Description: Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor which use to be a movie theater. These posters are hand drawn. Poster Reads:Ava Gardner Howard Keel Kathrn Grayson Joe E. Brown, "Showboat", Music Jerome Kern, Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II, Filmed in 1951 In Color- Rated G- For everyone (on Front) Considered to be John Ford's Great Western, Lee Marvin- James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Filmed in 1962, Rated PG (on Back) [show more]
Description: Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor which use to be a movie theater. These posters are hand drawn. Poster Reads: Boris Karloff (written next to a picture of Frankenstein)
Description: Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor which use to be a movie theater. These posters are hand drawn. Poster Reads: Ralph Stanley Floyd Farley Fred Black Ruth Grierson (on Front) Tony Curtis Burt Lancaster in "The Circus and its Acrobats Trapeze" (on Back)
Description: Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor which use to be a movie theater. These posters are hand drawn. Poster Reads: Paul Newman in Slap Shot with Lindsay Crouse 1976 Color 122 Min, Partrons Note: In order to portray professional HOCKEY most realistically, the language in this film is "colorful" to say the least.....and it's rated R
Description: Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor which use to be a movie theater. These posters are hand drawn. Poster Reads: Mae West My Little Chickadee, 2 From W.C. Fields, If I Had A Million Jack Oakie
Description: -Letters re death of John Higgins, son of Elliot Higgins, killed in NYC by runaway horses (1844); -"old-timers" in Somesville (1940); -from Daniel Somes to unknown woman, perhaps his later wife (1827); -Wm. Hamor to Mr. Somes re disapproval of dancing school (184?) & another re deaths of Lot and Paul Somes from scarlet fever (1853?); -from Susan Trask to "child" re death of "litell Harry [?], 1842; -from Andrew J. Frisbee, adopted son of Abraham Somes, re death of first wife(1851?), and to Mr. Somes re death of Billy (1852); -from Hattie Somes to Grandpa (1877); -from Mr. Heath to Rev. George E. Street (1903); -from Harriet Somes to Aunt Mary re baby sister Blanche (18?9); -from Dell to Hattie (1921) and to Harriet (1928); -to Harriet from Harry S. re selling privilege on land (1944); about Ed, brought home from Boston, by Florence Gray (1959); -from Jacob Somes to brother re legislative session concering railroad (1842). [show more]
Description: Photocopy of rough draft pages pertaining to genealogy of multiple families which Wiley prepared for publication. Richardson name appears on 5th page.
Description: Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Chadbourne Gilpatric, to Virginia Somes Sanderson, notifying her of her election as Honorary Director of the Society.
Description: Letter from Harris Hyman to the MDI Historical Society regarding the load capacity of the Somesville bridge 06 October 2003. Addressing a concern from the community about the weight capacity for the bridge, Hyman assures the society that the bridge can sustain the weight of fornicating couples and drunk local gentlemen.
Description: Flyer advertising various events related to Jennifer Steen Booher's photography of the stained glass windows of MDI. Part of the 2019 edition of Chebacco.
Description: Apparent drafts for two articles authored by journalist, LaRue Spiker, regarding the controversy over proposed industrial development in Trenton by TEPCO. One article includes note, "mailed Me Digest 1-20-69". Previously archived as 012.FIC.055.7
Description: Manuscript by LaRue Spiker and edited in her hand titled Whaling on MDI. 6 typed pages two of which are half pages. Previously archived as Object Id 013.FIC.30.1
Description: Typed and annotated draft of an article by LaRue Spiker unknown publication and date. U.S. Wildlife Refuge 1949 history of the program. 17 typed pages Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.3
Description: Typed and annotated draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker. Tom Lincoln's Sparrow; about man from Dennysville, Maine, who accompanied Audubon to Labrador where he discovered a new species of sparrow Previously archived as Object Id 013.FIC.30.4
Description: Typed and annotated drafts of articles written by LaRue Spiker unknown dates and publications. The Tempestous Parson from Princeton: essay about Congressman Owen Lovejoy of Illinois, the man who introduced the resolution abolishing slavery. Previously archived as object Id 013.FIC.30.5
Description: Draft of article typed and annotated by LaRue Spiker for unknown publicatin and date. Reserved Lands about sale of timber land in unorganized townships in early 1800's to private corporations. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.8
Description: Draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. Paul Bunyan is dead, essay about the last river drive of the St. Regis Paper Co. on Old Stream in 1967 Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.9, **1223
Description: Draft of a story written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. Hagemann Boys: 12-page fiction No dates. Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.18
Description: Draft of an article for an unknown publication by LaRue Spiker. No Date. Early French in Maine: In 1605 a group of Frenchmen settled on St. Croix Island and later moved to Port Royal Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.21
Description: Draft of an article written by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. No Date. Cormorants: Boat trip to Ship Island to see cormorants, gulls; 6 pps. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.23
Description: Draft of an article for an unknown publication by LaRue Spiker. No Date. Child Psychiatrist in Machias: Dr. Enid Melville Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.24
Description: draft of an article by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. Burnham Tavern: Machias historical landmark. Appears to be captions for photos, not an essay. Previously archived as 013.FIC.30.25