Description: BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. [show more]
Description: A framed page from Cranberry Club members offering condolences to Mrs. Hamor on the loss of Captain Hamor signed July 9, 1913 by members of the Club: Emma L. Wesson, President; Eleanor Blodgette, VP; Juliana Wood, Secretary; Frances S. Pepper, Treasurer; Annie W. J. Low; W. Amos Doris?; Caroline M. Lewis; Elizabeth R. Arnold; Sophy Dallas Gwin; Frances Parkman; Emilio Ofsten Mulligan?. [This statement is mounted on a black matte on the reverse of a photo of an unidentified stone edifice surrounded by pine trees.] [show more]
Description: Business receipt, dated 24 Sep 1910, E.B. Stanley bought of Nettie Stanley, pair of rubbers, ticking, pork, pepper, wire, etc., total $34.50, dated
Description: Company thermometer with painted in an orange checkered pattern and written on it "L.P. Carter Electric Oil Burners Plumbing and Heating Tel. 5 46 Cottage St. Bar Harbor, Maine"
Description: Invoices from 1902 to 1916 from several Northeast Harbor businesses: Northeast Harbor Water Company F. A. Foster, painter, paper hanger and decorator I. E. Ralph, building contractor Northeast Harbor Meat Market J. H. Branscom, dealer in coal, wood and kindlings Manchester Brothers, local expressmen Amos Sinclair, dealer in ice S. R. Tracy, painter, paper hanger and decorator WM. M. Peckham, contractor and builder S. B. Brown, plumbing and heating McEachern & Stanley, wholesale and retail dealer of fish Merritt T. Ober, dealer in meats, fruit, vegetables, cream, eggs Dog licenses 1 Share in Neighborhood House and Athletic Association 1902: 1 1906: 1 1907: 2 1909: 4 1912: 7 1913: 6 1914: 5 1915: 2 1916: 6 [show more]
Description: Diary, printed date 1914, with ads for paint and varnish, filled in with entries of expenses, most all seem to be for boat repair. Work done for Frank Stanley, Walter Eversman, C. Rice, A. Alley, D. Hodgkins.
Description: Collection, misc. advertising cards: Philip Douglas, ship smith & machine forger; Wm. Prior, Jr. & Co., fresh & pickled fish, clams & oysters; Walker & Rich, fresh and smoked fish, lobsters, clams, cod liver oil, &c; "Gloucester" Copper Paint; The First National Bank of Ellsworth, Maine; Bethel Church, Portland; Hood's Sarsaparilla; "Untold Secrets", a booklet of jokes published by Pabst Brewing Co.; J.H. Connors & Co., liquor dealers; John Linscott, boots, shoes, & rubbers; J. Burns & Co., fresh, salt, and pickled fish; C.F. Eaton, dealer in flour, west india goods, ship stores, wines, liquors, &c.; H & G.W. Lord, nets, seines, and twine; F.W. Morrill, butter, cheese, & eggs; "The Acme Club" a booklet advertising the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, New Jersey; F.H. Johnson, fresh, smoked, and pickled fish; "Between Ourselves" July 1926, a flyer by the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.; "3 Pounds of Tea" a label from a tea package made by Baird & Peters, "THE tea people." [show more]
Description: Sepia photograph of the original Holmes Store, Main St. Northeast Harbor in 1910. In 2008, the building is a gift shop called "The Romantic Room." The small building to the left is said to be a shoe store.
Description: The photograph shows Gilley Plumbing Co. to the left of Moore's Garage, and an early location of the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Company in the right portion of the building.
Description: I. W. Livery on Main St., next to Brown's Store. This was taken about 1910 (No automobiles). It shows 2 adults, 3 teenagers, 3 children & 2 horses.