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Bids on Construction of New Museum Building for MDI Historical Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Specification
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Various Constractors
  • 1981
Description:
Six sheets containing five bids by various contractors for construction of new museum building in Somesville for the MDI Historical Society.
Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • 1981
Letters to Bidding Contractors on New Museum Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two double sided typewritten sheets containing carbon copies of letters to bidding contractors on new museum building for MDI Historical Society. Letters inform contractors that a contractor had been chosen.
Yacht Thermo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Technical Drawing
  • Object, Art
  • Other
  • Other, Transportation - water
Yacht Thermo
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
technical drawing of the yacht Thermo, Captain Berlin, Southwest Harbor, Maine pencil on brown kraft paper - crease down center. -stored in flat file
Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • Object, Woodworking
  • Other, Wood carvings
  • Adams, Richard W.
  • 1981
Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A film on DVD about Wendell Gilley, master carver from Southwest Harbor. Title: Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver. A documentary story filmed during the construction of the museum built in his honor in 1981. Film by Richard W. Adams, with a 2004 update on the 25th anniversary of the Museum and the centennial of the birth of Wendell Gilley. Running time of 25 minutes.
Construction Plan , Design No. 77
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Technical Drawing
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Design drawings
  • Other, Ship equipment & rigging
  • L. Francis Herreshoff
  • Aug. 1940
Construction Plan , Design No. 77
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Construction deck plan for 'Little International,' class boat commissioned by William F. Strawbridge from L. Francis Herreshoff, of Marblehead. Two boats were built by Hinckley. One remains on Mount Desert Island today. The class failed to materialize due to the coming of WWII, after which Luders made their debut. White markings of ship design on black background (white paper on back is blank). Shows design of 28' class boat. Construction plan for design number 77. Drawn or designed by L. Francis Herreshoff in Aug. 1940. Scale: 1"=1'. [show more]
Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Object, Baseball Gear, Baseball
  • Other, Depressions
  • Other, Games
  • Other, Granite quarrying
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Prohibition
  • Other, Smuggling
  • O'Neill, Susan
  • 1978
Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
28-page typewritten manuscript about history of Hall Quarry.
Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - SWH High and Pemetic High
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • 1958
Description:
Copy #2 of "Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - Southwest Harbor High and Pemetic High" by Simon Sklar. Undated, but appears to have been written in 1958. Covers period 1908-1957.
Reminiscences of Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Object, Telegraph
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
Reminiscences of Somesville
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
All by Adelma Somes Joy: “Somes Sound must have been one beautiful place." Recalls arrival of Abraham Somes, the oak trees on oak hill, Ebenezer Sutton, and Denning’s Pond. "Years ago when we had the telegraph..." Recalls advances in technology, balloons, and flight. Northeast Harbor Women's Literary Club talk , Jan. 30, 1920. Plans to travel abroad, give clothing to naked Africans, open beauty parlor. "That Old Reed House." Mrs. Reed was her grandfather's sister; house near Jim's Cove. "My first recollections of life..." Recalls her grandparents' house in 1838. Also separate essay, "Grandfather's House." Reminiscences of Somesville #6. Recalls naming of Somesville, old roads, school house, industry, and tanning pits. Two Letters from Adelma Somes Joy to Harriet Somes Sanderson, Aug. 10, 1929. recalls Col. Black House in Ellsworth, Episcopal Church at Seal Cove, Bp. Manning, church sales, other historical notes. "Memories" of her father. History of Somes and Richardson families. [show more]
Building of Arts, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Building of Arts
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • Structures, Civic, Entertainment
  • 1938
Building of Arts, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Program The second Subscription Series Summer of 1938 of the Building of Arts, Bar Harbor ME. Includes advertising from a variey of establishments on the island. Has announcement of a black man (African American), a singer and musician
Jennie Ailworth Obituary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Artists
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
Jennie Ailworth Obituary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Newspaper clipping of Mrs. Jennie Ailworth's obituary from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder On Card back: "A Service of The Martins in Bushnell, Ill."
Arthur Ailworth Obituary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Artists
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
Arthur Ailworth Obituary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Funeral Notice for Arthur F. Ailworth from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder
George H. Spiker Obituary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Artists
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
George H. Spiker Obituary
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Funeral Notice for George H. Spiker from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder The Angel of Peace in Loving Remembrance of George H. Spiker, Died Nov. 14, 1911 Age 5 years On Back: Copyright 1908 by H.F. Wendell & Company, Liepsie, Ohio
Frank Sample Funeral Notice
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Artists
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • 1918
Frank Sample Funeral Notice
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Funeral Notice for Frank Sample from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder Frank Sample died Aug. 4, 1918 Age 85 years
LaRue Spiker Report Card
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Documentary Card, Report Card
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Artists
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • 1933
LaRue Spiker Report Card
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Postcard adressed to Miss LaRue Spiker, Gridley Street, Bushnell, Illinois Postmarked Minneapolis Minn. Dec. 22 at 2 PM On Back: Pre-Shakes., Drama, Grade A, Thank you From LaRue Spiker Personal Papers/Family Papers
LaRue Spiker Report Card
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Documentary Card, Report Card
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Artists
  • Other, History - Southwest Harbor
  • 1933
LaRue Spiker Report Card
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Postcard adressed to Miss LaRue Spiker, Bushnell, Illinois Postmarked Minneapolis Minn. Dec. 23 at 1 PM On Back: Botany, Exam 91, Grade A, Thank you From LaRue Spiker Personal Papers/Family Papers
Obituaries
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Obituary
  • 3/2/2000
Obituaries
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
John Heiliker, 91 Cranberry Is. artist and teacher died Feb. 22.He was a professor of art at Columbia for 27 years. His career included attend the Art Students League and was a member of the New York arts scene.
Donald Smith Mount Desert Island High School graduation programs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program
  • Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball
  • Other, Dance
  • Other, Mount Desert High School
  • Other, Somesville High School
  • Other, Toddy Pond
  • 1913
Description:
* empty envelope with the inscription "Aunt Mildred" written in script (poor quality) * * column by R.L. Grindle entitled "Before the Drought, Tradition Regarding the Naming of Toddy Pond" *Program of the "Speaking Contest", Somesville School, May 1948; judges were Bertha Reed, Janette Hamblen and Ruby Burlock; speakers were Joyce Richardson, Jane Brown, Leota H. Black, Helen Robinson, Miriam Hews, Kathryn Kimball, Wilmer Merchant, E.E. Rexford, Robert Fernald, Annie H. Donnell, Valorie Merchant, Persis Cunningham; winners of the literary club cup are listed for 1938-1947 *xerox of the Mount Desert High School basketball team in 1935 with the trophies they won in three tourneys with a typewritten explanation and notes of the class happenings sent by Marion; there is a detachable slip to send in if alumni planned to attend the function on August 11, 1985 at the Seawall Dining Room *envelope and two name cards, one for Donald E. Smith and the other for Stuart J. Smith and class of 1930 stickers * *diploma of Stuart T. Smith from Mount Desert High School, Somesville, Maine awarded on June 6th, 1934 (this has a leather book frame that is stored separately and caused the discoloration) *excerpt from Bangor paper featuring three pictures of the boys who won honors in Mt. Desert High School; they were Donald Smith, Valedictory; Meredith Bordeaux, Salutatory; Pearl Freeman, Oration *6 page handwritten report on the"Industries of Maine" by Donald Smith *envelope addressed to C.P.L. Donald Smith from Fred H. Somes with a postal cancellation of April 3, 1945 when he was serving overseas *two page handwritten letter which was sent in the envelope referred to in the preceeding item [show more]
ANP account of weather conditions during Fire of 1947
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report, Technical Report
  • Events, Fire
  • Object, Forestry
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bangor Theological Seminary
  • Other, Fire engines & equipment
  • Other, National Park Service
  • Other, University of Maine
  • Other, Walkie-talkies
  • 1947?
ANP account of weather conditions during Fire of 1947
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Account of conditions
Request for bids of timber by ANP
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Request
  • Events, Fire
  • Object, Lumber, Timber
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Dec 18, 1947
Request for bids of timber by ANP
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Call for bids on salvage of timber within Acadia National Park. Appears unsuccessful.