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2014.565.3056William Preble Grocery Receipt for Nettie Stanley.
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
A grocery store receipt for Nettie Stanley. Some items featured on this list are cans of milk, can of peaches, and coffee. The bill of about $50 was paid on July 29th, 1904.
William Preble Grocery Receipt for Nettie Stanley.
Catalogue #:
  • 2014.565.3056   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Creator:
  • William Preble
Date:
  • 1904
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
A grocery store receipt for Nettie Stanley. Some items featured on this list are cans of milk, can of peaches, and coffee. The bill of about $50 was paid on July 29th, 1904.
2014.564.3055William P. Preble to Nettie Stanley
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
Grocery store receipt for N. Stanley. Some bought items are eggs, sugar and lemons. The payment for all of these items was received on July 29th, 1904.
William P. Preble to Nettie Stanley
Catalogue #:
  • 2014.564.3055   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Creator:
  • William Preble
Date:
  • 1904
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Grocery store receipt for N. Stanley. Some bought items are eggs, sugar and lemons. The payment for all of these items was received on July 29th, 1904.
2013.220.1875Wilfred S. Trussell 1906 motorized vessel license
  • Document, Permission, License
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • People
Document, License, framed under glass, to operate or navigate motorized vessels of 15 gross tons or less and to carry passengers, issued to Wilfred S. Trussell, 21 Sept 1906, signed by Charles O. Cousinly and Walter L. Blaisdell
Wilfred S. Trussell 1906 motorized vessel license
Catalogue #:
  • 2013.220.1875   
Type:
  • Document, Permission, License
Subject:
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • People
Date:
  • 1906
Materials:
  • Paper
Size:
  • frame: 12" L x 10.75" W x 0.75" H
Description:
Document, License, framed under glass, to operate or navigate motorized vessels of 15 gross tons or less and to carry passengers, issued to Wilfred S. Trussell, 21 Sept 1906, signed by Charles O. Cousinly and Walter L. Blaisdell
1000.7.105Wedding announcment William E. Duren & Addie E. Stanley
  • Document, Government, Marriage Record
  • People
Wedding Announcement, William E. Duren & Addie E. Stanley, 10 Oct 1906
Wedding announcment William E. Duren & Addie E. Stanley
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.7.105   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Marriage Record
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1906
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Wedding Announcement, William E. Duren & Addie E. Stanley, 10 Oct 1906
2016.334.2235Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1904
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Documents. Scan of Town of Cranberry Isles voting ballots from 1904 (part of 2016.334.2100).
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1904
Catalogue #:
  • 2016.334.2235   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Government Records
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Date:
  • 1904
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Documents. Scan of Town of Cranberry Isles voting ballots from 1904 (part of 2016.334.2100).
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.
The Board of Pharmacy of the State of New Jersey Certificate
Catalogue #:
  • 2014.538.3030   
Type:
  • Document, Certificate
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Creator:
  • Henry A. Jorden
Date:
  • 1907-05-15
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
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.
2016.343.2109Sword made from a swordfish bill
  • Object, Armaments, Sword
  • Object, Art
Sword made from swordfish bill, with woven rope handle with remains of gilt in several spots, large red bow, and painted nautical scene. From left to right along the blade the painting shows a lighthouse, schooners, swordfish, seagull, flower, and a scroll with "Rena A. Percy", and date "July 19, 1908" towards the tip. Painting is peeling and flaking in some areas. On reverse, peeling paint remains near hilt but no evidence of painting on the rest of the blade. The Rena A. Percy was a schooner under Master Willis G.[E?] Bunker, with a crew of 14, (#200857?), either 78 or 46 Gross Tons, measuring 76.5/ 21.6/ 9.4. Built in 1904 in East Boothbay and used for dory trawling around Jonesport and elsewhere - (http://www.cranberryisles.com/photos/ci_notes.html - Cranberry Islands Notes by Chuck Liebow). Willis Bunker (1855-1915) was the uncle of donor's husband Linden "Tud" Bunker. Note states: "Sword came from Percy's house, Winslow Bunker's father." (In 2016, this would be the house owned by the Sullivan's.)
Sword made from a swordfish bill
Catalogue #:
  • 2016.343.2109   
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Sword
Subject:
  • Object, Art
Creator:
  • Rena A. Percy
Date:
  • 1908
Materials:
  • Animal
Size:
  • 42" L x 4" W x 1"
Description:
Sword made from swordfish bill, with woven rope handle with remains of gilt in several spots, large red bow, and painted nautical scene. From left to right along the blade the painting shows a lighthouse, schooners, swordfish, seagull, flower, and a scroll with "Rena A. Percy", and date "July 19, 1908" towards the tip. Painting is peeling and flaking in some areas. On reverse, peeling paint remains near hilt but no evidence of painting on the rest of the blade. The Rena A. Percy was a schooner under Master Willis G.[E?] Bunker, with a crew of 14, (#200857?), either 78 or 46 Gross Tons, measuring 76.5/ 21.6/ 9.4. Built in 1904 in East Boothbay and used for dory trawling around Jonesport and elsewhere - (http://www.cranberryisles.com/photos/ci_notes.html - Cranberry Islands Notes by Chuck Liebow). Willis Bunker (1855-1915) was the uncle of donor's husband Linden "Tud" Bunker. Note states: "Sword came from Percy's house, Winslow Bunker's father." (In 2016, this would be the house owned by the Sullivan's.) [show more]
2014.288.2043Straw whisk broom
  • Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories
  • Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories
Straw whisk broom with metal and string binding, tag reads "Gift from Ladies Aid Society, ca. early 1900.
Straw whisk broom
Catalogue #:
  • 2014.288.2043   
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories
Subject:
  • Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories
Date:
  • 1900
Materials:
  • Plants
Size:
  • 6.5" H x 3.25 W x 1.0
Description:
Straw whisk broom with metal and string binding, tag reads "Gift from Ladies Aid Society, ca. early 1900.
2021.454.3038Spurling - Benjamin Spurling Received Pay Note
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
Capt. Benjamin Spurling to Edwin L. Hodgdon Sr. to Labor Planting Garden. Edwin worked 19 hours and earned $.25 an hour. There was a received pay discount of $.75 and so he earned a total of $4.
Spurling - Benjamin Spurling Received Pay Note
Catalogue #:
  • 2021.454.3038   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Businesses, Other Business
Creator:
  • Benjamin H. Spurling
Date:
  • 1909
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Capt. Benjamin Spurling to Edwin L. Hodgdon Sr. to Labor Planting Garden. Edwin worked 19 hours and earned $.25 an hour. There was a received pay discount of $.75 and so he earned a total of $4.
2005.138.1078Rug making and Maine Seacoast Mission
  • Document, Other Documents, Multi-Part Documents
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, Textiles
  • People
Documents pertaining to rug making. (A) Report of the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society for the year ending 1927. (B): Nine items of correspondence pertaining to the Cranberry Island Hooked Rugs program started by the Seacoast Mission, letters date from 1901-1902. The hooked rug program was one of the first cottage industries, the Seacoast Mission took completed rugs to New York for sale
Rug making and Maine Seacoast Mission
Catalogue #:
  • 2005.138.1078   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents, Multi-Part Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, Textiles
  • People
Date:
  • 1901
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Documents pertaining to rug making. (A) Report of the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society for the year ending 1927. (B): Nine items of correspondence pertaining to the Cranberry Island Hooked Rugs program started by the Seacoast Mission, letters date from 1901-1902. The hooked rug program was one of the first cottage industries, the Seacoast Mission took completed rugs to New York for sale
1000.0.1015Report cards for Hillard and George Hamor
  • Document, Student Record
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Report cards, school, six of Hillard Hamor and George Hamor's report cards ranging from 1908-1910. A couple of them are signed by John Hamor as a parent's signature
Report cards for Hillard and George Hamor
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.0.1015   
Type:
  • Document, Student Record
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1908
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Report cards, school, six of Hillard Hamor and George Hamor's report cards ranging from 1908-1910. A couple of them are signed by John Hamor as a parent's signature
1000.3.322Regulation of motor vessels
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Vessels, Boat
Official Document, "Regulation of Motor Vessels", 8 Jun 1906
Regulation of motor vessels
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.3.322   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Government Records
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • 1906
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Official Document, "Regulation of Motor Vessels", 8 Jun 1906
2010.152.1161Recommendation 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.
2018.421.2293Receipts for taxes and an organ
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Receipts for Taxes 1888-1901 and two other receipts including one for a Bridgeport organ 1904.
Receipts for taxes and an organ
Catalogue #:
  • 2018.421.2293   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Date:
  • 1900
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Receipts for Taxes 1888-1901 and two other receipts including one for a Bridgeport organ 1904.
1000.7.137Receipt quit claim deed Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Receipt, for recording quit claim deed, between Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley, 50 cents, 18 Apr 1903
Receipt quit claim deed Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.7.137   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1903
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Receipt, for recording quit claim deed, between Joseph S. Spurling & Asa D. Stanley, 50 cents, 18 Apr 1903
1000.0.292Receipt for supplies for Schooner Rena A. Percy
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Receipt & envelope, from Charles F. Guptill & Co., Portland, 14 Dec 1905, $36.58 food for the Schooner Rena A. Percy, to Capt. Lewis Stanley
Receipt for supplies for Schooner Rena A. Percy
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.0.292   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Date:
  • 1905
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Receipt & envelope, from Charles F. Guptill & Co., Portland, 14 Dec 1905, $36.58 food for the Schooner Rena A. Percy, to Capt. Lewis Stanley
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
2019.445.2825Postcards to Clara Rice on Sutton Island 1909-1917
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Postcards (1910-1917) addressed to Mr. and/or Mrs. Wilbert .A. Rice, Mrs. Clara Rice, Mrs. Caddie Rice. Correspondence is not remarkable, just brief notes inquiring about the weather, health, visits; birthdays (September and March) and many holiday greetings from family and friends on pretty, mostly seasonal and birthday postcards. A few are of practical matters. These are 1 cent postage stamps (until 1917) so the centuries old “a penny for your thoughts” expression comes to mind. About 100 postcards total; only 2 scanned. An April 15, 1910 Bar harbor Record newspaper article relates Clara was rescued from a boating accident off GCI. Clara Rice was postmistress on Sutton Island in the Cranberry Isles. She may have married a Fernald, then Charles Edward Bunker, and then wed Wilbert Augustus Rice in 1893. There are three houses in a row connected to Clara Rice including the donor's house on Sutton. There is also a collection of clipped 1 cent stamps in a 1919 envelope, and two stereoscopic cards (not scanned). [Investigation of genealogy of Clara Adeline Richardson Bunker Rice [1847-1923] see Lynne Birlem genealogy pdfs herein.]
Postcards to Clara Rice on Sutton Island 1909-1917
Catalogue #:
  • 2019.445.2825   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1909
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Postcards (1910-1917) addressed to Mr. and/or Mrs. Wilbert .A. Rice, Mrs. Clara Rice, Mrs. Caddie Rice. Correspondence is not remarkable, just brief notes inquiring about the weather, health, visits; birthdays (September and March) and many holiday greetings from family and friends on pretty, mostly seasonal and birthday postcards. A few are of practical matters. These are 1 cent postage stamps (until 1917) so the centuries old “a penny for your thoughts” expression comes to mind. About 100 postcards total; only 2 scanned. An April 15, 1910 Bar harbor Record newspaper article relates Clara was rescued from a boating accident off GCI. Clara Rice was postmistress on Sutton Island in the Cranberry Isles. She may have married a Fernald, then Charles Edward Bunker, and then wed Wilbert Augustus Rice in 1893. There are three houses in a row connected to Clara Rice including the donor's house on Sutton. There is also a collection of clipped 1 cent stamps in a 1919 envelope, and two stereoscopic cards (not scanned). [Investigation of genealogy of Clara Adeline Richardson Bunker Rice [1847-1923] see Lynne Birlem genealogy pdfs herein.] [show more]
2012.201.1594Postcard picture of the Congregational Church
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Religious
Post Card dated April 20th, 1906 to Mrs. L. E. Rice, Steuben, Maine from A. This post card is significant because it was mailed from the Post Office on Sutton (Island) and also a picture of the Congregational Church as it was in 1906 (the other side of post card Item # 1594a. The Postcard is a picture of the Congregational Church, Cranberry Isles, Me. (Mrs. E. A. Stanley, Publisher.) Hand writing text reads: Sutton Apr. 30th, 1906. My Dear Hattie: The (?) (?) around here yesterday. O.K. so you will see us soon. All are well. Lovingly A-"
Postcard picture of the Congregational Church
Catalogue #:
  • 2012.201.1594   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
Date:
  • 1906
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Post Card dated April 20th, 1906 to Mrs. L. E. Rice, Steuben, Maine from A. This post card is significant because it was mailed from the Post Office on Sutton (Island) and also a picture of the Congregational Church as it was in 1906 (the other side of post card Item # 1594a. The Postcard is a picture of the Congregational Church, Cranberry Isles, Me. (Mrs. E. A. Stanley, Publisher.) Hand writing text reads: Sutton Apr. 30th, 1906. My Dear Hattie: The (?) (?) around here yesterday. O.K. so you will see us soon. All are well. Lovingly A-" [show more]
2004.94.743Postage-stamp quilt made for Cara (Carrie) Richardson
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt
  • Other, Textiles
Quilt, postage stamp style of various colors including double pinks and brown madders with solid brown backing brought around to front with mitered corners creating a brown binding. Quilt is 97" x 75" with 1 3/8" squares. Handwritten note attached: "Quilt top pieced by Ladies from our 'Aid' in 1903 as a welcome home gift to Cara (Carrie) Richardson who had been her own captain and navigator on her second trip to the Orient in Peter's boat which she inherited on his death. Her house is near Carolyn Liebow's." [Note here that "Orient" may just mean away from Maine, per Ralph Stanley.] Mary Katherine "Carrie" Stanley Richardson (1848-1920) was the daughter of Enoch B. Sr. and Caroline H. (Guptill) Stanley. Capt. Lewis G. Stanley was her brother. She was the second wife of Capt. Meltiah Richardson (1828-1901) and mother of Emery Willard Richardson (1873-1883) and Charles Emery “Peter” Richardson (1885-1971). She attended higher education in Boston. She traveled with her husband on his vessel the Carrie M. Richardson and was an expert celestial navigator. Carrie is buried in the Stanley Cemetery. In 2001, the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society wrote and produced the original play, Carrie Richardson of Big Cranberry.
Postage-stamp quilt made for Cara (Carrie) Richardson
Catalogue #:
  • 2004.94.743   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt
Subject:
  • Other, Textiles
Creator:
  • Ladies Aid GCI
Date:
  • 1903
Materials:
  • Fabric
Size:
  • 97" x 75" with 1 3/8" squares
Description:
Quilt, postage stamp style of various colors including double pinks and brown madders with solid brown backing brought around to front with mitered corners creating a brown binding. Quilt is 97" x 75" with 1 3/8" squares. Handwritten note attached: "Quilt top pieced by Ladies from our 'Aid' in 1903 as a welcome home gift to Cara (Carrie) Richardson who had been her own captain and navigator on her second trip to the Orient in Peter's boat which she inherited on his death. Her house is near Carolyn Liebow's." [Note here that "Orient" may just mean away from Maine, per Ralph Stanley.] Mary Katherine "Carrie" Stanley Richardson (1848-1920) was the daughter of Enoch B. Sr. and Caroline H. (Guptill) Stanley. Capt. Lewis G. Stanley was her brother. She was the second wife of Capt. Meltiah Richardson (1828-1901) and mother of Emery Willard Richardson (1873-1883) and Charles Emery “Peter” Richardson (1885-1971). She attended higher education in Boston. She traveled with her husband on his vessel the Carrie M. Richardson and was an expert celestial navigator. Carrie is buried in the Stanley Cemetery. In 2001, the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society wrote and produced the original play, Carrie Richardson of Big Cranberry. [show more]
1000.0.564Poem about Grandfather Preble's house (or is this the old Spurling house?)
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Document, both sides of 1 typewritten sheet, poem "Grandfather's House" (inscribed to Uncle Enoch) by E.T. Preble, Chicago, 1 Jan 1900.
Poem about Grandfather Preble's house (or is this the old Spurling house?)
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.0.564   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1900
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Document, both sides of 1 typewritten sheet, poem "Grandfather's House" (inscribed to Uncle Enoch) by E.T. Preble, Chicago, 1 Jan 1900.
2014.272.2018Photo of school children with teacher ca. 1904
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Photograph. Discolored black and white photo mounted on cardboard with red blue and white paint drips on it. School children with teacher standing outside by log fence. Handwritten on reverse "School at Cranberry isles, me. School house on School House Hill. 1904?" Compare with school children in 1000.27.736 and 1000.123.994.
Photo of school children with teacher ca. 1904
Catalogue #:
  • 2014.272.2018   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1904
Materials:
  • Paper
Size:
  • 10" L x 6.75" W
Description:
Photograph. Discolored black and white photo mounted on cardboard with red blue and white paint drips on it. School children with teacher standing outside by log fence. Handwritten on reverse "School at Cranberry isles, me. School house on School House Hill. 1904?" Compare with school children in 1000.27.736 and 1000.123.994.
1000.46.263Note re: Mr. Davie
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Note, handwritten, summary of last service of Mr. Davie, 6 Nov 1904
Note re: Mr. Davie
Catalogue #:
  • 1000.46.263   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1904
Materials:
  • Paper
Description:
Note, handwritten, summary of last service of Mr. Davie, 6 Nov 1904
2021.463.2866Mountain View Inn (Right)
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • Organizations, Civic, Historical Society
A photograph of the Mountain View Inn before being moved and becoming the Historic Society. This building was originally used as a restaurant where the guest would eat upstairs and the food was prepared downstairs and brought up by a dumbwaiter. After the closing of the Inn the building was then used as a workshop. By 2004, the Mountain View Inn found a new home just up the road from its original location, and the Historical Society has been using it ever since.
Mountain View Inn (Right)
Catalogue #:
  • 2021.463.2866   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Building Business
  • Organizations, Civic, Historical Society
Date:
  • 1900
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
Materials:
  • Plants
Description:
A photograph of the Mountain View Inn before being moved and becoming the Historic Society. This building was originally used as a restaurant where the guest would eat upstairs and the food was prepared downstairs and brought up by a dumbwaiter. After the closing of the Inn the building was then used as a workshop. By 2004, the Mountain View Inn found a new home just up the road from its original location, and the Historical Society has been using it ever since. [show more]
2016.370.2133Metal tea strainer
  • Object, Food Separating Tool, Kitchen Strainer
  • Other, Culinary
Kitchenware. Tea strainer. Small, metal sieve basket suspended above attached metal bowl with black wooden handle. Stamped with: "Superior, Pat. Dec 22, 08, ALLCO"
Metal tea strainer
Catalogue #:
  • 2016.370.2133   
Type:
  • Object, Food Separating Tool, Kitchen Strainer
Subject:
  • Other, Culinary
Date:
  • 1908
Materials:
  • Metal
Size:
  • 6 1/2" L x 2" W
Description:
Kitchenware. Tea strainer. Small, metal sieve basket suspended above attached metal bowl with black wooden handle. Stamped with: "Superior, Pat. Dec 22, 08, ALLCO"