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3645Benjamin Cousins GAR certificate
  • Document, Certificate, Membership Certificate
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1895
Description:
Certificate of transfer and recommendation to any GAR Post. Occupation: Gardner Private ME Artillery
3710Benjamin Cousins, James M. Parker GAR Post
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • 1895
Description:
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Cousins was born in England and was discharged by reason of disability.
18695Bloomfield R. Smith
  • Document, Announcement, Wedding Announcement
  • June 11, 1890
Description:
Wedding announcement and calling card for Bloomfield R. Smith married Wednesday, June 11, 1890
12308Blue Cobalt Vases (pair)
  • Object, Furnishings, Vase
  • Other, Vases
  • ca 1890
Description:
Pair of blue cobalt vases, 8" high. Vases given to Roscoe and Edna Hysom at their first Christmas (1930) by Kate (Lester) Pray, formerly Kate Heath. She and Julia (Mrs. A.C.) Fernald were sisters. Their mother, Judith Somes Heath (m. Capt. Hirshel Heath), had a house and hat shop between Nuttings and Peppers. Judith and Etta Somes Salisbury were sisters. Kate Heath Pray said that these vases were "very old" when she gave them to the Hysoms, parents of donor (Gail Hysom Reiber). [show more]
12307Blue Cobalt Vases (pair)
  • Object, Furnishings, Vase
  • Other, Vases
  • ca 1890
Description:
Pair of blue cobalt vases, 8" high. Vases given to Roscoe and Edna Hysom at their first Christmas (1930) by Kate (Lester) Pray, formerly Kate Heath. She and Julia (Mrs. A.C.) Fernald were sisters. Their mother, Judith Somes Heath (m. Capt. Hirshel Heath), had a house and hat shop between Nuttings and Peppers. Judith and Etta Somes Salisbury were sisters. Kate Heath Pray said that these vases were "very old" when she gave them to the Hysoms, parents of donor (Gail Hysom Reiber). [show more]
8911Boy wearing knee length skirt
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1850 -c 1890s
Description:
Boy age 4- 7. Hair parted on right and combed back. Hair slightly wavy. Wears knee-length skirt with dark stockings and black boots. White shirt bloused out over skirt with wide collar and cuffs edged with lace. Placket over blouse with buttons on each side. Dark floppy bow tie. Stands on floral patterned carpet with hand on back of chair.
4408B.R. Smith paid $90.00 to Mt. Desert for Old School House.
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • 1897
Description:
Handwritten note indicating that B.R. Smith had paid $90.00 to Town of Mt. Desert for the Old School House in Somesville.
3648Branch Woodworth GAR certificate
  • Document, Certificate, Membership Certificate
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1890
Description:
Certificate of transfer and recommendation to any GAR Post. Occupation farmer Was in Coast Guard
7083Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
Description:
Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in background. Negative; 3 7/8" h X 4 7/8"w
12554Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
Description:
Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in background. Black and white printed on photo. paper with white border; 5" h X 7"w
12555Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
Description:
Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894. duplicate, Property of MDI Hist.Soc.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 45/8" h X 6 3/4"w
12556Brook at Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1894
Description:
Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “Brook at Somesville.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 4.5" h X 6 5/8"w
8978Bubbles Pond with horse and carriages
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bubbles
  • Other, Carriages & coaches
  • Other, Lakes & ponds
  • Unknown
  • c. 1890
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
17840Captain Edward C. Harper
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1890c.
Description:
Photo of portrait of Captain Edward C. Harper (1859-1934). Harper was married on 25 December 1882 in Tremont to Fannie E. Billings (1862-1948). As of December 2016, Clifford Harper owns the portrait. Capt. Harper was captain of the Bloomer built in Somesville.
18799Castine Lecture 1895 Brooklyn Institute
  • Publication, Literary, Speech, Lecture
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 1895
Description:
Castine Lecture 1895 Brooklyn Institute 11 pages typed and hand written Lecture was on the Penobscot Expedition and the history of Castine
16992Certificate of Ordination as Priest - Willilam Thomas Manning
  • Object, Award, Achievement Certificate
  • 1891
Description:
Certificate of ordination as Priest in the Episcopal Church, Diocese of California, for William Thomas Manning. December 12, 1891. Certificate is handwritten and bears the seal of the Diocese of California. Manning owned The Mount Desert House in Somesville, where he and his family summered. Manning later became Bishop of the Diocese of New York. From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: William Thomas Manning 1866-1949, American Episcopal bishop of New York, b. England, received his collegiate and theological training at the Univ. of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Ordained a priest (1891), he served parishes in California, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee and taught dogmatic theology at the Univ. of the South before becoming rector of Trinity parish, New York City, in 1908. Manning was bishop of New York from 1921 until his retirement in 1946. [show more]
4567Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, Methodist Parsonage. North Walderboro,1896.
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Other, Celebrations
  • Other, Religion
  • 1896
Description:
2.5” x 4.25” Christmas card from “Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, Methodist Parsonage. North Walderboro, December, 1896.” Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.4.a
1777Coffin Plate for Emma K. Somes
  • Object, Coffin Plate
  • 1892
Description:
Silver mounted on black velvet. Silk rope around edges. From coffin of Emma K. Somes. Donor info - from Lewis Somes house.
13859Complete Graded Arithmetic;
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Thomson, James B.
  • Maynard, Merrill & Co.
  • 1894
9190“Concert Gems” song book by C.E. Leslie, 1891
  • Publication, Literary, Musical Composition, Music Book, Songbook
  • Other, Music
  • 1891
Description:
“Concert Gems” song book by C.E. Leslie. Chicago: The Chicago Music Company. 1891.14 pages. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.5
2415Constitution, By - Laws and Rules of Order of Pemetic Lodge
  • Document, Bylaws
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • 1895
Description:
Small booklet containing the by-laws etc. for the Pemetic Lodge of Southwest Harbor Instituted May 7, 1895 and this version printed in Portland May 1928
19429"Creedmore" in Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • 1893
Description:
Picture of the "Creedmore" in Bar Harbor c. 1893
3718Dennis Haley, Application for Membership
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1894
Description:
Application for Membership, James M. Parker Post, GAR. He was born in Ireland and was in the Navy; current occupations was a carpenter.
8792Dewey Souvenier Card
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1890s
Description:
Souvenier card labeled Dewey probably George Dewey, American Naval hero of the Spanish-American War. Dewey in oval frame surrounded by red white and blue plaque, steam pipe and bow.
8738Dice's Head, Castine,Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Natural phenomena
  • Wm. Geo. Sargent
  • 1896
Description:
Cabinet card of coastline scene with tree topped cliffs and rushing surf. Printed in white directly on the photograph is the name "Winona" and "Dice's Head". Printed below the photograph is the statement: "Copyrighted. February 1896.by Wm. Geo. Sargent, Castine, Me." On the back of the card is text describing Dice's Head in Castine, Maine.