Description: Mustard colored brocade back and seat with floral pattern. Wooden framing and spindle construction supporting arms which curve out slightly.
Description: Framed newspaper article regarding actress Annette Kellerman and the 1952 movie "Million Dollar Mermaid" about Kellerman's life in which actress Esther Williams portrays Kellerman. Clipping has two photos, one showing Esther Williams and Annette Kellerman looking at a sketch of a Kellerman inspired bathing suit and the second photo depicts Williams in the bathing suit.
Description: Green umbrella with ivory handle. Prized possession of George B. Dorr. Originally owned by theologian and famed scholar Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).
Description: Brown leather cover with embossed design and gold metal trim with clasp initialed with "MGWD". Page edges are gilded. Owned by Mary Gray Ward Dorr, George B. Dorr's mother.
Description: Black and white photograph of a pier with multiple boats tied up on the dock and moored in the water. "Duxburry Yacht Club" written on the back of the photograph.
Description: Nine color photographs of men refurbishing boats in the Fleet's Mercury class. 2022X.05.009.001 - Multiple vessels in a boat shop. A man is depicted working on one of the boats. 2022X.05.009.002 - Multiple vessels in a boat shop. Photo taken from above, with one vessel centered in the shot. 2022X.05.009.003 - A Mercury class sailboat with a stepladder set up next to it. 2022X.05.009.004 - Multiple vessels in a boat shop. A man is depicted working on one of the Mercury sailboats. 2022X.05.009.005 - A man uses a roller on a Mercury sailboat. 2022X.05.009.006 - Interior of a boat shop. 2022X.05.009.007 - The bow of one boat and the stern of another boat. 2022X.05.009.008 - A man uses a roller on a Mercury class sailboat. A Manset Yacht Service banner is mounted on the wall. 2022X.05.009.009 - A man works on a sailboat at the boat shop. 2022X.05.009 [show more]
Description: Ten color photographs of multiple individuals at a cocktail party (location unidentified), sitting and standing, in conversation. 2022X.05.008.001 - Multiple people conversing while seated. 2022X.05.008.002 - A man and woman in conversation; the man is looking at the camera. 2022X.05.008.003 - Multiple people conversing and eating while seated. 2022X.05.008.004 - Multiple people pictured in conversation. 2022X.05.008.005 - Three people in conversation in front of the fireplace; the Northeast Harbor Fleet burgee is mounted above the fireplace. 2022X.05.008.006 - Three people seated in front of a darkened window. 2022X.05.008.007 - Multiple people seated; two teenagers pictured in the foreground. 2022X.05.008.008 - Three people pictured standing in conversation. 2022X.05.008.009 - Multiple people conversing and eating while seated. 2022X.05.008.010 - Four people conversing and eating while seated. [show more]
Description: This PDF contains a sampling of student work from the Spring 2023 Introduction to Journalism class which was shared with the COA community.
Description: Genealogy of Cough, Daniel, came to America in 1855 from Amoy, Xiamen, China; U.S. Citizen in 1874. Wife Higgins Cough Elvira, b. 06/19/1845, d. 01/17/1870. Other names: Higgins Zacheus, Stanwood Higgins Martha, Higgins Abijah, Higgins Buckley Nancy, Higgins Solomon, Dean Higgins Esther, Higgins Benjamin, Higgins Freeman Sarah, Higgins Richard, Chandler Higgins Lydia, Bangs Edward, Bangs Higgins Lydia, Bangs Hicks Lydia, Cough Joseph Michael, Cough James Preston, Cough Bernard E. Norton Cough Helen H., Cough Ezra R. Cough Lynch Gertrude A. Includes census records and some vital records. [show more]
Description: The History IT collection is a collection of approximately 73 items which were selected by History IT workers in June 2017 as part of an assessment of the THS collection's scope. They are digitalized in the History Trust Digital Archive, (History Trust.org) but are mostly not inventoried in the Past Perfect Database. We are currently inventorying them under this Collection Name HISTORY IT RECORDS. includes Thumb drive
Description: This consists of a single scrapbook of John Latty, a sailing captain from Tremont. There are photographs and newspaper clippings of John, his wife and son, and his wife's family, the family of Capt. Levi Rich, also from Tremont. John Latty was captain of the 4 masted sailing ship "Theoline" in the 1920's and 1930's. The scrapbook was loaned to us by Tim Harper, who is a great grandson of John Latty, and reproduced here. [show more]
Other, Barn, Bernard owned by Harvey and Louise Kelley.
Other, Old Red Store in Bernard is in the backgound circa 1932- 1935
Description: Photo of Paul Hinton 1935 sitting on a rock with the Old Red Store in the background. Paul age is approx.8 years.Harvey and Louise Kelley barn in the background.
Description: Selectmen's Annual Town of Tremont Report for ca.1894 to February 1895 includes the report of the School Board and Selectmen's Statement, Description based on: 1897 record from Maine State Library catalog, Augusta. "Formerly part of Mt. Desert; detached and incorporated under name of Manset, June 3, 1848; name changed August 8 of the same year to Tremont. Southwest Harbor set off in February, 1905."--Maine Register, 1995/96 THS has 1894 - to date There is an excel spreadsheet with complete inventory in file: My Documents/Tremont Town reports, & non-Tremont town reports [show more]
Description: Selectmen's Annual Town of Tremont Report for ca.1895 to February 1896 includes the report of the School Board and Selectmen's Statement, Description based on: 1897 record from Maine State Library catalog, Augusta. "Formerly part of Mt. Desert; detached and incorporated under name of Manset, June 3, 1848; name changed August 8 of the same year to Tremont. Southwest Harbor set off in February, 1905."--Maine Register, 1995/96 THS has 1894 - to date There is an excel spreadsheet with complete inventory in file: My Documents/Tremont Town reports, & non-Tremont town reports [show more]
Description: Selectmen's Annual Town of Tremont Report for ca.1897 to February 1898 includes the report of the School Board and Selectmen's Statement, Description based on: 1897 record from Maine State Library catalog, Augusta. "Formerly part of Mt. Desert; detached and incorporated under name of Manset, June 3, 1848; name changed August 8 of the same year to Tremont. Southwest Harbor set off in February, 1905."--Maine Register, 1995/96 THS has 1894 - to date There is an excel spreadsheet with complete inventory in file: My Documents/Tremont Town reports, & non-Tremont town reports [show more]
Description: Annual Report of the Municipal Officers, Superintendent Of Schools, Road Commisioner, The Warrant. Handwritten notes on warrant items and municipal officer corrections. Description based on: 1897 record from Maine State Library catalog, Augusta. "Formerly part of Mt. Desert; detached and incorporated under name of Manset, June 3, 1848; name changed August 8 of the same year to Tremont. Southwest Harbor set off in February, 1905."--Maine Register, 1995/96 THS has 1894 - to date There is an excel spreadsheet with complete inventory in file: My Documents/Tremont Town reports, & non-Tremont town reports [show more]
Description: Selectmen's Annual Town of Tremont Report for the municipal year ending February 20, A.D. 1899. includes the report of the School Board and Superintendent of Schools. Description based on: 1897 record from Maine State Library catalog, Augusta. "Formerly part of Mt. Desert; detached and incorporated under name of Manset, June 3, 1848; name changed August 8 of the same year to Tremont. Southwest Harbor set off in February, 1905."--Maine Register, 1995/96 THS has 1894 - to date There is an excel spreadsheet with complete inventory in file: My Documents/Tremont Town reports, & non-Tremont town reports [show more]
Description: Selectmen's Annual Town of Tremont Report for the municipal year ending February 16,1909. Includes the financial report of the School Board.