Description: Framed collection of small calendars with associated photos, from Camp Beach Cliff on Echo Lake, 1956-1960. The "Seasons Greetings" calendars were sent by Mr. and Mrs. "Click" Pulis.
Description: Pelorus in case used by Simeon J. Milliken. Stamped inside "S.J. Milliken". Appears to have all parts. Top is attached by hooks on only one side.
Description: Pelorus . Glass broken, parts missing, including vertical arm and box in which it was probably stored. Temporarily located in school room in area for possible deaccessions.
Description: Small card size painting by Garmie/Somes?- likely Ann Somes Fenneley. See photographs 997-293-48 and 997-298-463 for family history and artist details.
Description: These are tan cotton twill pants with a fly closed with five buttons. The letters "MERC" are stamped inside on the belt flap. There are several numbers stamped inside. For example, "9149" in black ink which has bled slightly, M-9149 in yellow and again in black two more times, and "71418" on a label. They are clean and pressed. There are signs of wear around the pant leg hem lines. There are faded red stains on the left leg. [show more]
Description: Painting of the old Somesville Mill by George Ashbridge Rhoades. Mill on pond with waterfall to the right. Church steeple in background. Moon in upper left corner. Copy of July 5, 1933 news article on back in reference to the Somesville Mill burning down. Taped to the back of the painting are a newspaper clipping and a typed copy of the clipping: BAR HARBOR TIMES Wednesday, July 5, 1933 SOMESVILLE MILL IS BURNED Early yesterday morning the Old Mill at Somesville burned in a fire of undetermined origin. This historic landmark owned jointly by Mrs. John Somes and Mrs. Geo. Somes has been in the Somes family for four generations. It was built nearly 100 years ago by the first John Somes, a pioneer on the island. Lumber, long and short shingles were sawed at the mill and it was operated by John Somes up to about eight years ago. The remnant of the little old schooner which John Singer Sargent painted when he visited the island some dozen years ago, escaped the fire. The mill will not be rebuilt. [show more]
Description: In oval dark wood frame with gilt edge. Portrait - gray background. Subject wearing black suit and bow tie resembles Abraham Lincoln. Loaner is descendant of Nathan Salisbury who lived in Somesville.
Description: Background brown and gray. Subject is wearing bonnet, shawl, black dress. A hand is reaching from behind sofa to take sheet music. Sarah Kittredge ( 1776-1871) was the wife of Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island. Artist unknown- may be an itinerant painter.
Description: Blue and white coffee mug from first voyage of "The Cat." The Cat was the Bluenose catamaran that was used as a ferry between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Blue pattern on the mug is a logo pattern from the owner of the vessel.