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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Sunday School Attendance Record
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1951
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sunday School Attendance Record
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Sunday School Attendance Record, printed in 1951, said by Lucille Sayre to be for GCI Church where her mother Alice White taught Sunday school, with full names of 15 children, and stars indicating their attendance during 14-week period (item rolled into cylinder shape)
Document History of Ladies Aid of Cranberry Island typewritten letter 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1957-12-02
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Document, typewritten, 2 copies, plus envelope, History of the Ladies Aid of Cranberry Island, sent from unknown person, 4 Amherst St, Augusta ME to Mrs. Harold Stanley, Cranberry Isles, ME, 2 Dec 1957, annotated by Georgie Ware "would be 140 years in 2001"
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1957
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Calendar page, Mar and Apr 1957, Coca-Cola ad, woman with cat and ball of yarn, "just what I need"
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1957
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Calendar page, Jan and Feb 1957, Coca-Cola ad, woman with skis, "the pause that refreshes"
Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
  • ca. 1950
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Description:
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
Paths and Trails of Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor and Vicinity
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Town
  • 1954
  • Mount Desert
Description:
Brochure published by the Trails Committees of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce and the Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society.
Seal Cove Garage Saab 93 Advertising, c. 1955
Seal Cove Auto Museum
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Saab Automobile
  • 1955 c.
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Richard C. Paine Jr., the founder of the Seal Cove Auto Museum, sold cars through his Seal Cove Garage. Advertising for the Saab 93, for sale at the Seal Cove Garage.
Saab from Sweden - The Car for Maine Information Sheet, c. 1955
Seal Cove Auto Museum
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Seal Cove Garage
  • 1955 c.
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Richard C. Paine Jr., the founder of the Seal Cove Auto Museum, sold cars through his Seal Cove Garage. Information sheet for the Saab 93 highlighting features of the car, including technical information.
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • 1951
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor. Poster Reads: S.R.O Means Standing Room Only It hasn't happened here in years......not since T.V.! BUT at the risk of "Crying Wolf", We are predicting that it may happen again; hence we are offering a very limited number of......
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Poster, Theater Poster
  • 1951
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor. Poster Reads: Stonington Opera House Thurs-Jan 25 WABI Presents Gene Hooper with his all star show in person., Big Two Hour Radio Show. Adults 65c, Children 25c Back Reads Sunday Jan 28, 1951 2:30pm Rev. Neal O. Bousfield Supt. MSC. S Will hold Union Service for the 3 Congregational Churches of Sunset, Deerisle, and Little Deer Isle at the Little Deer Isle, Congr. Church, Everybody Welcome [show more]
Funeral Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Funeral Announcement
  • 1956
Funeral Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Funeral book of Katherine Miland, 27 September 1956. Titled Abiding Memories.
In Memory of Samuel Atkins Eliot 1862-1950
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Events
  • People
  • 7/16/1950
Merit Award, Town of Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • 1952
Merit Award, Town of Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Framed 1952 Award of Merit to the town of Southwest Harbor from the Community Promotion Citation Committee, 31 December 1952.
Sunday School "Roll of Honor"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 1956
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sunday School "Roll of Honor"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Sunday School "Roll of Honor", printed in 1951, hand dated 1956, said by Lucille Sayre to be for GCI Church where her mother Alice White taught Sunday school, with full names of 13 children, and stars indicating (probably) their attendance during 15-week period (item rolled into cylinder shape)
Letter from Frank S. Land to Wendell H. Gilley.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Land - Frank S. Land (1890-1959)
  • 1956
Description:
Letter from the founder of the Order of Demolay, Frank S. Land, instructing Wendell Gilley to choose and send carvings to Harry S. Truman, Dr. Frank Stanton, president of CBS, Leon Leonidoff, producer of Radio City Music Hall shows, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and White House aide Bernard Shanley. The cost of the five carvings was $250.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Hoover - J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
  • 1957-05-01
Description:
Letter typed on FBI letterhead and signed by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in gold ink thanking Wendell Gilley for the gift of carved bobwhites sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Knight - Goodwin Knight (1896-1970)
  • 1957-04-08
Description:
Thank you letter from the Governor of California thanking Wendell Gilley for a carving of a quail, which he placed on his desk in the Governor's Mansion.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from C. G. Wellington
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Wellington - C. G. (Clarence George) Wellington (1890-1960)
  • 1957-03-04
Description:
Letter typed on Kansas City Star letterhead from Executive Editor Clarence G. Wellington thanking Wendell Gilley for carved birds sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
Erdman West, to LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Writers
  • 12/1/1959
Erdman West, to LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Erdman West tells LaRue Spiker some more plant identities, for her research on an article. Previously accessiond as **1961, Object Id **1961
LaRue Spiker, to Botany Department - University of Florida
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Biology
  • Other, Writers
  • 3/24/1959
Description:
LaRue Spiker requests detailed botanical information about the Latin names of plants, and asks some general geographical questions. Previously accessioned as **1959, object id **1959
Casper Rappenecker, to LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Writers
  • 4/6/1959
Casper Rappenecker, to LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Casper Rappenecker has had some of LaRue’s geological questions (item 3) referred to him by the Botany Department, and now supplies the answers requested. Previously accessioned as **1961, object Id **1961
Erdman West, to LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Writers
  • 3/31/1959
Erdman West, to LaRue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Erdman West from the Department of Botany (University of Florida) replies to LaRue’s letter, item 3. Supplies her with the information requested. Previously accessioned as **1960, object Id **1960
Busy Bee’s Record
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • Other, History - Mount Desert
  • Other, Women's History
  • 3/17/1951
Busy Bee’s Record
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
a hand written letter from 1951 regarding the first meeting record book of the Busy Bee’s to Mrs.Salisbury from Celia Hamilton.
Letter to Members of The Mount Desert Larger Parish & 1951 Budget
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Religion
  • 5/1/1952
Description:
Letter from The Council to parishioners of The Mount Desert Larger Parish. Explains that for the 1st time in history of the Larger Parish they are facing a budget deficit of more than one thousand dollars. Says that historically the majority of money has come from “Summer People” but now it is time for residents to do more and to give “sacrificially”. On the back of the letter is the budget for 1952 ($17,968.30)
The Somesville Parish House Fund
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 1/12/1959
The Somesville Parish House Fund
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter asking for gifts and pledges to the Somesville Parish House Fund from the Finance committee and John G. Minter, minister . Robert W. Patterson, Sr. had drawn plans for the structure.