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2018.424.2342Repairs to the Brig Factor March 13, 1854
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel
Certificate for repairs to the Factor (three pages), a ship built on GCI 1832, in for repairs in South Carolina in 1854, with cargo of molasses and other items, with transcription by donor.
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Certificate for repairs to the Factor (three pages), a ship built on GCI 1832, in for repairs in South Carolina in 1854, with cargo of molasses and other items, with transcription by donor.
2014.575.3067Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Falls Trust Company booklet with a letter hidden inside.
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Other Business
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Fall Trust Company. This booklet has a hidden letter inside of it for a man names Clayton. This letter may have been written by Louis McSorley. This letter is basically catching Clayton on the life of the author who wrote the letter. It doesn't seem as though the letter was ever sent, or even finished.
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the Livermore Fall Trust Company. This booklet has a hidden letter inside of it for a man names Clayton. This letter may have been written by Louis McSorley. This letter is basically catching Clayton on the life of the author who wrote the letter. It doesn't seem as though the letter was ever sent, or even finished.
2002.44.201Tidal Press book offerings (Charles Wadsworth's publisher)
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Service Business
Brochure, 1988, advertising The Tidal Press book offerings (Charles Wadsworth's publishing business)
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Brochure, 1988, advertising The Tidal Press book offerings (Charles Wadsworth's publishing business)
2002.44.202Advertisement for Carl G. Nelson and Christopher Fry books
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Other Business
Brochure, 1979, advertising "The Prince of Peace" by Carl G. Nelson, and "Death is a Kind of Love" by Chrisopher Fry, both publications of The Tidal Press
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Brochure, 1979, advertising "The Prince of Peace" by Carl G. Nelson, and "Death is a Kind of Love" by Chrisopher Fry, both publications of The Tidal Press
2002.44.203Tidal Press logo
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Other Business
Letter and envelope, both blank, with logo of The Tidal Press
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Letter and envelope, both blank, with logo of The Tidal Press
2001.39.315Advertisement for baking supply and free trip
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Store Business
Advertisment in printed envelope, for baker's supplies made by Baker Extract Co., Portland, with coupon to win a free trip to World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893, to Enoch Stanley
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Advertisment in printed envelope, for baker's supplies made by Baker Extract Co., Portland, with coupon to win a free trip to World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893, to Enoch Stanley
2001.39.318Ad for boat paint
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
Envelope with advertising cards, from Tarr and Wonson Ltd., Gloucester MA, 9 Mar 1893, to E.B. Stanley, for boat paints
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Envelope with advertising cards, from Tarr and Wonson Ltd., Gloucester MA, 9 Mar 1893, to E.B. Stanley, for boat paints
2001.39.321Ad for Doan's Kidney Pills,
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Store Business
Advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills, Jan 1904
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Advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills, Jan 1904
1000.27.668Red House bed and breakfast advertising
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Businesses, Lodging Business
  • People
Document, 7 pages, 7 color photos, and 1 envelope, description of the Red House and its Barn (the Towns family house), and photos of same, for posting on web site with intent to rent, 12 Jan 2000
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Document, 7 pages, 7 color photos, and 1 envelope, description of the Red House and its Barn (the Towns family house), and photos of same, for posting on web site with intent to rent, 12 Jan 2000
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."
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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]
2000.233.198Brochure re: Smart Studio
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Brochure, advertising the Smart Studio in Northeast Harbor. Wini Smart was GCIHS founding member and local artist.
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Brochure, advertising the Smart Studio in Northeast Harbor. Wini Smart was GCIHS founding member and local artist.
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
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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
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Brochure for The Red House Bed & Breakfast, Great Cranberry Island, Maine with prices, run by Dot & John Towns until around 2001
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).
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Poster, Cranberry House Cafe (before it became Hitty's Karin Whitney ran it).
2022.614.3107"The Granite Napkin"
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
An old flyer for "The Granite Napkin." It says "Join us in our traditional cape on Great Cranberry Island for special lunches and afternoon teas + treats, or for dinner Thursday and Sunday nights (you must reserve). Were located 1/2 mile from the town dock opposite of the rusty anchor. Call Liza for information or the day's menu (it changes with our whims ], the weather, and the gardens best.) Open 12-3 daily except Tues. and Weds. Dinner Thurs. and Sun. at 6:00 and 8:00. Call to inquire about private parties. Tel. 244-7758.
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An old flyer for "The Granite Napkin." It says "Join us in our traditional cape on Great Cranberry Island for special lunches and afternoon teas + treats, or for dinner Thursday and Sunday nights (you must reserve). Were located 1/2 mile from the town dock opposite of the rusty anchor. Call Liza for information or the day's menu (it changes with our whims ], the weather, and the gardens best.) Open 12-3 daily except Tues. and Weds. Dinner Thurs. and Sun. at 6:00 and 8:00. Call to inquire about private parties. Tel. 244-7758. [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
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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
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Print, French fashions, woman with walking stick and fan, tall hairdo, hand-colored blue and gold in spots
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
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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
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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
1000.27.723Cranberry Cove Boating Schedule
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
Business card, Cranberry Cove Boating Co. run by Charles Liebow, with 1998 ferry schedule and fares from Southwest Harbor
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Business card, Cranberry Cove Boating Co. run by Charles Liebow, with 1998 ferry schedule and fares from Southwest Harbor
1000.27.804The Wind & the Wood, Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Boat
Brochure, "The Wind & the Wood," promoting Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building business in Southwest Harbor. With his thoughts about wooden boat building, and photos of him, his shop, and his boats. Brochure probably from the mid 1980s.
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Brochure, "The Wind & the Wood," promoting Ralph W. Stanley Inc., Boat Building business in Southwest Harbor. With his thoughts about wooden boat building, and photos of him, his shop, and his boats. Brochure probably from the mid 1980s.
2018.416.2788Blank form for ship's protest
  • Document, Certificate
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • People
Blank form: Public Instrument of Protest (Benjamin Benson Notary for Town of Tremont) wherein shipwreck/damaged cargo would described.
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Blank form: Public Instrument of Protest (Benjamin Benson Notary for Town of Tremont) wherein shipwreck/damaged cargo would described.
2014.538.3030The Board of Pharmacy of the State of New Jersey Certificate
  • Document, Certificate
  • Businesses, Other Business
A certificate from the board of Pharmacy notifying the recipient of a satisfactory examination score. This was likely sent to Wade Marr, who got his Pharmacy degree, and made a living as a druggist.
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A certificate from the board of Pharmacy notifying the recipient of a satisfactory examination score. This was likely sent to Wade Marr, who got his Pharmacy degree, and made a living as a druggist.
1000.0.88Spurling Cove Corporation stock
  • Document, Certificate
  • Businesses, Other Business
Stock Certificate, Spurling Cove Corporation, for 3 shares, 11 Aug 1981
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Stock Certificate, Spurling Cove Corporation, for 3 shares, 11 Aug 1981
2014.539.3031Marr - Louise H. Marr - Order of the Eastern Star Greeting.
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Businesses, Other Business
Two Order of the Easter Star invitations for Louise Marr. The first One dates back to 1985 and was held in Washburn ME. The second one is from 2005 and is being held in Pinecone. These invitations are notifying Louise of a new member being added to the Order of the Eastern Star, which is a masonic group.
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Two Order of the Easter Star invitations for Louise Marr. The first One dates back to 1985 and was held in Washburn ME. The second one is from 2005 and is being held in Pinecone. These invitations are notifying Louise of a new member being added to the Order of the Eastern Star, which is a masonic group.