Description: Photographs of Pearl Bordeaux, father of Bud (Meredith) Bordeaux, on early snowmobile, likely home-made. Pearl served as an assessor for the town of Mt Desert
Description: Framed photo. of 6 boys and two men; one boy holds basketball on which is written "Midgets Champs 1915 [Hancock Co?]" All are seated on steps of brick building. Removed from frame 04/11/2014 (AB)
Description: Black and white studio graduation photograph of LaRue Spiker aged 13. She wears a white dress with ribbon around her hips. She as a corsage on her right shoulder. She has a short bob haircut and holds a scroll. She is seated on a box. The photo is mounted in a green cardboard frame stamped Bobbitt Bushnell. Caption on the back reads: LaRue Spiker, 8th Grade, May 1926, Age 13
Description: Two black and white photograph of LaRue Spiker aged 18 months mounted to grey construction paper. The bottom photo has a lock of hair tied to it. She is wearing a long black coat. There is a man crouched next to her looking at her with his hand in front of her. The second photo is of LaRue behind a box or maybe a carriage step rock in the yard. There is a house behind her with an elevated wooden walkway. Caption on the back reads: LaRue 18 months, Nov 1913 [show more]
Description: Drinking glass with decorative engraving, including "Emma 1912 by Peter Kaulfuss" and a bird and palm fronds. Inscription suggests this glass was engraved by Peter Kaulfuss, an European immigrant who arrived in the U.S. in 1841 and ran an engraving shop in Saratoga, New York until the early twentieth century. Kaulfuss engraved forest scenes, deer, and buildings on his work. He also had booths at major fairs and expositions. He later engraved for the Corning Glass Works and Tiffany & Co. Source: The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning, p. 158-9 [show more]
Description: 1. 18 drawings on tracing paper - pencil on tracing paper of details for the Fire Station. Many are full size. The edges of the tracing paper are frayed. 2. Ink on linen of plans, elevations and details for the Fire Station. Ten (10)drawings in total. 2012 exhibit text: Bar Harbor Fire Station Bar Harbor, ME, 1910 Ink on linen The Gerrish Collection, MDI Historical Society The Fire Station is a very functional building with four arched openings for equipment and a functional tower for drying the hoses. The tower, unfortunately truncated in the 1950s, was the most striking element of the design giving the building a powerful presence on the town green. Observe the sign-off by the building committee on the elevation drawing. This large scale rendering of an entry canopy bracket for the Fire Station is a fine rendered detail. The brackets and canopy can still be appreciated today [show more]