Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2013.227.1315	Flash cards, school, hand-drawn	Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card	Organizations, School Institution	Flash cards, school, hand-drawn by Gillian Lobkowicz for her students circa 1988; they show each letter of the alphabet with a humorous illustration and phonetic saying	Flash cards, school, hand-drawn Catalogue #: 2013.227.1315    Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Card, Flash Card Subject: Organizations, School Institution Date: 1988 Materials: Paper Description: Flash cards, school, hand-drawn by Gillian Lobkowicz for her students circa 1988; they show each letter of the alphabet with a humorous illustration and phonetic saying
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
2013.214.1909	Certificate of Marriage between John H. Hamor and Sadie B. Cleoses	Document, Government, Marriage Record	People	Certificate of Marriage between John H. Hamor of Cranberry Isles Maine and Sadie B. Cleoses of Steuben Maine, at Steuben on 21 November 1894, signed by Robert Sutcliff, Pastor, Methodist E. Church Milbridge; with elaborate color illustrations; framed	Certificate of Marriage between John H. Hamor and Sadie B. Cleoses Catalogue #: 2013.214.1909    Type: Document, Government, Marriage Record Subject: People Date: 1894 Materials: Paper Size: frame: 21.5" H x 17.5" W x 1.25" D Description: Certificate of Marriage between John H. Hamor of Cranberry Isles Maine and Sadie B. Cleoses of Steuben Maine, at Steuben on 21 November 1894, signed by Robert Sutcliff, Pastor, Methodist E. Church Milbridge; with elaborate color illustrations; framed
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
1000.0.1349	Sailboat race	Image, Photograph	Events Vessels, Boat, Sailboat	Photo of 8 racing I.O.D.s (International One Design sloops); approximately 5" x 8" black & white, in a wood frame. Caption taped to back of frame: "Full or Collapsed, Spinnakers Reveal Skippers' Skill and Luck in Catching Light Breeze off Mount Desert Island, Maine. One sail (third from left) droops while a rival, 100 feet directly ahead, balloons with a fortunate puff. Hand on sheet, a crew member (second yacht from right) jockeys his sail as he would a horse's reins. Compact and sturdy, these are International Class sloops all built in Norway before the war. Here the Northeast Harbor fleet nears the finish line after an eight mile race. Four years of war have not stopped such races. (Courtesy Main Development Commission)" No date.	Sailboat race Catalogue #: 1000.0.1349    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Date: 1945 Materials: Metal Description: Photo of 8 racing I.O.D.s (International One Design sloops); approximately 5" x 8" black & white, in a wood frame. Caption taped to back of frame: "Full or Collapsed, Spinnakers Reveal Skippers' Skill and Luck in Catching Light Breeze off Mount Desert Island, Maine. One sail (third from left) droops while a rival, 100 feet directly ahead, balloons with a fortunate puff. Hand on sheet, a crew member (second yacht from right) jockeys his sail as he would a horse's reins. Compact and sturdy, these are International Class sloops all built in Norway before the war. Here the Northeast Harbor fleet nears the finish line after an eight mile race. Four years of war have not stopped such races. (Courtesy Main Development Commission)" No date. [show more]
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]
1000.0.1037	Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy.	Publication, Book	Organizations, Religious People	Book, The Holy Bible from 1873 in poor condition. Belonged to Carrie Richardson. The GCIHS wrote and directed a play about Carrie Richardson which can be found on DVD in the museum. Carrie Richardson was able to navigate a boat by celestial navigation, she lived down in what is now the Heliker LaHotan foundation. Her husband Meltiah Richardson committed suicide, he tied cod weights around himself and jumped off the dock. Geneaological records that seem to have little relevance can be found tucked into the Bible.	Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy. Catalogue #: 1000.0.1037    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, Religious People Date: 1873 Materials: Paper Description: Book, The Holy Bible from 1873 in poor condition. Belonged to Carrie Richardson. The GCIHS wrote and directed a play about Carrie Richardson which can be found on DVD in the museum. Carrie Richardson was able to navigate a boat by celestial navigation, she lived down in what is now the Heliker LaHotan foundation. Her husband Meltiah Richardson committed suicide, he tied cod weights around himself and jumped off the dock. Geneaological records that seem to have little relevance can be found tucked into the Bible. [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]
2016.349.2114	American Coast Pilot book 1854 purchased by Meltiah Richardson 1866	Publication, Book	Places	Book. The American Coast Pilot containing directions for the Principal Harbors, Capes and Headlands on the Coasts of North and South America, etc. by Edmund M. Blunt, Seventeenth Edition by E. & G. W. Blunt, New York, May 1854. 678 pages including fold-out charts. Size: 6" x 9.75" x 3.5". Book is covered with loose tan canvas cloth hand stitched to keep it on the front and back covers. Inside the front cover, under the cloth cover flap is written: "Capt Nathan King 1854 bought book of East Trenton Maine." With several other pencil notations on first four pages. First one states: "Purchased this book from the Lewis Stanley Estate (Less White S. West Harbor) and paid $1.00 for same - Mrs. Mary Alice White, Cranberry Isles, ME June 18th, 1957." Second states: "Purchased of Capt. Nathan King Dec 20th 1866, M. J. Richardson." Third states: "This book belonged to Carrie (Stanley) Richardson daughter of Enoch B. Stanley and her son was Charles (Peter) Richardson Cranberry Isles, Maine." (This third note seems to be in the same handwriting as the first note by Mary Alice White.) There are several other notations, calculations, and also newspaper clippings pertaining to new lighthouses on the first several pages and the last two pages. Other notations:" Feb 23 1867 6 days out from NY bound for [Goanives?] St. Demingo Latt 27.45." "26th Jan 1867, 4 days out from Boston made Bermuda." "Wreck bears from Light Boat on [Cifs?] Rip WNW dist 3 or 4 miles." "May 5th 1872: Passed Hole in the Wall Fourteen days out from Portland. Made Moro Light Havana Sixteen days out from Portland." "Jan 25th [18]77, five days out from NY Latt 31:20 71:47 bound to [Havana?] made [Abeo?] light [five?] days out from NY." One newspaper clipping with header "Exports" includes mention of the schooner C. F. Young -449 box shooks. (GCIHS has a receipt for Meltiah carrying sugar aboard the Young.) Scans of notations made.	American Coast Pilot book 1854 purchased by Meltiah Richardson 1866 Catalogue #: 2016.349.2114    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places Date: 1854 Materials: Paper Size: 6" x 9.75" x 3.5" Description: Book. The American Coast Pilot containing directions for the Principal Harbors, Capes and Headlands on the Coasts of North and South America, etc. by Edmund M. Blunt, Seventeenth Edition by E. & G. W. Blunt, New York, May 1854. 678 pages including fold-out charts. Size: 6" x 9.75" x 3.5". Book is covered with loose tan canvas cloth hand stitched to keep it on the front and back covers. Inside the front cover, under the cloth cover flap is written: "Capt Nathan King 1854 bought book of East Trenton Maine." With several other pencil notations on first four pages. First one states: "Purchased this book from the Lewis Stanley Estate (Less White S. West Harbor) and paid $1.00 for same - Mrs. Mary Alice White, Cranberry Isles, ME June 18th, 1957." Second states: "Purchased of Capt. Nathan King Dec 20th 1866, M. J. Richardson." Third states: "This book belonged to Carrie (Stanley) Richardson daughter of Enoch B. Stanley and her son was Charles (Peter) Richardson Cranberry Isles, Maine." (This third note seems to be in the same handwriting as the first note by Mary Alice White.) There are several other notations, calculations, and also newspaper clippings pertaining to new lighthouses on the first several pages and the last two pages. Other notations:" Feb 23 1867 6 days out from NY bound for [Goanives?] St. Demingo Latt 27.45." "26th Jan 1867, 4 days out from Boston made Bermuda." "Wreck bears from Light Boat on [Cifs?] Rip WNW dist 3 or 4 miles." "May 5th 1872: Passed Hole in the Wall Fourteen days out from Portland. Made Moro Light Havana Sixteen days out from Portland." "Jan 25th [18]77, five days out from NY Latt 31:20 71:47 bound to [Havana?] made [Abeo?] light [five?] days out from NY." One newspaper clipping with header "Exports" includes mention of the schooner C. F. Young -449 box shooks. (GCIHS has a receipt for Meltiah carrying sugar aboard the Young.) Scans of notations made. [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.)
2013.246.2765	Western Way properties for sale	Publication, Clipping	Places, Island	(A) Six oceanfront lots for sale by Marr family along the Western Way (southwest coast) on Great Cranberry, July 2, 1970 Bar Harbor Times. (B) Map of lots for sale listing the lots as Cranberry Cove, Spruce Haven, Rockledge, Preble Cove, Western Way, and Roberts (on Long Point).	Western Way properties for sale Catalogue #: 2013.246.2765    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Places, Island Date: 1993 Materials: Paper Description: (A) Six oceanfront lots for sale by Marr family along the Western Way (southwest coast) on Great Cranberry, July 2, 1970 Bar Harbor Times. (B) Map of lots for sale listing the lots as Cranberry Cove, Spruce Haven, Rockledge, Preble Cove, Western Way, and Roberts (on Long Point).
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.
2013.246.2763	Spurling family obituaries and wedding announcement	Publication, Clipping	Events People	(A) Deane Spurling Whitney 10/2/1994 obituary; (B) Ida M. Spurling obituary 4/5/1994; and (C) wedding announcement for Harold Spurling & mabel Ingersol of Lynn.	Spurling family obituaries and wedding announcement Catalogue #: 2013.246.2763    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events People Date: 1994 Materials: Paper Description: (A) Deane Spurling Whitney 10/2/1994 obituary; (B) Ida M. Spurling obituary 4/5/1994; and (C) wedding announcement for Harold Spurling & mabel Ingersol of Lynn.
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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