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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] | |||
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. | |||
Hats and tobacco brick from Lewis Stanley house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Hats and tobacco brick from Lewis Stanley house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Hats and tobacco brick. (A) One flat-topped, black, wool cap with braiding above the visor in poor condition -sometimes called a Greek fisherman's cap. Brand name inside is worn off but begins with G. Style may be 100 years old. Perhaps Lewis Stanley's captain's hat (brother of Carrie Richardson). (B) One oilskin, tan, rain hat in poor condition, size 7 and 1/4. (C) One long, flat tobacco brick (10.5" x 2.5" x .5"). "The rectangular block is tobacco, probably to scrape off into the bowl of a pipe." - Bruce Komusin's note Fall 2008. Donor stated items were "found in Carrie Richardson's house under the stairwell during renovation." (The Stanley-Richardson house is now the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation house.) Also,"the photo of Carrie?? [Richardson] and man with telephone standing by canon was given at same time. [Photo not present during 2013 review.] [show more] | |||
Infant's embroidered and lace bonnet Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Infant's embroidered and lace bonnet Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Embroidered infant's bonnet with satin ties. Cream color. Lace ruffles around face and crown. Inner lining. | |||||
Norman Mailor's hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Norman Mailor's hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Norman Mailor's hat. Writing inside band shows "Norman Mailor" White hat with green interior brim. Fabric is stained. | |||||
Velvet Headpiece Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Velvet Headpiece Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Black velvet and sequined wire clip head piece. Four sequined circular decorations on one side; one smaller sequined circular decoration on the opposite side. Three velvet covred wire pieces across the top of the head piece. | |||||
1950s Wool Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| 1950s Wool Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1950's brown wool hat. Trimmed with faille and net embellishment on front. Embellishment has faux pearls sewn in. Stamped label inside: Berkshire, Mohn Brothers Co, U.S.A., 100% wool | |||||
Wool cap with metal insignia Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Wool cap with metal insignia Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Wool cap with metal insignia affixed to front. Small bill in damaged condition. Small silver buttons affixed to brim on each side, initialled "F.D.". Probably cap worn by member of fire department for dress occasions. | |||||
1950s Women's Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| 1950s Women's Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1950's off-white ribbon hat. On a firm net form. Beige veiling that ties with velvet ribbon. No label. | |||||
1950s Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| 1950s Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1950's black velvet pillbox hat with black faille bow trim. Label: Debway medium | |||||
Black Woman's Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Black Woman's Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Hat recently purchased on Cape Cod to go with the dress of donor's grandmother. Hat is about 13" in diameter; brim is lacy crown covered in black "leaves". | |||||
National Park Service Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| National Park Service Hat Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: National Park Service hat. Donated by Tim Garrity, retired park ranger and former MDIHS executive director. | |||||
1950s brown velvet hat, tam style. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| 1950s brown velvet hat, tam style. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1950s brown velvet hat, tam style. Brown taffeta lining. Label: Made in England expressly for Macy's New York. | |||||
1950's black fabric tam hat, beanie style. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| 1950's black fabric tam hat, beanie style. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1950's black fabric tam hat, beanie style. Lined with black taffeta. | |||||
Stanley - Ruth Stanley's Purple Velvet Hat Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Stanley - Ruth Stanley's Purple Velvet Hat Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ruth Stanley's purple velvet hat with netting. On the tag of the hat it says " Union Made." The hat is labeled a size large. Ruth Stanley was the mother of Gail Colby, who was the donor of this object. Ruth Stanley passed away in 1998. | ||
Wide brimmed straw hat Tremont Historical Society |
| Wide brimmed straw hat Tremont Historical Society Description: Natural straw, wide brim, overall diameter 15.5", small crown, gray cloth decorative band on outside, sweat band on inside, 7 bands in brim, 7 on crown. | |||||
Hat, Beige Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Hat, Beige Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Beige hat with wide brim; embroidered; crown separate piece from brim; buttonhole-like holes in crown; wire around crown and brim. | |||||
What appears to be a green military hat with visor Islesford Historical Society |
| What appears to be a green military hat with visor Islesford Historical Society | |||||
Description of Charles and Ada Rice home by Tom and Leslie Watson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
| Description of Charles and Ada Rice home by Tom and Leslie Watson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Short description of Charles and Ada Rice's home written by Tom and Leslie Watson |