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Rose Bernard Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art People	Spiker, LaRue	1970 c.	Rose Bernard Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10530 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art People Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 1970 c. Description: Rose Bernard (approximately age 25-30) standing next to four paintings hanging on wire display stands. Paintings of lighthouse, birds, truck, and trees.
Bea Gates and Lisa Creed Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art People	LaRue Spiker		Bea Gates and Lisa Creed Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11197 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art People Creator: LaRue Spiker Description: Bea Gates and Lisa Creed working on a printing press.
Chong and Judy Lin Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art People	LaRue Spiker		Chong and Judy Lin Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11206 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art People Creator: LaRue Spiker Description: Chong and Judy Lin holding engraved plates near printing press.
Judith and Pamela Parnsworth Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Water Transporation, Davit Other, industry - Boat Building People	LaRue Spiker		Judith and Pamela Parnsworth Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-10814 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Water Transporation, Davit Other, industry - Boat Building People Creator: LaRue Spiker Description: Judith and Pamela Farnsworth with their father repairing a davit.
Pierce Arrow Toy Car Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Toys Other, Pierce Arrow			Pierce Arrow Toy Car Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5207 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Toys Other, Pierce Arrow Description: Donald Smith in Pierce Arrow toy car
Stern of Schooner on its port side at low tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art	Unknown	c 1961	Stern of Schooner on its port side at low tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5460 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Creator: Unknown Date: c 1961 Description: Two masted schooner with dark colored hull and light collored rug rail. The schooer is laying on its port side at low tide. A building can be seen on the shore behind the stern
Schooner on its port side at low tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art	Unknown	c 1961	Schooner on its port side at low tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5461 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Creator: Unknown Date: c 1961 Description: Two masted schooner with dark colored hull and light collored rug rail. The schooer is laying on its port side at low tide. Two buildings can be seen on the shore in the distance
Two Masted schooner Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art	Unknown	c 1961	Two Masted schooner Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5478 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Creator: Unknown Date: c 1961 Description: Black and white slide of a two masted schooner tied up to a pier with a building off to the left.
Main Street Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Object, Art	Unknown	c 1961	Main Street Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5487 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Object, Art Creator: Unknown Date: c 1961 Description: Main Street Somesville with houses, trees, and directional road sign. Black and white slide.
Yacht Thermo Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Projection, Technical Drawing	Object, Art Other Other, Transportation - water			Yacht Thermo Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17638 Type: Document, Projection, Technical Drawing Subject: Object, Art Other Other, Transportation - water Description: technical drawing of the yacht Thermo, Captain Berlin, Southwest Harbor, Maine pencil on brown kraft paper - crease down center. -stored in flat file
Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Recording, Video Recording	Object, Woodworking Other, Wood carvings	Adams, Richard W.	1981	Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17540 Type: Document, Recording, Video Recording Subject: Object, Woodworking Other, Wood carvings Creator: Adams, Richard W. Date: 1981 Description: A film on DVD about Wendell Gilley, master carver from Southwest Harbor. Title: Gilley: Portrait of a Bird Carver. A documentary story filmed during the construction of the museum built in his honor in 1981. Film by Richard W. Adams, with a 2004 update on the 25th anniversary of the Museum and the centennial of the birth of Wendell Gilley. Running time of 25 minutes.
The Holy Bible. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Religious Text, Bible Other, Religion		1863.	The Holy Bible. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17500 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Religious Text, Bible Other, Religion Publisher: The American Bible Society Date: 1863.
The Cosmopolitan Art Journal Vol I #4 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Art			The Cosmopolitan Art Journal Vol I #4 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17320 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art Publisher: June 1857
The Holy Bible Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Religious Text, Bible Other, Religion			The Holy Bible Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17313 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Religious Text, Bible Other, Religion
The Holy Bible - Genesis through Deuteronomy. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Religious Text, Bible Other, Religion		1706	The Holy Bible - Genesis through Deuteronomy. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17312 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Religious Text, Bible Other, Religion Date: 1706
New England Foundation for the Arts Guide to Programming and Services 1985-1986. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Art Other, Guidebook Other, New England			New England Foundation for the Arts Guide to Programming and Services 1985-1986. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17303 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art Other, Guidebook Other, New England
Decorative Design Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Art Other, Decorations	Brod, Fritzi	1958.	Decorative Design Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17283 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art Other, Decorations Creator: Brod, Fritzi Publisher: Pitman Publishing Co Date: 1958.
Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Art Other, Drawing	Stenbey, Harry	1958.	Composition: The Anatomy of Picture Making Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17279 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art Other, Drawing Creator: Stenbey, Harry Publisher: Pitman Publishing Co Date: 1958.
Construction Plan , Design No. 77 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Projection, Technical Drawing	Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Design drawings Other, Ship equipment & rigging	L. Francis Herreshoff	Aug. 1940	Construction Plan , Design No. 77 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17172 Type: Document, Projection, Technical Drawing Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Construction Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Design drawings Other, Ship equipment & rigging Creator: L. Francis Herreshoff Date: Aug. 1940 Description: Construction deck plan for 'Little International,' class boat commissioned by William F. Strawbridge from L. Francis Herreshoff, of Marblehead. Two boats were built by Hinckley. One remains on Mount Desert Island today. The class failed to materialize due to the coming of WWII, after which Luders made their debut. White markings of ship design on black background (white paper on back is blank). Shows design of 28' class boat. Construction plan for design number 77. Drawn or designed by L. Francis Herreshoff in Aug. 1940. Scale: 1"=1'. [show more]
Folk Art from Mount Desert Island Collections Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Art Other, Art exhibitions Other, Mount Desert Island	Burger-Gossart, Judith	2010	Folk Art from Mount Desert Island Collections Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16701 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art Other, Art exhibitions Other, Mount Desert Island Creator: Burger-Gossart, Judith Publisher: Blurb.com Date: 2010 Description: Catalog accompanying Folk Art Exhibit at Sound School House, 2010.
Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Object, Baseball Gear, Baseball Other, Depressions Other, Games Other, Granite quarrying Other, Hall Quarry Other, Prohibition Other, Smuggling	O'Neill, Susan	1978	Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16676 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Object, Baseball Gear, Baseball Other, Depressions Other, Games Other, Granite quarrying Other, Hall Quarry Other, Prohibition Other, Smuggling Creator: O'Neill, Susan Date: 1978 Description: 28-page typewritten manuscript about history of Hall Quarry.
Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - SWH High and Pemetic High Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball Other, Pemetic High School Other, Southwest Harbor		1958	Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - SWH High and Pemetic High Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16517 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Object, Basketball Gear, Basketball Other, Pemetic High School Other, Southwest Harbor Date: 1958 Description: Copy #2 of "Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - Southwest Harbor High and Pemetic High" by Simon Sklar. Undated, but appears to have been written in 1958. Covers period 1908-1957.
Eyeglasses, bifocals Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Personal, Eyeglasses	Object, Personal, Eyeglasses Other, Seal Harbor			Eyeglasses, bifocals Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14780 Type: Object, Personal, Eyeglasses Subject: Object, Personal, Eyeglasses Other, Seal Harbor Description: Gold wire rimmed round bifocal eyeglasses. Found in apartment over old store in Seal Harbor.
Reminiscences of Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Object, Telegraph Other, History - Somesville Other, Roads Other, Schools			Reminiscences of Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14071 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Object, Telegraph Other, History - Somesville Other, Roads Other, Schools Description: All by Adelma Somes Joy: “Somes Sound must have been one beautiful place." Recalls arrival of Abraham Somes, the oak trees on oak hill, Ebenezer Sutton, and Denning’s Pond. "Years ago when we had the telegraph..." Recalls advances in technology, balloons, and flight. Northeast Harbor Women's Literary Club talk , Jan. 30, 1920. Plans to travel abroad, give clothing to naked Africans, open beauty parlor. "That Old Reed House." Mrs. Reed was her grandfather's sister; house near Jim's Cove. "My first recollections of life..." Recalls her grandparents' house in 1838. Also separate essay, "Grandfather's House." Reminiscences of Somesville #6. Recalls naming of Somesville, old roads, school house, industry, and tanning pits. Two Letters from Adelma Somes Joy to Harriet Somes Sanderson, Aug. 10, 1929. recalls Col. Black House in Ellsworth, Episcopal Church at Seal Cove, Bp. Manning, church sales, other historical notes. "Memories" of her father. History of Somes and Richardson families. [show more]
Early American Decoration Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Object, Art Other, Antiques	Brazer, Esther Stevens	1947	Early American Decoration Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12859 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Object, Art Other, Antiques Creator: Brazer, Esther Stevens Publisher: Clarence W. Brazer Date: 1947 Description: Gives information about the techniques of decorating early American furniture, walls, tinware, etc. and also gives instructions about how to do that oneself. Covers stenciling, applying gold leaf, japanning, oil-painted boxes and chests Envelope inside front cover contains cut stencils.

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