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| College of the Atlantic Introduction to Journalism Class, Picturing Community, Fall 2023 College of the Atlantic |
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|  College of the Atlantic Introduction to Journalism Class, Picturing Community, Fall 2023 College of the Atlantic Description: This PDF contains a sampling of student work from the Spring 2023 Introduction to Journalism class which was shared with the COA community. | |
| American Legion men standing next to the Firehouse, Northeast Harbor Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  American Legion men standing next to the Firehouse, Northeast Harbor Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Members of the Lurvey-Wright Post of the American Legion standing to the south of the firehouse, Northeast Harbor. A key accompanying this photograph gives the names of some of the men, including Lyle Wescott, Jack Reynolds, Gerald Sr. [Gerald Norwood, Sr], Arthur Walls, Zip Ober, James Bunker, Larry Wass, Bill Cripps, John Manchester, Arthur Eaton, H. Suminsby, and ____ McCrae. | |||
| Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies. | |||
| Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Used by Herman Savage and Wilfred Bunker. Two oval metal helmets painted red; adjustable webbed fabric supports with metal rivets inside; raised staples on interior of brim with fabric chin strips in place. Helmets used by GCI volunteer fire department ca. 1948 when the fire department was formed. Helmet (A): Red outside, white inside; "C.I.V.D." painted in white on exterior; handwritten inside the rim "H. Savage" (Herman Savage). Savage was a teenage volunteer fire department member. Helmet (B):Red outside, red inside; "W.A.B." painted in yellow on exterior; no initials inside. Wilfred Allison Bunker would have been in his late 20s in 1948. These may have been WWII helmets adapted for use by the fire department. Badly rusted and paint flaking and peeling. (See also 2014.278.2020 CIVD documents from 1950-1960s.) (See also photo of firefighters taken ca. January 1951-1953 with identifications, printed copy stored with item 2021 - box 49.) [show more] | |||
| Longfellow School photo ca. 1910 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Longfellow School photo ca. 1910 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Longfellow School photo ca. 1910 Cranberry Isles, on brown cardboard backing with IDs on reverse; children all dressed up, perhaps graduation day. Left to right: Front row: Leslie Stanley, Russell Bunker, John Stanley, Holsie Atkinson, Victor Erickson. Second row: Gracie Atkinson, Bernice Spurling, Laura Erickson, Margie Bulger Phippen, Hilda Bulger Spurling, Blanch White Atkinson, Alvah Bunker. Third row: Esther White Howard, Florence Bracy, Hazel Bunker Hardy, Helen Trussell Alley, Gladys Spurling, Willard Rosebrook. Fourth row: George Hadlock Superintendent, Edgar White, Bertie Stanley, Robert Stanley, Raymond Bunker, Teacher Mamie Birlem. (IDs probably by Ruth Westphal) [show more] | ||
| Rachel Field research materials for 1985 SWHPL exhibit Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Rachel Field research materials for 1985 SWHPL exhibit Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Five folders of Rachel Field research, primarily from the late Phoebe White Wentworth of Southwest Harbor who gave it to Carl Little years ago while he was working on the foreword to a new 1999 edition of Field's "God’s Pocket" published by the Northeast Harbor Library . These research materials relate to a 1985 exhibit and quilt raffle held at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. | ||
| Cap and tee shirt, Rooster Club Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Cap and tee shirt, Rooster Club Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Clothing. Blue and gold Rooster Club ball cap and green Rooster Club tee shirt. The Rooster Club was the men's answer to the elite women's Cranberry Club. Members included Arvard Savage, Doc Haydock, Charlie Rice, and Victor [White]?. Club house was behind Haydock's house. | |||
| Templar's Lodge Charter for Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Templar's Lodge Charter for Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Charter document: Grand Lodge of North America (State of Maine) Independent Order of Good Templars, organized May 16, 1855, grant unto G. H. Pressey, C. H. Bulger, L. H. Bracy, A. M. Spurling, G. H. Spurling, Wm. P. Preble, H. A. Preble, L. G. Stanley, C. G. Kimball, A. Bunker, J. M. Bunker, S. A. Bunker and their associates this Charter for a Lodge to be known as Ocean Echo Lodge No. 157 located at Cranberry Isles… signed July 4, 1866. Wikipedia: "The IOGT originated as one of a number of fraternal organizations for temperance or total abstinence founded in the 19th century and with a structure modeled on Freemasonry, using similar ritual and regalia. Unlike many, however, it admitted men and women equally, and also made no distinction by race." According to a local 1888 newspaper article they met Tuesday evenings each week at Norwood's Cove School House. [show more] | ||
| Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Certificate, Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling, 29 Apr 1862 | ||
| Certificate for William Preble as Notary Public Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Certificate for William Preble as Notary Public Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document. Certificate: Augusta, Maine, 14 March 1860, William P. Preble of Cranberry Isle, State of Maine, as Notary Public for Hancock County for seven years. Signed by Scott M. Morrill, Governor. Certificate has an ivory and pink impressed and raised seal the State of Maine with the signature of the Governor below it and the notation: Commission Recorded Vol. 4, Page 173. Signed at bottom by Noah Smith, Secretary of State. | ||
| School and property tax info Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  School and property tax info Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger page, loose, school and property tax info, no date, typical names listed: William Preble, Lew Ladd, Thomas Bunker, Gilbert Family, John Steele, etc. | |||
| Doris Preble Marr Bachelor's degree Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Doris Preble Marr Bachelor's degree Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bachelor of Science degree for Doris Preble Marr, from the State Teachers College. Awarded for having completed a four year course in "High School Teaching and Administration". Dated June 11th, 1934 | ||
| School photo ca. 1892 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  School photo ca. 1892 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A. Photo, black and white, wood and glass frame. School children standing outside the old school house on schoolhouse hill ca. 1892 or 1893. (This old school house is now Malcolm Donald's house on Cranberry Road across from the GCIHS.) Donor related, "This picture was found behind the eaves of an upstairs closet where it had no doubt accidentally fallen many decades ago. Our house was formerly owned by Eber Spurling. The names of the people are written (in good handwriting!) by pencil, as follows, on the back of the picture frame. It would be interesting if those with local knowledge could calculate the approximate year of this photograph, and recall the married names of the girls and young women in the picture." . Stored with a booklet of the scanned photographs printed with names of individuals overlaid. B. Inscription on back of frame reads - "Back row left to right: 1. Lena Ladd, 2. Miss Rich - teacher, 3. Millicent Harding - Frank Bunker, 4. Sadie Harding, 5. Brother Spurling, 6. Sadie Bunker, 7. Lena Spurling, 8. Annie Bunker, 9. Millard Spurling, 10. Perly Stanley, 11. Elma (or Elna?) Stanley, 12. Maurice Stanley. Second Row: Ida Stover, Alfred Ladd, Addie Stanley, Vida Stanley. Third Row: Roy Bulger, Charles Richardson, Johnnie Steele, Philmore Steele, and Harvey Bulger." C. (A second print of this photograph in poor condition was discovered in March 2014 and is stored with a framed copy as (C).) (Compare with 2014.272.2018.) [show more] | ||
| Longfellow School photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Longfellow School photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos, 6 color snapshots and 35mm negatives of students at Longfellow School sleepover, developed 6 Jan 1996 | ||
| Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society 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] | ||
| Pew 21 in Union Meeting House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Pew 21 in Union Meeting House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Pew 21 in the Union Meeting House, formerly owned by Wm. P. Preble and given to C. E. Harwood for use of the people in 1896; with the death of Harwood 1897, the Pew reverted back to Preble, and Preble, at the request of A. C. Wheelwright, did verbally allow him right to claim said Pew [thus apparently causing legal inaccuracies]. Preble now conveys the pew to Mrs. Frances A. Spurling. Signed by Wm. P. Preble December A.D. 1898, witnessed by Carrie M. Richardson and Lucinda Fernald [show more] | ||
| Loading the mail boat ferry Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Loading the mail boat ferry Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Wilfred Bunker (about age 43) receives cargo on stern of the Island Queen. "Mail Route - Men at Southwest Harbor load mail for delivery at Cranberry Island and Islesford." Photo shows the mail boat at the Lower Town Dock in Southwest Harbor. Photo for newspaper by L. Spiker. The Island Queen was built in 1963. Beal & Bunker moved operations to Northeast Harbor in 1972. | ||
| Mementos from Preble family school years Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Mementos from Preble family school years Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Mementos from the Preble family school years: (A) Card with 18 U.S. Presidents depicted (ends with Grant 1869); (B) Reward of Merit presented by W. H. Preble, Teacher; (C) Reward of Merit to Fannie A. Preble, presented by J. C. Chilcott. | |||
| A Christmas Card for Lewis Stanley '49. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  A Christmas Card for Lewis Stanley '49. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A Christmas card for Lewis Stanley. The front of the card features a drawing of people going to church on a snowy day. The inside of the card says "Wishing you health and happiness for Christmas and the New Year" and it is signed Phil and Paul. | |
| Record of Members and Accounts of I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Record of Members and Accounts of I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: hard cover ledger with record of members and accounts of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows. from 1898 - 1914 | |||
| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1946 - 1950 | |||
| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1941 - 1945 | |||
| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1937 -1940 | |||
| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Black ledger with I.O.O.F. Minute Book and Symbol embossed on cover. Includes record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1930 - 1933 | |||
| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Minutes of Meetings of Ocean Lodge #140 I.O.O.F. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Large ledger with soft tan leather cover and red and black binding with record of minutes of Ocean Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows. from 1915 - 1924 |