Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2016.371.2134	Curved Steel Chopper	Object, Knife	Other, Culinary	Kitchenware. Curved steel chopper with riveted steel handle. "U. S. Stainless". For use in cutting dough or other foods.	Curved Steel Chopper Catalogue #: 2016.371.2134    Type: Object, Knife Subject: Other, Culinary Size: 6" x 4 1/2" x 1/2" Description: Kitchenware. Curved steel chopper with riveted steel handle. "U. S. Stainless". For use in cutting dough or other foods.
2016.369.2132	Plate warmer	Object, Plate Warmer	Other, Culinary	Kitchenware. Plate warmer. White ceramic plate with blue rim permanently affixed to a metal bowl with two metal handles and a metal spout with screwable mouthpiece that has a tiny hole in it to allow steam to escape. Likely unscrewed the spout, filled it with hot water, or heated the whole assemblage.	Plate warmer Catalogue #: 2016.369.2132    Type: Object, Plate Warmer Subject: Other, Culinary Description: Kitchenware. Plate warmer. White ceramic plate with blue rim permanently affixed to a metal bowl with two metal handles and a metal spout with screwable mouthpiece that has a tiny hole in it to allow steam to escape. Likely unscrewed the spout, filled it with hot water, or heated the whole assemblage.
2010.126.1912	Hamor House sketch	Image, Art, Drawing	Businesses, Restaurant Business People Structures, Dwellings, House Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Drawing by S.G. Easter or Caster? pencil sketch of the Hamor Tea House; some water staining on the edges. Painting removed from original frame (a glass pane with metal rosettes securing it to a wood board back). Original sketch stored separately; scanned print of the drawing is in frame.	Hamor House sketch Catalogue #: 2010.126.1912    Type: Image, Art, Drawing Subject: Businesses, Restaurant Business People Structures, Dwellings, House Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Materials: Paper Size: 14.25" L x 10.25" W Description: Drawing by S.G. Easter or Caster? pencil sketch of the Hamor Tea House; some water staining on the edges. Painting removed from original frame (a glass pane with metal rosettes securing it to a wood board back). Original sketch stored separately; scanned print of the drawing is in frame.
2013.213.1842	Photo album: late 19th-early 20th c photographs and cards	Image, Photograph	People	Photo album. Eighteen gilt-edged cardboard pages with 70 photos and three memorial cards. Cover is worn gold velvet with ornate metal hasp and decorative metal binding with clover-shaped mirror in center of cover. Album has a metal foot attached to the back to support it when opened and can be attached to a worn gold velvet covered wood and metal bookstand. Most pages hold four paper cabinet card photographs inserted in to a woodgrained paper sleeve. There are also seven tintype photos inserted in sleeves. Stamped in gold on first page is: "Patented January 23, 1894". Several of the photo cards slide in and out of their sleeves and the names of various photo studios from Maine and elsewhere are evident. (For example: C.E. Harvey, 3115 Indiana Avenue, Chicago" and "Osgood, 22 Main St., Ellsworth, ME.") Photo portraits include several GCI families of the late 19th to early 20th century. Many photographs were labeled on looseleaf in modern times by an unknown hand including: Aunt Asinith Spurling; Rev. Charles Howard; Capt. George Bunker; Mrs. George Bunker; George E. Bunker, July '9;, Mrs. Frederick Lord; Samuel Bulger; John Bulger; Mr. Seth Rice; Mrs. Ida Rice; William Preble; Mrs. William Preble; Percy Bunker; Alfred Bulger; Ralph Bulger; Capt. William Bulger and wife; Florence Mildred Bunker; George Edward; Gil Hamor; Frances Spurling; Elton Bunker; Leslie Bunker; Mrs. Harriet Bunker; Mrs. Grace Bunker; Alice Bulger; Johnny and Filmore Steele; Mr. and Mrs. Will Young; Rose Ladd; Edna and Alfred Ladd; Lina and Alfred Ladd; Polly Bulger; Ralph Bulger; John H. Pressey; George and Harriet Bunker; Ida/Clara/Leslie Bunker; John Hamor; Nettie Stanley; Mrs. Lydia Bunker; and Thomas Bunker. (Digital images of individual album pages were made.)	Photo album: late 19th-early 20th c photographs and cards Catalogue #: 2013.213.1842    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Size: 11.5"L x 3"W x 9"H Description: Photo album. Eighteen gilt-edged cardboard pages with 70 photos and three memorial cards. Cover is worn gold velvet with ornate metal hasp and decorative metal binding with clover-shaped mirror in center of cover. Album has a metal foot attached to the back to support it when opened and can be attached to a worn gold velvet covered wood and metal bookstand. Most pages hold four paper cabinet card photographs inserted in to a woodgrained paper sleeve. There are also seven tintype photos inserted in sleeves. Stamped in gold on first page is: "Patented January 23, 1894". Several of the photo cards slide in and out of their sleeves and the names of various photo studios from Maine and elsewhere are evident. (For example: C.E. Harvey, 3115 Indiana Avenue, Chicago" and "Osgood, 22 Main St., Ellsworth, ME.") Photo portraits include several GCI families of the late 19th to early 20th century. Many photographs were labeled on looseleaf in modern times by an unknown hand including: Aunt Asinith Spurling; Rev. Charles Howard; Capt. George Bunker; Mrs. George Bunker; George E. Bunker, July '9;, Mrs. Frederick Lord; Samuel Bulger; John Bulger; Mr. Seth Rice; Mrs. Ida Rice; William Preble; Mrs. William Preble; Percy Bunker; Alfred Bulger; Ralph Bulger; Capt. William Bulger and wife; Florence Mildred Bunker; George Edward; Gil Hamor; Frances Spurling; Elton Bunker; Leslie Bunker; Mrs. Harriet Bunker; Mrs. Grace Bunker; Alice Bulger; Johnny and Filmore Steele; Mr. and Mrs. Will Young; Rose Ladd; Edna and Alfred Ladd; Lina and Alfred Ladd; Polly Bulger; Ralph Bulger; John H. Pressey; George and Harriet Bunker; Ida/Clara/Leslie Bunker; John Hamor; Nettie Stanley; Mrs. Lydia Bunker; and Thomas Bunker. (Digital images of individual album pages were made.) [show more]
2010.190.1399	Feather fan, 19th century	Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories	Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories	Clothing. Ladies Feather Fan-19th Century-Macfarlan Family. (Duplicate of 2009.11.1181?)	Feather fan, 19th century Catalogue #: 2010.190.1399    Type: Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories Subject: Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories Description: Clothing. Ladies Feather Fan-19th Century-Macfarlan Family. (Duplicate of 2009.11.1181?)
2013.214.1923	Guest book from Hamor Tea House 1945	Publication, Book		Book, Guests book inscribed inside front cover "Alice / from / Sadie & John / Oct. 25 / [19]39", given presumably by John & Sadie Hamor, owners of the Hamor Tea House, to "Alice"; guest entries seem to all be written in the same hand - probably Alice's; entries begin 1 June [19]45 with Seth Rice, and end 18 Oct [19]45 with Louise Spurling; most entries are local island folks; most days have only 1 to 3 entries - this seems quite a low number for a restaurant to stay in business; this could be a guest book for Alice's private home	Guest book from Hamor Tea House 1945 Catalogue #: 2013.214.1923    Type: Publication, Book Size: 8.5" W x 7" H x 0.5" D Description: Book, Guests book inscribed inside front cover "Alice / from / Sadie & John / Oct. 25 / [19]39", given presumably by John & Sadie Hamor, owners of the Hamor Tea House, to "Alice"; guest entries seem to all be written in the same hand - probably Alice's; entries begin 1 June [19]45 with Seth Rice, and end 18 Oct [19]45 with Louise Spurling; most entries are local island folks; most days have only 1 to 3 entries - this seems quite a low number for a restaurant to stay in business; this could be a guest book for Alice's private home [show more]
2010.190.1398	Ladies 19th century shoes	Object, Clothing, Shoe		Shoes. Ladies Shoes- 19th Century-Macfarlan Family. (See also 2009.11.1942 for possible shoes.)	Ladies 19th century shoes Catalogue #: 2010.190.1398    Type: Object, Clothing, Shoe Description: Shoes. Ladies Shoes- 19th Century-Macfarlan Family. (See also 2009.11.1942 for possible shoes.)
2013.228.1377	Hand Towel (white) with monogram "M. Storey"	Object, Towel	People	Towel. Hand Towel (white) with monogram "M. Storey"; belonged to Moorfield Storey	Hand Towel (white) with monogram "M. Storey" Catalogue #: 2013.228.1377    Type: Object, Towel Subject: People Materials: Fabric Size: 30" L x 20" W Description: Towel. Hand Towel (white) with monogram "M. Storey"; belonged to Moorfield Storey
2013.214.1910	Print, "A Playful Mood - on Maine Coast"	Image, Photograph		Photograph. Print, "A Playful Mood - on Maine Coast", framed, color landscape of wave breaking on rocks, (c) Harris. With exhibit tag: Old tinted photos from the Hamor Tea House	Print, "A Playful Mood - on Maine Coast" Catalogue #: 2013.214.1910    Type: Image, Photograph Size: frame 13.5 W x 11.5 H x 0.5 D Description: Photograph. Print, "A Playful Mood - on Maine Coast", framed, color landscape of wave breaking on rocks, (c) Harris. With exhibit tag: Old tinted photos from the Hamor Tea House
1000.0.1361	Ornate metal picture frame	Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame	Object, Furnishings, Decoration	Frame. Ornate Metal Picture Frame for 4" to 6" pictures	Ornate metal picture frame Catalogue #: 1000.0.1361    Type: Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame Subject: Object, Furnishings, Decoration Materials: Metal Description: Frame. Ornate Metal Picture Frame for 4" to 6" pictures
1000.0.1360	Christmas card to Addie Stanley	Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card	People	Christmas card in wood frame. From Annie Blake (Teacher) to Addie Stanley	Christmas card to Addie Stanley Catalogue #: 1000.0.1360    Type: Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Christmas card in wood frame. From Annie Blake (Teacher) to Addie Stanley
2013.227.1919	Two partial sets of alphabet flash cards	Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card	Organizations, School Institution	Flash cards, two partial sets of commercially-made alphabet flash cards; each shows a letter of the alphabet or a digraph (2 letters making a sound); the back is sometimes blank, sometimes with a story explaining the use of the letter or sound	Two partial sets of alphabet flash cards Catalogue #: 2013.227.1919    Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card Subject: Organizations, School Institution Materials: Paper Size: 6.5" W x 4" H Description: Flash cards, two partial sets of commercially-made alphabet flash cards; each shows a letter of the alphabet or a digraph (2 letters making a sound); the back is sometimes blank, sometimes with a story explaining the use of the letter or sound
2013.227.1918	Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards.	Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card	Organizations, School Institution	Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards; they show each letter of the alphabet with an object beginning with that letter, and on the back other words beginning with that letter; there are 17 such cards, plus one card with just the saying "Father and Mother"; 26 cards stored in Box 33 archives. two sets A has letters accompanied by pictures drawn, and words for spelling practice on the opposite side, B has only letters on both sides of each card.	Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards. Catalogue #: 2013.227.1918    Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card Subject: Organizations, School Institution Materials: Paper Size: alphabet card: 8" H x 5" W; topic card 12" W x 3.5" H Description: Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards; they show each letter of the alphabet with an object beginning with that letter, and on the back other words beginning with that letter; there are 17 such cards, plus one card with just the saying "Father and Mother"; 26 cards stored in Box 33 archives. two sets A has letters accompanied by pictures drawn, and words for spelling practice on the opposite side, B has only letters on both sides of each card. [show more]
2013.214.1921	Golliwog doll	Object, Doll		Doll, Golliwog, a miniature cloth person in blue shirt with red and white striped pants, black face, black curly hair, big red lips, whites of eyes prominent. Anti Black Caricature prominent in the early 20th century.	Golliwog doll Catalogue #: 2013.214.1921    Type: Object, Doll Materials: Wood Description: Doll, Golliwog, a miniature cloth person in blue shirt with red and white striped pants, black face, black curly hair, big red lips, whites of eyes prominent. Anti Black Caricature prominent in the early 20th century.
2010.152.1375	Male doll	Object, Doll	People	Wooden male doll dressed in South American or Spanish style	Male doll Catalogue #: 2010.152.1375    Type: Object, Doll Subject: People Materials: Wood Description: Wooden male doll dressed in South American or Spanish style
2013.227.1920	Alphabet flash cards	Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card	Organizations, School Institution	Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards in a box labeled "MANUSCRIPT CAPITALS / BEADED Tactile-Kinesthetic learning aids"; they show each letter of the alphabet printed with beaded white paint on a black background; there are 26 such cards, plus one card with the punctuation marks !?	Alphabet flash cards Catalogue #: 2013.227.1920    Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card Subject: Organizations, School Institution Materials: Paper Size: L x W x H Description: Flash cards, commercially-made alphabet flash cards in a box labeled "MANUSCRIPT CAPITALS / BEADED Tactile-Kinesthetic learning aids"; they show each letter of the alphabet printed with beaded white paint on a black background; there are 26 such cards, plus one card with the punctuation marks !?
1000.0.1057	Primer Cards from Longfellow School	Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card	Organizations, School Institution	Primer Cards, box of Basic Primer Cards from the old Longfellow School after it closed for lack of students in 2000	Primer Cards from Longfellow School Catalogue #: 1000.0.1057    Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card Subject: Organizations, School Institution Materials: Paper Description: Primer Cards, box of Basic Primer Cards from the old Longfellow School after it closed for lack of students in 2000
2010.135.1058	German pocket dictionary from 1823	Publication, Book		Book, German pocket dictionary from 1823. Inscribed on first page "Mrs. Caroline Hadlock her book" According to the deed of gift this dictionary originally belonged to "The Prussian Lady", wife of Samuel Hadlock Jr. The book was given by Sammy Sanford to Barbara Shaw Weickent (sp?) (W.K. Shaw, Jr.'s daughter) and Gordon H. Shaw. The book was purchased along with the land and Sammy Sanford's cabin by Walter and Mary Shaw, grandparents of Gordon Shaw. See entry 357 for further letters between Sammy Sanford and Walter K. Shaw	German pocket dictionary from 1823 Catalogue #: 2010.135.1058    Type: Publication, Book Description: Book, German pocket dictionary from 1823. Inscribed on first page "Mrs. Caroline Hadlock her book" According to the deed of gift this dictionary originally belonged to "The Prussian Lady", wife of Samuel Hadlock Jr. The book was given by Sammy Sanford to Barbara Shaw Weickent (sp?) (W.K. Shaw, Jr.'s daughter) and Gordon H. Shaw. The book was purchased along with the land and Sammy Sanford's cabin by Walter and Mary Shaw, grandparents of Gordon Shaw. See entry 357 for further letters between Sammy Sanford and Walter K. Shaw [show more]
1000.0.1059	Guest book from the GCIHS museum 2000-2005	Publication, Book		Book, Guest book from the GCIHS museum from 9/26/2000-8/9/2005	Guest book from the GCIHS museum 2000-2005 Catalogue #: 1000.0.1059    Type: Publication, Book Description: Book, Guest book from the GCIHS museum from 9/26/2000-8/9/2005
1000.0.1038	Great Cranberry Island people and places lot of 33 black & white photos	Image, Photograph	People	Photos (33) found in an old cigar box. Many unidentified. Identified photos are as follows 1038A: the old Alley house now the Horvath house for sale on the Lane. 1038B: Lulu Steele Alley seated on rock on front lawn of the Union Church in Northeast Harbor. Lulu lived in the Horvath house and was related to the Wellmans. 1038C: from left to right Lulu Steel Alley, Mother Sadie Steele, Unknown boy. 1038D: Willie (Age 7) and Margaret Wellman (Age 9) in their first communion clothes outside the GCI church. 1038E: photo of Lulu Steele Alley with boyfriend on the Horvath porch. 1038F: photo of Donnie (age 14) and Mary Wellman (age 12) outside the GCI Church. All 33 photos are located in folder 1038. At 2nd archive meeting Gaile Colby identified the following pictures. 1038: G-I Chris Swenson, Sadie Bunker Steele's second husband. Chris was from Sweden and had a very thick accent. 1038J Photo of Sadie Bunker Steele around 1912. 1038K photo group photo of people on a boat, Sadie Bunker Steele is the first woman on the right side of the boat wearing a hat. 1038 Francis Wellman on her wedding day. 1038M-Family photo Sadie Steele in the middle and Lulu Steele Alley on the left other two people are unknown.	Great Cranberry Island people and places lot of 33 black & white photos Catalogue #: 1000.0.1038    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Photos (33) found in an old cigar box. Many unidentified. Identified photos are as follows 1038A: the old Alley house now the Horvath house for sale on the Lane. 1038B: Lulu Steele Alley seated on rock on front lawn of the Union Church in Northeast Harbor. Lulu lived in the Horvath house and was related to the Wellmans. 1038C: from left to right Lulu Steel Alley, Mother Sadie Steele, Unknown boy. 1038D: Willie (Age 7) and Margaret Wellman (Age 9) in their first communion clothes outside the GCI church. 1038E: photo of Lulu Steele Alley with boyfriend on the Horvath porch. 1038F: photo of Donnie (age 14) and Mary Wellman (age 12) outside the GCI Church. All 33 photos are located in folder 1038. At 2nd archive meeting Gaile Colby identified the following pictures. 1038: G-I Chris Swenson, Sadie Bunker Steele's second husband. Chris was from Sweden and had a very thick accent. 1038J Photo of Sadie Bunker Steele around 1912. 1038K photo group photo of people on a boat, Sadie Bunker Steele is the first woman on the right side of the boat wearing a hat. 1038 Francis Wellman on her wedding day. 1038M-Family photo Sadie Steele in the middle and Lulu Steele Alley on the left other two people are unknown. [show more]
2003.70.534	"The Wonderful Works of Jesus" 1870	Publication, Book		Book, hardcover, miniature, "The Wonderful Works of Jesus - A Question-Book for the Young" by Mary Latham Clark, published by D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, 1870. "S.S. Union Library, Cranberry Isle No. 3" handwritten on inside front cover.	"The Wonderful Works of Jesus" 1870 Catalogue #: 2003.70.534    Type: Publication, Book Description: Book, hardcover, miniature, "The Wonderful Works of Jesus - A Question-Book for the Young" by Mary Latham Clark, published by D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, 1870. "S.S. Union Library, Cranberry Isle No. 3" handwritten on inside front cover.
2013.246.2766	Photographs of unidentified people	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	Collection of dozens of cabinet card and photographic prints of late 19th-early 20th century unidentified individuals from Louise Marr collection; includestTwo photographic postcards, and one envelope with two-cent stamp addressed to Miss F. M. Spurling, Boothbay Harbor, Box 356, from Higgins Studio in Bath. Probably photos of Louise Marr's extended family including Preble and Spurling kin. (Only one group scanned as a sample.)	Photographs of unidentified people Catalogue #: 2013.246.2766    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Materials: Paper Description: Collection of dozens of cabinet card and photographic prints of late 19th-early 20th century unidentified individuals from Louise Marr collection; includestTwo photographic postcards, and one envelope with two-cent stamp addressed to Miss F. M. Spurling, Boothbay Harbor, Box 356, from Higgins Studio in Bath. Probably photos of Louise Marr's extended family including Preble and Spurling kin. (Only one group scanned as a sample.)
2013.246.2350	The Old Homestead, poem	Publication, Clipping	Other, Poetry Structures, Dwellings, House	The Old Homestead, a poem by E.T. Preble., reminisces about the Preble house on GCI and all the lives now past. The author of the poem is most likely Elmenia Thompson Spurling, b. 19 Aug 1840, who married first Ezra Carroll, then William Henry Preble. Elmenia had four children by Preble, one being Abby Lizzie Preble, b. 25 Sep 1865, d. 24 Dec 1901 in Chicago. (Statement at bottom of poem connects author to GCI Preble house.)	The Old Homestead, poem Catalogue #: 2013.246.2350    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Other, Poetry Structures, Dwellings, House Materials: Paper Description: The Old Homestead, a poem by E.T. Preble., reminisces about the Preble house on GCI and all the lives now past. The author of the poem is most likely Elmenia Thompson Spurling, b. 19 Aug 1840, who married first Ezra Carroll, then William Henry Preble. Elmenia had four children by Preble, one being Abby Lizzie Preble, b. 25 Sep 1865, d. 24 Dec 1901 in Chicago. (Statement at bottom of poem connects author to GCI Preble house.)
2013.246.2764	Tintype photographs of unidentified people	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Collection of three groups of tintypes of unknown individuals from Louise Marr collection.	Tintype photographs of unidentified people Catalogue #: 2013.246.2764    Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Materials: Metal Description: Collection of three groups of tintypes of unknown individuals from Louise Marr collection.
2013.246.2762	Postcard to Mrs. Benjamin Spurling	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places	Postcard of house with two people by road, with message for Mrs. Benjamin H. Spurling, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, postmarked Nov. 10, 191X, one cent stamp.	Postcard to Mrs. Benjamin Spurling Catalogue #: 2013.246.2762    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places Materials: Paper Description: Postcard of house with two people by road, with message for Mrs. Benjamin H. Spurling, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, postmarked Nov. 10, 191X, one cent stamp.

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