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| Claim: Henry Boynton versus Norton H. Tinker, 1905 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Claim: Henry Boynton versus Norton H. Tinker, 1905 Northeast Harbor Library Description: Agnes Boynton filing suit for father, Henry S. Boynton, deceased. | ||
| Claim: Willie Manchester versus Charles N. Small Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Claim: Willie Manchester versus Charles N. Small Northeast Harbor Library | ||
| Claim: E. T. McCabe versus William P. Fairbrother Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Claim: E. T. McCabe versus William P. Fairbrother Northeast Harbor Library | ||
| Claim: A. W. Curtis versus Fred Erickson, 1912 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Claim: A. W. Curtis versus Fred Erickson, 1912 Northeast Harbor Library | ||
| Bangor and Bar Harbor Steamboat Stock Certificate Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Bangor and Bar Harbor Steamboat Stock Certificate Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: Certificate for six shares of the Bangor & Bar Harbor Steamboat Co. made out to a Miss Roberts on December 19, 1895. | |
| GXS Collection - Ephemera Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  GXS Collection - Ephemera Northeast Harbor Library Description: Folder 26 Mount Desert Island Real Estate Co., share certificate for Geo. C. Ming dated August 23, 1888 for fifteen shares in capital stock. Folder 27 Maine a Place to Live, unidentified magazine cover, color image of a church. Folder 28 Picturesque Maine, an illustrated lecture, Edward C. Sweet, December 16, 1895, pamphlet with illustrations and images. Folder 34 Stereoview Bar Harbor, photographed and published by B. Bradley. Folder 35 Wall Street Journal article by John Wilmerding on American Art. Folder 36 Cover of "Town of Winter Harbor Maine Annual Report 1988". Folder 37 Maine Times article on "Maine Summer Colonies". August 2nd, 1985. Folder 38 "Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" 1991 Design award competition. Folder 39 Article on early history of Mount Desert Island. Folder 42 Invitation card showing a reproduction of watercolor “Mark and Andrew’s Island from Deer Isle, Maine, 1920” by John Marin (1870-1953). The invitation is to the artist's opening on June 24th, 1998 at the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville and is sent by the President and Trustees of Colby College and the Museum’s Board of Governors. Folder 44 Several Through Bills of Landing belonging to H. G. Eaton and A. M. Carter: - Portland, Mt. Desert & Machias Steamboat Co., Dr. to Little Dear Isle (1899, 1900, 1901) - Bangor & Bar Harbor Steamboat Co., Dr. (1990) - Islesboro, Castine & Belfast Steamboat Co., Dr. (1902). Folder 48 1 Invoice: “James A. Robinson & Son. Manufacturers, Sellers & Retail Clothiers” Bangor, Maine 5/12/1897. Items sold to E. J. Russel 1 Receipt: Bar Harbor, 8/10/1885 for Mr. Lee for the amount of $6.00, signed by Mr. Ash. Folder 60 Front page clipping of the Boston Sunday Globe of August 15, 1971 "Maine Island imports children - Imported children bring youth to craggy Maine Island" by Diane White. The island in question is Frenchboro. [show more] | ||||
| Seaside Inn Reunion Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Seaside Inn Reunion Northeast Harbor Library Description: The Seaside Inn reunion booklet prepared for the first reunion of employees and guests. Although the buildings are gone the memories remain. | ||
| Claim: Hillcrest Market versus Alexander Moore Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Claim: Hillcrest Market versus Alexander Moore Northeast Harbor Library | |
| Gordon and White Garage Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Gordon and White Garage Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Gordon and White Garage with Exxon pump. |
| Summons: Bertha E. Moore, 1913 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Summons: Bertha E. Moore, 1913 Northeast Harbor Library | |
| Trustee summons: Percy Winslow, 1910 Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Trustee summons: William A. Meader, 1912 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Trustee summons: William A. Meader, 1912 Northeast Harbor Library | |||
| Claim: L. Grindle Simpson versus Lowell Hodgkins Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Claim: L. Grindle Simpson versus Lowell Hodgkins Northeast Harbor Library | ||
| Claim: Merritt Ober versus Al Pinkham and Edwin Dodge, 1908 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Claim: Merritt Ober versus Al Pinkham and Edwin Dodge, 1908 Northeast Harbor Library Description: Included is a note from Al Pinkham. | |
| The Redbook Collection Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  The Redbook Collection Northeast Harbor Library Description: BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. [show more] | |||
| New Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company in Northeast Harbor Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  New Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company in Northeast Harbor Northeast Harbor Library Description: Insert in the Bar Harbor Times announcing the opening of the new Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company in Northeast Harbor. Featured articles include Julia Manchester, manager of the bank for many years. Photographs included. | ||
| Cast iron ship's bell Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Cast iron ship's bell Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Cast iron ship's bell with partial detached yoke. The bell has a large crack and is covered with rust. The bell was retrieved by Harold Walls (1913-2000), a fisherman from Otter Creek, who retrieved it around 1958 or 59. Walls went fishing after a large storm, and found many buoys and lines tangled together. Instead of dealing with them at sea, he towed the tangle to Otter Creek to deal with it. This bell was found in the tangle. It is not clear how the bell ended up in the ocean and the exact location of the tangle is not now known. Temporary image [show more] | |||
| Wooden box and six quart bottles from Mt. Desert Island Dairy Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Wooden box and six quart bottles from Mt. Desert Island Dairy Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Wooden box with lid and handle containing six glass milk bottles from Mt. Desert Island Dairy The box has a lid and lock, and is painted dark green. Writing on the outside appears to be stenciled in a pale yellow color. The interior is unpainted Writing on the lid reads: "Mt. Desert Island" and "Mt. Desert Island Dairy, Bar Harbor, Maine" is written on the front. The ends are labeled 6 QT. Six glass quart bottles are stored inside the box [show more] | ||||
| Sign for Island Lady Charters Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Sign for Island Lady Charters Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Sign advertising Island Lady Charters, a charter boat and water taxi business operated by Rhonda Lee Soucie of Seal Harbor, Maine The sign advertises suggested tours and offerings | ||
| Wooden Lobster Buoy Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Wooden Lobster Buoy Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Wooden Lobster Buoy carved by Russell Lawson. The body of the buoy is a deep orange color and the handle is white. A rope loop extends from the end. | ||
| Wooden Lobster Buoy Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Wooden Lobster Buoy Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Wooden Lobster Buoy, painted green and orange. The buoy is somewhat conical in shape, and has a hole through the center of it for a rope. The broader part (the top when floating in the water) is painted green, and the lower part is orange. Carving in the outer edge of the buoy reads: NEW 1400 | |||
| Shipping box lid Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Shipping box lid Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Lid from a wooden shipping box sent to F.E. Manchester, an electrician, in Northeast Harbor. The lid consists of four planks and two crosspieces. Written in back ink is information about the recipient: F.E. Manchester Northeast Harbor Maine Ex Paid - refers the the cost of express shipping being paid Stenciled text reads: Sunbeam - Tungsten Glass Handle-With-Care don't-Drop The crate likely contained a tungsten lamp or fixture. Affixed to the front of the crate are two paper labels. One reads is from American Express and contains the shipping cost that appears to be $.95 or $9.5 The other is from Earle and Prew's Express from Pawtucket R.I. [show more] | |||
| Sign for Pine Bough Antiques Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Sign for Pine Bough Antiques Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Wooden sign for Pine Bough Antiques, an antiques and rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign hung off the front of the building and is therefore double sided. Looking at the two sides, green painted frame on one side is more weathered than the other. The two-sided sign has green lettering and a green frame, and pine bough is painted in the upper left corner. [show more] | |||
| Sign for Wikhegan Old Books Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Sign for Wikhegan Old Books Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Wooden sign for Wikhegan Old Books, a rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign was removed from the building before the business closed, when books were sold from Pine Bough Antiques The sign is two sided and appears to have had a brown frame, which no longer survives. Brown paint appears beneath where the frame would have been. | |||
| Cast iron wrapping paper stand with twine attachment Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Cast iron wrapping paper stand with twine attachment Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Cast iron stand, with wooden rod and spool of twine. This was used by David Stanley at Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, to wrap fish for customers. The cast iron stand has raised letters reading CUTTER BOSTON on the inside of one leg. A spool of white twine accompanied this stand when it was given to the museum, but there was no longer any paper. |
