Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
1000.0.1187	Palmer's Book of Gems, Sunday School Hymns	Publication, Book		Book, Palmer's Book of Gems, Sunday School Hymns	Palmer's Book of Gems, Sunday School Hymns Catalogue #: 1000.0.1187    Type: Publication, Book Description: Book, Palmer's Book of Gems, Sunday School Hymns
2011.151.1145	Photos of winter of 1965	Image, Photograph	Places, Island	Photos. Collection of four photos from winter of 1965, showing snow on the main road: A-woman pulling child on sleigh away from camera (toward town dock), and in background, man plowing snow toward camera with small green bulldozer; B-same scene but camera is closer to womand and child, and plower is also closer; C-man with bulldozer goes off to the side (quite close to the camera) to let a dark Buick pass; D-the house of Elton "Buster" and Doris Rice, porch covered in snow, with a two-story water tower next to it.	Photos of winter of 1965 Catalogue #: 2011.151.1145    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Island Date: 1965 Materials: Paper Description: Photos. Collection of four photos from winter of 1965, showing snow on the main road: A-woman pulling child on sleigh away from camera (toward town dock), and in background, man plowing snow toward camera with small green bulldozer; B-same scene but camera is closer to womand and child, and plower is also closer; C-man with bulldozer goes off to the side (quite close to the camera) to let a dark Buick pass; D-the house of Elton "Buster" and Doris Rice, porch covered in snow, with a two-story water tower next to it. [show more]
2011.151.1146	Photo old Fish Point Pier color	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock	Photo, the old pier on Fish Point, date unknown	Photo old Fish Point Pier color Catalogue #: 2011.151.1146    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Materials: Digital Description: Photo, the old pier on Fish Point, date unknown
2011.151.1147	Heliker (Lew Stanley) wharf and boat sheds	Image, Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf	Photo, Heliker (Lew Stanley) wharf and boat sheds, winter 1964	Heliker (Lew Stanley) wharf and boat sheds Catalogue #: 2011.151.1147    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf Materials: Digital Description: Photo, Heliker (Lew Stanley) wharf and boat sheds, winter 1964
2011.151.1148	Photo Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker on Matinicus	Image, Photograph	People	Photo, Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker on Matinicus, holding 'Broadway and 42nd Street' intersection sign. Dated 1967.	Photo Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker on Matinicus Catalogue #: 2011.151.1148    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1967 Materials: Digital Description: Photo, Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker on Matinicus, holding 'Broadway and 42nd Street' intersection sign. Dated 1967.
2011.151.1149	Photos of Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker	Image, Photograph	People	Photos. Collection, three photos of Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker with an umbrella made from spruce tree branches. A-'Tud' with spruce umbrella, dog with head on ground, boat, and trailer; B-'Tud' covering dog from rain using spruce umbrella; C-'Tud' with spruce umbrella, dog looking backward, boat, and trailer.	Photos of Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker Catalogue #: 2011.151.1149    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Digital Description: Photos. Collection, three photos of Lindon H. 'Tud' Bunker with an umbrella made from spruce tree branches. A-'Tud' with spruce umbrella, dog with head on ground, boat, and trailer; B-'Tud' covering dog from rain using spruce umbrella; C-'Tud' with spruce umbrella, dog looking backward, boat, and trailer.
2011.151.1150	Photos of Keith Wedge, Sr. asleep under Macfarlan's woodstove	Image, Photograph	People	Photos. Collection, two photos of Keith Wedge, Sr. asleep under Michael D. 'Mickey' Macfarlan's woodstove, named "Dudley". Dated March 1964. A-Keith Wedge, Sr. under "Dudley", with chair fully visible in background; B-Keith Wedge, Sr. under "Dudley", with chair partially visible in background.	Photos of Keith Wedge, Sr. asleep under Macfarlan's woodstove Catalogue #: 2011.151.1150    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1964 Materials: Digital Description: Photos. Collection, two photos of Keith Wedge, Sr. asleep under Michael D. 'Mickey' Macfarlan's woodstove, named "Dudley". Dated March 1964. A-Keith Wedge, Sr. under "Dudley", with chair fully visible in background; B-Keith Wedge, Sr. under "Dudley", with chair partially visible in background.
2010.152.1152	Promissory note	Document, Financial, Receipt	People	Business receipt. Two sides. Dated April 29, 1899, Boothbay Harbor. Signed by W. H. Preble, a promise to pay $159 to B. H. Spurling for "value received".	Promissory note Catalogue #: 2010.152.1152    Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: People Date: 1899 Materials: Paper Description: Business receipt. Two sides. Dated April 29, 1899, Boothbay Harbor. Signed by W. H. Preble, a promise to pay $159 to B. H. Spurling for "value received".
2010.152.1156	Receipt for items purchased by Schooner Lizzie Maud	Document, Financial, Receipt	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Business invoice (photocopy). "Portland, Me 189_, Sch {Schooner] Lizzie Maud & Owners, Bought of H.H. Hay & Son, Druggists, Junction Free & Middle Streets." Stamped May 19, 1892 in bottom right corner. Sixteen items were bought; many are hard to read, but some include "2 oz. spt. [spirits of] Camphor 8 cents, 2 oz. tinct [tincture of] Rhei [powdered rhubarb] 10 cents, 1 oz. sulph. [sulphuric] ether 8 cents, etc." The most expensive item bought is "1 Ritter's Manual 50 cents." This is a merchant marine oriented first aid manual issued in 1877. A photo of H.H. Hay's Portland store is available at http://www.vintagemaineimages.com/bin/Detail?ln=23426	Receipt for items purchased by Schooner Lizzie Maud Catalogue #: 2010.152.1156    Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1892 Materials: Paper Description: Business invoice (photocopy). "Portland, Me 189_, Sch {Schooner] Lizzie Maud & Owners, Bought of H.H. Hay & Son, Druggists, Junction Free & Middle Streets." Stamped May 19, 1892 in bottom right corner. Sixteen items were bought; many are hard to read, but some include "2 oz. spt. [spirits of] Camphor 8 cents, 2 oz. tinct [tincture of] Rhei [powdered rhubarb] 10 cents, 1 oz. sulph. [sulphuric] ether 8 cents, etc." The most expensive item bought is "1 Ritter's Manual 50 cents." This is a merchant marine oriented first aid manual issued in 1877. A photo of H.H. Hay's Portland store is available at http://www.vintagemaineimages.com/bin/Detail?ln=23426 [show more]
2010.152.1160	Article re: Edward Preble of Falmouth as prisoner 1871	Publication, Clipping		Newspaper article (photocopy, truncated bottom edge), undated, by Fred Humston. Title: "British Officer Saves Preble While Prisoner", concerning Edward Preble of Falmouth having been taken prisoner by the British in 1871. Eventually he was aided by a British officer with American sympathies, who arranged for his release.	Article re: Edward Preble of Falmouth as prisoner 1871 Catalogue #: 2010.152.1160    Type: Publication, Clipping Description: Newspaper article (photocopy, truncated bottom edge), undated, by Fred Humston. Title: "British Officer Saves Preble While Prisoner", concerning Edward Preble of Falmouth having been taken prisoner by the British in 1871. Eventually he was aided by a British officer with American sympathies, who arranged for his release.
2010.152.1161	Recommendation for Wade H. Marr	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People	Document. Recommendation from H. H. Hay's Sons, on behalf of Wade H. Marr who is referenced as having been a clerk for over one year. Dated September 12, 1905.	Recommendation for Wade H. Marr Catalogue #: 2010.152.1161    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1905 Materials: Paper Description: Document. Recommendation from H. H. Hay's Sons, on behalf of Wade H. Marr who is referenced as having been a clerk for over one year. Dated September 12, 1905.
2010.152.1162	Civil War veterans - four men including Joseph Howard Preble	Image, Photograph	People	Photo. Newspaper photo (reprint), with handwritten date of December 27, 2000. Photo title is "Civil War veterans", a group of four men including Joseph Howard Preble	Civil War veterans - four men including Joseph Howard Preble Catalogue #: 2010.152.1162    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Photo. Newspaper photo (reprint), with handwritten date of December 27, 2000. Photo title is "Civil War veterans", a group of four men including Joseph Howard Preble
2010.152.1163	Article: revolvers and sabres carried by Andrew S. and Samuel Spurling	Publication, Clipping		Newspaper article. Clipping, undated. Title "Weapons of the Long Ago: Dueling Pistols and Revolvers Revive Old Memories of the Career of a Maine Captain." Drawing of sabres and pistols and discussion of revolvers and sabres carried by Andrew S. and Samuel Spurling.	Article: revolvers and sabres carried by Andrew S. and Samuel Spurling Catalogue #: 2010.152.1163    Type: Publication, Clipping Description: Newspaper article. Clipping, undated. Title "Weapons of the Long Ago: Dueling Pistols and Revolvers Revive Old Memories of the Career of a Maine Captain." Drawing of sabres and pistols and discussion of revolvers and sabres carried by Andrew S. and Samuel Spurling.
2010.152.1164	Article: Portrait of Mary Deering Preble from an ivory miniature	Publication, Clipping		Newspaper article (photocopy), undated, Portland Evening Express. Title "Portland's only likeness of Mary Deering Preble Taken from an Ivory Miniature". Includes picture. Article discusses how the only known portrait of Mary Preble comes from a photograph of an ivory miniature carved in her likeness at the age of 18.	Article: Portrait of Mary Deering Preble from an ivory miniature Catalogue #: 2010.152.1164    Type: Publication, Clipping Description: Newspaper article (photocopy), undated, Portland Evening Express. Title "Portland's only likeness of Mary Deering Preble Taken from an Ivory Miniature". Includes picture. Article discusses how the only known portrait of Mary Preble comes from a photograph of an ivory miniature carved in her likeness at the age of 18.
2010.152.1165	Article re: portrait of Mary Preble	Publication, Clipping		Newspaper article (photocopy, truncated left side), undated, newspaper unknown. Title "... of Mary Preble Brought ... By Cherished Portrait ... " Includes picture. Article discusses how the only known portrait of Mary Preble comes from a photograph of an ivory miniature carved in her likeness at the age of 18.	Article re: portrait of Mary Preble Catalogue #: 2010.152.1165    Type: Publication, Clipping Description: Newspaper article (photocopy, truncated left side), undated, newspaper unknown. Title "... of Mary Preble Brought ... By Cherished Portrait ... " Includes picture. Article discusses how the only known portrait of Mary Preble comes from a photograph of an ivory miniature carved in her likeness at the age of 18.
2010.152.1167	Unidentified house with family	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House	Photo, undated. Unidentified house. A woman stands on the steps, and three children sit or stand on the lawn.	Unidentified house with family Catalogue #: 2010.152.1167    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Materials: Paper Description: Photo, undated. Unidentified house. A woman stands on the steps, and three children sit or stand on the lawn.
2010.152.1168	Two-masted ship Priscilla	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat	Photo, undated. Stamp on back reads "F.H. McDougall, artist, Boothbay Harbor, ME. Photo is of a two-masted ship named "Priscilla" in a shipyard. Seven men appear on board, about 10 figures near the keel, and a small group gathered at the forefront of the photo.	Two-masted ship Priscilla Catalogue #: 2010.152.1168    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Materials: Paper Description: Photo, undated. Stamp on back reads "F.H. McDougall, artist, Boothbay Harbor, ME. Photo is of a two-masted ship named "Priscilla" in a shipyard. Seven men appear on board, about 10 figures near the keel, and a small group gathered at the forefront of the photo.
1000.140.1093	Louise Marr family photos	Image, Photograph	People	Photos, 1093a-f. (a) Glamor shot of Louise Marr. (b) left to right Dot McSorley, Andrew McSorley, Louise Marr. (c) Louise Marr front right. (d) Louise Marr with teaching award. (e) Louise Marr in the middle with mother (?) on right. Inscribed on back "PHOTO BY FRED HESS & SON 166 S. VIRGINIA AVE. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (f) Louise Marr on right and mother (?) on right. Inscribed ob back "ADDITIONAL PRINTS MAY BE ORDERED BY REFERRING TO NUMBER FRED HESS & SON 166 SO. VIRGINIA AVE. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.	Louise Marr family photos Catalogue #: 1000.140.1093    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Photos, 1093a-f. (a) Glamor shot of Louise Marr. (b) left to right Dot McSorley, Andrew McSorley, Louise Marr. (c) Louise Marr front right. (d) Louise Marr with teaching award. (e) Louise Marr in the middle with mother (?) on right. Inscribed on back "PHOTO BY FRED HESS & SON 166 S. VIRGINIA AVE. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (f) Louise Marr on right and mother (?) on right. Inscribed ob back "ADDITIONAL PRINTS MAY BE ORDERED BY REFERRING TO NUMBER FRED HESS & SON 166 SO. VIRGINIA AVE. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. [show more]
1000.144.1095	Marilyn Fredrickson at the fair	Image, Photograph	People	Photo of Marilyn Fredrickson from August 2, 2006 at the Ladies Aid Fair. Note from Leslie Watson enclosed. Print out of Marilyn's obituary not from Leslie Watson also enclosed	Marilyn Fredrickson at the fair Catalogue #: 1000.144.1095    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 2006 Materials: Paper Description: Photo of Marilyn Fredrickson from August 2, 2006 at the Ladies Aid Fair. Note from Leslie Watson enclosed. Print out of Marilyn's obituary not from Leslie Watson also enclosed
1000.0.1098	Collection of Rachel Field's Hitty Preble materials	Publication, Clipping	Other, Literature People	Collection of Rachel Field/Hitty items, 1098a-g. (a) News article "Hitty Comes Home" Bar Harbor Times May 27, 2004. (b) News article "Children's books Include Rachel Field favorite" Mount Desert Islander May 18, 2006. Apparently, "Grace for an Island Meal" was her favorite. (c) 3 different printed copies of "Big Hitty" postcards. (d) Two-page genealogy "The Field Family of Stockbridge in the 1800s" covering 1781-1942, and ending with the death of Rachel Field. (e) Two writings by Rachel Field. "A Valentine for Old Dolls" and "Acceptance Paper", which she read after winning the Newbery Medal for "Hitty" in 1030. (f) Article by the Macmillan Company "Dorothy P. Lathrop" illustrator of Rachel Field's works. (g) Article from COMPASS, Aug 31, 2006, "Do You Know Who Hitty Is? If So, We've Got a Weekend for You", with announcement of "All this and Hitty too: a doll, a book, a seminar" held in Stockbridge, MA September 15-17, 2006. Also one-page "Looking Back at Hitty's Second Hundred Years" a talk by Margaret Chang, Delivered at the "all this and Hitty Too" Seminar of the Stockbridge Library Assocition, September 16, 2006. Actually, items d-g probably were all distributed at this seminar	Collection of Rachel Field's Hitty Preble materials Catalogue #: 1000.0.1098    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Other, Literature People Materials: Paper Description: Collection of Rachel Field/Hitty items, 1098a-g. (a) News article "Hitty Comes Home" Bar Harbor Times May 27, 2004. (b) News article "Children's books Include Rachel Field favorite" Mount Desert Islander May 18, 2006. Apparently, "Grace for an Island Meal" was her favorite. (c) 3 different printed copies of "Big Hitty" postcards. (d) Two-page genealogy "The Field Family of Stockbridge in the 1800s" covering 1781-1942, and ending with the death of Rachel Field. (e) Two writings by Rachel Field. "A Valentine for Old Dolls" and "Acceptance Paper", which she read after winning the Newbery Medal for "Hitty" in 1030. (f) Article by the Macmillan Company "Dorothy P. Lathrop" illustrator of Rachel Field's works. (g) Article from COMPASS, Aug 31, 2006, "Do You Know Who Hitty Is? If So, We've Got a Weekend for You", with announcement of "All this and Hitty too: a doll, a book, a seminar" held in Stockbridge, MA September 15-17, 2006. Also one-page "Looking Back at Hitty's Second Hundred Years" a talk by Margaret Chang, Delivered at the "all this and Hitty Too" Seminar of the Stockbridge Library Assocition, September 16, 2006. Actually, items d-g probably were all distributed at this seminar [show more]
2011.145.1101	Photos of islanders early 1900s	Image, Photograph	People	Photos, mostly of people and places on GCI found by Cindy Thomas in the Islesford Historical Society. Find scanned copies in items folder. A-Ruth Westphal's house. B-Velma Teele; C-Sadie Fernald; D-Mrs. Bulger. E-Erwin Leslie Spurling age 3 months August 1911. F - W.L. Judkins Lawerence Massachusetts. G - Delia MArie Mahan, 128 Brattle St. Cambridge Mass. Oct. 24, 1907. H - Bert Spurling at Islesford dock. I - Alfred Ladd. J - Louise Hampton Marr 14 Months 29 Days old. K - Earl Spurling. L - Rosebrook children Nellie (oldest) Jennie (died young) Harley (Died young) Mildred (Died young). M - Mrs. Sadie Trussell, Cranberry Isles, Maine. N - Emma Bulger. O - "Taken at Club House (Cranberry Club) on Big Island on Dolly Hill Afternoon Tea for Island People" with list of names including: Holbrook, Steele, Spurling, Stanley, Howard, Bunker and Stover; P - Virginia May Spurling aged 3 months. Q-Dora M Grrenlaw. Francis M Spurling, Rebecca I Lorne. R - Willie Callahan age 19, Oct 25, 1905. S - William S Terris. T - Mamie Birlem. U - Sherwin Stanley 14 months old, Addie Duran's brother. V - Ida Steele Stanley. W - Ruth A + Ethel Wedge. X - Ida Steele, married Bon Stanley her daughters are Ethel and Ruth.	Photos of islanders early 1900s Catalogue #: 2011.145.1101    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Photos, mostly of people and places on GCI found by Cindy Thomas in the Islesford Historical Society. Find scanned copies in items folder. A-Ruth Westphal's house. B-Velma Teele; C-Sadie Fernald; D-Mrs. Bulger. E-Erwin Leslie Spurling age 3 months August 1911. F - W.L. Judkins Lawerence Massachusetts. G - Delia MArie Mahan, 128 Brattle St. Cambridge Mass. Oct. 24, 1907. H - Bert Spurling at Islesford dock. I - Alfred Ladd. J - Louise Hampton Marr 14 Months 29 Days old. K - Earl Spurling. L - Rosebrook children Nellie (oldest) Jennie (died young) Harley (Died young) Mildred (Died young). M - Mrs. Sadie Trussell, Cranberry Isles, Maine. N - Emma Bulger. O - "Taken at Club House (Cranberry Club) on Big Island on Dolly Hill Afternoon Tea for Island People" with list of names including: Holbrook, Steele, Spurling, Stanley, Howard, Bunker and Stover; P - Virginia May Spurling aged 3 months. Q-Dora M Grrenlaw. Francis M Spurling, Rebecca I Lorne. R - Willie Callahan age 19, Oct 25, 1905. S - William S Terris. T - Mamie Birlem. U - Sherwin Stanley 14 months old, Addie Duran's brother. V - Ida Steele Stanley. W - Ruth A + Ethel Wedge. X - Ida Steele, married Bon Stanley her daughters are Ethel and Ruth. [show more]
1000.146.1103	Islesford scenes	Image, Photograph	People Places	Photos of Islesford. A - Photo of man rowing a dory, in the background shows Sandbeach Rd. house pictured to the right was the Hadlock's and was burned down by the firebug in 1915. B - Postcard with photo of Islesford with Mt. Desert in the backgroundduring the mid 1970's. Postcard promotes Hugh Dwelley's publication "A History of Little Cranberry Island, Maine" C - Postcard of Church Hill on Islesford caption reads "Church Hill 100 Years Ago"	Islesford scenes Catalogue #: 1000.146.1103    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places Materials: Paper Description: Photos of Islesford. A - Photo of man rowing a dory, in the background shows Sandbeach Rd. house pictured to the right was the Hadlock's and was burned down by the firebug in 1915. B - Postcard with photo of Islesford with Mt. Desert in the backgroundduring the mid 1970's. Postcard promotes Hugh Dwelley's publication "A History of Little Cranberry Island, Maine" C - Postcard of Church Hill on Islesford caption reads "Church Hill 100 Years Ago" [show more]
1000.0.1105	Cranberry Vessels and Shipbuilding exhibit materials	Image, Photograph	Events	Collection related to the 'Ship' display exhibit in the museum, 1105a-e. (a) Photo of Herbert A. Whitney and Captain Harold Whitney. (b) Photo of Coasters in the GCI Harbor. (c) Labels for donated and loaned objects related to ship building. (d) Write up describing the ship model "The Islander", owned by Phil Whitney. (e) Museum display text "Cranberry Vessels and Shipbuilding" pages 1-8	Cranberry Vessels and Shipbuilding exhibit materials Catalogue #: 1000.0.1105    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Materials: Paper Description: Collection related to the 'Ship' display exhibit in the museum, 1105a-e. (a) Photo of Herbert A. Whitney and Captain Harold Whitney. (b) Photo of Coasters in the GCI Harbor. (c) Labels for donated and loaned objects related to ship building. (d) Write up describing the ship model "The Islander", owned by Phil Whitney. (e) Museum display text "Cranberry Vessels and Shipbuilding" pages 1-8
2011.147.1106	Photo of Harold Wedge, Tud Bunker, Elwood Spurling, and Alton Bunker	Image, Photograph	People	Photo of (l to r) Harold Wedge, Tud Bunker, Elwood Spurling, and Alton Bunker standing in front of five deer hanging from a rack. The house visible in the background is now Cameron & Nancy Wood's. The barn was Elwood Spurling's but is no longer there. The main road separates the barn and the house.	Photo of Harold Wedge, Tud Bunker, Elwood Spurling, and Alton Bunker Catalogue #: 2011.147.1106    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Photo of (l to r) Harold Wedge, Tud Bunker, Elwood Spurling, and Alton Bunker standing in front of five deer hanging from a rack. The house visible in the background is now Cameron & Nancy Wood's. The barn was Elwood Spurling's but is no longer there. The main road separates the barn and the house.
2011.147.1109	Photo of Renna S. Colby	Image, Photograph	People	Photo of Renna S. Colby holding a dalmation puppy. Renna is pronounced as "Ren-nay"	Photo of Renna S. Colby Catalogue #: 2011.147.1109    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Photo of Renna S. Colby holding a dalmation puppy. Renna is pronounced as "Ren-nay"

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