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School photo ca. 1892 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Organizations, School Institution People		1892		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	School photo ca. 1892 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.123.994 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, School Institution People Date: 1892 Description: A. Photo, black and white, wood and glass frame. School children standing outside the old school house on schoolhouse hill ca. 1892 or 1893. (This old school house is now Malcolm Donald's house on Cranberry Road across from the GCIHS.) Donor related, "This picture was found behind the eaves of an upstairs closet where it had no doubt accidentally fallen many decades ago. Our house was formerly owned by Eber Spurling. The names of the people are written (in good handwriting!) by pencil, as follows, on the back of the picture frame. It would be interesting if those with local knowledge could calculate the approximate year of this photograph, and recall the married names of the girls and young women in the picture." . Stored with a booklet of the scanned photographs printed with names of individuals overlaid. B. Inscription on back of frame reads - "Back row left to right: 1. Lena Ladd, 2. Miss Rich - teacher, 3. Millicent Harding - Frank Bunker, 4. Sadie Harding, 5. Brother Spurling, 6. Sadie Bunker, 7. Lena Spurling, 8. Annie Bunker, 9. Millard Spurling, 10. Perly Stanley, 11. Elma (or Elna?) Stanley, 12. Maurice Stanley. Second Row: Ida Stover, Alfred Ladd, Addie Stanley, Vida Stanley. Third Row: Roy Bulger, Charles Richardson, Johnnie Steele, Philmore Steele, and Harvey Bulger." C. (A second print of this photograph in poor condition was discovered in March 2014 and is stored with a framed copy as (C).) (Compare with 2014.272.2018.) [show more]
Certificate of Marriage between John H. Hamor and Sadie B. Cleoses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Marriage Record	People		1894		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Certificate of Marriage between John H. Hamor and Sadie B. Cleoses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.214.1909 Type: Document, Government, Marriage Record Subject: People Date: 1894 Description: Certificate of Marriage between John H. Hamor of Cranberry Isles Maine and Sadie B. Cleoses of Steuben Maine, at Steuben on 21 November 1894, signed by Robert Sutcliff, Pastor, Methodist E. Church Milbridge; with elaborate color illustrations; framed
Pew 21 in Union Meeting House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Organizations, Religious People		1898		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Pew 21 in Union Meeting House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2756 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Organizations, Religious People Date: 1898 Description: Pew 21 in the Union Meeting House, formerly owned by Wm. P. Preble and given to C. E. Harwood for use of the people in 1896; with the death of Harwood 1897, the Pew reverted back to Preble, and Preble, at the request of A. C. Wheelwright, did verbally allow him right to claim said Pew [thus apparently causing legal inaccuracies]. Preble now conveys the pew to Mrs. Frances A. Spurling. Signed by Wm. P. Preble December A.D. 1898, witnessed by Carrie M. Richardson and Lucinda Fernald [show more]
Letter 3 of 3 from William H. Preble to William P. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1897		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter 3 of 3 from William H. Preble to William P. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2752 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1897 Description: Letter 3 of 3 from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble on Chicago Rawhide MFG Co. (Chicago) letterhead. One page with transcription.
Letter 2 of 3 from William H. to William P. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1891		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter 2 of 3 from William H. to William P. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2751 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1891 Description: Letter 2 of 3 from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble on Chicago Rawhide MFG Co. (Chicago) letterhead. Three pages with transcription.
Emerson High School Class of 1898 Bar Harbor Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Structures, Institutional, School		1898		Copyright Undetermined	Emerson High School Class of 1898 Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-529 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Structures, Institutional, School Date: 1898 Description: A photo of the Emerson High School graduation class of 1898.
"Clearfield" Summer School Bar Harbor Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Structures, Institutional, School		1897	Bar Harbor	Copyright Undetermined	"Clearfield" Summer School Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-512 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Structures, Institutional, School Date: 1897 Place: Bar Harbor Description: A photo of students attending the kindergarten school for summer residents of Bar Harbor at the Albert Meadow Clearfield Cottage. Identified in photo: Beatrice Chandler Alice Whiting Alice Damrosch Bill and Margaret Schieffelin Hester Chanler Maurice Fremont-Smith Julia Whiting Alice Eastman
Forest St. School, grades 1-4 Bar Harbor Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Structures, Institutional, School		1898		Copyright Undetermined	Forest St. School, grades 1-4 Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-514 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Structures, Institutional, School Date: 1898 Description: A photo of grades 1-4 at the Forest St. School in Bar Harbor. Identified in photo: Shirley Brewer (2nd row - 3rd from left) Henry Soper (3rd row - 6th from left) Lotti Brewer Ells (3rd row - 7th from left) Phoebe Marshall (3rd row - 4th from left) Byron Brewer (2nd row - 2nd from left)
Heald schoolhouse, grades 1-4 Bar Harbor Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Structures, Institutional, School		1896		Copyright Undetermined	Heald schoolhouse, grades 1-4 Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-507 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Structures, Institutional, School Date: 1896 Description: A photo of grades 1-4 at the Heald schoolhouse on School St. in Bar Harbor.
"Via Crucis" by F. Marion Crawford Bar Harbor Historical Society	Publication, Book	People	Frances Marion Crawford	1899 c		Copyright Undetermined	"Via Crucis" by F. Marion Crawford Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-1105 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Creator: Frances Marion Crawford Date: 1899 c Description: From the library of Beatrix Farrand.
Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Other People Places		1898			Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7068 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Other People Places Publisher: Recorder Publishing Co., Portland, Maine Date: 1898 Description: A monthly magazine devoted to the history of Maine towns and families. Volume IX, No. 5, May 1898. Two Dollars Per Annum. Single number twenty five cents.
John Greenleaf Cloudman Painting Bar Harbor Historical Society	Image, Art, Painting	People	Cloudman - John Greenleaf Cloudman (1813 - 1892)	1850 - 1892 c		Copyright Undetermined	John Greenleaf Cloudman Painting Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-241 Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: People Creator: Cloudman - John Greenleaf Cloudman (1813 - 1892) Date: 1850 - 1892 c Description: Framed oil painting by John Greenlead Cloudman depicting a boy and girl standing on a rocky coast setting a fishing line up. A dog sits behind them.
Mary Cabot Wheelwright Scrapbook Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album	People Vessels, Boat, Sailboat		1894	Maine		Mary Cabot Wheelwright Scrapbook Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-3830 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album Subject: People Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Date: 1894 Place: Maine Description: Photographs of Old Ships from Collection of Miss Mary Wheelwright. Scrapbook with photographs of yachts and sailboats and photocopy of "Early Yachting Days at Northeast Harbor" written by Miss Mary Cabot Wheelwright. Shows family and friends aboard the Hesper, trips to islands, the Cranberry Club, scenes of the harbor in Northeast Harbor. 1. M. C. Wheelwright at age 17 2. M. C. Wheelwright at age 21 3. Captain Stanley 5. Mary Wheelwright 9-10: Northeast Harbor, 1894 13-16: Aboard "HESPER" 22: Steamboat 23-24: HESPER 25: Branscom's Wharf 26: Tennis Club 28: Teakettle Party aboard HESPER; from left to right: C. Hemenway, L. Stevenson, A. Greenough, C. Hardy, Mary Wheelwright, K. Thompson, G. W. Peabody, M. Scull 29: Bear Island from Clifton Dock; HESPER in background 30: Dirt trails through woods; goats in pasture 31: Bottom center: Hamor Home, Cranberry Isle, as seen from the Cranberry Club 32, 34: HESPER 35: Probably NORDICA 37-39: Gott's Island 40: Woman on boat 41: Young child 42, 44: Wheelwright float 43: Cranberry Club, 1896 45: Landing in Cranberry Pool for a picnic at the Club, 1896 53-56: R.K.R., K.T., Northeast Harbor to Long Island, 1913 58-61: Penobscot River, 1902 62-66: Yacht ALOHA 67: Mackerel Fleet in Cranberry or Southwest Harbor 69-71: Coaster "Fannie Earl" 74: Wheelwright Point seen from Clifton Dock. Bear Island is center right, c. 1884. 75: Probably the Corning's sloop HARRIET 77: Boothbay 79: HESPER 82: North Haven 83-86: Boothbay, September 1903 87, 88: Portland 89: September cruise off Beverly Islands 90: Southwest Harbor [show more]
John Greenleaf Cloudman Bar Harbor Historical Society	Reference	People		1813 - 1892		In Copyright	John Greenleaf Cloudman Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-420 Type: Reference Subject: People Date: 1813 - 1892 Description: John Greenleaf Cloudman
Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative	People Places, Landscape		1894	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7083 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative Subject: People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in background. Negative; 3 7/8" h X 4 7/8"w
Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape		1894	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12554 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in background. Black and white printed on photo. paper with white border; 5" h X 7"w
Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape		1894	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12556 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “Brook at Somesville.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 4.5" h X 6 5/8"w
Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People Places, Landscape		1894	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Brook at Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12555 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Places, Landscape Date: 1894 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Somes Brook, trees on banks, reeds in lower right corner. Three figures on bridge, two of whom wear white dresses and hats; third (shorter) figure in darker clothing. Lumber Mill in back ground. Marked on back, “On Somes Stream, 1894. duplicate, Property of MDI Hist.Soc.” Sepia toned printed on thin paper; 45/8" h X 6 3/4"w
Mount Desert House Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People	unknown	1890c.	Somesville, Mount Desert, ME		Mount Desert House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12347 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Creator: unknown Date: 1890c. Place: Somesville, Mount Desert, ME Description: Mount Desert house taken from across road. Two black horses with carriage in front of house, one man seated in carriage. Crowd of people out front. Woman and man in doorway, woman and two children standing on steps, three men standing and one seated. Large flagpole to left with “Mt. Desert House, 1888” sign on it. Picket fence running along right side of lawn. Most shutters are open, except for two windows in middle nearest chimney. This print has been attributed to W.H. Ballard, but the photo is probably too early for Ballard to have taken it. Also known as Mount Desert Tavern. [show more]
Somesville School House and students, c. 1890 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Building People		1890	Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine		Somesville School House and students, c. 1890 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14100 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Building People Date: 1890 Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine Description: Children standing on steps of Somesville School House. Front door open. Teachers standing in back row to the left. Thirty nine in photo including at least two teachers. Boys dressed in knee pants, some with sweaters and caps, others in jackets. Boots of children in front row very dirty. One boy stands between posts. Edges of photo very worn, peeling away from mat.
Unknown woman with "Old Dick," the horse, 1892 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Other, Animal People		1892			Unknown woman with "Old Dick," the horse, 1892 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14170 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Other, Animal People Date: 1892 Description: Unknown woman holding lead on halter of horse. Horse has three white socks with one leg dark, white blaze from middle of nose to nostrils and star on forehead. Woman wears hair pulled back with tailored jacket of light shade with black men’s style tie and straight long dark skirt. Small trees and meadow in background. Marked on back, “August, 1892 - Old ‘Dick’.”
Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Other, Building People	Unknown	1890			Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9045 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Other, Building People Creator: Unknown Date: 1890 Description: Sally Trask Somes holding Georgia N. Somes as baby. Sally Somes seated in chair; white hair wearing spectacles, leaning over baby, wears striped skirt with black bodice. Baby wearing long white dress. House in back ground with lattice work around foundation. Marked on back, “Sally Trask Somes wife of Daniel Somes, Jr., Georgia N. Somes, his grandaugter [sic] born Jan 24, 1890. Given by Daniel Somes Smith 1978.”
Somesville Christian Endeavor Society Journal Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger	Other, Churches Other, History - Somesville People		8/27/1895			Somesville Christian Endeavor Society Journal Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17491 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Other, Churches Other, History - Somesville People Date: 8/27/1895 Description: Marbled Book with paper mend on binding Minutes of meetings from the Somesville Christian Endeavor Society Journal, Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 8/27/1895 -11/13/1912
Times Past Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	People		7/26/1899			Times Past Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17443 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: People Date: 7/26/1899 Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 7/29/1999. A listing of the summer visitors, including Pulitzer, Senator McMillan and the Philip Livingstones.
Times Past Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	Other, Fisheries People		5/10/1899			Times Past Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17068 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Other, Fisheries People Date: 5/10/1899 Description: Bar Harbor Times Times Past article by Deborah Dyer , 05/13/1999 A collection of misc. items. The following names were mentioned and a few lines about what they were doing: Julius Kurson, Franklin Pray, A.S. Getchell, M.T. Kavanagh, Beatrix Jones, George Dorr, Edgar Scott. Also information about the steamer, Cimbria and the steam yacht, Ladoga. On the back an article about the history of fish stocking. It goes back to 1882.

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