Description: Beige card with red illustration and black text. Advertisement for the roller skating rink in Bar Harbor. Illustration depicts two people in floppy hats holding onto rope. Top text in red reads: "The Sea! The Sea! The Beautiful, See?" Bottom black text reads: "Bar Harbor Roller Skating Rink, 'Not the Tent' Prices Reduced."
Description: Beige card with black text across entire face. Advertisement for Messrs. Battey and Hacker Tick and Fancy Skating at the Bar Harbor Casino on Wednesday, July 25th, 1883.
Description: Advertisment card for “Ayer’s Pills.” A color picture on the front depicts a soldier on a white horse slaying his adversary with a sword in his right hand (although he has a rifle on his hip), while valiantly holding high the red, white, and blue “Ayer’s Pills” flag in his left. Two fallen warriors lie on the ground. The gold helmet and body army, and spear, scattered about are reminiscent of medievil knights. They contrast the revolutionary uniforms of the soldiers. The flag looks french, but the pole sports a golden eagle. Below is written, “The Fight for the Standard.” On the back is a description of the pills and a list of the various illnesses they cure. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.3.c, Old accession # **1541 [show more]
Description: New Year’s card from “Morey Churchill & Morey” of Boston, “Crockery, Lamps, Gas Fixtures.” It includes a monthly calendar on the back, “in convenient form”, for January, 1888. On the front is a color picture of a big snow-covered log cabin with smoking chimneys, a frozen pond, and a man and a woman outside near a wagon. It says, “With the Seasons Compliments; Wishing You a Prosperous New Year; We Subscribe Ourselves: yours to Command. Morey, Churchill and Morey.” Previously archived as object id 016.FIC.001.3.b, old accession number **1540 [show more]
Description: Advertising card for “Libby McNeill & Libby’s” canned meats. The card has a picture of King Lear and his fool from Act III, Scene II. It says, “He that has a house to put his head in [and Libby McNeilll & Libby’s canned meats to eat] has a good head [and stomach] piece.” Durham card with cows identified as Charlie and George, John Dwight and Company Dwight's cow brand soda for cooking
Document, Advertising, Advertising Card, Political Card
Date:
3/25/1981
Description: An card from Ronlad and Nancy Regan to Addie Smith on her 100th birthday. This is a stock card offering congradulations and joy for the comming year.
Description: Small patch of fabric with the illustration of a woman in a green dress and hat with a parasol leaning against a wood railing. On top reads: "Factory No. 646. First Dist. N.Y." and below reads" 12 Bar Harbor" Part of a collection of "Cigarette Silks" put out by the Tokio Cigarette Company called "Bathing Beauties" depicting various women at different beaches around the U.S.
Document, Advertising, Advertising Card, Political Card
Date:
2014
Description: Political card listing Democratic candidates: Shenna Bellows for US Senate, Mike Michaud for Governor, Emily Cain for US Congress, Ted Koffman for ME Senate, Brian Hubbelll for ME House, Valerie Chiasson for Judge of Probage, and Bill Entwisle for District Attorney.
Document, Advertising, Advertising Card, Political Card
Date:
2014
Description: Political card for 2014 election in support of referendum, paid for by Maine Economic Growth Coaliton. The question is "a timely investment in our natural resource based industries..."
Document, Advertising, Advertising Card, Political Card
Date:
2014
Description: 5.5" X 11" expressing negativity toward Ted Koffman ("job-killing tax hikes and debt") and positive views for Brian Langley (opening doors to new jobs and opportunities").
Document, Advertising, Advertising Card, Political Card
Date:
2014
Description: 8.5 X 11 political flyer against Brian Langley citing increased health insurance rantes, his vote against expanding health care in Hancock Co. (comment from Dr. Julian Kuffler of SW Harbor),