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| Watercolor Painting "Bass Cottage" Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Watercolor Painting "Bass Cottage" Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: Watercolor painting of the summer cottage "Bass Cottage" with a dedication on the lower left which reads: "Love Roy and Helene" and has the artist signature "Hallowell" on the lower right. | ||
| Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Painting of the Lusitania Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Painting, oil or acrylic, and pencil on cardboard of the ship Lusitania. Framed in wood with popsicle stick supports on damaged corners. Donor notes, "I bought it at a Cranberry Island Fair in the 1980s, and was told it came out of an Island House. I'm not sure if it was done by an Islander, but Isabel Storey would know." | |||
| Copy of Eskimo drawing with lock of hair in green frame, Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Copy of Eskimo drawing with lock of hair in green frame, Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Printed photo copy of Eskimo drawing with lock of hair in green frame, 8"x10"; connected with Rachel Field's book "God's Pocket" and Samuel Hadlock, Jr. voyages with his traveling exhibition of Eskimo Indians in the 1820s. See also Beyond God's Pocket. [Research on drawing TBD.] | |||
| Drawing of lobster pot by C. Gilley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Drawing of lobster pot by C. Gilley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Art, pen and ink drawing titled "LOBSTER TRAP ON BOTTOM" by C. Gilley, showing an old fashioned round top wooden lobster trap on the sea bed, with a rope going up to an intermediate float (a glass bottle), the rope continuing further up to a bullet shaped float on the surface; also a lobster boat approching it on the surface | |||
| Small painting - Hitty Dances Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Small painting - Hitty Dances Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Artwork. Small painting, Hitty Dances, in starched lace frame signed "Spirit was willing - I. Wolf" lower right corner. Hitty is a character in Rachel Field's book. | ||
| Seascape by Scott White Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Seascape by Scott White Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Art, original watercolor seascape painting by Scott White (one of the "Three Islesford Painters" or TIPs.) Scott White used to spend summers at the Hamor House. Inscription on the back of the painting: "This painting was done by an artist who spent summers on Cranberry Island at the Hamor House. This was given to Mabel by Mr. White on her birthday." | |||
| Boat Drawings by young Alton Bunker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Boat Drawings by young Alton Bunker Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two pictures printed on large paper for display purposes of boats by young Alton Bunker, brother of Tud Bunker. Alton had the mailboat contract for a few years around 1939, he ran the contract with his boat a Novia | |||
| Hamor House sketch Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hamor House sketch Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Drawing by S.G. Easter or Caster? pencil sketch of the Hamor Tea House; some water staining on the edges. Painting removed from original frame (a glass pane with metal rosettes securing it to a wood board back). Original sketch stored separately; scanned print of the drawing is in frame. | |||
| Explorers' Boats Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Explorers' Boats Northeast Harbor Library Description: Prints 1: Vignette of a Barque 2: Vignette of the Jonas Typescript Discusses Champlain's ships. | ||||
| Framed drawing of the Fleet Medal Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Framed drawing of the Fleet Medal Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: A framed drawing, appearing have been executed on paper in ink, showing the Northeast Harbor Fleet Medal as designed by Roger Griswold (so noted in the History of the Northeast Harbor Fleet by Dr. Joseph L. Grant). | |||
| Painting of Thirty Square Meter Under Sail Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Painting of Thirty Square Meter Under Sail Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Painting of a Thirty Square Meter sailboat under sail in front of Bear Island. The clouds are dark grey, and mountains are visible in the distance. The painting is signed W______ Lawrence | |||
| View on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  View on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: An oil painting of a landscape scene, probably on Mount Desert Island. Depicts three men outside of a tent. Men appear to be in uniforms. Canoe pulled up to shore. Signature on painting may be "heath," not "yeath." May depict an exaggerated view of Babson's Creek. Painting was in a donation that also included another painting, 003.13.009. | ||||
| Drawing of heads of 2 dogs Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Drawing of heads of 2 dogs Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Drawing of the heads of two dogs by LaRue Spiker undated Previously archived as 012.FIC.053.1, **1366 | |||
| Small painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Small painting Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Small card size painting by Garmie/Somes?- likely Ann Somes Fenneley. See photographs 997-293-48 and 997-298-463 for family history and artist details. | ||||
| Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Framed oil on canvas painting of Bar Harbor near Sea Coast Mission showing path, stone wall, sail boats; large pine tree on right. | |||
| A glimpse of Jordan Mt. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| A glimpse of Jordan Mt. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Watercolor painting: A glimpse of Jordan Mountain | |||||
| Garden at Key Wadin Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Garden at Key Wadin Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Watercolor of the garden at Keywadin. The artist may be Mary Davis Dunham | |||||
| Old Somesville Mill Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Old Somesville Mill Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Painting of the old Somesville Mill by George Ashbridge Rhoades. Mill on pond with waterfall to the right. Church steeple in background. Moon in upper left corner. Copy of July 5, 1933 news article on back in reference to the Somesville Mill burning down. Taped to the back of the painting are a newspaper clipping and a typed copy of the clipping: BAR HARBOR TIMES Wednesday, July 5, 1933 SOMESVILLE MILL IS BURNED Early yesterday morning the Old Mill at Somesville burned in a fire of undetermined origin. This historic landmark owned jointly by Mrs. John Somes and Mrs. Geo. Somes has been in the Somes family for four generations. It was built nearly 100 years ago by the first John Somes, a pioneer on the island. Lumber, long and short shingles were sawed at the mill and it was operated by John Somes up to about eight years ago. The remnant of the little old schooner which John Singer Sargent painted when he visited the island some dozen years ago, escaped the fire. The mill will not be rebuilt. [show more] | ||||
| Painting - Small House Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Painting - Small House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pastel on cardboard. Three mountains in center with trees on each side. Small house on right near gray water. Dark skies. | |||||
| Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Painting - Portrait of Nathan Salisbury Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: In oval dark wood frame with gilt edge. Portrait - gray background. Subject wearing black suit and bow tie resembles Abraham Lincoln. Loaner is descendant of Nathan Salisbury who lived in Somesville. | |||||
| Painting - Books and Candle Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Painting - Books and Candle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Still life painting of Dr. Kittredge’s books and candle in oil on canvas. Heavy ornate gold frame. Artist unknown. | |||||
| Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Portrait of Sarah Whiting Kittredge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Background brown and gray. Subject is wearing bonnet, shawl, black dress. A hand is reaching from behind sofa to take sheet music. Sarah Kittredge ( 1776-1871) was the wife of Dr. Kendall Kittredge (1773-1857), first doctor on Mount Desert Island. Artist unknown- may be an itinerant painter. | |||
| The Homestead - Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  The Homestead - Drawing Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Artist unknown. Shows elaborate house with gazebo to the right. Girl holding flower outside the house. Pencil or charcoal in wood frame. Pitch coming through the varnish. | |||||
| Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pastel of Brig Polly undersail with colors flying. Caption reads, “Brig Polly of Boston, Capt. Abraham Fernald with live stock for the West Indies. Leaving Boston”. Wood frame carved in a linked chain pattern. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston. | ||||
| Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Brig Polly Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pastel of Brig Polly. Caption reads, “Brig Polly upset in thunderstorm. 18th Sept 1801”. Shows cattle in water and capsized ship. Man in pilgrim hat and Indian sitting on capsized ship. Donor info - Brig Polly once owned by Somesville and other island residents. Polly now in a Museum in Boston. |