Description: Son of James and Octavia. Married Edith Marie Rumill. Live in Southwest Harbor, Maine in the 1930s and 1940s. Electrical engineer and building contractor.
Description: The Gilman High School football team and their coach pose on the steps of the Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor. The players are in uniform and one of them holds a football with the words "GHS Champs, 1921." Black and white Seated: In the front row, from left, are A. Gilley and B. Herrick. In the second row, from left, are B. Stanley, E. Hamor and G. McCrae. Standing: In the second to the back row are, from left, Atwood, Higgins, C. Bucklin, F. Ralph and F. Brown. In the back row, from left, are N. Turner, P. Stanley, L. Reed, H. Gavor [?] and D. McEchern. The coach at far left is "Stubby" Fury. [show more]
Description: Phister Carbon-Tet Compressed Air. Hand pump hose pressurized to 100#. For electrical files. Probably used on railroads c. 1925 or before.
Description: Frank and Jenny Manchester in front of their home in McKinley (Bass Harbor), Maine. Inscription on back in blue pen reads "Frank and Jenny Manchester in front of their Home at McKinley. Donated by W. S. Reed" People Depicted: Jenny Manchester, Frank Manchester Black and white
Document, Government, Death Record, Death Certificate
Creator:
State of Maine
Neal, G. A.
Date:
1926-02
Place:
Tremont
Description: Death certificate for Lewis Freeman Gott. People Mentioned: Lewis Freeman Gott, Vesta Murphy, Samuel M. Gott, Hannah Richardson, Hallie Murphy, William J. Lower
Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate
Creator:
State of Maine
Date:
1921-01-08
Place:
Mount Desert
Description: Marriage certificate for Miles Milton McIntire and Lucy A. Reed. People Mentioned: Miles Milton McIntire, Thomas A. McIntire, Nellie M. Coburn, Lucy A. Reed, E. J. Reed, Jessie Tibbetts
Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate
Creator:
State of Maine Division of Vital StatisticsStanley, Eugene M.
Date:
1929-06-09
Place:
Tremont
Description: Marriage certificate for Oscar A. Tolman and Eva F. Springer. People Mentioned: Eva F. Springer, Oscar A. Tolman, Isaac H. Tolman, Ada J. Arey, Lewis F. Springer, Margaret Rich, Lloyd E. Marble
Description: Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, responds to a letter from Gist Blair regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Mr. Work expresses his belief that small parks like Lafayette would be better managed if they were under the supervision of states rather than the federal government.
Description: A letter from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president Gist Blair, stating his support for an expanded road network on Mount Desert Island. However, Mr. Blair believes that the National Park Service should allow the permanent and summer residents an opportunity to discuss the issue before the government makes any decisions regarding new road construction. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Description: A letter from the Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society president, Lincoln Cromwell, requesting that the National Park Service delay a decision on the construction of a road proposed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Mr. Cromwell would like the park service to give Mount Desert Island's permanent and summer residents an opportunity to debate the matter. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond.
Description: A letter from Harold Peabody stating his feelings that George Dorr and Stephen Mather are obstructions to constructive communication with the Secretary of the Interior. Peabody continues, stating that the authorities operate "through a series of lies and politics backed up by John D. Rockefeller's money." People Mentioned: Stephen T. Mather, George B. Dorr, Mary Frances Parkman
Description: A letter from the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, responding to a letter from Frank B. Rowell protesting the building of roads in Lafayette National Park. The letter includes a typed annotation by Rowell expressing his frustration with George B. Dorr's influence and power. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Description: An unaddressed letter by Harold Peabody regarding a hearing in Washington, D.C. about road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody believes further development of the park should be prohibited and is discouraged by proposals for carriage roads through the Bubble Pond Valley. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work to Frank Rowell regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Work believes that compromise between groups with opposing views and an "open door policy" of complete transparency with any plans related to development in the park are necessary in planning for the future of the national park. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, regarding the arrival of a government landscape architect. Cammerer assures Blair that, despite continued delays, the National Park Service wants to work with Blair's organization toward a plan for Lafayette National Park's future development. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot
Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association informing him that there will be a delay in the arrival of the government's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Charles W. Eliot