Description: The binder contains photographs of Luders sailboats in the Mount Desert Island fleets of Southwest and Northeast Harbors, by name of boat. It also contains newspaper articles, race results, members' names and addresses, newsletters, emails, and the like.
Description: The binder contains photographs of Luders sailboats in the Mount Desert Island fleets of Southwest and Northeast Harbors, by name of boat. It also contains newspaper articles, race results, members' names and addresses, newsletters, emails, and the like.
Description: The binder contains racing records for the Luders 16, Tempest and Bullseyes sailboats for the 2005 season of the Southwest Harbor Fleet. It includes a roster of participants, racing calendar, emails, photographs of members, guests, and their boats; and newspaper articles.
Description: The binder contains photographs of the Downeast Senior College sailing class, various local and summer people, Winter Harbor Yacht Club, Sorrento Yacht Club, many Luders sailboats, model boats at the Northeast Harbor Maritime Museum
Description: This notebook is volume I of the 2005 records of the Mount Desert Island Croquet Club and the Woodlawn Croquet Club. Included are lists of players, photographs, emails, and assorted club memos and notes.
Description: This notebook is volume II of the 2005 records of the Mount Desert Island Croquet Club. Included are emails with croquet "puzzlers" # 1-15 by Larry Stettner, president of the club.
Description: Stationery card with photograph by George Daniell, printed in 1996 by Borealis Press. Photo shows Daniell leaning back in boat with legs spread. Note says that picture was taken on Grand Manan in 1938. Studio in Trenton, ME
Description: One pair of child's high-button black leather shoes. New, approximately child's size 8. Reported to have come from A.C. Fernald's Store in Somesville. Reads on leather bottom "Little Princess School Shoe".
Description: Single infant's shoe with laces. Top half is white kid; lower half is black leather. Leather brown sole is very worn, with a hole at the toe.
Description: Wooden sign with Southwest Harbor carved on both sides. Painted dark brown. Location where it was hung is not known. Letter approx. 3 1/8 to 3 1/4 high.
Description: Tin sign for Dr. Sawyer's Office. Faded brown/gold lettering and border, with black background. Finger points to right; holes for nails or screws. Painted black - nail holes in each corners and center of each side. Gold lettering and gold stripe in edge. Reads, “Dr. C.M. Sawyer’s Office Up Stairs.” Sawyer had office in Southwest Harbor in the late 19th century into the twentieth. Sign was taken from the Freeman-Wall’s house on Wesley Avenue in Southwest Harbor next door to Freeman’s store.Taken down by Jerry Craige owner of house in 1976. Sawyer’s Office reached by enclosed staircase in back of the building. [show more]
Description: Used to skim milk 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - Start This item has been cataloged 3 times: In chronological order: 001-102-597 (#1) 008.021.010 (#2 - with two other cream skimmers) 001-102.1 (#3 this is the number marked on the object) I'm not changing any of these: There may be references to #1 and #3. Removing #2 messes up the other objects in that Accession 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - End
Description: Cream skimmer with oval pattern 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - Start This item has been cataloged 3 times: In chronological order: 001-102-598 (#1) 008.021.010 (#2 - with two other cream skimmers) 001-102.2 (#3 this is the number marked on the object) I'm not changing any of these: There may be references to #1 and #3. Removing #2 messes up the other objects in that Accession 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - End
Object, Water Transporation, Watercraft Whistle, Ship Whistle
Description: Metal handle pushed whistle down much like a bellow. Forces air out of tin whistle at top. Air comes in through hole underneath. Hook keeps whistle closed. Brass tacks hold leather to wood. Attached tin plate reads, “J.H. Rowe Co. General agents Gloucester, Mass. Pat. Pending”.
Description: photo greeting card of home in snow with hand-written greeting on back: Good cheer for the holidays. May the blessing of peace be with us before another Christmas season. All good wishes from N.C. Thornton
Description: Card from Doris Bailey Smith thanking Donald Smith for the extension of his sympathy for the death of O.C. Nutting. Thank you card, funeral card, and envelope
Description: Wooden chest with mitered corners. Wooden molding plane painted black. Small tray on left. Advertising label reads, “The Boys Star Tool Chest Containing a Choice Assortment of Tools.” Picture of elves getting into mischief and industrious boys using tools.
Description: Use unknown. Long wooden piece tapers to rounded point at bottom. Two holes drilled in wood. Narrower piece of wood at top with wooden pin inserted. 2009: Skip Brack at Liberty Tool Museum does not know how this would have been used - thought it was probably intended for a very specific use.