Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1711	Sign for Wikhegan Old Books	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Sign for Wikhegan Old Books Item: 1711    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Wooden sign for Wikhegan Old Books, a rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign was removed from the building before the business closed, when books were sold from Pine Bough Antiques The sign is two sided and appears to have had a brown frame, which no longer survives. Brown paint appears beneath where the frame would have been.
1708	Ice Tongs	Object					Ice Tongs Item: 1708    Type: Object Description: Ice tongs from Stanley's Fish Market, Main Street, Northeast Harbor These ice tongs were used by David Stanley (and likely his father before him) to move large blocks of ice in the fish market. They are heavily rusted. There appears to be writing on one arm, but the rust makes it impossible to read.
1709	Ice Tongs	Object					Ice Tongs Item: 1709    Type: Object Description: Ice tongs from Stanley's Fish Market, Main Street, Northeast Harbor These ice tongs were used by David Stanley (and likely his father before him) to move large blocks of ice in the fish market. They are heavily rusted.
1592	Yachting Cap worn on A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s boats	Object, Clothing, Cap, Sport Cap, Yachting Cap	Recreation, Yachting	Zeidel & Co.			Yachting Cap worn on A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s boats Item: 1592    Type: Object, Clothing, Cap, Sport Cap, Yachting Cap Subject: Recreation, Yachting Creator: Zeidel & Co. Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Yachting cap with stitched emblem that incorporates the burgee of Philadelphia's Corinthian Yacht Club on the left (triangular burgee with white background, red cross, and blue corner) and A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s personal signal flag on the right (red field with a blue K outlined in white). Label inside the hat indicates that it was sold by Zeidel Uniforms of Port Washington, Long Island, New York and West Palm Beach, Florida.
1571	American Legion men standing next to the Firehouse, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Organizations, Fraternal People				American Legion men standing next to the Firehouse, Northeast Harbor Item: 1571    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Organizations, Fraternal People Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Members of the Lurvey-Wright Post of the American Legion standing to the south of the firehouse, Northeast Harbor. A key accompanying this photograph gives the names of some of the men, including Lyle Wescott, Jack Reynolds, Gerald Sr. [Gerald Norwood, Sr], Arthur Walls, Zip Ober, James Bunker, Larry Wass, Bill Cripps, John Manchester, Arthur Eaton, H. Suminsby, and ____ McCrae.
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]
1712	Sign for Pine Bough Antiques	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Sign for Pine Bough Antiques Item: 1712    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Wooden sign for Pine Bough Antiques, an antiques and rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign hung off the front of the building and is therefore double sided. Looking at the two sides, green painted frame on one side is more weathered than the other. The two-sided sign has green lettering and a green frame, and pine bough is painted in the upper left corner. [show more]
1713	Framed photograph of Bunker & Ellis lobster yacht, Rambler	Image, Photograph	Recreation, Yachting				Framed photograph of Bunker & Ellis lobster yacht, Rambler Item: 1713    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Recreation, Yachting Description: Framed and mounted photograph of Bunker & Ellis lobster yacht, Rambler. Rambler was the third boat built by Bunker & Ellis for Thomas Reath of Philadelphia and Northeast Harbor, and was launched in 1957. The boat is seen passing a bell bouy painted with the number 15. This image is temporary.
1715	Wooden Lobster Buoy	Object	Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business				Wooden Lobster Buoy Item: 1715    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business Description: Wooden Lobster Buoy, painted green and orange. The buoy is somewhat conical in shape, and has a hole through the center of it for a rope. The broader part (the top when floating in the water) is painted green, and the lower part is orange. Carving in the outer edge of the buoy reads: NEW 1400
1716	Wooden Lobster Buoy	Object	Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business	Lawson - Russell Lawson			Wooden Lobster Buoy Item: 1716    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business Creator: Lawson - Russell Lawson Description: Wooden Lobster Buoy carved by Russell Lawson. The body of the buoy is a deep orange color and the handle is white. A rope loop extends from the end.
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]
1153	Wheel, Wooden Bicycle	Object, Vehicle Component, Vehicle Wheel, Bicycle Wheel	Transportation, Cycle, Bicycle				Wheel, Wooden Bicycle Item: 1153    Type: Object, Vehicle Component, Vehicle Wheel, Bicycle Wheel Subject: Transportation, Cycle, Bicycle
1157	Children's Book "Little Folks Bible Gallery" by Jenny B. Merrill	Publication, Book, Childrens Book	Religion				Children's Book "Little Folks Bible Gallery" by Jenny B. Merrill Item: 1157    Type: Publication, Book, Childrens Book Subject: Religion
1178	Laundry Tongs	Object, Maintenance, Laundry Tongs	Object, Maintenance, Laundry Equipment				Laundry Tongs Item: 1178    Type: Object, Maintenance, Laundry Tongs Subject: Object, Maintenance, Laundry Equipment
1179	Wooden Pull Toy	Object, Pull Toy					Wooden Pull Toy Item: 1179    Type: Object, Pull Toy
1180	Box for wooden pull toy	Object, Pull Toy					Box for wooden pull toy Item: 1180    Type: Object, Pull Toy
1181	Bissell's Carpet Sweeper "Grand Rapids"	Object, Maintenance, Carpet Sweeper					Bissell's Carpet Sweeper "Grand Rapids" Item: 1181    Type: Object, Maintenance, Carpet Sweeper Place: United States
1206	Postcard Photo of 2 Women. Addressed to Mrs. AA Murphy, Somes Sound	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	People				Postcard Photo of 2 Women. Addressed to Mrs. AA Murphy, Somes Sound Item: 1206    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: People Description: Description says "Mrs. AA Murphy"
1214	Hooked Rugs C. B. Murphy Sold to Summer People	Image, Photograph	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug				Hooked Rugs C. B. Murphy Sold to Summer People Item: 1214    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug
1216	The Graces of Northeast Harbor. Steamship Company Owners.	Image, Photograph	People				The Graces of Northeast Harbor. Steamship Company Owners. Item: 1216    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1217	Claude Stanley Murphy in Boy Scout Outfit 5/27. Troop 1204	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Fraternal People				Claude Stanley Murphy in Boy Scout Outfit 5/27. Troop 1204 Item: 1217    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Fraternal People
1218	Four Bucklin Children: Susan, Belinda, Martha & Chuck	Image, Photograph	People				Four Bucklin Children: Susan, Belinda, Martha & Chuck Item: 1218    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People
1219	C. S. Murphy 5 Years Old with Horse	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals, Horses People				C. S. Murphy 5 Years Old with Horse Item: 1219    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals, Horses People Description: ca. 1919
1221	Four Girls, Mount Desert High School	Image, Photograph	Organzations, School Institution, High Schools People				Four Girls, Mount Desert High School Item: 1221    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organzations, School Institution, High Schools People Description: ca. 1961
1224	Postcard with photograph of Hooked Rug	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug				Postcard with photograph of Hooked Rug Item: 1224    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug

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