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Canvasback Wendell Gilley Museum	Carving, Decoy, 1/4 Life-size	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1971			Canvasback Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1298 Type: Carving, Decoy, 1/4 Life-size Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Canvasback drake in swimming position, adult plumage, scant carved detail ; completely withdrawn head, turned slightly to the right. Signed "by W. H. Gilley 1971"
Common Tern, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum	Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1971			Common Tern, Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1260 Type: Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971 Description: Birds painted in summer plumage. Bottom of driftwood base marked "Made for Hilda + Hulda Bragdon, Xmas 1971." Signed "Gilley" on right front of base.
Great Blue Heron Pair Wendell Gilley Museum	Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)				Great Blue Heron Pair Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1312 Type: Carving, Pair, 1/3 Life-size Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Description: Pair of adult herons on roughly "x" shaped driftwood mount. On lower right arm of the "x" a heron in hunting posture is loosely mounted. On upper arm of the x, another heron is depicted in a guarding posture. Twin metal-strip crest, glass eyes, metal feet and legs realistically painted. Signed "Gilley" on top side of sand-finished oblong base, lower right.
Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Advertising	Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People		1976		Copyright Not Evaluated	Down East Bird Carving Exhibit Announcement Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1238 Type: Document, Advertising Subject: Events Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Date: 1976 Description: Page from an unknown publication announcing Gilley's exhibit of bird carvings at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
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 Identifier: gcihs-2003.87.644 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Object, Other Object Date: 1957 Description: Calendar page, Mar and Apr 1957, Coca-Cola ad, woman with cat and ball of yarn, "just what I need"
1906 Calendar page Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Object, Other Object		1906		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	1906 Calendar page Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2003.87.642 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Object, Other Object Date: 1906 Description: Calendar page, Sep and Oct 1906, with design of young woman with hat
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 Identifier: gcihs-2003.87.643 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Object, Other Object Date: 1957 Description: Calendar page, Jan and Feb 1957, Coca-Cola ad, woman with skis, "the pause that refreshes"
Advertisement for Hartford Marine Engines Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Object, Other Object				Copyright Not Evaluated	Advertisement for Hartford Marine Engines Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13444 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Object, Other Object Publisher: Gray & Prior Machine Co.
Curtis Memorial at Asticou Terraces Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Advertising, Brochure	Events Object, Site Marker, Monument		1932			Curtis Memorial at Asticou Terraces Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1673 Type: Document, Advertising, Brochure Subject: Events Object, Site Marker, Monument Date: 1932 Description: Brochure for the dedication of the Curtis Memorial designed by R. Tait McKenzie Handwritten notes about the site and the memorial program are in margins.
Benefit Art Auction and Appraisal Day flyer Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Advertising, Brochure	Events Object, Art		1990		Copyright Not Evaluated	Benefit Art Auction and Appraisal Day flyer Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1217 Type: Document, Advertising, Brochure Subject: Events Object, Art Date: 1990 Description: Flyer advertising the Wendell Gilley Museum Benefit Art Auction and Appraisal Day, Aug. 10, 1990. Auctioned items included a framed set of prints, "20 Birds of Mount Desert Island" by Carroll Sargent Tyson.
Mount Desert Bicentennial Art Posters Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Advertising, Poster	Events Object, Sign Organizations, School Institution		1989	Mount Desert		Mount Desert Bicentennial Art Posters Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1469 Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Events Object, Sign Organizations, School Institution Date: 1989 Place: Mount Desert Description: Mt. Desert Elementary School winners of student art contest to celebrate the Bicentennial of Mount Desert. Winners were (a) Lelah Cole (6th grade), (b) Monica Hanson (grade 4/5), (c) Erin Morse Fernald (grade 3). Event date was August 5th 1989 in Northeast Harbor.
Men Who Died for Their Country Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Advertising, Poster	Object, Sign Other People	Josh Blanchard, John Sweeney				Men Who Died for Their Country Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1473 Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Object, Sign Other People Creator: Josh Blanchard, John Sweeney Description: Poster of a man holding a rifle, like the soldiers used in the Civil War. Below the soldier are names of 26 men from Mount Desert who died during the war.
Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Object, Art Other, Obituary		3/2/2000			Obituaries Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4268 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Object, Art Other, Obituary Date: 3/2/2000 Description: John Heiliker, 91 Cranberry Is. artist and teacher died Feb. 22.He was a professor of art at Columbia for 27 years. His career included attend the Art Students League and was a member of the New York arts scene.
Frank Sample Funeral Notice Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor		1918			Frank Sample Funeral Notice Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10804 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor Date: 1918 Description: Funeral Notice for Frank Sample from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder Frank Sample died Aug. 4, 1918 Age 85 years
George H. Spiker Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor					George H. Spiker Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10805 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor Description: Funeral Notice for George H. Spiker from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder The Angel of Peace in Loving Remembrance of George H. Spiker, Died Nov. 14, 1911 Age 5 years On Back: Copyright 1908 by H.F. Wendell & Company, Liepsie, Ohio
Arthur Ailworth Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor					Arthur Ailworth Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10806 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor Description: Funeral Notice for Arthur F. Ailworth from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder
Jennie Ailworth Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Obituary	Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor					Jennie Ailworth Obituary Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11008 Type: Document, Announcement, Obituary Subject: Object, Art Other, Artists Other, History - Southwest Harbor Description: Newspaper clipping of Mrs. Jennie Ailworth's obituary from LaRue Spiker Funeral Notice Folder On Card back: "A Service of The Martins in Bushnell, Ill."
Fire Alarm Call Chart Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Document, Chart	Object, Fire Protection Device				Copyright Not Evaluated	Fire Alarm Call Chart Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1241 Type: Document, Chart Subject: Object, Fire Protection Device
Letter to Nina Gormley from Gertrude Bancroft Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Places, Garden	Bancroft - Gertrude Storey Bancroft (1923-2002)	1989			Letter to Nina Gormley from Gertrude Bancroft Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1353 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Places, Garden Creator: Bancroft - Gertrude Storey Bancroft (1923-2002) Date: 1989 Description: This letter is a reply to the Gilley Museum Director's request for a garden to be donated by the Garden Club of Mount Desert. It also mentions a carving of three gulls on a driftwood based that Mrs. Bancroft commissioned from Wendell Gilley.
Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Donal C. O'Brien, Jr., May 9, 1980 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1980-05-09		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Donal C. O'Brien, Jr., May 9, 1980 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1354 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1980-05-09 Description: Discusses carvings to be included in the museum collection.
Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Belton Kleberg (B. K.) Johnson, May 6, 1971 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-05-06		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Belton Kleberg (B. K.) Johnson, May 6, 1971 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1355 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-05-06 Description: Letter describes a carving of a blue quail and bobwhite purchased by Johnson
Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Cohn - Sonia Cohn.	1983-04-04		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1365 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Cohn - Sonia Cohn. Date: 1983-04-04 Description: The letter writer is asking for more information on Wendell Gilley after watching a Boston television program profiling him. She also mentions owning a Gilley carving of a mallard pair.
Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Silver - John A. Silver	1986-09-09		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1410 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Silver - John A. Silver Date: 1986-09-09 Description: Letter describes Mr. Silver's visit to Elmer Crowell's workshop where he purchased several miniature bird carvings, and his subsequent visit to Wendell Gilley's workshop. Enclosed are photographs of a greater yellowlegs and a duck carved by Crowell. Silver also describes Wendell Gilley's trip to Abercrombie and Fitch where he was inspired to start bird carving.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Sherman L. Smith, November 9, 1961 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Smith - Sherman Lewis Smith (1895 - 1973)	1961-11-09			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Sherman L. Smith, November 9, 1961 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1435 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Smith - Sherman Lewis Smith (1895 - 1973) Date: 1961-11-09 Description: Letter accompanying a photograph of the Bostitch Company lobby where Wendell Gilley's carving of terns were on display
Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 17, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1978-11-17		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 17, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1437 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978-11-17 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, concerning wood carving tools and ways of holding tools on a work bench. Also mentioned is a grouse carving loaned to Harry Meech, one of the founders of the National Carvers Museum.

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