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  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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Bass Harbor Head Light
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • 1953
Bass Harbor Head Light
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Postcard depicting Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. Postmarked August 1953.
Receipt for Clothes, 1953
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Casual Clothes
  • 1953
Receipt for Clothes, 1953
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Receipt for clothing purchased by Mrs. Amory S. Carhart, 1 July 1953
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Minutes
  • 1958
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Spiral bound notebook containing meeting notes in 1958.
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Minutes
  • 1957
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two sprial bound notebooks containing meeting notes in 1957. One appears to be a copy of the notes in the other notebook.
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Minutes
  • Jan 5, 1956
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somesville Sewing Circle meeting minutes written on 10.5x7.5 inch paper in pencil.
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Minutes
  • January 6, 1959
Somesville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Hand written list of potential meeting dates for the years of 1994 & 1995. The back of the sheet has a list of names. Written in blue ink on 8.5x 5 inch sheet of paper.
Someville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Minutes
  • January 6, 1959
Someville Sewing Circle Minutes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
One page hand wirtten minutes of the Somesville Sewing Circle meeting on January 6, 1959. Wirtten in blue pen on 8.5x11 inch unlined paper.
Surry Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1951
Surry Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Three programs from the Surry Playhouse from the summer 1951 season. Plays presented that year were: "Tobacco Road", "The Glass Menagerie", and "Summer and Smoke".
150 Years in Seal Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • 8/20/1959
150 Years in Seal Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Collection of stories printed in the Bar Harbor Times August 20, 1959 covering different aspects of Seal Harbor's history pages 10-12 Sample of the headlines: The Story of a Century and a Hald in Seal Harbor is an Account of Early Pioneering. An Acount of the Water Supply Once there was a Bid of 10c an Acre for Land At Seal Harbor. History of the Summer Colony Some if the Personalities That Made Seal Harbor Well Known Steamboasts were Important to Traffic at Seal Harbor Long After Turn of Century There Were Monkeys Once at Seal Harbor Village Improvement Association Contributed to Community's Spirit. [show more]
Windemere Summer Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1954
Windemere Summer Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Collection of Windemere Summer Playhouse programs from different performances presented the summer of 1954. Programs for: Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest Two in One An Evening of One Acts Hay Fever by Noel Coward Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire Out of the Blue A New Musical By Turner and Ochsen Moss Hart's Light Up The Sky The Drunkard The Fourposter Two advertising flyers for the whole season, one has corrections on it. [show more]
St. Jude's Church, Seal Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, History
  • 1954
St. Jude's Church, Seal Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Ten typed pages on the history of St. Jude's Church in Seal Harbor written by John Walls in 1954. The perface notes the information has been collected from his personal accounts, accounts of his mother and her friends, and church records. The history is bound in a brown cardstock report holder. [show more]
Down East Magazine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • August 1959
Down East Magazine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Down East Magazine August 1959 showing calendar of summer events for a variety of towns in the Downeast region of Maine. The magazine also highlights boat trips which can be taken in the region.
Chales O. Carey Brings Broadway to Well Know Summer Resort in Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • 8/2/1952
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Article from the Bangor Daily News giving information about the creation of the playhouse, his intrest in building a playhouse in the famous summer resort, and the performaces. Ther is also a number of photographs showing the actors around town and in the playhouse. [show more]
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1953
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Playbill for the Bar Harbor Playhouse and the Surry Playhouse. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. One pages is an advertisement for the next play showing August 5-7, 1953; Wayne Morris in Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan. The performance for August 10-15 will be Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Special Broadway Company. [show more]
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1952
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Playbill for the Bar Harbor Playhouse and the Surry Playhouse. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. One pages is an advertisement for the next play showing July 1,1952 "Born Yesterday with Eileen Ryan and William Gohl. [show more]
Moonlight on the Levee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 11/9/1951
Moonlight on the Levee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Playbill for the Casino in Bar Harbor. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. The musical performance will be "Moonlight on the Levee"
Casino Carousel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1950
Casino Carousel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Playbill for the Casino Carousel. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. Inserted pages gives the performances for that year: "The Shrew", "Fair adn Warmer", "East Lynne", "The Importance of Being Earnest". [show more]
Lewisville Sewage Facilities Under Construction
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Other, Environment
  • Other, Industry
  • 5/1/1957
Lewisville Sewage Facilities Under Construction
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Long article by LaRue Spiker, reporting on $6,000,000 sewage plant construction taking place in Louisville, Kentucky. Previously accessioned as **1770, object Id **1770 and 012.FIC.061.1
Pitcher
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Walking Stick, Cane
  • 1946-1955
Pitcher
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Belleek pitcher with 4th mark. Leaves and berries. Some leaves yellow. Handle resembles twisted rope. Marked 96-284
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • 1951
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor. Poster Reads: S.R.O Means Standing Room Only It hasn't happened here in years......not since T.V.! BUT at the risk of "Crying Wolf", We are predicting that it may happen again; hence we are offering a very limited number of......
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Poster, Theater Poster
  • 1951
Movie Posters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Movie posters from attic of McEachern & Hutchins hardware store in SW Harbor. Poster Reads: Stonington Opera House Thurs-Jan 25 WABI Presents Gene Hooper with his all star show in person., Big Two Hour Radio Show. Adults 65c, Children 25c Back Reads Sunday Jan 28, 1951 2:30pm Rev. Neal O. Bousfield Supt. MSC. S Will hold Union Service for the 3 Congregational Churches of Sunset, Deerisle, and Little Deer Isle at the Little Deer Isle, Congr. Church, Everybody Welcome [show more]
Letter concerning Jane Montgomery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Morison, S.E.
  • 8/27/1959
Letter concerning Jane Montgomery
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter and attached explanation from Samuel Elliot Morison to Mrs. Marjorie Hayward regarding the question as to whether Jame Montgomery had the title of Lady.
Life details and obituary copy of Fannie M. Brown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Boston Post Cane
  • Other, Genealogy
  • 1957
Life details and obituary copy of Fannie M. Brown
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Handwritten details of life of Mrs. Fannie M. Brown and a pasted on newspaper obituary of Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown was the oldest resident of Mount Desert Island at the time of her death in 1957 at age 99. She was holder of the gold-headed Boston Post Cane since 1954.
Report of Consulting Committee on New Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Other, Museums
  • MDI Historical Society
  • 1959
Report of Consulting Committee on New Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two typewritten pages describing activity of the committee in the process of considering building a new museum building. A third typewritten sheet is a fragment of a report in which advantages and disadvantages of building a new museum are stated.
Joint Statement opposing atomic bombs-Stockholm Agreement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, Essay
  • Other, Atomic bombs
  • Other, Peace
  • 1950
Joint Statement opposing atomic bombs-Stockholm Agreement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Joint Statement of position of LaRue Spiker on the Stockholm Agreement. As child welfare workers they cannot see rebuilding a world after the atomic bomb. Must actively oppose the bomb. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.15.10