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You searched for: Date: 1950sSubject: [blank]Type: Document
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
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".
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]
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]
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]
Certificate of Appointment
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Executive Record
  • March 8, 1954
Certificate of Appointment
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Appointment of Donald E. Smith to serve as constable of the Somesville Fire Company. Signed by the Town Manager and shows his appointment to the position for one year.
Letter from Father Fritz to Mary Lena
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Father Fritz
  • January 4, 1955
Letter from Father Fritz to Mary Lena
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter on Holy Redeemer Rectory stationary from "Father Fitz" to Mary Lena, 4 January 1955 thanking her for a book and lamenting that he is unable to work until spring.
Schoolboy Basketball Highlights - Southwest Harbor High and Pemetic High
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • 1958
Description:
Copy #1 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.
Byzantine Garden, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC, July, 1951
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1951
Description:
A copy of a sketch of the Byzantine Garden, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC, July, 1951
Byzantine Garden, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1951
Byzantine Garden, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A sketch of the Byzantine Garden, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC, pen on tracing paper, July, 1951
Register of Somes House Inn 1929-1959
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Log
  • 1929-1959
Register of Somes House Inn 1929-1959
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Register of Somes House Inn 1929-1959. Date when given to Historical Society is unknown. Blank pages at end of Register. Gift of Keating Pepper - see sheet in front
Pemetic High School Basketball Team 1956-57
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • 1956-57
Pemetic High School Basketball Team 1956-57
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Scrapbook containing articles and photos about Pemetic High School's 1956-57 basketball team.
Pemetic High School Eastern Maine Basketball Champions 1952-53
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • 1952-53
Description:
Scrapbook containing articles and photos about Pemetic High School's Eastern Maine basketball tournament champions in 1952-53 season;
Way Back Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Request, Invitation
  • 1957
Way Back Ball
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Invitation from the Twixt the Hills Club of Somesville to the Way Back Ball, March 1, 1957, at the Masonic Hall.
Unsigned Deed: Kunhardt, Johnston,Muller, Lawson to John B. Thomas.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1956
Description:
Unsigned deed indicating sale of land from Anita Kunhardt, Estelle Johnston, Frederic Muller, Robert Lawson to John B. Thomas; undated, but indicates that it was written in 1956. "Meaning and intending to include and convey all and the same land and right of way...from Eben Hamor to Dallas Sanders, 1907 (see 015.008.02).
Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society 50th Anniversary Annual Report
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • 1955
Description:
Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society 50th Anniversary Annual Report