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4912Unknown Man
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown older man wearing dark suit with vest, white shirt, dark bow tie. Dark hair thinning in front, but worn long over ears.
4911Unknown Young Man
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown young man with bushy dark hair, wearng dark suit with dark jacket, vest with type of paisley print, white shirt, and large dark bow tie.
4909Unknown Woman
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with two buttons on bodice, white collar secured with brooch. Has dark hair parted in middle; wears large bonnet with white ruffles around face, flower trim around chin.
4910Unknown Woman
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white lace collar, with brooch at collar. Has dark hair parted in middle and combed down, wears white ruffly bonnet to cover hair. Significant deterioration on face of photo; spot obscurring woman’s face.
4876Woman seated with book
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • unknown
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Photo within album: page 34. Portrait of unknown woman sitting next to small table, book open on table. Woman wears dark dress with large sleeves, lots of detailing at collar. White collar covered by large brooch. Hair worn long, curly, fastened with bow on top of head.
4864Unknown woman wearing dark dress
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • People
  • 1850-1870
Description:
Photo within album: page 46. Portrait of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white buttons up placket, small white lace collar. Hair parted in center, pulled back, some curls loose around face. Cheeks hand tinted pink, also seems to be a tiny fleck of gold leaf affixed to indentation at throat.
4521Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughter
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1872
Description:
Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughterr to Mary Newman's daughter. Lots of spelling errors. mother is spelled mothar Charlotte states that she heard that mothar (Mary) wanted her to come home, but she doesn't want to because "you noi (sic) as Well as I do how father treated me." He would not speak to her She is writing from South West Harbor to East Eden.
4517Letter to George W. Newman from his sister Nell
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1872
Description:
Letter to George W. Newman of Mt Desert, from his sister Nell in East Lamoine "Henry (is this Nell's husband or father) is getting disconted and wants to get home. George will carry him over to the Sandpoint next Sunday and you will have to come anGd get him. he would carry him before that time but he can't leave his work to go as he is on wages. George expects to be going away "a coasting". Since he is going to be gone she is going to have to go see "George's father to get his dets? ... [show more]
4516Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, whooping cough
  • 11/12/1877
Description:
Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie, East Lamoine Her husband George is now gone until January. Children have hooping cough "in the place" and she wonders when her children will get it. She had to work "dreadful hard this summer" Had work done on the house? " I have just moved out into my cookroome." She asks her mother for roles
4514To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1879
Description:
To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879. Dear Mother from Nellie M. Pierce. George is gone to Boston and she is all alone with the childern..He is sailing. He lost his jib during a gail but was able to get into Portland. He's been to Rockport on one trip but "the ice took his vesil(sic) ashore." She is lame
4512To Mary Newman regarding life in Sullivan
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870s
Description:
To Mary Newman, East Eden, Feb 27, 1870s from presumably her daughter in East Sullivan. 'I do not haff (sic) to pay eny rent. She and Mrs John Carpenter are there in Sullivan so she is not alone.. "I can stay here my life timeif I want to but I do not know..." Write to her in care of George Bunker
4511Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Sailing
  • 1870.
Description:
Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman. Her husband George is going sailing to Rockland
4508To brother George Newman from Nellie M. Pierce
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
Description:
To George Newman, (brother) orwarded to East Eden, probably from Nellie M. Pierce, Sep 1870 Mention her husband, George, is sailing to Portland. Her husband wants her to go home until he comes back in two to three weeks.or as you will? come down
4507July 21 1879 To my mother Newman from Nellie M. Pierce in Gouldsboro
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1879
Description:
July 21 1879 To my dear mother Newman from Nellie M. Pierce in Gouldsboro Explains that she had a letter from Firies? Josiah Newman's wife is mentioned Has 3 boys and 4 girls Mentions wanting to see Willie and Charlotte, perhaps her brother and sister
4505To Mrs. George Newman, Winter Harbor from Nellie M. Pierce
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Health
  • 1871
Description:
To Mrs. George Newman, Winter Harbor from Nellie M. Pierce May 1871 Wants her mother to come home. Nellie and Jane will take her place and take care of her (not sure who she is referring to) Care of ?M.Carpenter
4502To Mrs. George Newman from Nellie M. Pierce In Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Fishing
  • Other, Health
  • 1871
Description:
To Mrs. George Newman, from Nellie M. Pierce Northeast Harbor August 1871 Good health. Nothing to do George is doing quite well "a fishing."
4498To Mary Newman from Nellie M. Pierce, Feb 18, 1878, East Lamoine
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1878
Description:
To Mary Newman from Nellie M. Pierce, Feb 18, 1878, East Lamoine Nellie says, "I guess you have forgotten me I have been looking for you all winter... that I should think you mite (sic) come over." George (her husband) is home and trying to get wood chopped Needs to clear more wood so that he can build a fence and have a pasture. He needs to cut 400 poles for the fence She can't come home because they have a new milk cow She wants her mother to make her some roles (sic) [show more]
4495Letter to Mother Mary Newman, July 4 1870
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
Description:
Letter to Mother Newman, July 4 1870 Nell has not been well, but now she feels "quite smart." George was sick too when he was on his vessel. when he came home, "the doctor didnd't doe him a bit of good and his mother dofn't know any more what to doe."...
4493Nellie Pierce to brother, 1870
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
Description:
Nellie Pierce to brother, Aug 23, 1870. Responding to his letter. She has been at Captain Savages ffor almost five weeks. Her husband George is "doing well a mackelrin" "You spoke about a pretty girl that was to higgins who was she" Martha, {and] I would give the world to see [you] marry...Warren go a carting." Is Warren Nellie's brother?
4494Mary Newman from . A H Burnham, 1870
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
Description:
Feb 26, 1870 Mary Newman, E Eden, from A. H. Burnham Posted Ellsworth ME Could this be Harold Burnham. ... come as soon as you can
4492To Mary Newman from Daughter Nellie, 1872?
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1872
Description:
Not legible letter To Mary Newman from Daughter Nellie, 1872?
4068Scrap Book
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other, Crafts
  • 1876
Description:
Purple hard cover scrap book. Picture on front of two young ladies sitting at a table, one reading a letter. Filled with cut-out pictures of flowers, Christmas and holiday cards, and other assorted cutouts. Pat. March 1876 written on back.
4023Sale of land by Leonice H. Somes to Amos Hooper
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Land transfer
  • 1876
Description:
Land in Mt. Desert and Brooklin. Husband of Leonice Somes "gives up his right of dower." Signed by E.M. Hamor, Justice of the Peace.
3946Petition to bring water to Bar Harbor
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Water
  • 1875
Description:
Handwritten petition (original and one copy) signed by Fountain Rodick, Charles Higgins, Samuel Higgins (?), T.G. (?) Roberts; says they will pay expense incurred in making survey of route, take stock in a company to be formed to bring water into the village of Bar Harbor.
3935Victims of the Storm
  • Document, Personnel Record
  • Other, Shipwrecks
  • 1876
Description:
Wreck of schooner "Katie P. Lunt" in Jupiter Inlet, Oct. 19, 1876