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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Beyond the spring : Cordelia Stanwood of Birdsacre.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • People
  • Richmond - Chandler S. Richmond.
  • 1978
Description:
Published: Lamoine, Maine : Latona Press, 1978. Inscription to Wendell Gilley by the author on half title page.
Birds in wood and paint : American miniature bird carvings and their carvers, 1900-1970
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Ellis - Joseph H. Ellis
  • 2009
Description:
Published: Lebanon, N.H. : University Press of New England, c2009. Inscription to Nina Gormley, Museum Director, by the author on half title page.
Connect to nature, creativity at Wendell Gilley Museum[ magazine article]
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Billings, Johanna S.
  • 2018
  • In Copyright
Description:
From the 2018 Premier Edition of Cultural adventures : Acadia and Downeast Maine. Gives background information about Wendell Gilley and describes carving classes offered by the Wendell Gilley Museum. Features photos of a great horned owl carved by Wendell Gilley as well as sandpipers carved by students in the museum's carving classes.
Good things from Maine : fine feathers[ magazine article]
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Publication, Periodical
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Craig, Jennifer Lynn
  • 2021
  • In Copyright
Description:
From the July 2021 issue of Down East Magazine. Describes the history and current day programming of the Wendell Gilley Museum. Resident artist Steve Valleau is featured.
Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Document, Certificate
  • Nature, Animals, Cats
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
The unusual image on this certificate from the South Seal Cove School depicts a little girl lighting a flame under two kittens in a chaffing dish. The original notes on this item say: - Schools - Tremont - Seal Cove - South Seal Cove School - Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath. - Neal L. Murphy (1898-) son of John T. and Viola A. (Marshall) Murphy - Louise M. Heath (1872-1958), daughter of William Webster Allen and Alvena D. (McKenzie) Heath [show more]
Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Wendell Gillley seated at his workbench carving what appears to be a miniature pheasant. Pieces of driftwood are on table behind him
Wendell H. Gilley Painting a Cardinal
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
Description:
Wendell Gilley at his work table painting a carving of a cardinal, bookshelves in background
David and Nelson Rockefeller
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • 1977
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
David and Nelson Rockefeller
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
David and Nelson Rockefeller holding the bald eagle David commissioned from Wendell Gilley as a gift for Nelson.
Wendell Gilley in his Workshop
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • People
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Wendell Gilley in his Workshop
Wendell Gilley Museum
Description:
Wendell uses a barber's chair he converted into a workbench to hold an eagle carving while he works on it.
Aunt Annie McKay
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Horses
  • People
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Aunt Annie McKay
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Horse-drawn buggy. Photograph likely taken in front of "Little Orchard". In the background is the Abram Gilpatrick House, visible is also the back side of the Rock End Hotel.
Horses on racetrack
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • c 1900
  • Bar Harbor, Maine
Horses on racetrack
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Horses on the race track at Robin Hood Park. People gathered at the fence along the track. Copy of old photo.
People looking at tidepool
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
People looking at tidepool
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
People gathered in a group around a tidepool.
LaRue Spiker's House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
  • Southwest Harbor, Maine
LaRue Spiker's House
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
LaRue Spiker’s house on Long Pond Road. Woman sitting in a wooden lawn chair holding a cocker spaniel.
Three girs in a row
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
Three girs in a row
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Three girls sitting in a row. Each girl holds a puppy.
Bion Farnsworth with dogs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
Bion Farnsworth with dogs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bion Farnsworth on the floor with two dogs.
Bion Farnsworth
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • LaRue Spiker
Bion Farnsworth
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bion Farnsworth sitting in an arm chair with two dogs in his lap.
Main Street, Somesville, 1870
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Transportation
  • People
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1870c.
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME
Main Street, Somesville, 1870
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Caption in The Living Past, p. 122: "Somesville's main road in 1870, looking north towards Ellsworth. Mount Desert House on left; A.J. Whiting store on right (note balcony and porch); corner of blacksmith shop on right. Telegraph wires were in use in 1870." Horse-drawn vehicles on each side of rutted dirt roadstopped in front of blacksmith’s shop.
Somes House Inn
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Somes House Inn
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somes House Inn, Somesville. Road in foreground. Trees line drive to cottage. Two connected three-story white clapboard buildings. On left, wrap-around porch with lattice work and steps going down the left side. Two dormers and one chimney. On right - Porch on front with lattice work. Two chimneys. Horse and buggy in front of steps. Person on porch. No date.
Buckboard Party
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Buildings
  • People
Buckboard Party
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Four horse team hitched to a buckboard outside two story cottage. Woman and man sit on driver's bench. At least ten other passengers in open buckboard. Ladies in elegant dress stand on covered porch. Vines growing up each side of porch and along front. Small peak in porch roof. Upstairs windows shuttered, center window closed.
Schooner Kate L. Pray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Ships
  • People
  • Unknown
Schooner Kate L. Pray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two masted schooner at wharf in front of A.J. Whiting’s (later, 1887) Fernald’s Store (later Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, then art gallery). Back of blacksmith shop visible on left. Small sailing dory tied to wharf. Anchor hangs from bow. Several men seated in the bow of schooner, one standing aft near main mast. Man driving wagon pulled by two white horses. Somes meadow in distance. Mark in lower left hand corner. Edges very worn. Stained and faded. Marked on back, “Schooner Kate L. Pray.” [show more]
Clapboard House Unknown Location
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • c 1890s - c 1900s
Clapboard House Unknown Location
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two story white clapboard house with black shutter, attached barn. Large trees in front of house. One horse near shed/bard with no tack held by man. Second horse in front wearing harness held by boy. Man stands near horse.
Mount Desert House (The Tavern)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Horses
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Somesville, Mt. Desert, Maine
Mount Desert House (The Tavern)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Mount Desert House (The Tavern) in center of photo, taken from across the mill pond. Several people standing outside on lawn. Horse harnessed to buggy with person in seat. Person seated in chair on lawn with woman standing behind. Two men to the right. Historic Nathan Salisbury house with dark trimmed windows to the right. Stake fence surrounds front yard of the Nathan Salisbury house.
Unidentified house
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Horses
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Unknown
  • Somesville,Mt. Desert, Maine
Unidentified house
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unidentified house. Two and one-half stories with a covered porch. Three men standing on porch. Horse and wagon in front of house.
Fish in Weir Net and Dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Fish
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1987
Fish in Weir Net and Dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fish in weir net and dory. Man pulling net into dory.
Fish in Weir Net in dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Fish
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1987
Fish in Weir Net in dory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fish in weir net and dory. Unknown man pulling net into dory.