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  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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Stetson Grammar School Exercises
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Graduation Announcement
  • 1904
Stetson Grammar School Exercises
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Graduation exercises for Stetson Grammar School, 1904.
Eyeglasses
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • Early-mid 1900s
Eyeglasses
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
silver spectacles with oval-round frames. Belonged to R.Ruze’s father, Donald B. Perry Married to Cora May Phillips of Northeast Harbor, the daughter of Cora Justina Savage and Augustus Chase Savage.
Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box
  • c. 1900
Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Badly damaged cardboard Mecca cigarettes case. Red lettering with blue background and turkish-looking skyline. Belonged to a Stanley?
Box of Quick Elastic Starch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Box
  • c. 1902
Box of Quick Elastic Starch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Paper box. Quick Elastic “Hot Starch in 30 seconds”,10 cents -includes instructions and illustration of iron and “how to”
Suededene Brand Shoe Powder Canister, 1902
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Canister
  • 1902c.
Suededene Brand Shoe Powder Canister, 1902
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
blue tin with cap “Suededene” powder cleans and recolors suede and ooze footwear
Glass Bottle of Rexall “Skeeter Skoot" Insect Repellent, c. 1902
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Merchandising, Apothecary Container, Apothecary Bottle
  • Other, Bottles
  • Other, Drugstores
  • Other, Insects
  • c. 1902
Description:
Rexall “Skeeter Skoot” Improved Formula “Drives Away Mosquitoes, Gnats, Black Flies, etc.” Glass bottle with tin lid and pink label and small applicator; contains liquid- app. 1./3 full. Potentially dangerous insecticide.
Home Needlework Magazine Vol. II # 2. April 1900
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Crafts
  • Other, Periodicals
  • 1900
Home Needlework Magazine Vol. II # 2. April 1900
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Home Needlework Magazine Vol. II # 2. April 1900.
George Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • 1854 - c 1900
George Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
George Somes age 7-11. Miniature tintype. Boy wears hair combed down parted on left side. Cheeks tinted by photographer. Dark suit, possibly gray with two buttons at top of coat connected with a plackett, vest underneath buttoned to neck.
Man and woman seated on a bench
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • Unknown
  • c 1900s
Man and woman seated on a bench
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Young man and young woman seated together on bench in photographer studio. Man on left wears hair parted in middle and combed to sides. White pants, black belt, white shirt, black bow tie and dark coat. Woman wears hair parted in middle and pinned to side of head. Whte dress with hat in hand. Had adorned with flowers and bow.
Somesville School Class Photograph 1909
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Unknown
  • 1909
  • Somesville, Maine
Somesville School Class Photograph 1909
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somesville School Class photograph, October 1909. Twenty one students, none identified. Marked Somesville, Me, Oct 1909 in lower left corner. Students gathered on grass, trees in background. Teacher in center wears hair pulled back with white blouse and dark skirt which buttons down center. Dark tie at neck. Photo attached to glass. Glass cracked in several places.
Unknown young man
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1900s
Unknown young man
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Young man age 18-20s, Straight hair parted in middle and brushed back. Dark tweed coat unbuttoned, with matching vest buttoned. High stiff white collar. Dark tie with stripes and dots, wide knot. Oval photograph.
Frank Cummings
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • Other, Portrait
  • 1900s
Frank Cummings
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Frank Cummings cousin of Fred Stetson and Lulu Stetson. Young man age 20s. Light colored hair parts on left side combed back with wave near forehead. Long face. Dark jacket unbuttoned with high stiff white collar and striped shirt. Small dark bow tie with fleur-de-lîs. Oval photograph.
Hand written account of the weather, 1908
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Log
  • Other, Weather
  • 1908
Hand written account of the weather, 1908
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Weather record for 1908. Hand written account of the weather during summer months in a small pocket account book. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.36
Nellie Freeman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph
  • 1907
Nellie Freeman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Oval photo of Nellie Freeman in hat and fur boa.
Boats built on MDI, Northeast Harbor 1905
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • W. H. Ballard
  • 1905
  • Northeast Harbor
Boats built on MDI, Northeast Harbor 1905
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
View of NE Harbor, with boats built on Mount Desert Island
Biddy the Maid Story Card for stereopticon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereoview
  • 1900
Biddy the Maid Story Card for stereopticon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A double image card, probably part of a story series about Biddy the Maid, Card #10409(a), "Biddy, you may serve the tomatoes undressed", image of group of four people eating at a table, with a woman standing next to the table, Keystone View Company, manufactueres and publishers, Copyright 1900 by B.L. Singley
Biddy the Maid Story Card for stereopticon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereoview
  • 1900
Biddy the Maid Story Card for stereopticon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A double image card, part of Biddy the Maid story cards, # 10409(b), "I'll not take off another stitch if I lose my place." Keystone View Company, manufacturers & publishers. Copyright 1900 by B.L. Singley
Biddy the Maid story card for stereopticon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Stereoview
  • 1900
Biddy the Maid story card for stereopticon
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A double image card, probably part of a story series about Biddy the Maid, Card #10411(c), "Biddy and the mouse", image of group of four people dressed for dinner and Biddy the maid in her undergarments, Keystone View Company, manufactueres and publishers, Copyright 1900 by B.L. Singley
Solicitation letter from the Good Will Home Association from Good Will Farm, Hinckley, ME, Dec.19, 1907
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Good Will Home Association
  • 1907
Description:
Solicitation letter from the Good Will Home Association from Good Will Farm, Hinckley, ME , Dec.19, 1907. Signed by Rev G. W. Hinkle, general superintendent and Myra E. Porter, agent Paper is in poor conditon, damaged by what looks like fire or deterioration. The bottom 1/3 of the paper is torn off, and top and right side are torn.
Letter to E.C. Burleigh from the Dept of Commerce, signed but unable to identify signature
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Fisheries , US Government
  • 1908
Description:
Letter to E.C. Burleigh from the Dept of Commerce, signed but unable to identify signature. Regarding "planting" salmon and trout in Eagle Lake and Long Pond.
Advertising letter
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Hotel Register Company
  • 1908
Advertising letter
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A letter from the Hotel Registry Inc in New York City offering advertising space in their upcomming publication.
Advertisment from Moody's Magazine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Moodys Magazine
  • 1908
Advertisment from Moody's Magazine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This is a solicitation from Moody's Magazine offering advertising space in the publications.
Letter from Hicks Advertising Agency
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Hicks Advertising Agency
  • 1908
Letter from Hicks Advertising Agency
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This is a letter from the Hicks Advertising Agency in New York City acknowledging the receipt of money sent to them from the Bar Harbor Board of Trade for advertising in their publications.
Letter from Worcester Evening Gazette to Bar Harbor Board of Trade
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Wooster Evening Gazette
  • 1908
Description:
A letter from the Worcester Evening Gazette to the Bar Harbor Board of trade mentioning the cost of the advertising in their newspaper.
Letter from Wyckoff Advertising Co to the Bar Harbor Board of Trade
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Wykoff Advertising
  • 1908
Description:
This is a letter from Wyckoff Advertising Co of Boston, Massachusetts acknowledging the recept of a letter from the Bar Harbor Board of Trade. The letter also mentions advertising Bar Harbor Board of Trade had purchased in an upcoming publication.