Description: Inside passage between Bath and Boothbay Harbor, Chart #315, from a trigonometrical survey of the coast of the United States, bears the stamp of R.G.Hodgdon, Boothbay Harbor, Agent for government charts and maps
Description: 1881 bound book with illustrated embossed cover of cat with parrot and decoration. INcludes newsclippings of local interest, poetry and obituaries from early Somesville and Mount Desert Residents: Somes, Pineo, Parker, Whiting etc.
Description: Certificate of marriage of Manson Manchester and Flora A Brown at Tremont, ME. 3 cards stating the marriage date and their names. (Manchester Collection)
Description: Sepia copy/print of a large map marked "Map of Mount Desert Island. Sorrento. Portions of Lamoine, Hancock, Frenchmans Bay and Adjacent Islands. Maine." Compiled and Drawn from Official Plans and actual Surveys. Published by Colby & Stuart. Copyright 1887. Size: 30.5 x 40.5 inches.
Description: Wedding announcement. “Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Cushman announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Frances and Mr. John Andrew Peters, Jr.” November 20, 1889. Ellsworth, Maine. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.F
Description: A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
Description: 1889 letter from A. A. Murphy of Sound Me to A. H. Ash of Bar Harbor regarding the sale of a quarry . Hand written Envelope includes two 1 cent stamps and is stamped by both Sound and Bar Harbor post offices
Description: Death notice of Daniel Somes, 1803-1882, copied from the Mount Desert Herald of January 18, 1883. Includes biographical information on Somes.
Description: A copy of the deed signing over property to be used for erection and maintenance of a church to be called "The Union Church of Northeast Harbor".
Description: Girl age 3-5 standing with left hand on post. Wears short hair combled back. Dark jacket with no buttons, velvet trim on cuffs and edge. White blouse with simple collar laying flat on jacket. Knee length skirt with velvet trim on hem. White stockings and black slippers. Cheeks colored by photographer.
Description: Carte de visite of young man wearing dark suit, two wide lapels, dark bow tie, white shirt. Hair parted on left and combed over to right side. Two inscriptions, on the top and bottom of the back of the card, read “Wallis Clark.”
Description: Carte de visite of a man with striking dark hair, parted on right and swept over to other side. Wears wool suit, very fine plaid print, jacket and vest, with striped long tie and white shirt. Inscription on back reads “Leo Somes.”
Description: Carte de visite of man wearing dark houndstooth/plaid wool suit, with dark tie, white collared shirt. Has very short dark hair, dark mustache. Coat buttoned only at top bottom (second button unbuttoned).
Description: carte de visite of a man with dark hair parted on the right side, combed over to other side. Wears long dark beard. Wears dark suit with jacket and vest, white shirt, striped bow tie. Inscription on bottom reads “Capt. Nash”; inscription on back reads “Capt. Edgar Nash.”
Description: Carte de visite of young man wearing a woolen suit, fine plaid or houndstooth print, and dark bow tie and white shirt. Curly dark hair parted on left side. Inscription on back reads “Dr. Frank Lyman.”
Description: Carte de visite of a man with straight, thick dark hair parted on left. Wears dark suit jacket, vest, white shirt, dark thick bow tie. Inscription on back reads ”Geo Joy.”
Description: 1875-1885 (after 1876) Carte de visite of man wearing double breasted dark jacket, dark bow tie, white shirt. Dark hair parted on left. Facing to the right of the camera. Inscription on back of photo reads “Will Emery.”