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| Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Four photographs of boats (A-D) with unidentified men and boys aboard. (A) unidentified dory. (B) and (D) may be the same vessel, probably one of the mackerel schooners owned by Benjamin Harley Spurling whose wife was Frances Almira Preble (donor Louise Marr's grandparents.) C: The steamer may have been one owned by Hanson B. Joyce of Swan's Island engaged in the mackerel fishery. Joyce owned significant shares in several Cranberry Island vessels, possibly shares in Benjamin Spurling's vessels. (D): information from Ralph Stanley and Bar Harbor Record. [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. | ||
| Marr family genealogy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Marr family genealogy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Three Centuries of Marrs, The definitive and thorough History of American Marrs documented and indexed, Compiled by the Marr Family Roots Center, Denver Colorado for Louise H. Marr, 57 pages. | |||
| Wallet with photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wallet with photos Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tiny, dark green, fold-over, leather wallet with gold B on it; two tiny paper photos of young girl with an older women inside. Girl with sailor collar might be donor Louise Marr. | |||
| Louise Marr family history and genealogy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Louise Marr family history and genealogy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Marr family history, typed document 1993; two copies - one with annotations; perhaps a school paper as it is bears an "A". Name on upper right of one copy is Bill Haynes. | ||
| Louise Marr relatives and friends, portraits (1 of 4) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Louise Marr relatives and friends, portraits (1 of 4) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos of Marr family members with some Bunker and Spurling relatives identified. A = Mistr(?) C. Bunker Dec. 1906. Aunt Menie. B = Minnie Estelle Bunker Malmar, daughter of Horace Bunker. C = Grammie Spurling D = Horace Bunker Family, Feby[or July?] 22, 1891, Minnie Malmar, Horace Bunker, H. Edgar Bunker, Aunt Meanie, Chester, Lena. E = Lizzie Evelyny Moore F = Marion Estella Spurling, Islesford Me., Age 17 months. G = Estelle Foster Webb, Age 6 1/2 mo, 1898, Brooklyn, NY. H = Ruth Clair Bunker, Dec. 1896, Brooklyn, NY photograph. I = Chester A. Bunker, Brooklyn, NY. J = Frank Willis Bunker, 7 years 11 mo. and Carolyn Gertrude Bunker, 16 Mo., June 1914 (postcard photo - two copies) [show more] | |||
| Hair curling iron Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hair curling iron Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Hair curling iron: wood handles with long metal jaw that opens and closes. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Early Hadlock papers group 5 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Early Hadlock papers group 5 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more] | |||
| Early Hadlock papers group 4 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Early Hadlock papers group 4 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more] | |||
| Early Hadlock papers group 3 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Early Hadlock papers group 3 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more] | |||
| Early Hadlock papers group 2 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Early Hadlock papers group 2 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more] | |||
| Early Hadlock papers group 1 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Early Hadlock papers group 1 of 5 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more] | |||
| Clothespin doll Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Clothespin doll Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Clothespin doll reminiscent of Hitty in pink dress with black apron and cap on white metal stand. | |||
| Military medals in leather case imprinted with with 'AIR MEDAL' Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Military medals in leather case imprinted with with 'AIR MEDAL' Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Medals. Four military pins in a black leather case with 'AIR MEDAL' imprinted in gold on case. These pins would have been worn on a uniform shirt: one red and white pin, one ribbon board with three ribbons and four oak leaves, one blue and gold ribbon with eagle/sun medal attached. | |||
| Tud Bunker's tobacco pipe Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Tud Bunker's tobacco pipe Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tobacco pipe, carved wooden bowl with plastic mouthpiece. "LARK, D----ow"and "IMPORTED BR---" on stem. Tud Bunker's pipe. | |||
| Tud Bunker's pocket knife Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Tud Bunker's pocket knife Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Pocket knife with folding blade, wood, brass, and stainless steel. Panther, Jr. C.I. 440 Stainless 571 Japan on blade. Blade has spots of rust. Knife is 4" long with blade folded into handle.Tud Bunker's pocket knife. | |||
| Eyeglasses, small gold wire bifocals from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Eyeglasses, small gold wire bifocals from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Eyeglasses, small gold wire bifocals, probably a woman's, for farsightedness, faint makers mark inside nose piece. With leather covered metal case, purple velvet inside, trademark on case: Stag above circle with words H.E. MURDOCK, Y.M.C.A. BUILDING, PORTLAND MAINE; from Preble house | |||
| Wire frame eyeglasses from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wire frame eyeglasses from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Eyeglasses, small metal wire single prescription. With leather covered metal case, blue velvet inside, from Preble house. Separate broken earpiece found entangled with the glasses | |||
| Tintype portraits of unidentified individuals Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Tintype portraits of unidentified individuals Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photographs. Three tintype portraits(A, B, and C) of unidentified individuals. Photographs were acquired by the donor at the GCI Ladies Aid sale 'several years ago' (prior to 2013). All three are missing their covers; all three had been opened before. (A) Woman in striped top. Thick glass front with metal frame, thick copper mat (deteriorating) impressed with "M.A. & S. Root, 863 Broadway, NY" on lower right corner of copper mat. Thin paper around edges of glass-copper unit; image is on metal, not on glass. Size: 3.25 x 3.75 x.45. (B) Man in suit with bow tie, colorized. Image is on metal plate with emulsion evident. Glass front with thick copper alloy metal border and frame inset in wood and leather case with ornate scrolled design. Impressed on top center of metal plate is "....for Neff's Pat. 19 Feb 56". Size: 4.75 x 3.75 x .50 H. (C) Woman with lace collar, black dress and shawl, colorized. Scrol- design copper alloy frame secures top glass pane, copper oval mat, tintype portrait and second glass pane in rear. Housed in smooth, black leather case with maroon border and brass knob. Only half of case is present. 3.25 x 3.75 x .45 [show more] | |||
| Small wire-frame eye glasses from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Small wire-frame eye glasses from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Eyeglasses, very small metal wire single prescription, probably a woman's, broken with only one earpiece, without case, from Preble house | |||
| Photos: 19th-c tintypes, photo pin, paper photo Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Photos: 19th-c tintypes, photo pin, paper photo Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photographs. Collection of 30 tintypes, one photo pin, one paper photo, and one envelope. All but three are of unidentified people. Some have local and regional photography studios identified. Item (A): One small envelope addressed to "Miss Fannie Preble, Cranberry Isles, Maine" postmark: Portland, ME, Dec 27 with 3 cent postage stamp; might have once held one of the photographs. Item (B): Circular pin (1.25" diameter) with photo of two women in hats, labeled on reverse, "The Merry Meeting, Park Studio Season '99. The Whitehead and Hoag Co., Newark, NJ U.S.A., Pat. April 14, 1896, July 21, 1896." Item (C): Sixteen loose tintypes measuring .75" x 1"; three loose tintypes measuring 1" x 1.75"; two loose tintypes measuring 1.75" x 2" - one of which is an elderly Abigail Preble (same photo of her as other catalogued tintypes). All (C) photos were scanned 2014. Photos listed in (C) were once contained in small box (1" x 1 ½") with label: "Chas. H. Larson,Watches, Jewelry, spectacles, &c. 201 Middle St. Portland, ME." Item (D): Abigail Preble tintype affixed to back of white embossed card; same image as (C) above. Item (E): Tintype portrait of two women in hats framed inside tan paper folder (3" x 4.75") with penciled note: "September 4, 1900 Tuesday p.m. Don Ralph photographer, Southwest Harbor, ME. Eva Richardson & T.M.S Sport. Peachy the "Pogs"". (E was scanned 2014.) Item (F): One paper photo on white cardboard with pencil notation: "Chip F. E. Preble, Cranberry Isles, Maine" loose from but associated in box with a copper-colored matte. Item (G): Tintype portrait of two men posed with draped rug framed in a maroon and gold paper holder (3.25" x 5") with A. S. Davis, Photographer, corner Middle and Exchange St., Portland, Me. Item (H): Tintype portrait of a woman seated with white hat, framed in pink paper card with "95 Hanover Street is the cheapest and best place in Boston to get your pictures made. 8 x 10 oval rosewood frame, with picture only $1.00. A. W. Warren, 95 Hanover Street." Item (I): Tintype of three men posed with wood fencing, in a pink paper card. Item (J): Tintype portrait of two women and one man seated arm-in-arm, framed in glass with copper-like frame (probably once housed in a folding case); there is a calling card printed with "Mrs. G. H. Casler" and pencil note "4615 Vincennes Ave" partially attached on reverse, caught up in copper frame. Item (K): Tintype of two men by piano in white paper card frame. Item (L): two loose tintypes of unknown male and unknown female posed sitting in studios. And two loose paper frames with no photos. These items were discovered in archives May 2013, stored in a hollow, purple book-box with glass oval with a sticky note: Louise Marr 2006. (See Box 42 for purple box.) [show more] | |||
| Hazel Peterson with Women's Army Corps (WAC) training class Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hazel Peterson with Women's Army Corps (WAC) training class Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, WAC Training-"Marching to Class" Third W.A.A.C. Training Center, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. (Hazel Peterson) | |||
| Women's Army Corps (WAC) Training - Hazel Peterson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Women's Army Corps (WAC) Training - Hazel Peterson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo, WAC Training (Hazel Peterson) | |||
| Hazel Brooks Stanley photo album Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hazel Brooks Stanley photo album Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo album, owned by Hazel "Brooke" "Snooks" (Stanley) Peterson, probably donated by Louise H. Millar, with photos of her and Ruth Alley, Doris "Dot" Peterson (a.k.a. Dorothy Fitch), Philmore Peterson, Paul Peterson, Morris Alley, Inez Krantz, Oscar Krantz, Emory Krantz, Wilder Stanley, Helen Stanley, William Stanley, Enoch Stanley, Carl Hardy, Hillard Hardy, Junior Hardy, Rose Wedge, and Lew Stanley. (See scans and description of photos in: ...>2000>Photos>Hazel Brooks Peterson.) (See also 2004.102.761.) Transcribed with IDs. [show more] |