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| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| Grocery Receipt from 1879. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Grocery Receipt from 1879. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A grocery receipt from A.C Roger's and company. This receipt has goods like sugar, ham , cabbage, and even raisins. The total for the whole 18 items of ended up being $17. This $17 would be just over $400 now. On the back of the receipt there is an add for the grocery store. |
| "Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold." Part 197 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This part tells the story of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur and Commodore Preble destroying the captured frigate "Philadelphia." The men succeeded in their goal to destroy the Philadelphia. The article says "The Frigate's destruction took a great load off Commodore Preble's mind, for properly commissioned in pirates hand, she might have wrecked havoc in the American squadron." [show more] |
| Small wooden basket. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Small wooden basket. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Small woven basket. The basket has a small handle that can be used to open the basket. There is a latch for the basket to close, but it looks as though it broke. This basket looks like it was probably used to hold small objects like jewelry or small children's toys. | ||
| Two Christmas cards - Mabel A. Mayhen Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Two Christmas cards - Mabel A. Mayhen Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two Christmas cards - one from 1887 that has children ice skating and playing in the snow. The other from 1888 that has children sledding. Both cards are to Mabel A. Mayhen, and one of the cards is signed by a I.A Smith. | |
| Santa Christmas Card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Santa Christmas Card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A Hawthorne and Sommerfield Christmas card that possibly dates back to the 1950s. The Inside of the card reads "Merry Christmas and A Bright and Happy New Year" |
| Basket and lid with modern sewing notions Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Basket and lid with modern sewing notions Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, flat bottomed, made of sweetgrass? or rattan?, filled with modern sewing notions, lid has two decorative rope handles with Asian characters on coin-like buttons, blue on the inside. | |||
| Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms with braided loop handles, one (10" L, handle 3" across) decorated with purple twine, the other (9.5" L, handle 3" across) tied with green twine. The broom with the green twine was one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit 9/25/14). [show more] | |||
| Native American comb or wall-pocket basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American comb or wall-pocket basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket, small comb or wall pocket basket woven of natural and red fibers, suitable to hold hair combs, keys, paper clips. This type of basket was made by the Wabanaki for sale to visitors during the late 19th-early 20th century. | |||
| Flat basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Flat basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, flat basket, green bottom with green, tan, and yellow twine woven throughout, lid with twine handle, marked "Made In Canada" on bottom | |||
| Native American sweetgrass basket with lid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass basket with lid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket, rectangular, with attached lid, woven with flat fiber and braided sweet grass, with thin green borders on lid and body, two sweetgrass handles, loop on lid. This purse was one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit to GCIHS 9/25/14).] | |||
| Native American miniature sweetgrass basket (Passamaquoddy) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American miniature sweetgrass basket (Passamaquoddy) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, extremely small, flat bottom, made of sweet grass and copper colored strips, marked on bottom "PASSAMAQ." meaning Passamaquoddy; lid has a small loop handle. This miniature is one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit 9/25/14). | |||
| Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, very small, flat bottom, sweetgrass and green tinted ash or other strips. | |||
| Sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, round, flat bottom, made of braided sweetgrass and red and blue and natural flat elements. Gift to donor by its maker in Manset, ME. | |||
| Native American acorn-like sweet-grass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American acorn-like sweet-grass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, extremely small, acorn-shaped, flat bottom, made of sweet grass and flat elements. (This basket was inside basket 2013.294.1901 in 2013.) This miniature is one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail Cleveland, (per Mrs. Shaw visit to GCIHS 9/25/14). | |||
| Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, bowl shaped with foot ring, woven with natural color fibers and sweetgrass, lid decorated with purple, orange, and white dried flowers | |||
| Native American basket of corn husks and sweetgrass Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American basket of corn husks and sweetgrass Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, woven of corn husks and natural and green sweetgrass | |||
| Native American sweetgrass square shape Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass square shape Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, small square picnic basket shaped, flat open weave bottom, made of braided sweetgrass and flat elements, with a ring handle on the lid and a smaller ring handle on the body that intersect and fold down to hold the lid closed. This miniature is one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit to GCIHS 9/25/14). [show more] | |||
| Native American sweetgrass tea-cup basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass tea-cup basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket, cup and saucer design, extremely small, flat bottom, woven of sweetgrass and darker brown shiney ribbon-like material (resembles magnetic tape), cup is attached to saucer. (Could this be example of 1930s "Hong Kong" paper twine?) | |||
| Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, flat bottom, woven of sweetgrass and red or brown strips, with star-shape finish to elaborate hole in center of lid | |||
| Native American sweetgrass basket and lid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass basket and lid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, flat bottom, made of sweetgrass and green flat elements; small woven ring handle has broken off from lid. (Miniature basket 2000.294.2902 was inside this basket 2013.) This miniature is one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail Cleveland, (per Mrs. Shaw visit to GCIHS 9/25/14). [show more] | |||
| Basket made in Canada Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Basket made in Canada Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, small, flat bottom, made of twine and natural, orange, purple, red, and green colored fiber, stamped in black on bottom "Made in Canada"; lid has a small ring handle | |||
| Double pulley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Double pulley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tool, double pulley, wood body, metal wheels and hook, 5.25", oval | |||
| Wrench Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wrench Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Artifact, wrench for opening boat hatches |