The unusual image on this certificate from the South Seal Cove School depicts a little girl lighting a flame under two kittens in a chaffing dish. The original notes on this item say: - Schools - Tremont - Seal Cove - South Seal Cove School - Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath. - Neal L. Murphy (1898-) son of John T. and Viola A. (Marshall) Murphy - Louise M. Heath (1872-1958), daughter of William Webster Allen and Alvena D. (McKenzie) Heath
Description: The unusual image on this certificate from the South Seal Cove School depicts a little girl lighting a flame under two kittens in a chaffing dish. The original notes on this item say: - Schools - Tremont - Seal Cove - South Seal Cove School - Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath. - Neal L. Murphy (1898-) son of John T. and Viola A. (Marshall) Murphy - Louise M. Heath (1872-1958), daughter of William Webster Allen and Alvena D. (McKenzie) Heath [show more]
Audubon Boy Number: 41471 Foaled: 1897 Sire: J.J. Audubon Dam: Flaxy by Bourbon Wilkes Bred by: E.P. Weathers of Avon, Kentucky Sold to: James Y. Gatcomb, Concord, New Hampshire Pacing Record: 1:59¼ From Wallace’s American Trotting Register containing the pedigrees of Standard Bred Trotters and Pacers and an Appendix of Non-Standard Animals, by The American Trotting Register Association, Volume XVII, Chicago, 1907, Standard Stallions, p. 153.
Description: Audubon Boy Number: 41471 Foaled: 1897 Sire: J.J. Audubon Dam: Flaxy by Bourbon Wilkes Bred by: E.P. Weathers of Avon, Kentucky Sold to: James Y. Gatcomb, Concord, New Hampshire Pacing Record: 1:59¼ From Wallace’s American Trotting Register containing the pedigrees of Standard Bred Trotters and Pacers and an Appendix of Non-Standard Animals, by The American Trotting Register Association, Volume XVII, Chicago, 1907, Standard Stallions, p. 153. [show more]
"Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html"
Description: "Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html" [show more]
“Prince” was a horse that originally belonged to Nell (Carrroll) Thornton in Houlton, Maine. Prince apparently died while staying with the Carroll Family in Southwest Harbor. Archivists were surprised at the number of Carroll family photographs of or featuring the horse, each lovingly labeled with his name. This letter attests to the family’s attachment to Prince.
Description: “Prince” was a horse that originally belonged to Nell (Carrroll) Thornton in Houlton, Maine. Prince apparently died while staying with the Carroll Family in Southwest Harbor. Archivists were surprised at the number of Carroll family photographs of or featuring the horse, each lovingly labeled with his name. This letter attests to the family’s attachment to Prince.
This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history."
Description: This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history." [show more]
“As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
Description: “As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right.
Description: Haying on Fernald Point in the Jesuit field at the base of Flying Mountain. The hay was for horse feed. Unknown waitress on the left. Chris Lawlor on right in front of horses. Bill Lawlor is between the horses and Joe Lawlor is at the far right.