Description: Marian L. Peabody Type written diary May to Dec 1917 On more yellowed paper, Dear Papa, from the Hotel Lincoln, Paris, 9 August 1931, 6 pages, parts crossed out In a notebook
Description: Weather record for 1913. Hand written account of the weather during summer months in a small pocket account book. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.36
Description: Letter (1918) to Fred Smith from Geo. C. Edwards US Naval Forces - passed by Censor - from a French Port. Letter is in wonderful condition and describes his work with the Censor Bureau during World War I.
Description: Post card from Arthur Lewis Somes to his son, Raymond Percival Somes (b 4 Nov 1893 in Tremont; d 20 Apr 1983) who was at the University of Maine, Orono, in Phi Kappa Sigma Raymond was also known as Raym and Pete Ma and I plan to go to Portland this afternoon on the "Morse" The sun is out this morning the first time this month. Shall come back via of Bangor either Wed. or Thursday. Will let you know so that you can come down. What do you think of this card? Found it in my desk. It must be 5 years old (so picture on the back is of AL Somes Store and would be from 1908) [show more]
Description: Black & white photograph overlooking Seal Harbor. Small sloops and two schooners in Seal Harbor. Steamship leaving harbor. Another passing in distance. Image stained.
Description: Small steamboat with canopy towing small skiff in Somes Harbor. American flag flying aft. Note on back of photo remarks the man at the helm is Capt. Lester Pray. Back of Somesville Library to the left. Two and one-half story building above boat no longer standing. Peak of blacksmith’s shop visible over canopy of boat. To the right, Fernald’s store (purchased from A.J. Whiting in 1887), later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore, still later, an art gallery. Large smudge in upper right corner of photo. This is also a slide (97-701-871) used in the Somesville Bicentenial it is found on Row 2 Unit 2 Shelf 4 Slide Box 1 [show more]
Description: Maine Legislative Act to Establish Mt Desert Bridge District regarding the toll bridge becoming a free bridge. Appears to be original with seal Previously archived as 011.FIC.9.2
Description: Certificate of Master Mason for Earll W. Gott of Tremont Lodge of Southwest Harbor. Print with engraved illustration with charity, faith, hope, the Mason seals, and symbols on brown paper. 1911
Description: BH Times typed copy of article on Hadlock Family and sailing vessels, list of schooners owned by Hadlocks. Norwood's cove battle during War of 1812, Excerpts of log of Sam Hadlock, Tampico, Mexico in 1849 recorded by W.O. Sawtelle Not clear whether all these items were in the BH Times, 8 pp.
Description: Typed copy of article from Bangor Daily News "A Little Bit of Hell--Maine Style. In 1893 he drove a pirate ship away from Trinidad Harbor in his schooner, Cashier. Account by E. Preble, daughter. Brace of revolvers and sword given to Capt. Spurling.
Description: From left to right - Bloomfield Richardson, Ralph Tracy and Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead (Oakland Farm of Fair Oaks Farm) splitting wood.
Allen-Holmes-Smith Photographs and other materials
Date:
1910
Description: Black and white portrait photograph Andrew Allen Somes Jr, age three months, born 8-20-1910. He is dressed in a long white gown and is seated in a high chair in front of a floral backdrop.
Description: A tribute volume. Collection of poetry by numerous authors. Inscribed with note: To Mamma . . . . . Virginia. Sanderson has annotated the book throughout.
Description: Framed photograph of an unidentified IOOF Ocean Lodge officer, 1915. Subject facing right. Full head of dark hair, parted off-center. Moustache. Tie with small pattern (flags?). International Order of Odd Fellows High jacket lapels with fabric edging.
Description: 6 X 8.25 black and white photograph of a school group outside a building. There are ten boys, twelve girls and a female teacher. Students are of varying ages. Printed on the face of the photograph: Northeast Harbor, 1910.