Description: Sale by James A. Freeman and James R. Freeman of Tremont for one dollar and "other valuable consideration" paid by Arthur L. Somes of described lot to him.
Description: The coin is one of the largest issue coins produced (1850-1933) by the U.S. Mint for general coinage. Measuring 1.34” in diameter, the coins weigh 33.436 grams each, are alloys of 90% gold and 10% copper. Each coin contains .9675 ounce of gold. Lura Belle (Haynes) Dolliver can be seen wearing a coin like this at her neck as jewelry in related item #9538.
Description: Map of the Railroads of the State of Maine Accompanying the Report of the Railroad Commissioners. Prepared for the Board of Railroad Commissioners under the direction of William A. Allen, C.E., Revised by Fred W.S. Blanchard. Bath, Me, 1899
Description: ...on the condition of the Savings Banks, Trust and Banking Companies, Loan and Building Associations and Foreign Banking Companies Having License to do Business in the State
Description: "The house on the left was the Eben Francis house at 43 Kirkland Street on the corner of Francis Avenue. The center house was the home of Jane Augusta “Jennie” Lathrop at 49 Kirkland Street. The house seen behind Jennie's house was the Helen L. Brooks house at 6 Francis Avenue.
Description: Description of the First Annual Ball of Island Lodge, No. 120, I.O.O.F. held at the Rodick Music Room in Bar Harbor. Ida, Augusta, and Delma Smallidge of Northeast Harbor attended.
Description: A History of Swan's Island, Maine by H.W. Small, M.D. (published 1898).Chapters on Aborigines, Settlement and land titles, Col. James Swan, early settlers, Gott's Island, fishing industry, municipal records.
Description: Emphasizes words in common use that are difficult to spell. Label pasted in front shows that the book is the "property of the Town of Mt. Desert" No. 97 and gives the rules, such as inspection by the teacher very two weeks, students must pay for "material injury" to the book.
Description: The author read the paper before the Chicago Historical Society. It is an imaginary account of an alleged lawsuit of Frederick Law Olmstead vs. the Astor family, involving Captain Kidd's treasure
Description: Cabinet card of young man with short hair parted on one side. He wears a dark jacket with braid trim on the label, a white shirt and dark striped necktie. Card is marked: Preble and Jordan, 66 Main St., Waterville, Me. Reverse of the card shows images of works by Preble and Jordan. Handwritten at top and side of the card: "A. S. Denison, Wilton, Me., 23 yrs., 1891."
Description: Many photographs of 19th century Bar Harbor "cottages" and views. Also includes advertisements and two pages of narrative. No publisher indicated. A reproduction of this book may be found at 008.029.
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
Date:
1892.
Description: "Three Grades for Sunday-Schools, Bible cclasses, Normal Classes, Sunday-School Assemblies, and Institutions of Learning Where the Bible is Taught". Textbook, includes Bible Dictionary and historical map of Palestine. Marked on front pages: "Mary B. Somes, Jan., 1897".
Description: Newspaper clipping (copy), "In Memoriam, A tribute to the late Rev. Charles Elliott Harwood", by Rev. Joseph R. Norwood, St. Mary's by-the-Sea, North East Harbor, 19 Apr 1897