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Miscellaneous correspondence Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Miscellaneous correspondence Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Miscellaneous correspondence re: GCI genealogy (Rice, Spurling, Hamor, Hardy Harwood, Stanley, Wedge, Alley, and Bunker genealogy October 1965. A= Letter from Paul Pattew(sp?) June 26, 1961 to Doctor Macfarlan. B= List of questions for Ethel October 16, 1965, with her answers. C= letter from Ethel October 1965 | ||
Douglas Macfarlan Research and manuscript Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Douglas Macfarlan Research and manuscript Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Green notebook of Douglas Macfarlan (Michael J. "Mickey" Macfarlan's’ father) research labelled "William Bingham’s Maine Lands with biographical notes on Bingham, John Black, Col. Cobb, Baring Bros., Ashburton, Genl James Swagt [sp?]. Notebook also contains A= typewritten copy of Downeast Magazine 1966 Bingham Estate. B=Three seemingly unrelated newspaper clippings. C= An envelope with documents “The Engagement between the “Constitution” and the “Guerriere” Aug 19, 1812 (six pages) with transcription and a copy of "general orders (four pages) with note "turn this envelope up and over to get the ins. copy.” And D = A title page and lengthy manuscript: “Voyages of Discovery of the North Atlantic Coast by Douglas Macfarlan” with red Viking ship picture. [show more] | ||
Slides ca. 1940, 1960-70s from Towns family Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Slides ca. 1940, 1960-70s from Towns family Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos. Collection of 48 slides from ca. 1960-70s (one slide from 1940s) including aerial photographs of Great Cranberry Island and events concerning the Towns family. Aerial photographs ca. 1968 probably taken by Bob Hylander. Events and people include: Preble Cove, GCI houses, Beal and Bunker dock, Hamor House and restaurant, Polly Bunker and gift shop, George Savage and Ruth Haydock on motor scooter, Bloom concert, school house, Doc Haydock and George Savage with the Lollipop skiff, Norma Bunker with turkeys, Dorothy Dot Towns, Red Macallister with VW Bug, Leona Macallister, Cranberry Cove Restaurant, John Lawrence. This collection is in addition to the 223 Towns family slides catalogued as: 2013.243.1941. (All slides have been scanned and identified. See c:....2014>photos>etc.) [show more] | ||
Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Clara Fargo Thomas sitting on deck of her summer home at head of Somes Sound. Summer 1969 Looking over Somes Sound. Landmark house designed by George Howe, prominent NY architect. House said to be first cantilevered house in Maine. Mrs. Thomas is the mother of architect Joseph "Tommy" Thomas (deceased, 2010). Gift of George Daniell | |
Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Clara Fargo Thomas Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Clara Fargo Thomas at her home on Somes Sound. Standing on deck next to American Flag. Rattan chair in behind her. Wears sleeveless striped dress. Gift of George Daniell | |
Boat at Claremont Hotel Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Boat at Claremont Hotel Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The boat house at the Claremont Hotel. Yachts sailing in Somes Sound. | |
Men Removing Trees Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Men Removing Trees Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Men removing trees between Old Somesville Firehouse and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen’s Building Museum. Three men, on left man wears sweatshirt and ball cap man working with tree. In middle man in dark sweater and cap looks up at tree. On right man watches process. Mill stone with plaque in foreground. Image blurry. Photo given by Frances Manning in 1960. | |
Harbor at Low Tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Harbor at Low Tide Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 3 X 3 black and white photograph of a harbor at low tide with large pine tree in foreground of picture, Dark branches of tree cover sky and top half of picture. Building with dock in center left of photo. Other buildings cover opposite side of bank. | |
Cars parked near Somes Sound Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Cars parked near Somes Sound Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Cars parked near the head of Somes Sound. | ||
Photos (color slides) of winter on GCI, hunting, field burning, ice fishing 1960s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Photos (color slides) of winter on GCI, hunting, field burning, ice fishing 1960s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of slides from Mickey Macfarlan. Box A= Winter 1965, Ice fishing with Wilfred at Molassas Pond in Eastbrook Maine. Box B= 1966 snow scenes, Philmore Petersen and Red boat building, Keith Wedge shoveling, Russell Wedge, Preble House in snow. Box C= 1967 Red blueberry plants, winter ice in cove, field burning, Bob LaHotan, deer hunting, and Preble house 1965. (These may have been scanned previously; check NAS.) | ||
Photos of GCI people and places Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Photos of GCI people and places Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of photos from Mickey Macfarlan. A= an 8'x10' b&w print of John McDonald dancing with unk woman by Freeman cottage barn. McDonald summered for many years in what is now Robin Freeman's cottage across from the Preble/Macfarlan house. B= 8"x10" color print of Western Way bell buoy on cloudy day with mountains in background. C= Snapshot photos of Mickey Macfarlan clearing trees on his property perhaps 1963. D= Snapshot photos of Macfarlan house exterior perhaps 1963. E= several snapshot photos: Tud Bunker, Mickey Macfarlan with shotgun and one other person Feb 1969. Murch house in the snow 1986. GCI Town Dock in winter with mountains. Unk dock (perhaps Frenchboro) in summer. [show more] | ||
Aerial photo by A. D. Phillips. (Circa 1962-1967) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Aerial photo by A. D. Phillips. (Circa 1962-1967) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Post card, The Manset Waterfront is a busy Yachting Center, Across the harbor is the Waterfront of Southwest Harbor, Maine. Western Mountain and Beach Mountain are beyond Southwest Harbor. Aerial photo by A. D. Phillips. (Circa 1962-1967) Item # 1601a is the other side of this post card. | ||
Photos of winter of 1965 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Photos of winter of 1965 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photos. Collection of four photos from winter of 1965, showing snow on the main road: A-woman pulling child on sleigh away from camera (toward town dock), and in background, man plowing snow toward camera with small green bulldozer; B-same scene but camera is closer to womand and child, and plower is also closer; C-man with bulldozer goes off to the side (quite close to the camera) to let a dark Buick pass; D-the house of Elton "Buster" and Doris Rice, porch covered in snow, with a two-story water tower next to it. [show more] | ||
Cranberry Cove restaurant view Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Cranberry Cove restaurant view Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Photo taken from the porch of the Cranberry Cove Restaurant showing a planter tub in the front. First boat on the left is the Island Queen, the Island Queen was run 1963-1973 as the year round mail boat. This photo was taken during that time frame. |