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| Catalogue # | Title | Type | Subject | Description | |
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| 2018.419.2804 | Early Hadlock Papers Reference |
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| Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) | 
Description: Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more] |
| 2014.568.3059 | "Bangor Weekly Commercial" |
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| A receipt for the Bangor Weekly Commercial. It is a 12 month subscription or $1 a year, and is for William Preble. | 
Description: A receipt for the Bangor Weekly Commercial. It is a 12 month subscription or $1 a year, and is for William Preble. |
| 1000.0.569 | "Cranberry Tales" by LaRue Spiker 1971 |
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| Newspaper complete page, Ellsworth American 1 Jul 1971, "Cranberry Tales" by LaRue Spiker. About the Hadlock family, Capt. Sam Hadlock, Jr., with photos of Arthur Spurling, the old Ben Spurling house, Islesford Museum, Old Wm. Preble House, Church. | 
Description: Newspaper complete page, Ellsworth American 1 Jul 1971, "Cranberry Tales" by LaRue Spiker. About the Hadlock family, Capt. Sam Hadlock, Jr., with photos of Arthur Spurling, the old Ben Spurling house, Islesford Museum, Old Wm. Preble House, Church. |
| 1000.18.296 | Maine Coast Fisherman, Feb 1956 |
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| Newspaper sheet, Maine Coast Fisherman, Feb 1956, with interesting stories (lobster 8 cents each, etc.) | 
Description: Newspaper sheet, Maine Coast Fisherman, Feb 1956, with interesting stories (lobster 8 cents each, etc.) |
| 2010.152.1159 | Mackerel in Maine Waters - article 1909 |
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| Newspaper article, probably September 1909. Title: "Mackerel in Maine Waters". Article reports that 20 barrels of mackerel were caught by Eben T. Lewis, Benjamin A. Spurling, and John S. Seavey, near Monhegan. Article lists other ships and captains active in the Monhegan area due to reports of large schools of mackerel. | 
Description: Newspaper article, probably September 1909. Title: "Mackerel in Maine Waters". Article reports that 20 barrels of mackerel were caught by Eben T. Lewis, Benjamin A. Spurling, and John S. Seavey, near Monhegan. Article lists other ships and captains active in the Monhegan area due to reports of large schools of mackerel. |
| 1000.0.1622 | "Newman and Gray steers a steady course" article 2008 |
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| Newspaper clipping, "Newman and Gray steers a steady course" article in the Mount Desert Islander, dated Monday, December 25th, 2008 located on page 6, section 2. "Cranberry Isles: "The current economic downturn is on the radar of many boatbuilders in Maine. On the island of Great Cranberry, venerable boatbuilders, Newman and Gray, however, have yet to see the effects of the falling tide, due to a consistent current of customer service work. (note: item # 1622a & #1622b are the bottom portions of the newspaper page) | 
Description: Newspaper clipping, "Newman and Gray steers a steady course" article in the Mount Desert Islander, dated Monday, December 25th, 2008 located on page 6, section 2. "Cranberry Isles: "The current economic downturn is on the radar of many boatbuilders in Maine. On the island of Great Cranberry, venerable boatbuilders, Newman and Gray, however, have yet to see the effects of the falling tide, due to a consistent current of customer service work. (note: item # 1622a & #1622b are the bottom portions of the newspaper page) [show more] |
| 2013.246.2352 | Loading the mail boat ferry |
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| Wilfred Bunker (about age 43) receives cargo on stern of the Island Queen. "Mail Route - Men at Southwest Harbor load mail for delivery at Cranberry Island and Islesford." Photo shows the mail boat at the Lower Town Dock in Southwest Harbor. Photo for newspaper by L. Spiker. The Island Queen was built in 1963. Beal & Bunker moved operations to Northeast Harbor in 1972. | 
Description: Wilfred Bunker (about age 43) receives cargo on stern of the Island Queen. "Mail Route - Men at Southwest Harbor load mail for delivery at Cranberry Island and Islesford." Photo shows the mail boat at the Lower Town Dock in Southwest Harbor. Photo for newspaper by L. Spiker. The Island Queen was built in 1963. Beal & Bunker moved operations to Northeast Harbor in 1972. |
| 1000.0.782 | Maine Greets Opening of Yarmouth-Bar Harbor Ferry 1956 |
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| Newpaper clipping, Bangor Daily News, 6 June 1956, pp. 17-18 & 21-22, "Maine Greets Opening of Yarmouth-Bar Harbor Ferry," about the new ferry terminal in Bar Harbor, and the Bluenose ferry. | 
Description: Newpaper clipping, Bangor Daily News, 6 June 1956, pp. 17-18 & 21-22, "Maine Greets Opening of Yarmouth-Bar Harbor Ferry," about the new ferry terminal in Bar Harbor, and the Bluenose ferry. |
| 1000.27.671 | Working Waterfront 2001: GCIHS new museum |
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| Newpaper, "The Working Waterfront" Aug 2001, see page 10, article "Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Builds a New Museum from Scratch" | 
Description: Newpaper, "The Working Waterfront" Aug 2001, see page 10, article "Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Builds a New Museum from Scratch" |
| 1000.7.215 | "A New Super Highway", Bluenose Ferry, Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia |
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| Newspaper clipping, "A new Superhighway" about new Bluenose ferry terminal and service from Bar Harbor to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | 
Description: Newspaper clipping, "A new Superhighway" about new Bluenose ferry terminal and service from Bar Harbor to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| 2018.416.2778 | Brochures Civil War |
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| Three booklets: (A) Typhoid Fever Its Prevention and Restriction, Issued by the State of Maine (Form 25) undated, 4 pages. (B) Circular No. 54 State of Health of Maine, On the Prevention of Consumption undated, 4 pages. (C) What they have to do who State at Home issued by Fred. Law Olmstead, General Secretary, Washington DC 1862 (Civil War), 4 pages. | 
Description: Three booklets: (A) Typhoid Fever Its Prevention and Restriction, Issued by the State of Maine (Form 25) undated, 4 pages. (B) Circular No. 54 State of Health of Maine, On the Prevention of Consumption undated, 4 pages. (C) What they have to do who State at Home issued by Fred. Law Olmstead, General Secretary, Washington DC 1862 (Civil War), 4 pages. |
| 1000.7.214 | Knotting booklet |
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| Booklet, "Minerva Style Book" 1934, with styles for knotting (knitting?), and photos of models wearing the finished pieces | 
Description: Booklet, "Minerva Style Book" 1934, with styles for knotting (knitting?), and photos of models wearing the finished pieces |
| 1000.0.92 | Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book 1898 |
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| Booklet, "Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, Designed for Farmers, Mechanics, and All People", for taking daily notes, with quaint information | 
Description: Booklet, "Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, Designed for Farmers, Mechanics, and All People", for taking daily notes, with quaint information |
| 2013.246.2740 | Booklet, Facts and Fancies |
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| Booklet, Facts and Fancies, Fleischman & Co with illustrations, sayings and advice. | 
Description: Booklet, Facts and Fancies, Fleischman & Co with illustrations, sayings and advice. |
| 2014.547.3040 | Livermore Falls Trust & Banking Co. Notebook. |
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| A notebook dating back to 1929. This notebook could have belonged to Doris Marr. This notebook has all types of notes it, from college expenses to orders made in June. There was also newspaper clippings and announcements placed inside the notebook | 
Description: A notebook dating back to 1929. This notebook could have belonged to Doris Marr. This notebook has all types of notes it, from college expenses to orders made in June. There was also newspaper clippings and announcements placed inside the notebook |
| 2012.13.1392 | Branding iron 7327 |
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| Fishing gear, Metal Branding Iron to burn "7327" onto lobster floats or buoys, presumably. | 
Description: Fishing gear, Metal Branding Iron to burn "7327" onto lobster floats or buoys, presumably. |
| 2013.214.1852 | Branding iron RH STANLEY |
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| Fishing gear, branding iron to burn "RH STANLEY" onto wooden lobster buoys | 
Description: Fishing gear, branding iron to burn "RH STANLEY" onto wooden lobster buoys |
| 2013.256.1986 | Edgar White's branding iron |
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| Branding iron, long handle with heavy head: "E.N. White 1442". 1442 was Edgar Nelson White's number, and black and white were his colors. Edgar was Victor White's brother. With reminiscences of the family in the 1960s by Charles Liebow including Edgar and Alice White, their Dog Point Road house and outbuilding "Duffys", their grandsons Chuck and Larry Pipes, and working as sternman for Edgar. | 
Description: Branding iron, long handle with heavy head: "E.N. White 1442". 1442 was Edgar Nelson White's number, and black and white were his colors. Edgar was Victor White's brother. With reminiscences of the family in the 1960s by Charles Liebow including Edgar and Alice White, their Dog Point Road house and outbuilding "Duffys", their grandsons Chuck and Larry Pipes, and working as sternman for Edgar. |
| 2013.241.1956 | Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER |
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| Fishing gear. Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER. Iron head, no handle. | 
Description: Fishing gear. Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER. Iron head, no handle. |
| 1000.154.1122 | Gouge tool used in boatbuilding |
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| Tool, gouge used in boatbuilding; makers mark: BUCK BROS (head of buck deer) CAST STEEL | 
Description: Tool, gouge used in boatbuilding; makers mark: BUCK BROS (head of buck deer) CAST STEEL |
| 1000.0.1133 | Wood mallet |
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| Tool, wooden mallet, small, commercially made handle and heavy and hardwood head, used in boatbuilding | 
Description: Tool, wooden mallet, small, commercially made handle and heavy and hardwood head, used in boatbuilding |
| 1000.170.1232 | Double handled spoke shave |
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| Tool, double handled spoke shave, probably for smoothing a ship's mast | 
Description: Tool, double handled spoke shave, probably for smoothing a ship's mast |
| 1000.174.1236 | Boat building tool? |
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| Tool, boat building tool (?) | |
| 1000.0.1277 | Boatbuilding tool on wood base similar to nut cracker |
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| Tool, metal boatbuilding tool on wood base, similar to a nut cracker; molded into the metal "SARGENT & CO" and "10" | 
Description: Tool, metal boatbuilding tool on wood base, similar to a nut cracker; molded into the metal "SARGENT & CO" and "10" |
| 1000.0.1295 | Metal boatbuilding tool with long handle and hook |
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| Tool, metal boatbuilding tool with long handle and small metal hook on one end, probably for pulling out caulking from between seams, 13.25" | 
Description: Tool, metal boatbuilding tool with long handle and small metal hook on one end, probably for pulling out caulking from between seams, 13.25" |
