Description: Emilie Clarissa Meynell Somes outside dark building with covered porch and lattice work around porch. Wears dark suit with bow tie, holds derby in hand. Wears long dark coat over dark dress, with elaborate collar. Hat with large feather in top. Wears wire rim spectacles. Marked on back, “Apr. 17, 1910” Picture badly torn in center. Very brittle.
Description: Gives history of canning industry in Maine, information about herring, lobster fishing , cod, herring, alewives, smelts, clams, statistics, names of wardens.
Description: BH Times typed copy of article on Hadlock Family and sailing vessels, list of schooners owned by Hadlocks. Norwood's cove battle during War of 1812, Excerpts of log of Sam Hadlock, Tampico, Mexico in 1849 recorded by W.O. Sawtelle Not clear whether all these items were in the BH Times, 8 pp.
Description: "For Use in Prayer and Praise Meetings, Evangelistic Services, Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies and All Other Departments of Church Work" Indian Point Sunday School Hymn Book, circa 1914, with responsive scripture readings. Cream colored with red fabric binding. Includes title, topical and tune indexes.
Description: Halloween card from the Delta Tau house. On the front is a picture with a black cat, owl, bats, witch on a broomstick, woman with a lack-o-lantern head and some kind of ghost. It says, “Delta Tau Hause. Orono, Maine. October 30, 1914” Inside is an order of dances for the evening. Gamma Nu, Delta Tau Delta Reception banquet program with lists of speakers, new members, and menue for the evenin. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.9 [show more]
Description: Weather record for 1913. Hand written account of the weather during summer months in a small pocket account book. Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.36
Description: James Richardson House (Oak Grove Farm). Clapboard siding, cape style house with four 2 over 2 windows on first floor; two second story dormers. Greek Revival Door with side lights. Some window shutters are missing. Bulkhead to the left of the main entrance.
Description: From left to right - Bloomfield Richardson, Ralph Tracy and Jones Tracy at Richardson Homestead (Oakland Farm of Fair Oaks Farm) splitting wood.
Description: Ladies Sewing Circle Announcement from Salisbury Cove at Bay View Grange Hall, original date was feb.28 and crossed out. A poem inviting one to come for the price of the size of their sock times two.
Other, Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations
Collection:
Map Collection
Date:
1916
Description: 1919 Pocket map, when unfolded is 7" x 9". Outside describes park; inside inscribed "The Beautiful Island of Mount Desert 'Champlain' Endorsed by Charles W. Eliot, George B. Dorr for the Trustees of Public Reservations" "This Pocket Map has been prepared for the use of all lovers of Mount Desert . The remarkable shape and extraordinary geographical formation of this beautiful island, with its hundred miles of splendid mountain trails and as many more lovely roads..." Map indicates modelled by Robert Abbe copyright 1916 [show more]
Description: Letter to M.L. Allen from Clarence E. Madden, of Bar Harbor. April 24, 1907. In reference to Allen’s Republican Party nomination for County Commissioner. Madden is not ready to support Peviously archived as 011.FIC.41.1, old accession **0429
Description: Letter (1918) to Fred Smith from Geo. C. Edwards US Naval Forces - passed by Censor - from a French Port. Letter is in wonderful condition and describes his work with the Censor Bureau during World War I.
Description: Letter with envelope from E. L. Linscott to Fred Savage Wishes a summer job with the Information Bureau, 4/21/1917 Sends two follow-up letter regarding meeting with Savage Dated Apr 26, 1917 and 5/12/17
Description: Marian L. Peabody Type written diary May to Dec 1917 On more yellowed paper, Dear Papa, from the Hotel Lincoln, Paris, 9 August 1931, 6 pages, parts crossed out In a notebook
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody, Boston at War, p. 10 both pages Excerpts from Peabody's diary MLP found that the fine private yachts wer not the only transportation equipment taken by the government.
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody, War and Domesticity May 31, 1917 to Dec 31, 1917 Discusses views of servants and Peabody household about the war related to their family heritage
Description: Marian Lawrence Peabody one cut page War Approaches Another full page, 25 discussing Peabody's diary. "Although attendance fell off badly in the war yuears, MLP held on to her custom of organizing an annual concert
Description: Someone excerpting Marian Lawrence Peabody diary about "War Work" June 11, 1917 to Dec 7, 2017 quoting excerpts from her diary P. 10 Mentions "the awful disaster in Halifax. A munition ship collided with a Belgian relief ship and exploded, destroying half the city." Someone is quoting Peabody's diary, I presume after World War II since she puts in parentheses that Halifax explosion was the largest human caused explosion before Hiroshima. [show more]