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Blouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Shirt, Blouse
Blouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
White cotton blouse with lace top and pink details, ruffles and glass buttons.
Parade of Amphibicons
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Augustus D. Phillips & Son
Parade of Amphibicons
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
12 photographic postcards showing this class of sailboat at entrance to Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Some of these Compact Craft, first built at Mount Desert Yact Yard, and designed by Farnum Butler, were towed 1000 miles overland for the race.
Somesville Maine, Settled 1762
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Embroidery, Sampler
Somesville Maine, Settled 1762
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Hand stitched sampler showing scenes around Somesville; designed by Lillian P, Somes, 1944. From home of Barbara Ninfi, Hall Quarry, via her daughter, Debie Ninfi Williams, wife of Jock Williams, boat-builder.
Birchbark Frame with Photo of Lucie Pray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
Birchbark Frame with Photo of Lucie Pray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Rectangular birchbark picture frame, with glass window 3 1/2” by 4”, framing photo of Lucie Pray, age 12 to 16 (photo #001.59.297. )Rough texture, edges of frame bound with some sort of slim wood binding. Thin metal rods attached to back as prop. Glass is coated with dirt and grime.
Eyeglasses
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • Other, Stores & shops
Eyeglasses
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Gold wire-framed glasses in (slightly mildewed) case marked Brown Optical Co., 1101 5th St., San Diego, California. Includes pink cleaning cloth. Found in old general store building in Seal Harbor.
Guide to Historic Homes of America: Part 1: The Northeast
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Photographic, Videotape
  • unknown
Guide to Historic Homes of America: Part 1: The Northeast
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A home recorded videotape of several television programs, including several hosted by Bob Vila. These Vila shows are part of a Historic Homes of America Series, probably distributed on Public Television. Those included on the tape are home in New York and Hancock Shaker Village, Massachusetts. This tape needs serious editing as it also includes other television programming that is unrelated to the historic homes series.
Television News Segment, Interview with Jaylene Roths re: opening of MDIHS Yellow Building
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Photographic, Videotape
  • Unknown
Description:
A home recorded videotape of a television news segment, WLBZ-Bangor, of an interview with Jaylene Roths, EDirector of MDIHS. Date Unknown. Video is embedded in other programming and needs further work to be shared with the public or archived.
Booklet of Postcards, Acadia National Park
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
Booklet of Postcards, Acadia National Park
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fold-out booklet; includes 18 color pictures inside. Pictorial cover; map of MDI printed in blue on inside cover. Produced by the Curt Teich & Co. Printed with ART-COLORTONE method originiated in 1931. D-4266 may indicate 1936 as year of printing. Curt Teich Co. was one of two major postcard publishers in the USA. Gift of Rosamond S. Rea; found in parents' possessions (and information furnished by her). Images are: Bubbles Pond and Pemetic Mountain Bar Harbor, Porcupine Islands and Frenchmen's Bay from Cadillac Mountain Thunder Hole Lobster Fishermen at Otter Creek Balance Rock and Frenchmen's Bay Entrance to Somes Sound and Northeast Harbor Airplane View of Bar Harbor and Cadillac Mountain Rock Cut Ascending Cadillac Mountain Road The Ovens, Bar Harbor Ranger and Boys Looking Westward Eagle Lake and Frenchmen's Bay from Cadillac Summit Road Viaduct over Otter Creek showing top of Champlain Mountain Gorham Mountain and Great Head from Otter Cliff Eagle Lake from Cadillac Mountain Road "The Eyrie"--Summer Home of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Rock Cut on Cadillac Mountain Road Parking Space and Lookout Area on Summit of Cadillac Mountain [show more]
R.W. Patterson Architectural Drawings at the Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Hewlett, Betsy
Description:
Drawings, arranged by groups; list of clients and projects from surviving account books, dated 1985. For complete catalog of Patterson holdings at the MDI Historical Society, search in Past Perfect. They are located in designated flat files in the archival storage area.
Mottoes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Hadley, Dora
Mottoes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small notebook (4" x 6") with mottoes written in pencil, e.g., "We make our fortunes but we call them fate." Name on cover: Dora Hadley, Mount Desert, Maine. Cover has drawing of girl in hat, coat, boots, carrying a crutch and pulling a red wagon piled with furniture.
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Tray
  • unknown
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Rectangular tray with black background of white flowers and green leaves, light blue forget-me-nots. Large flowers outlined in red or yellow with yellow centers. Paint chipped.
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Serving Tray
  • unknown
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Rectangular tray with black background and gold stripe around border. Gold scrolls, gold leaves and pale yellow flowers in center.
Octant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Octant
  • 19 th c
Octant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ivory inlay marks degrees. Missing round lenses. Has three square lenses. Wood case closes with a hook and also has a lock but no key. Inside case label reads, “Eugene F. Medinger 115 Broad Street Near Front St., New York.”
Razor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Shaving Product, Razor
  • Other, Razor blades
  • Other, Shaving
Razor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Straight blade razor. Blade broken at tip. Marked, “Antoni Tadross.” Donor info - from Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill.
2002 Overall Results
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
2002 Overall Results
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Blue loose-leaf binder containing Marathon race results from 2002 through 2011.
Please Share Your MDI Marathon stories with us
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Please Share Your MDI Marathon stories with us
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
White loose-leaf binder containing pages and index cards for people to write about their past Marathon experiences.
Sign
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Sign
Sign
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Mount Desert Post Office Sign. Reads, “Mount Desert ME Post Office”. White with black lettering.
Spectacles
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses, Spectacles
Spectacles
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Wire rimmed glasses with round tips on end of temples.
Mantels
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fireplace Component, Mantel
Mantels
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
One of three mantels given by Frank Blair; originally in Fred L. Savage designed home, L'Escale, in Northeast Harbor.
Mantel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fireplace Component, Mantel
Mantel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
One of three mantels originally in Fred L. Savage designed home, L'Escale, in Northeast Harbor.
Mantel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fireplace Component, Mantel
Mantel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
One of three mantels in home (L'Escale) originally designed by Fred L. Savage in Northeast Harbor.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society Photo Collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Ring Binder
Mount Desert Island Historical Society Photo Collection
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black binder containing numerical list of 114 photographs along with the albums they are in and black and white small prints of said photos. There is also a CD in the binder labeled MDIHS. No indication who compiled this or why. Title on outside of binder, "Mound Desert Island Historical Society Photo Collection."
Ax
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Woodworking, Ax
Ax
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Long handled ax with a broad blade. Marked, “C. Emery”.
Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bowl shaped. Woven wood with wood handle. Diamonds inside diamond pattern on each side where handle joins basket. Nails attach handle.
Stanchion
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Stanchion
Stanchion
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two long pieces of wood, perpendicular, separated by two shorter pieces at each end. To bar lifts to put cows head inside. Chains on each side attach to stall door. Device keeps cows in stall without door. Buckle holds bar closed.