Description: Poster addressed to the "Mount Desert tourist," advertising the summit of Green Mountain, 1525 feet above sea level, which can be reached by an easy drive via the Green Mountain Carriage Toll Road.
Description: Luere B. Deasy was born on February 8, 1859 in Gouldsboro to Daniel and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy. He was educated at the State Normal School in Castine. He did not attend college, but received a law degree from Boston University Law School. Deasy was admitted to the Bar in 1884. Prior to sitting on the Court, Deasy practiced in Bar Harbor. Deasy served as President of both the Hancock County Bar Association and the Maine State Bar Association. He was elected to the Maine State Senate and served as its President. Deasy was appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Milliken on September 25, 1918. On October 1, 1929, he was appointed Chief Justice by Governor Gardiner. He served as Chief until his retirement on February 7, 1930, when he returned to private practice in Bar Harbor. Deasy died on March 13, 1940, in Portland, at the age of 81. Sources: In Memoriam, Luere B. Deasy, 138 ME 371; James H. Mundy, Presidents of the Maine State Senate from 1820, Secretary of the Senate of Maine, 1979. See also article about Deasy at: http://mdihistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Horner.pdf [show more]
Description: The Mount Desert Kennel Club's first annual dog show took place in 1931. Poster advertising a dog show hosted by the Mount Desert Kennel Club at the athletic field in Bar Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: T. E. L. Kemp
Description: Envelope with the return address for C.E. Marcyes & Co. with a note regarding Mr. Jerome Goodwin and Bernard Cough, c. 1930s. People Mentioned: Jerome Goodwin, Bernard Cough, C. E. Marcyes
Description: Contract in which Angela C. Kaufman agrees to play for Ivan E. Cedar Productions at the Bijou Theatre in Bangor, ME on every Monday and Tuesday for seven weeks beginning July 13, 1936. An addendum dated July 21, 1936 cancels the contract.
Description: Ship's log for the Schooner Marion, 1836-1837 This log records voyages of the Schooner Marion, commanded by Eaton Clark from February 1836 to June 1836 (potentially a bit longer). From June 1836 (and definitely by November ben 1836) until July 1836 the schooner was commanded by Jacob Sawyer. Destinations mentioned include: Puerto Rico, Mount Desert, Lubec, Williamstown, New York, Port au Plat, St. Domingo, and others
Description: Second edition of a booklet on the management of deer herds on Mount Desert Island written by Lawrie Holmes. Holmes writes about the history of wildlife management and legislation on Mount Desert Island, characteristics of the deer population, how to determine the age of a deer using bone tests, and game management techniques that have been attempted in other locations. A bibliography of sources and photographs of other deer control activities are included as well. People Mentioned: Maurice Sullivan, Marvin Frost, C. C. Little, George Washington, Ira N. Gabrielson, George Shiras III, Peter Kalm, H. L. Shantz, George E. Street, Thomas Cobbet Jr., Ernest O. Porrell, H. D. Ruhl, G. M. Haskell, I. H. Bartlett, Bill Nye, Shaler B. Aldous, C. M. Aldous, John Pearce, Earl Atwood, W. J. Banks, Bob Bush, Victor H. Cahalane, W. Conklin, E. L. Cheatum, Glenn H. Morton, E. C. Cross, Ruth Drummond, W. S. Feeney, F. B. Forbs, L. F. Marcy, A. Leroy Vorhis, C. E. French, C. C. Furnas, S. M. Furnas, Richard Gerstell, Paul H. Hickie, Fred W. Johnson, Ralph T. King, Aldo Leopold, S. B. Locke, Walter Mann, Merwin A. Marston, L. A. Maynard, Gardener Bump, Robert Darrow, J. C. Woodward, Jack Miner, Glenn H. Morton, Donald McBeath, A. E. Porsild, Earl Saunders, C. J. Spiker, George M. Sutton, E. T. Seton, Harold Titus [show more]
Description: Invoice from The Clark Coal Company for one ton of stove coal ordered by The Sunset Hotel in Bar Harbor, ME. A stamp on the invoice indicates that the bill was paid on June 8, 1937. People Mentioned: A. B. Leland, H. D. Rodick, Angela C. Kaufman
Description: Invoice from A.G. Jewett Automatic Heating and Air Conditioning for labor and materials used at The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant. A handwritten note on the invoice indicates that the bill was paid on May 6, 1937. People Mentioned: A. G. Jewett
Description: Invoice from A.B. & J.R. Hodgkins Contractors and Builders for labor and materials used at The Sunset Hotel. A stamp on the invoice indicates that the bill was paid on May 5, 1937. People Mentioned: A. B. Hodgkins, J. R. Hodgkins
Description: Writ summoning The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant Corporation to appear before the State of Maine Justice Superior Court in Ellsworth on the second Tuesday of April 1939. The case involves money the corporation promised to the plaintiff, Angela C. Kaufman. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, George H. Worster, Norman Shaw
Description: Legal notice of a statement made by Angela C. Kaufman and The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant regarding an agreement about the payment of a lease. Kaufman and Guy E. Torrey, Treasurer of the corporation, have signed and attached their seals to the document. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, Guy E. Torrey
Description: Legal notice by a notary public that Angela C. Kaufman has acknowledged a statement made on August 7, 1935 was her free act and deed. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman