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5043Woman in flapper dress seated next to man in dark suit
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • People
  • La Flamme
  • 1920s
Description:
Portrait of man and woman. Woman wears “flapper” style dress, white, sleeveless. Wears long string of white beads, large fake flower on shoulder, headbead, dark hair worn in a marcel wave. She sits above, almost appears to be sitting in lap of man, who wears dark suit with white tie and shirt, and white handkerchief in pocket. Man’s hair is shaved around ear, slicked back.
3124Wire, Iron and Brass Goods
  • Document, Advertising, Sales Catalog
  • E.T. Barnum
  • 1920 ca.
Description:
E.T. Barnum Catalogue of wire and metal building products
3128Winter Park, Florida
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Winter Park
  • 1920
Description:
Brochure for Winter Park Resort. Contains a page with three plans of Seminole Hotel.
12407Whitmore to J.A.Somes concerning charge for auto delivery
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Whitmore, F.E.
  • 1924
Description:
Letter asks for payment of additional $4.00 to pay Boston and Maine Railroad for loading and blocking auto for shipment of the Ford Beach Auto.
4664Wedding Announcement Floralee Savage
  • Document, Announcement, Wedding Announcement
  • Savage, Fred L.
  • 1920 ca
Description:
Wedding announcements of Floralee to Maxwell E Guyer. Three (3) copies in envelope.
3206Weather Strip sample
  • Object, Merchandising, Sales Sample
  • Monarch Metal Weather Strip
  • 1920 ca
Description:
Salesman's Sample
14014Warranty Deed: Stanley to Somes
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1925
Description:
Warranty Deed from Isaac F. Stanley to Raymond P. Somes for land in Southwest Harbor, Maine
19226Walks on Mount Desert Maine
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • 1928
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Small half page booklet showing the Walks on Mount Desert Island created by Harold Peabody and Charles H. Grandgent. 99 pages in length with no maps. Gives written directions on how to access the trails along with a handful of pictures. [show more]
7170W. H. Ballard, purser on steamer
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Ballard, W.H.
  • 1927
Description:
Photo of Bill Ballard, August 1927, as purser on steamer "Emita," Portland, part of a fleet that went to Maine ports as far as Bath. He worked for Mallory Line and Merchant & Minner (?)
14154Virginia Somes Sanderson dressed for costume party.
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • People
  • 1920c.
Description:
Virginia Somes Sanderson dressed for costume party in monk's robe holding small animal, maybe rabbit, in hands. Standing near bushes and trellis. Marked on back, “How I looked at the feté.”
14110Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1920
Description:
Virginia Somes Sanderson: short wavy hair, wearing blousy white dress, ribbon hanging around neck. Marked on back, “Just to let you know, dear Aunt Ada, that I am thinking of you. Virginia.” Lower right corner bent.
14137Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1920c.
Description:
Virginia Somes Sanderson, short wavy hair parted on one side and brushed to the other. Hand on cheek. Wears leopard pattern blanket or shawl with white stripes around shoulder with print dress underneath. Curtain in background.
14143Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • People
  • 1920c.
Description:
Virginia Somes Sanderson dressed for costume party in monk's robe holding small animal, maybe rabbit, in hands. Standing near bushes and trellis. This is similar to accession #997-488-654, which is the object ID for this. These numbers all need to be fixed. (AB)
14153Virginia Somes Sanderson
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Buildings
  • People
  • 1920c.
Description:
Virginia Somes Sanderson standing on sidewalk near bushes and trellis. Wearing hair parted in middle and pulled back with white peasant type blouse, sleeves pulled up, black skirt, calf length, wide black belt and dark shoes. Standing with hands on hips.
17831Vinal Beal (1925)
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1925
Description:
Photo of Mount Desert Rock lighthouse keeper Vinal O. Beal. Photo taken in 1925. Beal was second assistant (1909-1910), first assistant (1910-1911), then principal keeper (1911-c. 1918) of the lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock.
3119Various travel brochures ( Florida)
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • 1920 ca
Description:
Orlando Fl. bad water damage
12955Unknown Woman Sitting on Car
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1922
Description:
Black and white photograph of an unknown woman. She wears a dress and a hat and is sitting on the running board of a car. Stated on the back: "Friend of Bertha E. Allen, Hartford, CT 1922".
4935Two men holding puppies seated against tree
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Unknown
  • 1926
Description:
Snapshot of two unknown men leaning against tree holding puppies in their arms. Man on left wears dark suit, holds white puppy, man on right wears light-colored suit, holds dark puppy. Can see large bare trees, large house with balcony and distinctive railing in background. Man on right in photo is probably Lamont M. Higgins, Jr. (see Relations tab).
18786Tranfer of Ownership
  • Document, Legal, Agreement
  • Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • 10/11/1924
Description:
1 typed page Signed transfer of ownership of the plates from the History of Mount Desert to Houghton Mifflin Co. by George H. Street.
18785Tranfer of Ownership
  • Document, Legal, Agreement
  • Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • 10/1924
Description:
1 typed page Signed transfer of ownership of the plates from the History of Mount Desert to Houghton Mifflin Co. by Helen Street Ranney
18627Thousands at Dedication of Mount Desert Bridge
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1920
Description:
Article about the dedication of the Mount Desert Bidge in Trenton. Previously archived as 011.FIC.58.2
3112These Hundred Years
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • 1/1/1925
Description:
These Hundred Years History of the Hancock Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers 1825 -1925 Compiled by George S. Brookes Includes the history of Congregational Churches on Mount Desert Island Two Copies
12624The Silent Readers: Second Reader
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Textbook
  • Lewis, William D. and Albert Lindsay Rowland, Ethel H. Maltby Gehres
  • John C. Winston Co.
  • 1924
Description:
Includes color illustrations.
11647The Scenery of Mt. Desert Island: Its Origin and Development by Erwin Raisz
  • Publication, Book
  • 1929
Description:
The Scenery of Mt. Desert Island: Its Origin and Development by Erwin Raisz On the cover in quotes, "It forms a striking and instructive geological record." George Dorr 5/3/16 in letter offers Hancock County Trustee lands ? federal gov't Published 1929 New York Academy of Sciencees
13672The Scenery of Mt. Desert Island: Its Origin and Development.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Geology
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Raisz, Erwin J.
  • Academy of Sciences
  • 1929.
Description:
Geologic history of Mt. Desert Island; includes insert "The Geology of Mount Desert," by George McLane Wood. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. XXXI, Pp. 121-186/Note by Geo. B. Dorr