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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Pump Organ
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Musical, Keyboard Instrument, Organ
  • Jacob Estey & Co.
  • 1868
  • Copyright Undetermined
Pump Organ
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Pump organ with built in lamp holders.
Child's bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Hat, Bonnet
  • c. 1869
Child's bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
First bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury, who was born May 10, 1869. She was the grandmother of Gail Reiber, and Edith's mother was Henrietta Somes. Cream cloth with net crown, decorated with cream ribbon, cloth flowers and bricabrac and tiny beading around the brim. Silk (?) ties. Brim and crown have been stiffened.
Records of John Gilley, Widows Pension, Death
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Data Processing, Digital Videodisc
  • National Archives
  • 1864 ca
Records of John Gilley, Widows Pension, Death
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A DVD that contains records of John Gilley, related to a widow's pension and death, and documents related to his widow, Lorinda Gilley. Files copied from original records in the National Archives. This set of records were obtained during the research conducted by Tim Garrity, 2005. See media tab for a .pdf file that includes all records of Gilley.
Sword
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Sword
  • 1860c.
Sword
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Sword in scabbard. Handle wrapped in snake skin. Brass hardware. Two rings on scabbard for belt. Lender info - parade sword of Benjamin Thomas Atherton first Maine Heavy Artillery Company C - Civil War.
Shoe
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Shoe
  • 1866 ca.
Shoe
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
One black leather shoe. Worn on top. No laces. Some wear throughout shoe. Square toe. Stamped on sole. A.S. and Co Warranted. A.D. 1866. Wooden pegs in sole - some nails. Nails in heal. Six holes for laces. Donor info - came from store of Tobias Roberts in Bar Harbor. Made by Abraham Somes. Found in counter sold to C.C. Ladd.
Hat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Hat
  • ca. 1860
Hat
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ladies red and white hat. Lined with paper. Donor info - worn by members of the Eaton Clark family before the Civil War.
Quilt Square
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Quilt Block
  • October 1, 1862
Quilt Square
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Red and white cotton basket pattern square from “Friendship Quilt”. Made by May E. Read for a bride’s quilt. Inscription reads, “Please accept my best wishes for your future happiness.” In wooden frame under glass. Donor info - It was the custom at that time to present a bride with a “Friendship Quilt” made up of squares designed and made by friends. Then quilting parties were held and the quilt put together. Repaired and washed by Mrs. Barry Smith. May Read was from Swans Island. [show more]
Records of John Gilley, Civil War , 1860-1864
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Data Processing, Digital Videodisc
  • National Archives
  • 1860 ca
Records of John Gilley, Civil War , 1860-1864
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A DVD containing records of the military service of John Gilley from 1860-1864. Copies of the original records from the US National Archives. This set of records were obtained during the research conducted by Tim Garrity, 2005. See media tab for a .pdf file that includes all records of Gilley. The DVD includes three files of scans unrelated to Gilley. The DVD file that corresponds to the records herein is named "timgarrity.pdf"
Hall’s Little Washer, Sept. 7, 1869
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Maintenance, Clothes Wringer
  • 1869c.
Hall’s Little Washer, Sept. 7, 1869
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Handle turns grooved wringer. Flat rollers feed fabric through. Springs keep roller tight. Marked, “Manufactured Makfield, Casco, ME. Hall’s Little Washer, Sept. 7, 1869”. .