Description: Self portrait of Carl Nelson, Hotel de Seine, Rue de Seine, Paris, France, 1928. Contour (direct) drawing after having been the student of Kimon Nicolaides at the Arts Student Leage, New York, New York. Matte/Unframed. Partial scan made 9/20/18
Description: Equipment. Drafting or drawing board. Wood board with a wooden ruler-like guide that slides out for use in making straight edges. Small black ink stamp of a schooner under sail at top of guide, and "Tarbell G. W" written in pencil on the back of the guide. A larger black ink print of same schooner under sail with inked signature "G. Tarbell" stamped on front center of the drafting board. To right of schooner stamp, upside down in script pencil "Gridley & Tarbell"; many tack holes and some faint pencil marks on board including "October 12, 1926". [show more]
Description: Painting by Charles Edwin Kinkead, oil, framed, of a marsh or field with still water in the foreground, trees in the background, and the mountains of Acadia National Park in the far distance; perhaps The Pool on Great Cranberry Island; or the Bass Harbor marshes per artist Carl Little who has painted there. Written on the back: "Mr Kinkead painted this picture / Presented it to Sadie Hamor 1925"; the painting, on canvas, is cut from its original stretcher and glued to a cardboard backing. (Note: the artist's name is a.k.a. Kinkaid or Kincaid.) [show more]
Description: Three copies of a photograph (5"x4") of a house (probably not on GCI) with inscriptions: To Benj H. Spurling and wife From Ezra and Aunt Min; Christmas Greetings to Benj H. Spurling from Ezra and Aunt Min Dec. 25, 1920; and Christmas Greetings to Wade Marr and family from Ezra and Aunt Min. (B): Photograph of a different house 6"x4" with people standing on porch (no inscription on reverse): Per Willie Granston this house with gingerbread trim is on Islesford, just beyond the church, on the left. (This house appears in the Islesford postcard that GCIHS has, with the church in the background.) [show more]
Description: Framed poster announcing 1925 races of Northeast Harbor Fleet. Text reads: The NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET 1925 Yacht races will be held every Tuesday and Friday afternoon from July 17th to Sept. 4th, except Friday, August 21st. It is requested that boats other than racing yachts keep clear of the course and particularly avoid going to weather of racing yachts and giving them wash. C.P.B. Jefferys Secretary
Description: Sign from Northeast Harbor Fleet, used when Fleet headquarters were located on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign has gold letters with black outline, and the lettering is reverse painted on glass. The sign has a wooden frame.
Description: Metal coffee tin from the Charles Biele Coffee Company. On front and back: "Cafe Savoy Coffee" with the Charles Biele logo. Side reads: "Cafe Savoy is a blend of very choice fine coffee specially imported by me for this brand only, Always uniform in quality and never failes to please. Charles Biele New York".
Description: A photo of the class of 1928 at the Eden Central School in Salisbury Cove. Taught by Sarah Hadley King. Identified in photo: H. Clinton Smith Jr. Gladys Colson Clara Elliot Ruth Leland Allen Wilson Lewis King Reginald King Eleta Elliott Mary Frances Andrews Nowell Alley Harland Leland Carroll Stanley
Description: Company thermometer set into a frame between two landscape paintings and with the writing "Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company Bar Harbor, Maine Lubec Northeast Harbor Southeast Harbor".
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. Two books produced by Frank L. Hustob store which gives recipies, household tips, remedies for poisions, how to set a table. There are two copies of this book.
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. Letter discussing a check to the the Seal Harbor Yarch Club and the purchase of stock certificates.
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. An Analysis of Lafayette National Park by Robert Sterling Yard. This is a guide book to Lafyette National Park offering a glimpse of the mission of the Park, mountain ranges, bodies of water, habitats, Bar Harbor, history of tourism on Mount Desert Island, and the need to conserve this land. Cover is a greenishblue cardstock with silver lettering and a icture of Thunder Hole. The Title on the front of the book reas A Senic Wonderland of Ocean, Lakes, and Mountains. [show more]
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. A small quarter page booklet on the life of Robert Abbe by William Lawrence and printed by the Lafayette National Park Museum, Bulletin No IV. Thirteen typed pages with a fades purple cover with A LIFE in dark type. [show more]
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. Small half page booklet showing the Walks on Mount Desert Island created by Harold Peabody and Charles H. Grandgent. 99 pages in length with no maps. Gives written directions on how to access the trails along with a handful of pictures. [show more]
Description: History of Northeast Harbor, Maine written by Abram Gilpatrick, grandson of Samuel Gilpatrick in 1929. Earliest reference is to 1792. Includes ownership of properties, stories of cottages, inns and individuals and families.