Description: Report by the selectmen of Mount Desert, ME on the financial accounts of the town, including lists of expenditures and receipts, for the fiscal year ending February 9, 1895. There are also reports from the school committee and superintendent of schools. People Mentioned: E. G. Abbott, Mrs. E. G. Abbott, B. T. Atherton, Emily E. Atherton, Charles Babbidge, Seth Babbidge, A. G. Bain, Robert Barron, Abel Bartlett, F. G. Bartlett, William H. Bartlett, Walter D. Blake, Ben Bordeaux, David Bracy Jr., William H. Bracy, Henry Branscom, James N. Branscom, A. P. Brown, Eri L. Bunker, Z. F. Callahan, A. J. Carter, John Carter, A. E. Clement, Charles H. Clement, H. A. Clement, A. E. Clements, Charles Clements, Joseph Corson, William Cox, Palmer Crowley, J. Cunningham, John Dix, Lessie Dix, A. C. Fernald, Charles H. Frazier, Howard Frazier, Allen Freeman, W. H. Freeman, E. W. French, John Gilmore, Mark Gray, R. L. Grindle, J. Hamor, Nellie Hardy, Josie Harper, R. M. Haynes, J. S. Heath, O. M. Heath, Sophrona Hersey, William Hersey, Orrin Heyward, Bert Higgins, Clarence Higgins, Everett Higgins, George Higgins, Harry Higgins, I. C. Higgins, Sidney P. Higgins, Agnes Hill, J. C. Hill, Gilbert Hodgdon, Leroy R. Hodgdon, Angie Johnson, Alvin Joy, Henry Kineston, Fred Leighton, B. F. Leland, Benjamin Leland, Frank Leland, Grace M. Libby, Charlotte Lunt, Jacob Lunt, Mercy Lunt, Rachael M. Lunt, Cyrus Lurvey, A. L. Manchester, Manson Manchester, Thomas Manchester, George Mayo, Kate Mitchell, Nellie Morgan, C. C. Morrison, Sidney P. Murphy, Loren Newman, Israel N. Norwood, J. W. Ober, George Parker, Charles Perry, Charles Pervear, Nahum Pinkham, D. E. Pray, Edward L. Pray, Meda Pray, John Pung, Andrew H. Reed, Jared R. Reed, Joseph Reed, Olevia Reed, Ada Richardson, Clifford B. Richardson, D. D. Richardson, Emma Richardson, Eugene D. Richardson, J. Richardson, John G. Richardson, Laura Richardson, Mary E. Richardson, Thomas Richardson, William S. Richardson, George E. Ring, Charles Robinson, George H. Robinson, Howard Robinson, Everett Salisbury, Francis Salisbury, Amos Sinclair, Edwin Smallidge, Walter Smallidge, Ella F. Smith, Lowell Smith, Richmond Smith, V. D. Smith, Blanche Somes, C. T. Somes, Della Somes, Deucy Somes, Fred H. Somes, Harry G. Somes, Kate Somes, Lewis Somes, Madella Somes, Mrs. L. H. Somes, Sewell W. Thom, E. B. Tibbits, Charles Tracy, Maud Trask, Everett Treworgy, Daniel Walls, E. N. Walls, Edgar Walls, Elbridge Walls, Greely Walls, Samuel M. Walls, William T. Walls, E. L. Warren, Warren H. Whitmore [show more]
Description: Framed photo of Bubbles Pond, c. 1890. Carriage and horses with 2 or 3 passengers. Electric wires and poles visible. Margaret Spear (donor) had added note: "W. J. Walton, v. 92
Description: 1.5” x 2.75” picture of two Durham cows. The back explains that a complete set of the pictures can be obtained by sending in three labels from one pound packages of “John Dwight & Co.” baking soda. There is also a description of Durham cows. It is marked, “Hugh School 1894” in pencil. Prviously archived as 016.FIC.001.3.b, Accession # **1536
Description: “Ladies Perfumed Calendar 1890, Compliments of E.W. Hoyt & Co., Proprietors of Hoyt’s German Cologne and Rubifoam, Lowell, Mass.” is printed on one side with a picture of flowers and floating calendar pages. On the back is an advertisement for “Hoyt’s German Cologne” and “Rubifoam” for the teeth, “For Sale by Fernald Bros., Mt. Desert Maine.” Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.16.f
Description: Advertising card with a picture of a little girl on it - “Perfumed With Hoyt’s German Cologne, The Most Fragrant and Lasting of All Perfumes. Use Rubifoam for the Teeth. Deliciously Flavored.” On the back are small calendar pages for 1891 and a paragraph about the cologne and Rubifoam, “For sale by A.I. Holmes, S.W. Harbor, Maine”. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.16.d
Description: Advertising card with a picture of a little girl on it - “Perfumed With Hoyt’s German Cologne, The Most Fragrant and Lasting of All Perfumes. Use Rubifoam for the Teeth. Deliciously Flavored.” On the back are small calendar pages for 1891 and a paragraph about the cologne and Rubifoam, “For sale by Fernald Bros., Mt. Desert, Me.” Previoulsy archived as 016.FIC.001.16.a
Description: Letter to M.L. Allen from C.E. Parker, of Bucksport. April 20, 1897. In reference to Allen’s Republican Party nomination for County Commissioner. Parker is not ready to pledge support. Previously archived as object id 011.FIC.41.1, old accession **0448
Description: Letter to M.L. Allen from F.P. Musiet, of Blue Hill. November 4, 1897. In reference to his support for Allen’s Republican Party nomination for County Commissioner. Previously archived as 011.FIC.41.1, old accession **0432
Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 6/10/1999. Detailed description of the history and geography of Kebo Golf Club.
Description: Including statistics and descriptions of its history, educational system, geology, rail roads, natural resources, summer resorts and manufacturing interests, compile and drawn from official plans and actual surveys.
Description: Originally published in the Century Magazine; the author knew John Gilley well and appreciated his hard work clearing fields, building dwellings, fished, raised a family, etc. He was a "hard-working, stout hearted man".
Description: Originally an article in the Century Magazine, published 50 years prior. this work tells the story of John Gilley, who " by hard toil cleared fields, built dwellings, fished on forgotten waters, reared families and...managed schools and churches and administered self-governing communities." Gilley was born on Cranberry Island and lived most of his life on Baker's Island.
Description: Historic Mount Desert Tavern, also know as, the Mount Desert House. Tall sign post on front lawn. Mount Desert House sign partially cut out of picture. Lattice work fence leads to front door. Shutters on front windows shut. Two men standing near front door. Two men in front of lattice work. Several men and boys stand around large wagon with horse. Shadow visible in foreground. Negative for 97-342-507.
Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. 4 copies, a-d [show more]
Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. 4 copies, a-d [show more]
Description: Three similar white buildings in row. Small Selectmen’s Building close by. First Higgins store, middle house now gone. Picture shows Chas. Bordeau and Party, boarders at the Central House. People on steps. Mr. Harison, C.J. Hall, A.J. Whiting, J.J. Somes, R.G. Salisbury. First building has covered porch with people standing on steps. Second building no porch, third building similar porch. Open carriage drawn by two horses. Telephone poles and wires visible. 4 copies, a-d [show more]
Description: Mount Desert house taken from across road. Two black horses with carriage in front of house, one man seated in carriage. Crowd of people out front. Woman and man in doorway, woman and two children standing on steps, three men standing and one seated. Large flagpole to left with “Mt. Desert House, 1888” sign on it. Picket fence running along right side of lawn. Most shutters are open, except for two windows in middle nearest chimney. This print has been attributed to W.H. Ballard, but the photo is probably too early for Ballard to have taken it. Also known as Mount Desert Tavern. [show more]
Description: Somes House Inn, Somesville. Road in foreground. Trees line drive to cottage. Two connected three-story white clapboard buildings. On left - wrap around porch with lattice work and steps going down the left side. Two dormers and one chimney. On right - Porch on front with lattice work. Two chimneys. Horse and buggy in front of steps. Person on porch. Marked 1894 on back. Duplicate: 997-311-476, Photo Album #1, p.9