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Logbook of Ship Mindoro, 1875 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Other, Ship's Log			1875	Logbook of Ship Mindoro, 1875 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11477 Type: Other, Ship's Log Date: 1875 Description: Logbook of the ship Mindoro, April 1875, Notes on course, wind, and sea conditions.
Coffee Mill, 1879 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Food Grinding Tool, Culinary Mill, Coffee Mill			1879	Coffee Mill, 1879 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11421 Type: Object, Food Grinding Tool, Culinary Mill, Coffee Mill Date: 1879 Description: Large, two-wheeled coffee grinder from Fernald's Store in Somesville. Decorative paint and flower drawings. Opening in top for coffee beans topped with eagle; drawer in bottom to hold ground coffee. Manufactured by Enterprise Manufacturing Co.of Philadelphia, PA. Patented Oct. 21, 1879. Dimensions: 27.5" high, 17" wide, wheel diameter 19.5"
History of Mount Desert Lodge, No. 140, February 14, 1867 - February 14, 1871 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Organizations Other, Clubs Other, History - Mount Desert		1871	History of Mount Desert Lodge, No. 140, February 14, 1867 - February 14, 1871 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9303 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations Other, Clubs Other, History - Mount Desert Date: 1871 Description: History of Mount Desert Lodge, No.140, or Free and Accepted Masons, Mt. Desert, Maine, February 14, 1867 - February 14, 1871. By E.M. Hamor. Portland 1871. Two Copies Previously archived as object id **1576.a-b, 016.FIC.001.13
Peterson’s Magazine August 1876 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Other, Crafts Other, Periodicals		1876	Peterson’s Magazine August 1876 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9299 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Other, Crafts Other, Periodicals Date: 1876 Description: Peterson’s Magazine August 1876. Danish Braid Work.
Wedding announcement card:“Mr & Mrs. Henry Whiting, of Ellsworth, ME Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement, Wedding Announcement	Other, Celebrations		8/1/1870	Wedding announcement card:“Mr & Mrs. Henry Whiting, of Ellsworth, ME Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-7784 Type: Document, Announcement, Wedding Announcement Subject: Other, Celebrations Date: 8/1/1870 Description: Wedding announcement card:“Mr & Mrs. Henry Whiting, of Ellsworth, ME. Request the pleasure of your company at the Marriage Ceremony of their daughter”. August 1, 1870. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.k
Ledger for a general store Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger			1870	Ledger for a general store Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5249 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Date: 1870 Description: unidentified ledger for a general store Some enteries: E.R. Dodge,Watson Walls, Joseph Sawyer
Child seated in wooden chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870	Child seated in wooden chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5003 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of child seated in wooden chair. Wears hair parted down center, cut very short. Also wears light colored blouse--could be very long blouse, could be dress. Also wears string of beads around neck. Is looking down and to the right of camera. Top left hand and bottom corners of tintype have been clipped off.
Man seated with arm resting on back of chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870	Man seated with arm resting on back of chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5002 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of man seated, one arm resting on armrest of chair, the other hand resting on knee. Wears dark suit, white shirt, striped bow tie. Has dark hair, widow’s peak, dark drooping mustache, and slight goatee. Lots of marks on front of tintype.
Paul Bener and Peter Bener Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknwon	1860-1870	Paul Bener and Peter Bener Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4999 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknwon Date: 1860-1870 Description: Tintype of two men in front of studio backdrop of winter scene. They both wear very simple white pullover shirts (don’t seem to be button up) and dark trousers; their suspenders have been pulled down and hang loose. Both have mustaches and dark hair that has been shaved on the sides. They stand apart, but reach out towards one another with their left fists clenched, their left wrists touch. They pull their right hands across their chests, right fists also clenched. Look like mirror images of one another. Inscription on back reads Paul Bener at top, Peter Bener at bottom (name could also be Bever). Left hand corners have been cut. [show more]
Man seated in long duster with man standing hand on seated man's shoulder Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870	Man seated in long duster with man standing hand on seated man's shoulder Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4997 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of two men, one standing, one sitting next to him. The seated man wears a white shirt, dark trousers, and a long duster coat, as well as a plaid newsboy-style cap. The man standing next to him has his right hand on the shoulder of the other man, and is wearing a white shirt covered by a long duster, also wears a cap in the same newsboy style. Backdrop of flowers, even looks to be grass underfoot.
Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870	Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4913 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype, taken from the neck up, of an unknown young man wearing a formal dark suit with white shirt and large dark bow tie. Wavy dark hair parted on right and combed over. Lots of spotting on face of daguerreotype.
Unknown Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870	Unknown Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4912 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown older man wearing dark suit with vest, white shirt, dark bow tie. Dark hair thinning in front, but worn long over ears.
Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870	Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4911 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown young man with bushy dark hair, wearng dark suit with dark jacket, vest with type of paisley print, white shirt, and large dark bow tie.
Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870	Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4909 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with two buttons on bodice, white collar secured with brooch. Has dark hair parted in middle; wears large bonnet with white ruffles around face, flower trim around chin.
Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870	Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4910 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white lace collar, with brooch at collar. Has dark hair parted in middle and combed down, wears white ruffly bonnet to cover hair. Significant deterioration on face of photo; spot obscurring woman’s face.
Woman seated with book Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	unknown	1850-1870	Woman seated with book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4876 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: unknown Date: 1850-1870 Description: Photo within album: page 34. Portrait of unknown woman sitting next to small table, book open on table. Woman wears dark dress with large sleeves, lots of detailing at collar. White collar covered by large brooch. Hair worn long, curly, fastened with bow on top of head.
Unknown woman wearing dark dress Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People		1850-1870	Unknown woman wearing dark dress Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4864 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Photo within album: page 46. Portrait of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white buttons up placket, small white lace collar. Hair parted in center, pulled back, some curls loose around face. Cheeks hand tinted pink, also seems to be a tiny fleck of gold leaf affixed to indentation at throat.
Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughter Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			1872	Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4521 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: 1872 Description: Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughterr to Mary Newman's daughter. Lots of spelling errors. mother is spelled mothar Charlotte states that she heard that mothar (Mary) wanted her to come home, but she doesn't want to because "you noi (sic) as Well as I do how father treated me." He would not speak to her She is writing from South West Harbor to East Eden.
Letter to George W. Newman from his sister Nell Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			1872	Letter to George W. Newman from his sister Nell Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4517 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: 1872 Description: Letter to George W. Newman of Mt Desert, from his sister Nell in East Lamoine "Henry (is this Nell's husband or father) is getting disconted and wants to get home. George will carry him over to the Sandpoint next Sunday and you will have to come anGd get him. he would carry him before that time but he can't leave his work to go as he is on wages. George expects to be going away "a coasting". Since he is going to be gone she is going to have to go see "George's father to get his dets? ... [show more]
Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, whooping cough		11/12/1877	Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4516 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, whooping cough Date: 11/12/1877 Description: Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie, East Lamoine Her husband George is now gone until January. Children have hooping cough "in the place" and she wonders when her children will get it. She had to work "dreadful hard this summer" Had work done on the house? " I have just moved out into my cookroome." She asks her mother for roles
To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			1879	To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4514 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: 1879 Description: To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879. Dear Mother from Nellie M. Pierce. George is gone to Boston and she is all alone with the childern..He is sailing. He lost his jib during a gail but was able to get into Portland. He's been to Rockport on one trip but "the ice took his vesil(sic) ashore." She is lame
To Mary Newman regarding life in Sullivan Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			1870s	To Mary Newman regarding life in Sullivan Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4512 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: 1870s Description: To Mary Newman, East Eden, Feb 27, 1870s from presumably her daughter in East Sullivan. 'I do not haff (sic) to pay eny rent. She and Mrs John Carpenter are there in Sullivan so she is not alone.. "I can stay here my life timeif I want to but I do not know..." Write to her in care of George Bunker
Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, Sailing		1870.	Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4511 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, Sailing Date: 1870. Description: Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman. Her husband George is going sailing to Rockland
To brother George Newman from Nellie M. Pierce Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			1870	To brother George Newman from Nellie M. Pierce Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4508 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: 1870 Description: To George Newman, (brother) orwarded to East Eden, probably from Nellie M. Pierce, Sep 1870 Mention her husband, George, is sailing to Portland. Her husband wants her to go home until he comes back in two to three weeks.or as you will? come down
July 21 1879 To my mother Newman from Nellie M. Pierce in Gouldsboro Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence			1879	July 21 1879 To my mother Newman from Nellie M. Pierce in Gouldsboro Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4507 Type: Document, Correspondence Date: 1879 Description: July 21 1879 To my dear mother Newman from Nellie M. Pierce in Gouldsboro Explains that she had a letter from Firies? Josiah Newman's wife is mentioned Has 3 boys and 4 girls Mentions wanting to see Willie and Charlotte, perhaps her brother and sister

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