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Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence	Other, whooping cough		11/12/1877		Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4516 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other, whooping cough Date: 11/12/1877 Description: Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie, East Lamoine Her husband George is now gone until January. Children have hooping cough "in the place" and she wonders when her children will get it. She had to work "dreadful hard this summer" Had work done on the house? " I have just moved out into my cookroome." She asks her mother for roles
Unknown woman wearing dark dress Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People		1850-1870		Unknown woman wearing dark dress Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4864 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Photo within album: page 46. Portrait of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white buttons up placket, small white lace collar. Hair parted in center, pulled back, some curls loose around face. Cheeks hand tinted pink, also seems to be a tiny fleck of gold leaf affixed to indentation at throat.
Woman seated with book Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	unknown	1850-1870		Woman seated with book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4876 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: unknown Date: 1850-1870 Description: Photo within album: page 34. Portrait of unknown woman sitting next to small table, book open on table. Woman wears dark dress with large sleeves, lots of detailing at collar. White collar covered by large brooch. Hair worn long, curly, fastened with bow on top of head.
Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870		Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4909 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with two buttons on bodice, white collar secured with brooch. Has dark hair parted in middle; wears large bonnet with white ruffles around face, flower trim around chin.
Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870		Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4910 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white lace collar, with brooch at collar. Has dark hair parted in middle and combed down, wears white ruffly bonnet to cover hair. Significant deterioration on face of photo; spot obscurring woman’s face.
Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870		Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4911 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown young man with bushy dark hair, wearng dark suit with dark jacket, vest with type of paisley print, white shirt, and large dark bow tie.
Unknown Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870		Unknown Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4912 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown older man wearing dark suit with vest, white shirt, dark bow tie. Dark hair thinning in front, but worn long over ears.
Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870		Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4913 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype, taken from the neck up, of an unknown young man wearing a formal dark suit with white shirt and large dark bow tie. Wavy dark hair parted on right and combed over. Lots of spotting on face of daguerreotype.
Man seated in long duster with man standing hand on seated man's shoulder Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870		Man seated in long duster with man standing hand on seated man's shoulder Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4997 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of two men, one standing, one sitting next to him. The seated man wears a white shirt, dark trousers, and a long duster coat, as well as a plaid newsboy-style cap. The man standing next to him has his right hand on the shoulder of the other man, and is wearing a white shirt covered by a long duster, also wears a cap in the same newsboy style. Backdrop of flowers, even looks to be grass underfoot.
Paul Bener and Peter Bener Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknwon	1860-1870		Paul Bener and Peter Bener Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4999 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknwon Date: 1860-1870 Description: Tintype of two men in front of studio backdrop of winter scene. They both wear very simple white pullover shirts (don’t seem to be button up) and dark trousers; their suspenders have been pulled down and hang loose. Both have mustaches and dark hair that has been shaved on the sides. They stand apart, but reach out towards one another with their left fists clenched, their left wrists touch. They pull their right hands across their chests, right fists also clenched. Look like mirror images of one another. Inscription on back reads Paul Bener at top, Peter Bener at bottom (name could also be Bever). Left hand corners have been cut. [show more]
Man seated with arm resting on back of chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870		Man seated with arm resting on back of chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5002 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of man seated, one arm resting on armrest of chair, the other hand resting on knee. Wears dark suit, white shirt, striped bow tie. Has dark hair, widow’s peak, dark drooping mustache, and slight goatee. Lots of marks on front of tintype.
Child seated in wooden chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870		Child seated in wooden chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5003 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of child seated in wooden chair. Wears hair parted down center, cut very short. Also wears light colored blouse--could be very long blouse, could be dress. Also wears string of beads around neck. Is looking down and to the right of camera. Top left hand and bottom corners of tintype have been clipped off.
Man with dark hair dark suit and large mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	A.B. Rugg	1860-1870	Minneapolis MN	Man with dark hair dark suit and large mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5070 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: A.B. Rugg Date: 1860-1870 Place: Minneapolis MN Description: Carte de visite of a man with dark hair parted on right, swept over (and slightly up) on right side. Has very thick dark mustache. Wears dark suit, dark bow tie, white shirt. Jacket unbuttoned after first button, distinctive horseshoe shaped pin on left lapel.
Lucy Noyes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	W.N. Tuttle	1860-1870	Los Angeles CA	Lucy Noyes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5075 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: W.N. Tuttle Date: 1860-1870 Place: Los Angeles CA Description: Carte de visite of a woman with dark hair curled, pulled back, but also with long corkscrew curls hanging down shoulder. Wears dark dress with ruffled bodice, white ruffled collar, patterned shawl over shoulders. Wears earrings, long strand of large dark beads. Inscription on back reads “Lucy Noyes... Brinkerhoff California.”
Man with dark hair and thick mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	E. Crockett	1860-1870	Rockland ME	Man with dark hair and thick mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5092 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: E. Crockett Date: 1860-1870 Place: Rockland ME Description: portrait of man with dark hair, thick mustache, seated, wearing a dark suit (coat and vest) with a white shirt and a dark bow tie. Right hand in lap, left hand propped on some sort of couch.
Hand colored print of baby in white dress with black trim Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	Taylor and Lamson	1860-1870	Cuba	Hand colored print of baby in white dress with black trim Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5093 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: Taylor and Lamson Date: 1860-1870 Place: Cuba Description: Hand-colored albumen print of small baby, wearing white dress with black trim at edge, plaid sash, white stockings and black maryjane shoes. Sitting on a divan. Inscription on back reads “Lamson child. Lamson baby from Cuba” (written in two different hands). Also stamped on back, “Taylor e Lamson, Photographos de Nueva York.”
Manchester, John III Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	People		1860-1870		Manchester, John III Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5555 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1860-1870 Description: Scanned Photograph of John Manchester III (1796-1870)
Sandy Point (Northeast Harbor) and Long Pond Schools Northeast Harbor Library	Document, List	Organizations, School Institution		1864, 1871, 1872	Mount Desert	Sandy Point (Northeast Harbor) and Long Pond Schools Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6024 Type: Document, List Subject: Organizations, School Institution Date: 1864, 1871, 1872 Place: Mount Desert Description: Lists of student names and ages, along with agent's names in School District 7 - Sandy Point School, later Northeast Harbor School, and the Long Pond School in Seal Harbor. Copied from Accession Number 3219 compiled by R. Smallidge.
Civil War Military, School and Schooner Statistics Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Organizations, School Institution Other People	Robert Lindsay Smallidge	1864-1872		Civil War Military, School and Schooner Statistics Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1923 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Organizations, School Institution Other People Creator: Robert Lindsay Smallidge Date: 1864-1872 Description: Lists of MDI Civil War enlistment, school enrollments with names and ages of & ages of students in District 7 (Sandy Point; Northeast Harbor) and District 8 (Long Pond) and list of vessels owned in Mount Desert in 1868.
Satchel Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Carrying Bag, Satchel			1870		Satchel Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1772 Type: Object, Carrying Bag, Satchel Date: 1870 Description: Pig hide, worn at edges. Three large stains on bottom (ink or water). Four metal nobs on bottom of bag. Handle worn - leather sewn over cord which is wrapped with stiff paper. Handle attaches to metal ‘D’ rings and then to metal plate on top of bag. Spring latch with metal ring to pull bag open. Metal edge attached to leather at opening. Two catches close over metal binding. Inside lining torn in several places. One pocket inside. Satchel owned by Mr. Henry Clark owner of Clark and Parker General Store at present site of Oceanarium in Southwest Harbor. [show more]
Ledger for a general store Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger			1870		Ledger for a general store Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5249 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Date: 1870 Description: unidentified ledger for a general store Some enteries: E.R. Dodge,Watson Walls, Joseph Sawyer
A History of the United States from 1492 to 1866 for the use of schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Instructional, Instruction Book	Other, Education Other, History	Martindale. Joseph C.	1870		A History of the United States from 1492 to 1866 for the use of schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13896 Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Book Subject: Other, Education Other, History Creator: Martindale. Joseph C. Publisher: Eldredge & Brother Date: 1870
Valuation 1870 Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Places		1870		Valuation 1870 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6518 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Places Date: 1870 Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, vessels and owners, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing cream colored cloth cover, stitched binding-inside pages are all manuscript with handwritten rows and columns on every page
Maine Legislative Acts Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Government, Regulation	Events		1870		Maine Legislative Acts Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6107 Type: Document, Government, Regulation Subject: Events Date: 1870 Description: Bound volume of handwritten notes of Maine Legislative Acts and news clippings of government actions of the time.
Somes Woolen Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger	Other, Bookkeeping Other, Somes Woolen Mill		1870		Somes Woolen Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12110 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Other, Bookkeeping Other, Somes Woolen Mill Date: 1870 Description: 1870 Record of Measurement and Cost of Cloth.

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