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Captain's clothing belonging to Elwood Spurling, and Philmore Spurling's corncob pipe Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Captain's clothing belonging to Elwood Spurling, and Philmore Spurling's corncob pipe Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.216.1850 Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Description: Clothing: Blue sea captain's jacket with insignia on right sleeve and eight brass buttons with anchors; Blue vest; Blue tie; White cap (hat) with blue visor (size 7); Blue jeans; Black rubber lobsterman's boots; Corn cob pipe. All but the pipe belonged to Elwood Spurling, Phil Whitney's maternal grandfather. The pipe belonged to Philmore Whitney.
Brown silk outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan for 1869 honeymoon Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Brown silk outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan for 1869 honeymoon Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2009.11.1180 Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Description: Dress. Brown silk "going away" outfit of Hannah Corson (nee Dick) Macfarlan (Robin Freeman's great grandmother & Mickey Macfarlan's grandmother) for her honeymoon trip. Married 21 Apr 1869 in Philadelphia. Fitted bodice/jacket and long skirt with slightly bustled overskirt. Lighter brocaded underskirt. Darker velvet trim at neck, cuffs and along skirt panel. See also 2009.11.1942 accessories said to have been worn with this outfit: two pairs of kid gloves, parasol, white shoes, and hat. (See also photo 2009.11.1180B from "2009 photos>Robin Swain", for a picture of Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan: b. 1850-d.1913 in Philadelphia. Note from donor: "15 oct 2009 I am attaching a photo to this email of my great-grandmother, Hannah Corson Dick Macfarlan, who wore the brown dress I gave to the GCIHS. She lived from 1850 to 1913 in Philadelphia. She married Dr. Malcolm Macfarlan on April 21, 1869, when she wore the dress. She had nine children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. Of the seven children, one was a girl and six were boys! One of the boys was Douglas Macfarlan, Mickey's father." [show more]
Black dress with cape Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Black dress with cape Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.182.1334 Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Description: Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.
Elegant Parisian outfit worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Elegant Parisian outfit worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.187.1352 Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Description: Clothing. Parisian dress - outfit with eggplant-color skirt and jacket. Worn by Mrs. Gertrude Cutts Storey, wife of Moorfield Storey (1845–1929), the first Rusticator on Great Cranberry Island. Storey was a prominent Boston lawyer who was nationally known. He was president of the American Bar Association, an active member of the Anti-Imperialist League, and the first president of the NAACP. He was also active in gaining independence for the Philippine Islands. Storey arrived in Northeast Harbor after the Civil war, building a house there. In 1887 he built a house on Great Cranberry that eventually became the property of his grand daughter, Trudy Bancroft, who donated this outfit. [show more]

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