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1871 Chart of Somes Sound and adjacent land Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Chart, Navigational Chart			1871			1871 Chart of Somes Sound and adjacent land Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11963 Type: Document, Chart, Navigational Chart Date: 1871 Description: U.S. Coastal Survey of Somes Sound, 1871. Shows topography of surrounding land and roads in existence at that time. Road from Somesville to Southwest Harbor runs east of "Echo Lake-Demings Pond." Shows structures.
1875 Nautical Chart of Mount Desert Rock, and Frenchman's and Blue Hill Bays and Approaches Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places		1875	Mount Desert Rock	No Known Copyright	1875 Nautical Chart of Mount Desert Rock, and Frenchman's and Blue Hill Bays and Approaches Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-2551 Type: Map Subject: Places Date: 1875 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Coast Chart No. 103. Mount Desert Rock is a remote, treeless island situated approximately 25 nautical miles south of Bar Harbor, Maine. When viewing map, look at where the chart breaks the bottom edge.
1877 Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Places		1877			1877 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6525 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Places Date: 1877 Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, vessels and owners, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing 19.125 x 12.25 x 0.25 FRAGILE-brown cardboard cover, stitched binding failing, inside pages are all manuscript with handwritten rows and columns on every page
A Brief History of the United States Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, History Other, United States		1871			A Brief History of the United States Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13897 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, History Other, United States Publisher: A.S. Barnes & Company Date: 1871 Description: Belonged to Allie Somes of Somesville; his notes and pictures are inside.
A Century of Gossip Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Other	Willard Glover Nash	1876	Maine		A Century of Gossip Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7421 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other Creator: Willard Glover Nash Publisher: W. B. Keen, Cooke & Co., Chicago Date: 1876 Place: Maine Description: New England Life - A Century of Gossip or The Real and the Seeming. First Edition, autographed. Maine Humor.
A History of the United States from 1492 to 1866 for the use of schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Instructional, Instruction Book	Other, Education Other, History	Martindale. Joseph C.	1870			A History of the United States from 1492 to 1866 for the use of schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13896 Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Book Subject: Other, Education Other, History Creator: Martindale. Joseph C. Publisher: Eldredge & Brother Date: 1870
A Maine Cruise - diary Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People	Annie Macdonald Calef	1871			A Maine Cruise - diary Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1530 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Creator: Annie Macdonald Calef Date: 1871 Description: Pages from the diary of a Falmouth girl, Annie MacDonald Calef.
A System of Modern Geography designed for the use of schools and academies... Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Geography Other, Textbook	Mitchell, S. Augustus	1875			A System of Modern Geography designed for the use of schools and academies... Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13874 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Geography Other, Textbook Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus Publisher: J.H. Butler & Co. Date: 1875 Description: Old geography textbook
Advertisement for Freeman House, S.A. Holden, Island House & St. Sauveur House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel		1871	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Advertisement for Freeman House, S.A. Holden, Island House & St. Sauveur House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6344 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Publisher: N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth Date: 1871 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Advertisement from "Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles," by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 64 – 1871 – Found online using Google Book Search.
Advertisement for Masonic Dance and Supper at Whiting’s Hall, Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Print Ad, Newspaper Ad	Structures, Civic, Entertainment		1875			Advertisement for Masonic Dance and Supper at Whiting’s Hall, Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2628 Type: Document, Advertising, Print Ad, Newspaper Ad Subject: Structures, Civic, Entertainment Date: 1875 Description: Advertisement for Masonic Dance and Supper at Whiting’s Hall, Mt. Desert. Floor Managers: James W. Kingsly, L.H. Somes, M.T. Richardson, T.S. Somes, E.C. Parker, William Fennelly. Committee on Arrangements: A.J. Whiting. January 29, 1875.
Advertisement for the Portland, Bangor and Machias Steamboat Company Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Vessels, Steamboat		1874		Copyright Not Evaluated	Advertisement for the Portland, Bangor and Machias Steamboat Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6434 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Vessels, Steamboat Date: 1874 Description: Describes the schedules for the Sidewheel Steamers City of Richmond and Lewiston in 1874. From the endpages in Mount Desert on the Coast of Maine by Clara Barnes Martin.
Albert Wilson Bee's Store - A.W. Bee, Stationer, Bar Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)	1870	Bar Harbor, Eden	No Copyright - United States	Albert Wilson Bee's Store - A.W. Bee, Stationer, Bar Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5892 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1870 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden Description: The photograph was taken from the porch of the Rodick Hotel.
Alphabet Blocks Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Toy Block, Alphabet Block			1877c.			Alphabet Blocks Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3458 Type: Object, Toy Block, Alphabet Block Date: 1877c. Description: Lyman’s chromo blocks #3. Marked, “Reads pictures set with glue and absolutely irremovable. Blocks varnished and thoroughly waterproof. Copyright secured 1877.” Label pictures three children playing with oversized ABC blocks. A-Z depicts animals, children, rhymes. Cover missing from case.
An Act to Incorporate the West Tremont Brick Company Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Government, Act	Businesses, Building Business		1874-02-06		Copyright Not Evaluated	An Act to Incorporate the West Tremont Brick Company Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12813 Type: Document, Government, Act Subject: Businesses, Building Business Date: 1874-02-06
An Analysis of the English Language; or, the Elements of Sentences... Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, Grammar	Greene, Samuel S.	1874			An Analysis of the English Language; or, the Elements of Sentences... Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14212 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, Grammar Creator: Greene, Samuel S. Publisher: Cowperthwait & Co. Date: 1874 Description: Grammar text for "the higher grades of schools." Donor notes that it was John Somes school book; his name noted inside along with "Waterville Maine," and "Mt. Desert Maine."
An Analysis of the English Language; or, the Elements of Sentences... Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book		Greene, Samuel S.	1874			An Analysis of the English Language; or, the Elements of Sentences... Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14213 Type: Publication, Book Creator: Greene, Samuel S. Date: 1874
Antoinette (Brown) Harmon, Mrs. John Cummins Harmon Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People		1870 c.	Southwest Harbor	No Copyright - United States	Antoinette (Brown) Harmon, Mrs. John Cummins Harmon Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-11890 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1870 c. Place: Southwest Harbor
Antoinette (Brown) Harmon, Mrs. John Cummins Harmon Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People		1870 c.	Southwest Harbor	No Copyright - United States	Antoinette (Brown) Harmon, Mrs. John Cummins Harmon Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-11891 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1870 c. Place: Southwest Harbor
Apgar’s Plant Analysis. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Nature, Plants Other, Biology Other, Botany Other, Education	Apgar, E.A. and A.C.	1874			Apgar’s Plant Analysis. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14156 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Plants Other, Biology Other, Botany Other, Education Creator: Apgar, E.A. and A.C. Publisher: Ivison Date: 1874 Description: Student's record book. Donated by A.C. Thom
Augustus Clark Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People	Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949)	1870 c.		In Copyright	Augustus Clark Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-11558 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Creator: Ralph - John C. Ralph (1868-1949) Date: 1870 c.
Bar Harbor, ME. in 1874 Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Shore Places, Town		1874	Bar Harbor, Eden	Copyright Not Evaluated	Bar Harbor, ME. in 1874 Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-10934 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Shore Places, Town Publisher: Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Date: 1874 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden
Bar Harbor Village Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Ceremonial, Church		1871-74	Bar Harbor		Bar Harbor Village Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5497 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Ceremonial, Church Date: 1871-74 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Sepia Photograph of Bar Harbor looking east over the village to the Porcupine Islands. The street in the foreground is Mount Desert Street. Update 6/19/21: According to Mr. Daniel Pyle (current organist/music-director at St. Saviour’s) this photograph, which shows the original church-building, must date from sometime after 1878 (when the first building was completed) and 1885, when building of the current structure must have started (it was completed in 1886). [show more]
Bass Harbor Head Light from the East Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)	1875 c.	Tremont, Bass Harbor	No Copyright - United States	Bass Harbor Head Light from the East Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5656 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1875 c. Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor Description: One half of a stereograph
Bass Harbor Head Light from the West Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890)	1875	Tremont, Bass Harbor	No Copyright - United States	Bass Harbor Head Light from the West Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5655 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Bradley - Bryant Bradley (1838-1890) Date: 1875 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor
Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Organizations, Religious People		1873		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1037 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, Religious People Date: 1873 Description: Book, The Holy Bible from 1873 in poor condition. Belonged to Carrie Richardson. The GCIHS wrote and directed a play about Carrie Richardson which can be found on DVD in the museum. Carrie Richardson was able to navigate a boat by celestial navigation, she lived down in what is now the Heliker LaHotan foundation. Her husband Meltiah Richardson committed suicide, he tied cod weights around himself and jumped off the dock. Geneaological records that seem to have little relevance can be found tucked into the Bible. [show more]

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