Description: Black & white photo of steamship SS George Washington at sea, no humans visible, two stacks. In document frame. Writing on lower right-hand corner read: "U.S.S. George Washington at Bar Harbor. Aug 27 1933. Browns Studio Hulls Cove."
Object, Musical, Keyboard Instrument, Piano, Grand Piano
Creator:
Henry F. Miller Boston
Date:
1900 - 1930c
Place:
Bar Harbor
Description: Henry F. Miller grand piano with scrolled legs, a music holder, and a hinged folding top cover. Played by Ignacy Paderewski in the Building of Arts.
Description: Green ink on white card stock. Program for "Maine Summer Visitors Day". Cover text reads: "Maine Summer Visitors Day Bar Harbor Maine Friday Aug. 16, 1935". Names featured in Program: Bishop Willian A. Lawrence Governor Louis J. Brann Walter Damrosch Ed Wynn Camella Ponselle George W. Wickersham Dorothy Robbins Margaret Sittig William A. Brady Doris Doe Edith Barrett Clarence Chamberlain Ruth Nichols Mitzie Green Mary Rogers Robert Fechner Mary Roberts Rinehart Henry Morganthau Keenan Wynn Owen Davis Arthur Byron Grace George Kenneth Roberts Arthur Train Bill Cunningham Charles Harrison Madame Rosa Zulalian Major Gen. Philip B. Fleming Dexter P. Cooper Capt. Donald J. Leehay Capt. John W. Lord Kenneth Wright Robert Trout [show more]
Description: Promotional Clippings of Ted Shawn and his Ensemble of Men Dancers. Ted Shawn dance company performed in at the Bar Harbor Building of the Arts in 1938, the bottom clipping advertises that performance. Ted Shawn was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance.
Description: Two piece black wool tuxedo suit with a faint striped weave. Jacket once had satin lapels but they have been removed. Label reads: "AM Shire Tailor, BH Maine". Second label reads: "George M Mckny May 9 1932"
Description: Black and white photograph of The Briars, slightly obscured by trees. The Briars was a summer cottage near the Shore Path, Bar Harbor, built for J. Montgomery Sears in 1881 and designed by architect William Ralph Emerson. It was later occupied by Evalyn Walsh McLean. The house was torn down around 1968. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: The Briars, Sears, McLean E.B. McLean, Shore Path Please return to Palmer + Hall Real Estate + Insurance 28 Cottage St. Bar Harbor, Maine [show more]
Description: Black and white photograph of The Briars, a Shingle Style summer cottage located along the Shore Path, Bar Harbor. The Briars was designed by architect William Ralph Emerson of Boston, and was built for J. Montgomery Sears. The house was razed around 1968.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending July 31st, 1939. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 5 copies, 29 pages
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending August 1st, 1938. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 28 pages, includes handwritten notes.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 1st, 1937. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 32 pages.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 1st, 1936. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 10 copies, 41 pages.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 1st, 1933. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 37 pages.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 1st, 1932. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 38 pages.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 13rd, 1931. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 33 pages.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 1st, 1930. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 39 pages.
Description: The Mount Desert Kennel Club's first annual dog show took place in 1931. Poster advertising a dog show hosted by the Mount Desert Kennel Club at the athletic field in Bar Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: T. E. L. Kemp