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12886The Second Reader, consisting of easy and progressive lessons
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Schools
  • Town, Salem, LLD
  • Sanborn and Carter
  • 1978
Description:
Reprint of 1848 edition prepared for the living history program in Livermore, Maine.
12840Old Time Tools and Toys of Needlework
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art, Needlework
  • Other, Handicraft
  • Other, Textiles
  • Whiting, Gertrude
  • Dover Publications
  • 1971
Description:
Illustrates and describes uses for beeswax, winders, reels, swifts, scissors, thimbles, pincushions, shuttles, and more.
12789Shuttle on Frame / Pastel of Woolen Mill
  • Object, Shuttle
  • Other, commerce
  • Other, important family
  • Howe D. Higgins (1894-1974)
  • 1972c.
Description:
Wooden shuttle mounted on board and framed. Also a framed bill from Isaac Somes to Sylvanus Higgins, Mt. Desert, May 29, 1862, for carding and oiling 17 3/4 lbs of wool at 6 cts per lb. In print below shuttle and bill, “From Old Woolen Mill in Somesville owned by Isaac Somes”. On back a pastel of woolen mill by Howe D. Higgins, grandson of Sylvanus. Done on April 21, 1972. Caption on back describes the mill. Note: The pastel painting of the woolen mill has been removed from the back and is located in Flat File #2, Drawer #8 with two other Howe Higgins paintings. [show more]
12648Grand Lodge Maine (Masons) Certificate
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Certificate
  • 1971
Description:
Certificate awarded to David L. Stanley. Dimensions: 14" X 18"
12573Letters between Beeler and Patterson
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1976
Description:
Letters concern Patterson's opinions about remodeling of Beeler residence.
12479Deed between Donald Smith, and two other Smiths, and Frank Kibbe & Michael Voorhees
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1976
Description:
Deed between sellers Addie B. Smith, Donald E. Smith, and Stuart J. Smith all of Somesville and purchasers Frank Kibbe and Michael Voorhees, both of Southwest Harbor for two parcels, one in Town of Mount Desert and the other in Bar Harbor. The first lot is for property sold by Ezra D. Reed to Eben E. Babson in 1876; the second lot is the eastern part of lot number one except for part conveyed in a 1928 deed from B.R. Smith to C. Millard Kittredge. [show more]
12272Map of Acadia National Park
  • Map
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tourism
  • 10/1/1975
Description:
1975 Map of Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. Published by the National Park Service,U.S. Department of the Interior - shows carriage roads and trails, color (blue and orange).
12270150th Maine Anniversary Brochure
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, History - Maine
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tourism
  • 1970
Description:
Dawn of America with Cadillac Sunrise photograph on cover for the 150th Anniversay of Maine 1820 -1970. Includes a map of MDI with Pioneer names and dates and chronological events from 1604 - 1928. Includes map with points of interest.
12268Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
  • Map
  • Other, Geography
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tourism
  • 1971
Description:
1971 Citgo Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont with detail of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
12220Garden Tour Poster, 1972 Garden Tour, Garden Club of Mount Desert
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • 1972
Description:
11 X 14 dark green ink on green poster board.
12135Bar Harbor Festival 1974 Program
  • Document, Program
  • Bar Harbor Festival
  • 1974
Description:
Program for 1974 Bar Harbor Festival includes brief history of the festival, list of personnel, list of donors, names of performers, performances, and advertisements from local businesses.
12133Edward Welles purchases a sailboat, Class A
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • 1971
Description:
Sales agreement for sale of "Ino" to E.R. Welles class A boat Previously accessioned as 007.135
12132Letter from McPherson to Ted Welles
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, A-class boats
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Sloop
  • 1971
Description:
letter from Russell MacPherson to Ted Welles requesting information about the A class boats Previously accessioned as 007.137
12129Obituary notice L Francis Herreshoff
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 1972
Description:
Time magazine obituary notice for L. Francis Herreschoff, Dec. 1972 Previously accessioned as 007.140
12123Advertisement for RKL Boatworks in Mount Desert
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Other, RKL Boatworks
  • unknown
  • 1976
Description:
12-page photocopy of advertising for RKL Botworks. Includes diagrams and descriptions of construction for the Rangeley Boat, Little Rangeley Boat, Lawley Tender, 17' River Canoe, Lincoln 28. One photo shows interior of boat shop. RKL Boatworks, founded in 1976 by Robert K. Lincoln, operated in the Pretty Marsh area of the town of Mount Desert.
12022Save Your Old Sewing Machine!
  • Document, Instructional, Manual
  • 1972
Description:
Save Your Old Sewing Machine! Article from Yankee Magazine, February 1972, bound by Jeannette Godfrey. Describes care and usage of older models of sewing machines.
12007The Paving Cutter and His Trade
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Macaroni Hill
  • Other, Peanut Row
  • September 1978
Description:
Article in Maine Life by Doris Grant of Hall Quarry: The Paving Cutter and His Trade. (Part of photograph and article has been cut out.) Glossary of paving cutter's tools.
12002Maps of Pretty Marsh area
  • Map
  • Other, Maps
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • ca. 1970-80
Description:
Plan Showing Property at Mt. Desert, Maine for Alice M. Smith, Jan. 1968. Plan Showing Property at Mount Desert, Maine for James H. Harlow, Oct. 1980 Plan Showing Property at Mount Desert, Me. for James H. Harlow et. al., May 1984 Plan of Proposed Lot Division for James Harlow, Mt. Desert, Maine, April 1979 Four traced maps, 1968, from Salem Town Map of 1808, Colby & Stuart Map of 1887. Portion of "quad" showing Pretty Marsh area. Hand-drawn map copied in 1966 from map owned by the Minctons, dated 1889 Property Plan, James H. Harlow, Pretty Marsh, Mount Desert, ME, 11/20/64. Scale: 1"=50" Plan of the [?] of the island of Mt. Desert granted by the legislature of Massachusetts in June 1755 [?] and afterwards by a division of [said?] island assigned to John [Bernard?] Esq. ... [show more]
11882Biography of Walter Keith Shaw
  • Publication, Book
  • W. K. Shaw, Jr.
  • 1970
11766Newsletter Volume 3 Number 1
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • January 1977
Description:
Newsletter from the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Volume 3, January 1977, No. 1. Contains sections and articles giving information about places on MDI and the work that the Historical Society is doing.
11765Newsletter Volume 3 Number 3
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 07/01/1977
Description:
Third newsletter from the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, continuing topics and sections from the first of volume 1.
11764Newsletter Volume 4 Number 2
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • April 1978
Description:
Newsletter from the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Number 2 of Volume 4. Edited by Virginia Somes Sanderson.
11763Newsletter Volume 4 Number 4
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • October 1978
Description:
Newsletter from the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Number 4 of Volume 4. Edited by Virginia Somes Sanderson.
11762Newsletter Volume 2 Number 2
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • March 1976
Description:
Newsletter of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Number 2 of Volume 2.
11559Funeral Book
  • Document, Announcement, Funeral Announcement
  • 1979
Description:
Funeral book of Ernest G. Stanley, 13 August 1890- 16 December 1979