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Catalogue # Title Type Subject Description
1000.7.12Advertising cards turn of 20th century
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Store Business
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."
Advertising cards turn of 20th century
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.7.12   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1910
Materials:
  • Paper
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]
2003.81.578French fashion poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Other Business
Print, French fashions, dog with woman wearing bustle and fancy hat, hand-colored blue and gold in spots
French fashion poster
Catalogue #:
  • 2003.81.578   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Print, French fashions, dog with woman wearing bustle and fancy hat, hand-colored blue and gold in spots
2003.81.579French fashions poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Store Business
Print, French fashions, woman with walking stick and fan, tall hairdo, hand-colored blue and gold in spots
French fashions poster
Catalogue #:
  • 2003.81.579   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Print, French fashions, woman with walking stick and fan, tall hairdo, hand-colored blue and gold in spots
2001.111.819Ledger re: islanders accounts
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Store Business
Ledger. Part of a ledger probably kept by William P. Preble, of the accounts of G.N. Spurling (1888-1899), Mrs. L.G. Fernald and the Estate of E.S. Fernald (1896-1905), William H. Preble (1899), William P. Preble (1898-1905, and much the longest), and a list of various deeds,1835-1902, some naming William P. Preble as buyer or seller, and the rest probably passing through his hands, as a trusted local advisor
Ledger re: islanders accounts
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.111.819   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Ledger. Part of a ledger probably kept by William P. Preble, of the accounts of G.N. Spurling (1888-1899), Mrs. L.G. Fernald and the Estate of E.S. Fernald (1896-1905), William H. Preble (1899), William P. Preble (1898-1905, and much the longest), and a list of various deeds,1835-1902, some naming William P. Preble as buyer or seller, and the rest probably passing through his hands, as a trusted local advisor
1000.27.724Seawich Cafe in the Cranberry General store
  • Document, List, Menu
  • Businesses, Store Business
Brochure, 1 sheet, 2 sides, tri-fold, for the Seawich Cafe" in the Cranberry General store, sandwiches, sweets, and salads, with prices, for 1996
Seawich Cafe in the Cranberry General store
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.27.724   
Type:
  • Document, List, Menu
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1996
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Brochure, 1 sheet, 2 sides, tri-fold, for the Seawich Cafe" in the Cranberry General store, sandwiches, sweets, and salads, with prices, for 1996
1000.7.110Burial expenses for Ellen Maria Stanley
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Bill, to Addie Duren, $107.50 for casket, plate, and funeral for Ellen Maria Stanley (Addie's mother), 14 Nov 1929. (See also 1000.7.111, likely for Ellen Maria Stanley burial, too). Per GCIHS.org, Ellen Maria Stanley is buried in Spurling Cemetery #3, 1929.
Burial expenses for Ellen Maria Stanley
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.7.110   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Date:
  • 1929
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Bill, to Addie Duren, $107.50 for casket, plate, and funeral for Ellen Maria Stanley (Addie's mother), 14 Nov 1929. (See also 1000.7.111, likely for Ellen Maria Stanley burial, too). Per GCIHS.org, Ellen Maria Stanley is buried in Spurling Cemetery #3, 1929.
1000.18.337Bill for kerosene
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Store Business
Bill, from Beal & Bunker, 4 Apr 1973, to D. Westphal (David Westphal), for 100 gallons of K (kerosene) $24.50
Bill for kerosene
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.18.337   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1973
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Bill, from Beal & Bunker, 4 Apr 1973, to D. Westphal (David Westphal), for 100 gallons of K (kerosene) $24.50
2012.195.1559Cranberry House Cafe poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Poster, Cranberry House Cafe (before it became Hitty's Karin Whitney ran it).
Cranberry House Cafe poster
Catalogue #:
  • 2012.195.1559   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Poster, Cranberry House Cafe (before it became Hitty's Karin Whitney ran it).
2018.416.2769Letter from William H. Preble to William P. Preble
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Organizations, Religious
  • People
Letter is from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble in 1891. He explains there have been many fatal cases of the grippe (flu); suggestions for how to handle repairs and sale of the GCI meeting house (church); and that his brother Andrew is disposing of his interests in the company (presumably Chicago Rawhide Mfg); Transcribed.
Letter from William H. Preble to William P. Preble
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.416.2769   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Organizations, Religious
  • People
Date:
  • 1891
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter is from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble in 1891. He explains there have been many fatal cases of the grippe (flu); suggestions for how to handle repairs and sale of the GCI meeting house (church); and that his brother Andrew is disposing of his interests in the company (presumably Chicago Rawhide Mfg); Transcribed.
1000.27.721Red House Bed & Breakfast brochure
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • People
Brochure for The Red House Bed & Breakfast, Great Cranberry Island, Maine run by Dot & John Towns until 2001 and then the Towns family
Red House Bed & Breakfast brochure
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.27.721   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • People
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Brochure for The Red House Bed & Breakfast, Great Cranberry Island, Maine run by Dot & John Towns until 2001 and then the Towns family
1000.27.722Brochure for The Red House Bed & Breakfast
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
Brochure for The Red House Bed & Breakfast, Great Cranberry Island, Maine with prices, run by Dot & John Towns until around 2001
Brochure for The Red House Bed & Breakfast
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.27.722   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Brochure for The Red House Bed & Breakfast, Great Cranberry Island, Maine with prices, run by Dot & John Towns until around 2001
2003.71.618Letter re: business venture
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
Document, handwritten letter, 1 sheet, 2 sides, letter from Charles D. McDonald, Custom House, Ellsworth, to William P Preble, sending Preble item 617 (a copy of the rejection of his application) and explaining what it means and how to get around the rejection. Items 617 & 618 are a pair. Transcribed.
Letter re: business venture
Catalogue #:
  • 2003.71.618   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Document, handwritten letter, 1 sheet, 2 sides, letter from Charles D. McDonald, Custom House, Ellsworth, to William P Preble, sending Preble item 617 (a copy of the rejection of his application) and explaining what it means and how to get around the rejection. Items 617 & 618 are a pair. Transcribed.
2003.81.580French fashion poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Store Business
Print, Franch fashions, "Godey's Americanized Paris Fashions" 1857, five girls holding hands in a circle, hand-colored blue and gold in spots
French fashion poster
Catalogue #:
  • 2003.81.580   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Print, Franch fashions, "Godey's Americanized Paris Fashions" 1857, five girls holding hands in a circle, hand-colored blue and gold in spots
2003.81.581French fashion poster
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Other Business
Print, Franch fashions, "Godey's Americanized Paris Fashions" 1 Oct 1849, two girls and two boys wearing coats, playing Blind Man's Buff, hand-colored gold in spots
French fashion poster
Catalogue #:
  • 2003.81.581   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Print, Franch fashions, "Godey's Americanized Paris Fashions" 1 Oct 1849, two girls and two boys wearing coats, playing Blind Man's Buff, hand-colored gold in spots
2003.71.611Letter from Small to Preble re: weir
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Document, 2 sheets, 4 sides, handwritten letter from E.E. Small, fish dealer, to William B. Preble, 9 Feb 1882, about not going into partnership with Preble but instead taking on by himself the plan to build a weir and fish business in the Cranberry Isles. Transcribed.
Letter from Small to Preble re: weir
Catalogue #:
  • 2003.71.611   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Date:
  • 1882
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Document, 2 sheets, 4 sides, handwritten letter from E.E. Small, fish dealer, to William B. Preble, 9 Feb 1882, about not going into partnership with Preble but instead taking on by himself the plan to build a weir and fish business in the Cranberry Isles. Transcribed.
2001.39.299Receipt for paint and other items
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
Receipt, from Sargent Lord & Co., Portland, 22 Apr 1876, to Capt. E.B. Stanley, for paint and other items, $59.66
Receipt for paint and other items
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.39.299   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Date:
  • 1876
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Receipt, from Sargent Lord & Co., Portland, 22 Apr 1876, to Capt. E.B. Stanley, for paint and other items, $59.66
2001.39.301Receipt for stove parts
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Store Business
Receipt, from O.M. & D.W. Nash, Portland, 29 Nov 1876, to E.B. Stanley, for stove parts, $5.25
Receipt for stove parts
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.39.301   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1876
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Receipt, from O.M. & D.W. Nash, Portland, 29 Nov 1876, to E.B. Stanley, for stove parts, $5.25
2001.39.302Receipt for fish
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Receipt, James Parker, dealer, Southwest Harbor, bought of E.B. Stanley, 15 Jun 189_, cod, haddock, livers, $15.85
Receipt for fish
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.39.302   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Receipt, James Parker, dealer, Southwest Harbor, bought of E.B. Stanley, 15 Jun 189_, cod, haddock, livers, $15.85
2001.39.304Bill for overdue items
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Store Business
Bill, overdue reminder, from Arnold and Winsor, Boston, 1 Jul 1905, to L.G. Stanley asking for $25.26 due since 27 Jul 1894
Bill for overdue items
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.39.304   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1905
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Bill, overdue reminder, from Arnold and Winsor, Boston, 1 Jul 1905, to L.G. Stanley asking for $25.26 due since 27 Jul 1894
2001.39.309Letter from Hamor to Stanley re: bill settlement
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
Letter from J.R. Hamor, CI, 1 Nov 1876, to Capt. Stanley, asking Capt. to pay and settle bills and fetch items
Letter from Hamor to Stanley re: bill settlement
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.39.309   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Date:
  • 1876
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter from J.R. Hamor, CI, 1 Nov 1876, to Capt. Stanley, asking Capt. to pay and settle bills and fetch items
2001.39.313Bill for tobacco, oil and food
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Store Business
Bill, from Perley Russell & Co., Portland, 26 Dec 1876, to Joshua Dodge, for tobacco, oil, and food, $65.19
Bill for tobacco, oil and food
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.39.313   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1876
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Bill, from Perley Russell & Co., Portland, 26 Dec 1876, to Joshua Dodge, for tobacco, oil, and food, $65.19
2001.39.319Letter re: receipt of book
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
Letter and envelope from Treasury Dept, Port of Ellsworth ME, 12 Jan 1905, to Enoch B. Stanley, asking for acknowledgement of receipt of book "Merchant Vessels of the United States, 1904"
Letter re: receipt of book
Catalogue #:
  • 2001.39.319   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Date:
  • 1905
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Letter and envelope from Treasury Dept, Port of Ellsworth ME, 12 Jan 1905, to Enoch B. Stanley, asking for acknowledgement of receipt of book "Merchant Vessels of the United States, 1904"
1000.46.274Bangor Weekly subscription receipt
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
Business receipt, Caroline Stanley 7 Sep 1899, $1 for the Bangor Weekly Commercial for 1 year
Bangor Weekly subscription receipt
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.46.274   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Business receipt, Caroline Stanley 7 Sep 1899, $1 for the Bangor Weekly Commercial for 1 year
1000.3.225Receipt for crackers and twine
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Store Business
Business receipt, from Perley Russell & Co. Portland, 2 Dec 1875, to D.K. Stanley, for crackers and twine, $8.80
Receipt for crackers and twine
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.3.225   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1875
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Business receipt, from Perley Russell & Co. Portland, 2 Dec 1875, to D.K. Stanley, for crackers and twine, $8.80
1000.3.226Receipt for merchandise
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Store Business
Business receipt, from Charles F. Guptill & Co. Portland, 2 Jun 1902, to Capt. E.B. Stanley, for merchandise as per bill, $21.55
Receipt for merchandise
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.3.226   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
Date:
  • 1902
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Business receipt, from Charles F. Guptill & Co. Portland, 2 Jun 1902, to Capt. E.B. Stanley, for merchandise as per bill, $21.55