Newspaper clippings: A= Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stanley renew wedding vows, 1960. B= Schooner Nile of Bath, F.H. Lewis master wreck in Winthrop (no date).
Description: Newspaper clippings: A= Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stanley renew wedding vows, 1960. B= Schooner Nile of Bath, F.H. Lewis master wreck in Winthrop (no date).
Booklet, "Old Time New England" Apr 1937, with long story "The Steamer J.T. Morse, Her History and Adventures", with ten illustrations. Other stories too.
Description: Booklet, "Old Time New England" Apr 1937, with long story "The Steamer J.T. Morse, Her History and Adventures", with ten illustrations. Other stories too.
Model, three mast schooner model, wood. This model was constructed by Merchant Mariner and Bar Harbor storekeeper, Herbert Allen Whitney (1881-1950), and his brother Captain Harold Whitney in 1935-1937. It sailed in Hull's Cove in 1938, survived an apartment fire with only its sails singed, and then was relegated to basement storage for 60 years. In 2011, Phil and Karin Whitney, Mickey Macfarlan, and John French restored the model and christened her, The Islander. Model is loaned to GCIHS by Phil Whitney.
Description: Model, three mast schooner model, wood. This model was constructed by Merchant Mariner and Bar Harbor storekeeper, Herbert Allen Whitney (1881-1950), and his brother Captain Harold Whitney in 1935-1937. It sailed in Hull's Cove in 1938, survived an apartment fire with only its sails singed, and then was relegated to basement storage for 60 years. In 2011, Phil and Karin Whitney, Mickey Macfarlan, and John French restored the model and christened her, The Islander. Model is loaned to GCIHS by Phil Whitney. [show more]
Postcard from Rachel Field to J. Stuart Groves about a signature he wished to have in one of his books. Postcard is dated from 9/16/1935 from Sutton's Island
Description: Postcard from Rachel Field to J. Stuart Groves about a signature he wished to have in one of his books. Postcard is dated from 9/16/1935 from Sutton's Island
A photo album with 15 pictures of a snowy day on Cranberry island. These photos feature pictures of old cars with plows on them plowing the road, and stacks of high snow that surrounded the streets.
Description: A photo album with 15 pictures of a snowy day on Cranberry island. These photos feature pictures of old cars with plows on them plowing the road, and stacks of high snow that surrounded the streets.
Photo of Tud Bunker wearing a hunting outfit and suspenders holding up his breaches. Photo was taken around 1938 near Patton, Maine. Photo printed on hard cardboard for display purposes.
Description: Photo of Tud Bunker wearing a hunting outfit and suspenders holding up his breaches. Photo was taken around 1938 near Patton, Maine. Photo printed on hard cardboard for display purposes.
Bachelor of Science degree for Doris Preble Marr, from the State Teachers College. Awarded for having completed a four year course in "High School Teaching and Administration". Dated June 11th, 1934
Description: Bachelor of Science degree for Doris Preble Marr, from the State Teachers College. Awarded for having completed a four year course in "High School Teaching and Administration". Dated June 11th, 1934
An annual report for the town for Cranberry Isles, ME. This report includes a list of taxpayers, the amount of money going to wharfs, and also snow labor costs.
Description: An annual report for the town for Cranberry Isles, ME. This report includes a list of taxpayers, the amount of money going to wharfs, and also snow labor costs.
Video. DVD of Rachel Field's 1939 recitation of A Dutch Lullaby by Eugene Field (a.k.a. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod). Made into a video fantasy in 2006 by Daniel Maslan, age 13, grandson of Jeanne Cumming. 10 minutes long, color, with images and videos superimposed with book pages and illustrations. Audio is from Mutual Network's "Rise and Recite" program March 29, 1939.
Description: Video. DVD of Rachel Field's 1939 recitation of A Dutch Lullaby by Eugene Field (a.k.a. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod). Made into a video fantasy in 2006 by Daniel Maslan, age 13, grandson of Jeanne Cumming. 10 minutes long, color, with images and videos superimposed with book pages and illustrations. Audio is from Mutual Network's "Rise and Recite" program March 29, 1939.
Recording. CD version of the radio show "Rise and Recite" March 29, 1939 featuring Rachel Field reciting the poem "Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod". (Note: see also 2016.340.2106 An audio cassette tape of Rachel Field radio show #27045, "Rise and Recite, March 29, 1939, Mutual net. Grown men & women recite poems. Author Rachel Field recites." Letter with cassette was mailed to Bruce Komusin from J. David Goldin of Newtown, CT 2/10/2005.)
Description: Recording. CD version of the radio show "Rise and Recite" March 29, 1939 featuring Rachel Field reciting the poem "Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod". (Note: see also 2016.340.2106 An audio cassette tape of Rachel Field radio show #27045, "Rise and Recite, March 29, 1939, Mutual net. Grown men & women recite poems. Author Rachel Field recites." Letter with cassette was mailed to Bruce Komusin from J. David Goldin of Newtown, CT 2/10/2005.) [show more]
Church program of testimonial meeting in honor of Mr. Daniel H.E. Fox, 12 Aug 1935, retiring as pastor of GCI after serving 1933-1935, with photo of Mr. Fox
Description: Church program of testimonial meeting in honor of Mr. Daniel H.E. Fox, 12 Aug 1935, retiring as pastor of GCI after serving 1933-1935, with photo of Mr. Fox
Program of Annual Meeting of the Mt. Desert Island Federation of Women's Clubs, 25 May 1935, apparently held at "Mother's Club" of GCI, with song "Pines of Maine" by Elizabeth Powers Merrill
Description: Program of Annual Meeting of the Mt. Desert Island Federation of Women's Clubs, 25 May 1935, apparently held at "Mother's Club" of GCI, with song "Pines of Maine" by Elizabeth Powers Merrill
Program of Maine Summer Visitor's Day, hosted by the Abbe Museum at its location at Sieur de Monts Spring in Bar Harbor, 16 Aug 1935, listing acts in an historical pageant performed during the height of the Great Depression to promote Maine tourism. (Both sides of program scanned.)
Description: Program of Maine Summer Visitor's Day, hosted by the Abbe Museum at its location at Sieur de Monts Spring in Bar Harbor, 16 Aug 1935, listing acts in an historical pageant performed during the height of the Great Depression to promote Maine tourism. (Both sides of program scanned.)