bicentenial 1961
Date:
  • c 1961
Description:
Black and white slide of a two masted schooner tied up to a pier with a building off to the left.
5487Main Street Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • Unknown
  • c 1961
Main Street Somesville
Item:
  • 5487   
Object ID:
  • 97-688-858
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • Unknown
Collection:
  • Somesville Bicentenial 1961
Date:
  • c 1961
Description:
Main Street Somesville with houses, trees, and directional road sign. Black and white slide.
10321Photo of painting of calling bird
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Photo of painting of calling bird
Item:
  • 10321   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.1500
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • c 1950s
Place:
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:
Modern Painting of calling bird on rock.
10322Photo of painting in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Photo of painting in Philadelphia
Item:
  • 10322   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.1499
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • c 1950s
Place:
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:
Photo of Modern Painting of nude man
10325Liberty Bell
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Liberty Bell
Item:
  • 10325   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.1496
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • c 1950s
Place:
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:
The Liberty Bell
10330Water fountain in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Water fountain in Philadelphia
Item:
  • 10330   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.1491.a-b
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • c 1950s
Place:
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:
Statue and water fountain. Two copies, one 3x5, one 8.5x11
10331Statue entitled Social Conciousness
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Statue entitled Social Conciousness
Item:
  • 10331   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.1490.a-b
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • c 1950s
Place:
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:
Statue entitled Social Conciousness Two copies, one 8.5x11, one 3x5
10334At the museum
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
At the museum
Item:
  • 10334   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.1486.a-b
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • People
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • c 1950s
Place:
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:
People looking at artwork in a museum. Two copies, one 8x10, one 3x5
11446Water fountain in Philadelphia
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Object, Art
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1950s
Water fountain in Philadelphia
Item:
  • 11446   
Object ID:
  • 998-827-1933
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker
Date:
  • c 1950s
Place:
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:
Statue and water fountain.
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.
10530Rose Bernard
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Object, Art
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1970 c.
Rose Bernard
Item:
  • 10530   
Object ID:
  • 998.1980.3085.1294
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • People
Creator:
  • Spiker, LaRue
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1970 c.
Description:
Rose Bernard (approximately age 25-30) standing next to four paintings hanging on wire display stands. Paintings of lighthouse, birds, truck, and trees.