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Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection - Mosaics Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Object, Art, Sculpture					Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection - Mosaics Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7379 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture Description: Two 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Mosaics". Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996.
Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection - Clowns Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Object, Art, Sculpture					Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection - Clowns Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7377 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture Description: Several photographs of sculptures by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Clowns". Most of these photographs are by Myers Studio, Ardmore, PA. Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. Cover - 1: Waiting Clown 2: Smiling Clown 3: Little Clown 4: Arlecchino 5: Ringside Clown #1 6: Grieving Clown 7: Watching Clown 8: Pierrot 9: Remembering Clown 10: Carnival 11: Fat Policeman Clown 12: Clown making a Speech (sold in NY) 13: Thin Policeman Clown 14: Old Clown (bronze) - Photo by Lawrence LePage 15: Clown with Dog and Ball (sold twice) 16: Clown on a Monowheel #1 (sold in Boston) 17: Clown on a Monowheel #2 (bronze) 18: Clown on Horseback (2 versions: black & silver - gold & blue) 19: Clown with a Goose 20: Tipsy Clown 21: Clown with Dog on Head (sold twice) 22: Clown with Dog and Hoop 23: Clown with Mandolin (bronze) 24: Walking Clown 25: Clown with Dog (sold in NY) 26: Clown with Pig 27: Hunchback Clown 28: Clown with Rose 29: Acrobat Clown 30: Lady Clown (bronze) - Photo by Lawrence LePage 31: Ringside Clown #2 32: Ringside Clown #3 33: Clown with Monkey 34: Harlequin 35: Juggler Clown 36: Meditating Clown 37: Dwarf Clown (#1: sold; #2: stolen at Princeton; #3: bronze) (Several photos at different angles are available for each of these items.) [show more]
Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection - Circus Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Object, Art, Sculpture					Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection - Circus Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7378 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture Description: Several 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Circus". Photographs are by Myers Studio, Ardmore, PA and Edward Quigley, Philadelphia. Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. ELEPHANTS Cover/1: Woman held in Elephant's Trunk (collection Mrs. Arthur Newbold, Philadelphia) 2: Man on Elephant 3: Sitting Elephant (sold to Mrs. William Dexter, Boston, and Mrs. Larson, NY) GUANACOS 4: Guanaco leaping 5: Guanaco leaping over Elephant DOGS 6: Dog on Pony (collection Mrs. Alexander Biddle) 7: Dog with Ball 8: Two Sealyhams (for Mrs. Garnell) HORSES 9: Standing Horses (sold on Long Island) 10: Study for a Horse 11: Balancing Girl on Horse SEA LIONS (collection Mrs. Gerrish Milliken) 12 - 13: Sea Lion with Ball 14 - 15: Sea Lion on Rock BEARS 16: Bear in a Chair 17: Clown Bear 18: Standing Bear 19: Bear on a Ball 20: Bear with Bottle OTHER 21: Tiger (collection Mrs. Gerrish Milliken, NY) 22: Lion (collection Mrs. Gerrish Milliken, NY) 23: Dancing Monkey 24: Buffalo 25: Unicorn 26: Girl on Ball 27: Head of an Old Clown (bronze stolen at McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; plaster at Ardmore) (Several photos at different angles are available for each of these items.) [show more]
Shang : a biography of Charles E. Wheeler Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Merkt - Dixon MacD. Merkt	1984			Shang : a biography of Charles E. Wheeler Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1645 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Merkt - Dixon MacD. Merkt Date: 1984 Description: Published: Spanish Fork, Utah : Hillcrest Publications, c1984 Inscription to the museum by the author on half title page.
Rebecca Carroll's Dolls Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Object, Doll People			Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Rebecca Carroll's Dolls Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16741 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Doll People Place: Southwest Harbor Description: A collection of photographs taken of three rag dolls that Rebecca Carroll made for her granddaughters.
Wildlife in wood Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other	LeMaster - Richard LeMaster	1978			Wildlife in wood Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1644 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other Creator: LeMaster - Richard LeMaster Date: 1978 Description: Published : Chillicothe, Ill. : Model Technology. Inscribed by the author "To Wendell Gilley, with best wishes to one of the pioneers in this field. We have all benefited from your efforts."
How to make working decoys Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other	Starr - George Ross Starr, Jr.	1978			How to make working decoys Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1643 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other Creator: Starr - George Ross Starr, Jr. Date: 1978 Description: Published: New York : Winchester Press. Page 69 is signed by Frank C. Wilson, a Massachusetts decoy carver who is featured in the book. Wilson's work was for sale in the Wendell Gilley Museum shop.
Harding's Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	Soules - George John Soules	1977	Tremont, Bernard	In Copyright	Harding's Wharf Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14992 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap Places, Harbor Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 1977 Place: Tremont, Bernard Description: William "Bill" Harding's boat the Martha David is visible next to the dock.
Want to carve a duck? : a beginner's guide Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Guthe - Elizabeth Corey Guthe	1984			Want to carve a duck? : a beginner's guide Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1642 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Guthe - Elizabeth Corey Guthe Date: 1984 Description: Published: Southwest Harbor, Maine : Publisher's Northeast. Inscription to Nina Gormley by the author on title page.
Original Christmas card painted by Daisy Doane. Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Art, Other Art	Object, Art Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Daisy Doane	1881	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Original Christmas card painted by Daisy Doane. Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1451 Type: Image, Art, Other Art Subject: Object, Art Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Daisy Doane Date: 1881 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane ("Daisy") for her aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881 from which the window in St. Mary's-by-the-Sea, Northeast Harbor, was done.
Jackie Agnese Collection - Prayer Shawl Ministry Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Object, Clothing, Shawl Organizations, Civic Organizations, Religious	Jackie Agnese	2009-2015	Mount Desert		Jackie Agnese Collection - Prayer Shawl Ministry Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7411 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Object, Clothing, Shawl Organizations, Civic Organizations, Religious Creator: Jackie Agnese Date: 2009-2015 Place: Mount Desert Description: Collection of "Prayer Shawl Ministry" brochures, knitting patterns and photographs of prayer shawls, lists of beneficiaries and members emails. Meetings held at Saint Mary's by-the-Sea.
Catalog of Woodcarvings and other designs by Charles Savage 1918-1970 Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook	Object, Art, Sculpture		1970			Catalog of Woodcarvings and other designs by Charles Savage 1918-1970 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6026 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture Date: 1970 Description: Photographs and descriptions of the carvings of Charles K. Savage.
The twenty-second Psalm, a study by R. L. Grindle Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Legal, Legal Documents	Object, Religious Text	Robert L. Grindle	1925			The twenty-second Psalm, a study by R. L. Grindle Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-3147 Type: Document, Legal, Legal Documents Subject: Object, Religious Text Creator: Robert L. Grindle Date: 1925 Description: Sent by Robert L. Grindle to Jerome Knowles in March 1925.
Game bird carving Wendell Gilley Museum	Publication, Book	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Burk - Bruce Burk.	1972			Game bird carving Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1638 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Burk - Bruce Burk. Date: 1972 Description: Published: New York : Winchester Press. 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			Birds in wood and paint : American miniature bird carvings and their carvers, 1900-1970 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1634 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Ellis - Joseph H. Ellis Date: 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.
Art Show Quilt 2021 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt	Object, Furnishings, Decoration	Beverly Sanborn		Cranberry Isles	Copyright Not Evaluated	Art Show Quilt 2021 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.654.3144 Type: Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt Subject: Object, Furnishings, Decoration Creator: Beverly Sanborn Place: Cranberry Isles Description: This quilt was made by Beverly Sanborn for the Cranberry Island Art Show for Great Cranberry Historical Society in 2021. Karin Whitney donated it to the Museum.
Carrie Richardson Folding Bed Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Folding Bed	Object, Furnishings, Sleeping & Reclining Furniture			Cranberry Isles	Copyright Not Evaluated	Carrie Richardson Folding Bed Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.653.3143 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Folding Bed Subject: Object, Furnishings, Sleeping & Reclining Furniture Place: Cranberry Isles Description: This bed was a feature of the schooner ‘Carrie M. Richardson’ and was used by the ship's namesake, celestial navigator and later owner Carrie Stanley Richardson. Island legend has it that Carrie didn’t like to sleep in the bunks as the rest of the sailors did and so when the schooner was stopped at a dock, she went hunting and found this unusual folding bed. After she passed away, it was left in the boathouse at the Lew Stanley boatyard. Bob LaHotan-who co owned the boatyard with John Heliker-would sleep in the very same bed! [show more]
WWII Era Life Jacket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Water Transporation, Water Transportation Accessories	Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories				Copyright Not Evaluated	WWII Era Life Jacket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.649.3139 Type: Object, Water Transporation, Water Transportation Accessories Subject: Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories Description: Weighing about 5 pounds, this jacket is likely made of Kapok fibre from the Ceiba pentandra tree; which is lighter in weight than the original cork life jackets and much more comfortable and pliable. Unlikely to still float. Donor unknown, likely used in the early 1900s.
Cranberry Club Chamber Set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Other Object	Object, Other Object			Cranberry Isles	Copyright Not Evaluated	Cranberry Club Chamber Set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.645.3135 Type: Object, Other Object Subject: Object, Other Object Place: Cranberry Isles
Indigenous American Sweetgrass Basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Containers, Basket	Object, Other Object	Penobscot			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Indigenous American Sweetgrass Basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.294.1900 Type: Object, Containers, Basket Subject: Object, Other Object Creator: Penobscot Description: Basket and lid, flat bottom, Indigenous American creation, made of braided sweetgrass and natural and green flat splint fiber, with a blue card inside reading "(printed) Smart Studio Antiques, Maine Street, Northeast Harbor Maine, 276-5152, (handwritten) Penobscot Indian Sweetgrass Basket, late 1800s", and on the back of the card "$145"
Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Needlework Machine, Sewing Machine	Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.180.1322 Type: Object, Needlework Machine, Sewing Machine Subject: Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories Description: Sewing Machine, hand/foot-operated "A & S" sewing machine on cast iron stand with three drawers and wooden work surface table and matching wooden box-like cover; the right drawer is loose and not attached to the base; all three drawers are filled with sewing notions; the sewing machine is from the Moorfield Storey household.
Indigenous American stone tools: 10 arrowheads, flakes, projectile points, and knife blade Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Knife	Object, Other Object				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Indigenous American stone tools: 10 arrowheads, flakes, projectile points, and knife blade Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.214.1906 Type: Object, Knife Subject: Object, Other Object Description: Native American tools: a random collection of 10 stone pieces without provenience: 1 raw stone, 6 arrowheads, 2 flakes, 1 knife blade: some of these artifacts were loaned by individuals, and one projectile point (the longest one, black) was found on GCI on May 25, 2008 by a visitor. Others may not be local points, some perhaps New Jersey origin. One 2" stone knife blade, broken, black (not obsidian) found GCI 2011 by visitor and later donated to GCIHS. (See Abbe Museum on MDI for collection of Native American artifacts from archaeological excavations on GCI.) [show more]
Hitty's First One Hundred Years - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Doll				Copyright Not Evaluated	Hitty's First One Hundred Years - Rachel Field Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.27.990 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Doll Description: Book. 1941 Edition of Hitty's First One Hundred Years by Rachel Field, signed by the author. (See also Field collection of books 2014.168.2004)
Hitty Preble of the Cranberry Isles: A Travelling Adventure Doll Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Object, Doll	Bruce Komusin Wini Smart,			Copyright Not Evaluated	Hitty Preble of the Cranberry Isles: A Travelling Adventure Doll Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.637.3127 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Object, Doll Creator: Bruce Komusin Wini Smart, Publisher: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A booklet written by Wini Smart and Bruce Komusin, regarding background information on Hitty Preble, a doll written about by the acclaimed Rachel Field.
Oil lamp with metal base and glass globe Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lamp	Object, Other Object				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Oil lamp with metal base and glass globe Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.241.2030 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lamp Subject: Object, Other Object Description: Oil lamp with metal base, brass stand and pressed glass globe with fanlike motif in poor condition. Globe was cracked and repaired in several places.

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