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| Three Postcards of Bear Island Lighthouse Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Three Postcards of Bear Island Lighthouse Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Three real photo postcards of Bear Island Lighthouse affixed to a repurposed envelope. On all of the postcards the lighthouse is identified using blue ink. One postcard bears the additional inscription: "Our view from the point." The backside of this paper was at one time the exterior of envelope sent on June 4, 1945. Information about the sender and recipient can still be read. The return address has been cut, but the envelope was sent to Mrs. Edwin Corning, Northeast Harbor, Maine. Mrs. Corning spent her summers on a point at the mouth of Northeast Harbor [show more] | ||
| Postcards to Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Postcards to Addie Duren Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Postcards to Addie Duren: A=1936 from Elsa. B=1 1943 from Alice. | ||
| Postcards of the Hamor House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Postcards of the Hamor House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Four postcards of Hamor House: A= Hamor House addressed to Mrs. Evelyn Mann, #4 Sherbrook St., Portland Me, June 19, 1923 with message on reverse from Aunt Sadie [Hamor] Thanking someone for the rug and other things. B= Hamor House dock postcard with scribble on reverse. C= View from Hamor House with not "Dock at house. Our Boathouse just shows. [illegible]. D= Mount Desert from Cranberry - Postcard showing the "point of Iselsford and the old cove." [show more] | ||
| Windjammer postcard with message Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Windjammer postcard with message Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Postcard: An Old Windjammer, printed Belfast Maine, C.A. Townsend photographer. No postmark or addressee but note: "Dear Daddy, I was so glad to get your nice letter Saturday. Pup [or Pink?] asked me if I wanted to send this to you. I wish you were up here. I miss you so much. I will write you soon. Love Hope" | |||
| Maine postcard scenes Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Maine postcard scenes Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Postcards. Thirty-three postcards in plastic album: local and Maine scenes and wildlife; one color photo card "Leslie Butler and her woodland friend"; black and white and color; modern postcards and six older printed wildlife postcards. | |||
| Postcard to Mrs. Benjamin Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Postcard to Mrs. Benjamin Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Postcard of house with two people by road, with message for Mrs. Benjamin H. Spurling, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, postmarked Nov. 10, 191X, one cent stamp. | |||
| Postcard photo of houses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Postcard photo of houses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Postcard photos (A) a house on Islesford with message on reverse to Frances (Marr?) dated 1918, and (B) an unknown house with two people on porch (no message). | |||
| Article re: Sutton Island mail delivery ending, 2008 Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Article re: Sutton Island mail delivery ending, 2008 Tremont Historical Society Description: Article re: Sutton Island mail delivery ending, 2008 | |||
| Maurice R. & Almira Rich, older, outside their home Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Maurice R. & Almira Rich, older, outside their home Tremont Historical Society Description: Maurice R. & Almira Rich, older, outside their home, once housed the Post Office | |||
| 1977 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic |
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|  1977 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic Description: This is the invitation for the College of the Atlantic's fifth commencement celebration in 1977. It is illustrated with a green line drawing of a flowering sprig. | |
| 1982 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic |
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|  1982 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic Description: This is the invitation for the tenth commencement celebration of the College of the Atlantic, 1982. It has an illustration of two human figures in the style of a medieval illuminated manuscript, with lettering by Esther Ruth Kerkmann, '82. | |
| 1980 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic |
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|  1980 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic Description: This is the invitation for the College of the Atlantic's eighth commencement celebration, May 31, 1980. It has a botanical illustration of a flower and the inside of a fruit. | |
| 1977 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic |
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|  1977 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic Description: This is the invitation for the College of the Atlantic's fifth commencement celebration, June 4, 1977. It has a print in red ink depicting budding twigs. | |
| 1978 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic |
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|  1978 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic Description: This is the invitation for the College of the Atlantic's sixth commencement celebration, held at St. Saviour's Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor in 1978. It has an illustration in blue depicting a perching bird. | |
| 1979 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic |
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|  1979 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic Description: This is the invitation for the College of the Atlantic's seventh commencement celebration, June 2, 1979. It has an abstract green design and hand lettering. | |
| 1981 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic |
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|  1981 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation College of the Atlantic Description: This is the front of the College of the Atlantic's 1981 commencement invitation. It is illustrated with a print depicting a fruit tree in front of an island. | |
| 1982 College of the Atlantic Commencement Celebration College of the Atlantic |
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|  1982 College of the Atlantic Commencement Celebration College of the Atlantic Description: This is the front of the program pamphlet for the College of the Atlantic's twelfth commencement celebration, June 2, 1984. It is illustrated with a black line drawing depicting natural forms. | |
| 1985 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic |
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|  1985 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic Description: The first image is from the invitation the College of the Atlantic's thirteenth commencement celebration, June 1, 1985. It has an illustration depicting Aguilegia canadensis, or wild columbine. The second image is from the program leaflet for the commencement. It has an abstract illustration in black and white. | |
| 1986 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic |
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|  1986 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic Description: These are materials for the fourteenth commencement ceremony at the College of the Atlantic, May 31, 1986. The first image is from the commencement program. It has a black and white illustration depicting birds, by Trisha Braden. The second image is from the invitation to the commencement. It has a black and white image depicting the patterns left from waves in the sand. | |
| 1987 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic |
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|  1987 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic Description: These are materials from the fifteenth commencement ceremony at the College of the Atlantic, held on May 30, 1987. The first image is from the commencement program and has a black and white stylized illustration depicting plants. The second image is from the commencement invitation, and has a teal and white abstract design. The third image is a graduation pledge of environmental and social responsibility, originally from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. The text of the pledge reads: "I, [name], pledge to thoroughly investigate and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job opportunity I consider." The accompanying text describing the pledge says: "This Pledge is one of a burgeoning number of similar oaths and pledges being created by scientists, mathematicians, physicians, and others to foster greater awareness of the impact of work and study choices on global problems. Such public declarations of personal intent can reach far beyond the individual in their impact. Said one HSU Pledge signer, "When I get my first teaching job ... I'll have it on the wall of my classroom." The Graduation Pledge Alliance is promoting the Pledge to other universities." [show more] | |
| 1988 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic |
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|  1988 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic Description: These are materials from the College of the Atlantic's sixteenth commencement ceremony, held on May 28, 1988, in Bar Harbor. The first image is from the commencement invitation. It has a blue and white illustration depicting abstract human figures in a circle, locking arms. The second image is from the commencement program brochure. It has a stylized black and white illustration depicting a crane in mid-flight. According to a May 20, 1988 COA News release, the 1988 commencement ceremony included a large mobile constructed of one thousand origami cranes, made by members of the graduating class and community. The cranes symbolized world peace and were inspired by the memory of Sadako Sasaki, a survivor of the Hiroshima bomb whose project to make one thousand paper cranes became an international symbol of a wish for peace. [show more] | |
| 1989 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic |
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|  1989 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic Description: These are materials from the seventeenth commencement celebration at the College of the Atlantic, held on June 3, 1989. The first image is from the commencement invitation card. It has a detailed black and white line illustration by Katrina Hodgins. The second image is from the commencement program. It has a black and white photograph of a group of five young children, printed on a gray background. The photograph was taken by Jared Crawford. [show more] | |
| 1990 College of the Atlantic Commencement Program College of the Atlantic |
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|  1990 College of the Atlantic Commencement Program College of the Atlantic Description: This is the front cover of the program for the eighteenth commencement ceremony of the College of the Atlantic, held on June 2, 1990. It has a black and white print depicting a group of human figures climbing a set of stairs to look out at a view of water and evergreen trees. Some of the figures are helping other figures up, and one is raising their arms in wonder or celebration. The text reads: "Here comes the turn of the tide." Emily Bracale, '90 created the cover illustration, and it was printed on recycled paper. [show more] | |
| 1991 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic |
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|  1991 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic Description: These are materials from the nineteenth commencement ceremony at the College of the Atlantic, held on June 8th, 1991. The first image is from the commencement invitation. It features a grayscale photograph of a collection of rocks, taken by Noreen E. Hogan. The second image is from the commencement program. It is also in grayscale, and depicts waves in water. The art is credited to Ned Ormsby, and was printed on recycled paper. It also features a quote attributed toAmerican Transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. The quote by Emerson reads: "What is Success? To laugh often and love much, to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one's self; to leave the world a lot better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived -- this is to have succeeded." [show more] | |
| College of the Atlantic 1992 Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic |
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|  College of the Atlantic 1992 Commencement Materials College of the Atlantic Description: These are materials from the twentieth commencement celebration of College of the Atlantic, which was held on June 6, 1992. The first two images are the commencement invitation. The invitation has a detailed and whimsical blue ink illustration of a winged human figure blowing a trumpet, surrounded by abstract shapes, on white paper. On the back there is hand lettering inviting attendees to the commencement ceremony. The second two images are the front and back of the commencement program. The front has a print in blue ink depicting a stylized sun with a face, with the text "college of the atlantic 1992" surrounding the sun. On the back, there is printed text that reads: "Founded by residents of Mount Desert Island in 1969, College of the Atlantic is a small private college located on the shores of Frenchman's Bay in Bar Harbor, Maine. COA grants two degrees in human ecology, a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Philosophy. Human Ecology emphasizes the interrelationships of humans and their natural, social, and technological environments. Core areas of study at the college include environmental science, arts and design, and human studies." At the bottom of this page, there is a quote by Margaret Mead in calligraphy, reading: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does." [show more] |