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Valuation book 1944
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1944
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Valuation book 1944
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, Tax records, "Valuation book for the year 1944, Town of Cranberry Isles"
Valuation book 1945
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1945
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Valuation book 1945
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, Tax records, "Valuation book for the year 1945, Town of Cranberry Isles"
Valuation book 1946
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1945
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Valuation book 1946
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, Tax records, "Valuation book for the year 1946, Town of Cranberry Isles"
Valuation book 1947
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1947
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Valuation book 1947
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, Tax records, "Valuation book for the year 1947, Town of Cranberry Isles"
Valuation book 1948
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1948
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Valuation book 1948
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, Tax records, "Valuation book for the year 1948, Town of Cranberry Isles"
Valuation book 1949
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1947
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Valuation book 1949
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, Tax records, "Valuation book for the year 1949, Town of Cranberry Isles"
Ladies Aid Fair, Receipts 1940-1965
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1941
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Ladies Aid Fair, Receipts 1940-1965
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Composition book, Cranberry Isles Ladies Aid Fair Receipts from Cranberry Isles Ladies Aid Fair, summary of receipts 1941-1942, then itemized receipts 1943-1965
Letter from Horace Bunker to his Uncle Ben
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • 1945
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter from Horace Bunker to his Uncle Ben
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Edgar Bunker to his Uncle Ben in 1945; he sends a copy of God’s Pocket, Rachel Field’s novel about Samuel Hadlock’s tour of Europe, and he describes his recent 50th wedding anniversary celebration, transcribed.
Mount Desert High School
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • Frank Irving Cooper Associates Architects
  • September 1948-1949
Mount Desert High School
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Elevation, wall detail in class room, first floor electrical plan, ground floor heating plan 1 list of equipment ordered
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Plate
  • Places, Town
  • 1920 - 1940 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
China plate with green illustration of Bar Harbor from Malvern Hill.
Seal Harbor Library War Hours Announcement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Business Announcement
  • 7/15/1943
Seal Harbor Library War Hours Announcement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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 announcement from the library to the patrons on when the library will be open the summer of 1943. Based on war conditions and limited funds the library shortened the hours. It also contains a published list of recently purchased books as well as a short mention persons who donated books to the library. Two Copies [show more]
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1948
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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. Playbill for the Bar Harbor Playhouse and the Surry Playhouse. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses. One pages is an advertisement for the next play showing July 19,1948 "The Voice of The Turtle with Jean Casto. [show more]
Survey of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Sea Wall
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • January 1942
Survey of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Sea Wall
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A survey of Manset, Southwest Harbor, Sea Wall, Maine done in January 1942. Unclear what the purpose of this report is, but it lists residents of all three towns and a list of critera on which data was collected on: Number of wells Number of cots and beds Available Blankets cotton and wool Bed Linnens available Large Cooking utensils available for Canteen Motor Trucks Pleasure Cars Firearms/ammunition on hand Horses/horse drawn vehicles [show more]
Peliminary Report on the Town Plan Bar Harbor, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report
  • July 1948
Peliminary Report on the Town Plan Bar Harbor, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This is a report submitted by Harland Bartholomew and associates to the Town Planning Board of Bar Harbor to serve as a guide for the development of the community after the 1947 Fire. This is a copy of the report requested by Tim Garrity from the Rockefeller Archive Center. The documents also contain a letter from the Lead Archivist for the archives. The folder also contains a status report of the fire from the United States Department of the Interior Dated October 26, 1947. All of these documents are printed on recycled paper. [show more]
Letters Pertaining to Somes Genealogy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Mary D Reeland[sp?] and A.C. Milliken
  • 10/26/1943
Letters Pertaining to Somes Genealogy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two letters pertaining to Somes genealogy. One letter mentions sources used to locate Somes genealogical information.
Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 6, 1947
Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter to Guy Butler from W.H. Ballard and short response. Suggestions of ways to counteract bad publicity indicating that the whole state, MDI, Bar Harbor have been destroyed by the fire of 47
Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 1947
Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Biggest Job in 26 Years Faces Publicity Bureau Newspaper clippings (photocopies) of articles about the loss of Bar Harbor after the 1947 fire. There are also letters discussing how to contradict information in the news claiming the fire burned everything.
Letter to Mrs. Williams
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire fighters
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Salisbury Cove
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1947
Letter to Mrs. Williams
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown who wrote letter regarding recollection of Bar Harbor Fire, Fire of 1947 from Somesville, trying to get firefighters to Salisbury Cove
Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Dec 8, 1947
Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter regarding fire of 47 from Seal and Otter Creek perspective
Certificates of Birth of Grace Sample and La Rue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Birth Record, Birth Certificate
  • Other, Births
  • State of Illinois
  • 8/20/1942
Certificates of Birth of Grace Sample and La Rue Spiker
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Two certified copies of record of birth for Grace H. Sample, mother of LaRue Spiker, and of LaRue Spiker. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.067.5
U. S. Wildlife Refuge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Spiker, La Rue
  • 2/25/1949
U. S. Wildlife Refuge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Typed and annotated draft of an article by LaRue Spiker unknown publication and date. U.S. Wildlife Refuge 1949 history of the program. 17 typed pages Previously archived as object id 013.FIC.30.3
Official Cypher (Masons)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine
  • 1948
Official Cypher (Masons)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Official Cypher for the Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine. First, Second and Third Degrees. Appears to be some kind of code. 183 pps. 3 x 5, in leather case
Letter to Jud ? from Don stationed in Italy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Oct 23, 1944
Letter to Jud ? from Don stationed in Italy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Five page Letter written on 5x7 paper Letter to Jud from Don while he was stationed in Italy during World War II. In the letter he talks about friends he has heard about from letter from home, hopes that his friend will have some success in the upcoming hunting season, life in an field tent with five other people, camp life, weather, movies shown in the camp, what he did on his recent leave.
Letter to Mr & Mrs Fred P. Smith from Cp Donald E. Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • May 13, 1945
Letter to Mr & Mrs Fred P. Smith from Cp Donald E. Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter to Mr. & Mrs Fred P. Smith from Cp. Donald E. Smith First uncensored letter to his parents now that the war had ended. Talks of going to Bari, Italy on leave, his stationing in Termoli, Italy, changes to the town now that the war is over, where he has been stationed since being sent overseas and what he did in the various locations, doesn't know where they will be sent next.
Letter to Robe from Joshua Grindle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • May 13, 1945
Letter to Robe from Joshua Grindle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Envelope with Memories of Dr. Grindle written on it and a 8.5x5.5inch piece of paper labeled Mendocino Bank of Commerce with a letter to Brother Robe from Joshua Grindle. He talks of a trip to visit someone and the meeting of a man (name hard to read), gives a physical description of the man, relates he is fluent in 3-4 languages.