Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1282	Aerial View Hall Quarry with Houses and Ship at Dock	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Aerial View Hall Quarry with Houses and Ship at Dock Item: 1282    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry
1125	Broad ax	Object, Woodworking, Ax, Broadax	Businesses, Lumber Business				Broad ax Item: 1125    Type: Object, Woodworking, Ax, Broadax Subject: Businesses, Lumber Business
1721	Cast iron ship's bell	Object	Businesses, Maritime Business				Cast iron ship's bell Item: 1721    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Maritime Business Description: Cast iron ship's bell with partial detached yoke. The bell has a large crack and is covered with rust. The bell was retrieved by Harold Walls (1913-2000), a fisherman from Otter Creek, who retrieved it around 1958 or 59. Walls went fishing after a large storm, and found many buoys and lines tangled together. Instead of dealing with them at sea, he towed the tangle to Otter Creek to deal with it. This bell was found in the tangle. It is not clear how the bell ended up in the ocean and the exact location of the tangle is not now known. Temporary image [show more]
1706	Cast iron wrapping paper stand with twine attachment	Object	Businesses, Fishery Business				Cast iron wrapping paper stand with twine attachment Item: 1706    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Cast iron stand, with wooden rod and spool of twine. This was used by David Stanley at Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, to wrap fish for customers. The cast iron stand has raised letters reading CUTTER BOSTON on the inside of one leg. A spool of white twine accompanied this stand when it was given to the museum, but there was no longer any paper.
1059	C.E. Marcyes & Co. Envelope	Object, Writing, Envelope	Businesses, Insurance Business Businesses, Real Estate Business				C.E. Marcyes & Co. Envelope Item: 1059    Type: Object, Writing, Envelope Subject: Businesses, Insurance Business Businesses, Real Estate Business Place: Bar Harbor Description: Envelope with the return address for C.E. Marcyes & Co. with a note regarding Mr. Jerome Goodwin and Bernard Cough, c. 1930s. People Mentioned: Jerome Goodwin, Bernard Cough, C. E. Marcyes
1649	Collection of Documents	Document, Financial, Receipt	Businesses, Maritime Business				Collection of Documents Item: 1649    Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Businesses, Maritime Business Description: Collection of five documents, largely connected with the Clark family of Southwest Harbor. Copy of a charter document, dated 1864, between Nathan Clark and William Underwood, to charter the Schooner Loochoo. Letter from Railway Express Agency, August 16, 1946, to R.P. Clark thanking him for his long service. Letter from Maine Central Railroad, January 29, 1911, to R.P. Clark discussing the terms of his employment as express agent. Telegraph Blank (jokingly?) written for Grace Carroll from the Associated Press, August 6, 1903, warning her of hostile warships in Somes Sound. Receipt for goods purchased by Nathan Clark of Eaton & Lane, Boston, August 15, 1865. Goods include: flour, sugar, rum, good whiskey, butter, ticking, matches [show more]
1285	Hall Quarry Close-Up of Crane	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Hall Quarry Close-Up of Crane Item: 1285    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: Negative returned to owner.
1283	Hall Quarry in Snow	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Hall Quarry in Snow Item: 1283    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: Copy. Original returned to owner.
1284	Hall Quarry with 11 Men in Summer Sunday Dress Posed on Quarry Stones	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business People				Hall Quarry with 11 Men in Summer Sunday Dress Posed on Quarry Stones Item: 1284    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business People Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: Copy. Original returned to owner.
1705	Hand painted SEA FOOD sign	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Fishery Business				Hand painted SEA FOOD sign Item: 1705    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Hand painted sign reading SEA FOOD. Sign is painted on Masonite (or a similar product) and has a white background and black letters. The front of the sign is scratched and shows signs of age. The sign came from Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, operated by David L. Stanley. To see a photograph showing this sign or one like it, go to https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/5993
1707	Hand painted sign, "LOBSTERS LIVE OR BOILED"	Object, Sign, Informational Sign	Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business				Hand painted sign, "LOBSTERS LIVE OR BOILED" Item: 1707    Type: Object, Sign, Informational Sign Subject: Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business Description: Hand painted sign reading "LOBSTERS LIVE OR BOILED" Sign was used in the window of Stanley's Fish Market, Main Street, Northeast Harbor, operated by David L. Stanley. The sign consists of painted wood, with black letters on a white background. It is heavily abraded but still legible. There are visible screw holes on the front, with two vertical braces on the back. To see a photograph of this sign in the fish market go to: https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/6266 [show more]
1271	Haynes Express Truck with Man	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business People				Haynes Express Truck with Man Item: 1271    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business People Description: Copy of original. Original returned to owner.
1116	Island Steamboat Company, Steamer "Golden Rod" timetable	Document, Advertising, Poster	Businesses, Transportation Business		Island Steamboat Company		Island Steamboat Company, Steamer "Golden Rod" timetable Item: 1116    Type: Document, Advertising, Poster Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business Publisher: Island Steamboat Company Description: Framed poster with timetable for the steamer "Golden Rod" traveling between Southwest Harbor, Somesville, Northeast Harbor, and Seal Harbor. Captain William M. Crosby. Also mentions Somes House, George A. Somes, proprietor
1128	Northeast Harbor Grain Store	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Northeast Harbor Grain Store Item: 1128    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1139	Oil Drum, Socony	Object, Containers, Barrel	Businesses, Other Business				Oil Drum, Socony Item: 1139    Type: Object, Containers, Barrel Subject: Businesses, Other Business
1388	Painting "Village Smithy" Copy	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Blacksmith Business				Painting "Village Smithy" Copy Item: 1388    Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Blacksmith Business
1275	Panorama of Northeast Harbor--Clifton's Dock	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama	Businesses, Fishery Business				Panorama of Northeast Harbor--Clifton's Dock Item: 1275    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Photograph. Original returned to donor.
1147	Photo-Essay of Last (1942) Voyage of Coal Schooner "Rebecca R. Douglas"	Publication, Literary, Essay	Businesses, Coal and Oil Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Chanler - Bronson W.			Photo-Essay of Last (1942) Voyage of Coal Schooner "Rebecca R. Douglas" Item: 1147    Type: Publication, Literary, Essay Subject: Businesses, Coal and Oil Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: Chanler - Bronson W. Description: Photo-Essay by Bronson W. Chanler detailing a trip aboard the coal schooner "Rebecca R. Douglas" between Northeast Harbor and New York City. Note: As originally displayed in the museum, copies of the photographs taken by Chanler were mounted alongside excerpts and quotes. Around 2015 the photographs were removed from the 1984 posters so they could be scanned and better protected. They are uploaded here, as is the complete text by Bronson W. Chanler. [show more]
1270	Photograph Haynes Express Truck with 4 men and luggage	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business People				Photograph Haynes Express Truck with 4 men and luggage Item: 1270    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business People Description: Photograph copied and original returned
1277	Photograph Northeast Livery	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable				Photograph Northeast Livery Item: 1277    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1122	Quarry Bit	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Masonry Bit	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Quarry Bit Item: 1122    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Masonry Bit Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business
1123	Quarry Bit	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Masonry Bit	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Quarry Bit Item: 1123    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Masonry Bit Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business
1124	Quarrying Hammer.	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Stone Hammer	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Quarrying Hammer. Item: 1124    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Stone Hammer Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Description: Stone head. Wooden handle.
1290	Quarrying Tongs	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Quarry Tongs	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Quarrying Tongs Item: 1290    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Quarry Tongs Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Quarry tongs donated to museum.
1714	Shipping box lid	Object	Businesses, Other Business				Shipping box lid Item: 1714    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Other Business Description: Lid from a wooden shipping box sent to F.E. Manchester, an electrician, in Northeast Harbor. The lid consists of four planks and two crosspieces. Written in back ink is information about the recipient: F.E. Manchester Northeast Harbor Maine Ex Paid - refers the the cost of express shipping being paid Stenciled text reads: Sunbeam - Tungsten Glass Handle-With-Care don't-Drop The crate likely contained a tungsten lamp or fixture. Affixed to the front of the crate are two paper labels. One reads is from American Express and contains the shipping cost that appears to be $.95 or $9.5 The other is from Earle and Prew's Express from Pawtucket R.I. [show more]

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