Description: Reprint of the first three volumes of six that were published by the Maine Historical Society between 1928 and 1975. Vol. III contains the Province of Maine Records 1680-1692.
Description: History of Bar Harbor from approximately 1800-1950 According to the introduction, this book was written to "find out what had made it [Bar Harbor] what it was". The book was written at the time of the Bar Harbor fire and covers early explorers and claimants, settlers, town of Eden, artists, cottagers, summer colony, and more.
Description: Reprint of earlier (1908 cookbook); inscribed "Eva Bordeaux Oct. 25, 1946". Preface indicates that Rumford was the first "to issue booklets and folders on better cooking" 85 years before this edition
Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1946 - 1950
Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1941 - 1945
Description: Tag with small wooden red, white, and blue fish attached with red string. Tag reads: Dance order, Second Annual Fishermen's Ball, April 13th, 1949 from Stanley Fisheries, Fish Lobsters Manset,Maine Telephone Southwest Harbor 22 Reverse side lists kinds of dances: Grand March, Waltz, Contra, Two Step, Quadrille, Extra, Waltz, Contra, Two Step, Quadrille, Extra, Waltz, INTERMISSION and more.
Description: Notes on a 5 yr. diary written by Minnie Dolliver, includes obituaries of: Dollivers; Marilyn, Rudolph, Russell, Carolyn,Delores Elene,Carl - Norwoods; Meda, Milton, Capt.Joseph Bassett, Rhoda May , Clyde - Gotts: Lucy, Ronald, Ava(Rumill), IrmaJosephine, Ester, Blanche,Charles - Fred Gonya - Arthur George Goodrich - Henry J. Dionne Sr. - Fuller; Jack E, Hildred W., Walter A., W. Atherton - Wass; Henry B., Winifred L., Thelma Grover. Annotation Notes of diary are compiled by Meredith Hutchins Discusses her work washing and ironing [show more]
Description: Framed photograph of 158th Company Civilian Conservation Corps Southwest Harbor, Maine Feb. 1940 William G. Williams, Commander; Jesse T. Atwood, Superintendent; J.S.C. Peck, Jr., Subaltern; R.H. Long, Educational Adviser; Hyman Millstein, Physician
Description: Invitation to the Forty Hayseeders Annual Ball, February 21, 1944. The name of Mrs. Jewett appears on the invitation. Photocopy Invitation to Clam city Waybackers 3rd Annual Ball, Jan 20 1950 to Mrs. Fred Smith
Description: Contract between Public Schools, Cranberry Isles, Mt. Desert, Southwest Harbor, and Tremont and Miriam Thomas, grade school teacher, April 15, 1941, Mount Desert, ME
Description: One of five black and white prints and negatives of same showing Bar Harbor Motor Co. shop, storage garage, stock room, and buildings. Photo of exterior, taken from High Street. These photos were part of a Ballard job to photograph the property for an advertising brochure and campaign in 1949. The negatives were used to make the prints in 1985 by Robert Michael, Jr, Portland, Maine.
Description: Typed excerpt of 'Along These Streets' by Struthers Burt, published 1942. Research by LaRue Spiker for her article on Philadelphia. 2 pages. Previously accessioned as 1946, object Id 2001.1946
Description: Black and white photograph, Liberty National Bank, Ellsworth, Maine, used by Patterson to create a watercolor drawing of the bank. Probably used in conjunction with either changes to the building or advertising campaign for the bank. Photographer unknown.