Description: Roderick Ariel Pepper (R.A. Pepper on this envelope) was a Director & Treasurer of The Eastern Steamship Company, India Wharf, Boston, in 1915.
Eleanor Ruth Mayo died on January 30, 1981. Her executor, Ruth Moore, made a gift of Eleanor’s photographic collection in 1988. The Eleanor R. Mayo Collection of more than 772 images consists of negatives, contact sheets and prints, many of which are photographic copies Eleanor made from various family collections belonging to Mount Desert Island residents, now long dead. Eleanor spent years on historical research that she compiled in the extensive indexes (Mayo Volume I and II) also part of the collection. I was the library archivist when the gift was made and subsequently worked on cataloging the collection from 1988 until 2006. Meredith Rich Hutchins Director of the Southwest Harbor Public Library (1981-1986) Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs Archivist
Description: Eleanor Ruth Mayo died on January 30, 1981. Her executor, Ruth Moore, made a gift of Eleanor’s photographic collection in 1988. The Eleanor R. Mayo Collection of more than 772 images consists of negatives, contact sheets and prints, many of which are photographic copies Eleanor made from various family collections belonging to Mount Desert Island residents, now long dead. Eleanor spent years on historical research that she compiled in the extensive indexes (Mayo Volume I and II) also part of the collection. I was the library archivist when the gift was made and subsequently worked on cataloging the collection from 1988 until 2006. Meredith Rich Hutchins Director of the Southwest Harbor Public Library (1981-1986) Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs Archivist [show more]
Reginald Ingalls (1906-1974) - Superintendent - Technical Personnel Born in Bar Harbor Technical Personnel Superintendent, Company 154, Bar Harbor Superintendent, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Millard D. McLaughlin Captain, Commanding Officer at Company 1130, Camden, Maine Morris Young (1890-?) Born in Gouldsboro Married Geneva Unknown father of Manuel and Vincent Young of Tremont or Morris A. Young (1910-1993) Born on November 22, 1910 in Trenton Married Doris Leavitt (1906-1995) on November 28, 1934 Died on January 16, 1993 in Ellsworth, Maine Benjamin Conley Worcester (1882-1978) Born in Columbia Falls on July 19, 1882 Married Sophie E. Ramsdell (1887-1996) Died in Southwest Harbor June 10, 1978 Owned the land where the SWH CCC camp was built Technical Personnel, Foreman, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Charles Edward Shea Sr. (1907-1962) Son of J.M. Shea – mason contractor in Bar Harbor Married Abbie Louise Peach (1886-) Technical Personnel, Assistant Superintendent, Company 158, Southwest Harbor H. Arthur Gray Herbert Arthur Gray? Married Beatrice Boynton (1909-?) Possibly from Lisbon, Maine Possibly at Bridgton, Maine Company 1124 Fred Main Possibly son of Amos and Olive J. (Stanley) Main of the Cranberry Isles Amos Main (1850-1923) Olive Stanley Main (1850-1922) or Possibly Fred Main Son of Charles and Annie Main Born circa 1902 Living in Crystal, Arrostook County, Maine in 1920 Horace Hiram Liscomb, Jr. (1895-1939) Born on December 14, 1895 in Bar Harbor, Maine Married Annie T. Heery (1888-1982) Francis Jesse “Jess” Atwood (1906-1958) Born in Otter Creek Married Beatrice H. Grindle (1914-2004) on May 16, 1936, in Seal Harbor Died in Seal Harbor Technical Personnel, Construction Foreman, Company 158, Southwest Harbor William Blaine Campbell (1892-1950) Born August 10, 1892 in Maine Married Pheobe Adelaide Marshall (1892-1986) Died on June 4, 1950 in Bar Harbor, Maine Technical Personnel, Park Ranger, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Abner McPheters ? Probably a woodsman from the Old Town area Fernald Boyley James Byrnes Rutherford B. Hayes (1908-?) [Not to be confused with President Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893)] Born in Massachusetts 1st Lieutenant, Exchange Officer, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Lt. Paul A. Harris born November 1893 to Bert H. and Florence A. (Morgan) Harris in Indianapolis, Indiana Bert was a railroad official (Trainmaster) for the Pennsylvania Line entered Purdue University in 1914 Regular Army Officer – volunteered in May 1917 Retired as a Colonel wife – Yvonne Simond Harris daughter - Genevieve Marie “Mimi” Harris (1927-2010) Living in South Portland, Maine in 1930 8th Cavalry, Southwest Harbor Commanding Officer September 1, 1933-1934
Description: Reginald Ingalls (1906-1974) - Superintendent - Technical Personnel Born in Bar Harbor Technical Personnel Superintendent, Company 154, Bar Harbor Superintendent, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Millard D. McLaughlin Captain, Commanding Officer at Company 1130, Camden, Maine Morris Young (1890-?) Born in Gouldsboro Married Geneva Unknown father of Manuel and Vincent Young of Tremont or Morris A. Young (1910-1993) Born on November 22, 1910 in Trenton Married Doris Leavitt (1906-1995) on November 28, 1934 Died on January 16, 1993 in Ellsworth, Maine Benjamin Conley Worcester (1882-1978) Born in Columbia Falls on July 19, 1882 Married Sophie E. Ramsdell (1887-1996) Died in Southwest Harbor June 10, 1978 Owned the land where the SWH CCC camp was built Technical Personnel, Foreman, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Charles Edward Shea Sr. (1907-1962) Son of J.M. Shea – mason contractor in Bar Harbor Married Abbie Louise Peach (1886-) Technical Personnel, Assistant Superintendent, Company 158, Southwest Harbor H. Arthur Gray Herbert Arthur Gray? Married Beatrice Boynton (1909-?) Possibly from Lisbon, Maine Possibly at Bridgton, Maine Company 1124 Fred Main Possibly son of Amos and Olive J. (Stanley) Main of the Cranberry Isles Amos Main (1850-1923) Olive Stanley Main (1850-1922) or Possibly Fred Main Son of Charles and Annie Main Born circa 1902 Living in Crystal, Arrostook County, Maine in 1920 Horace Hiram Liscomb, Jr. (1895-1939) Born on December 14, 1895 in Bar Harbor, Maine Married Annie T. Heery (1888-1982) Francis Jesse “Jess” Atwood (1906-1958) Born in Otter Creek Married Beatrice H. Grindle (1914-2004) on May 16, 1936, in Seal Harbor Died in Seal Harbor Technical Personnel, Construction Foreman, Company 158, Southwest Harbor William Blaine Campbell (1892-1950) Born August 10, 1892 in Maine Married Pheobe Adelaide Marshall (1892-1986) Died on June 4, 1950 in Bar Harbor, Maine Technical Personnel, Park Ranger, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Abner McPheters ? Probably a woodsman from the Old Town area Fernald Boyley James Byrnes Rutherford B. Hayes (1908-?) [Not to be confused with President Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893)] Born in Massachusetts 1st Lieutenant, Exchange Officer, Company 158, Southwest Harbor Lt. Paul A. Harris born November 1893 to Bert H. and Florence A. (Morgan) Harris in Indianapolis, Indiana Bert was a railroad official (Trainmaster) for the Pennsylvania Line entered Purdue University in 1914 Regular Army Officer – volunteered in May 1917 Retired as a Colonel wife – Yvonne Simond Harris daughter - Genevieve Marie “Mimi” Harris (1927-2010) Living in South Portland, Maine in 1930 8th Cavalry, Southwest Harbor Commanding Officer September 1, 1933-1934 [show more]
The coin is one of the largest issue coins produced (1850-1933) by the U.S. Mint for general coinage. Measuring 1.34” in diameter, the coins weigh 33.436 grams each, are alloys of 90% gold and 10% copper. Each coin contains .9675 ounce of gold. Lura Belle (Haynes) Dolliver can be seen wearing a coin like this at her neck as jewelry in related item #9538.
Description: The coin is one of the largest issue coins produced (1850-1933) by the U.S. Mint for general coinage. Measuring 1.34” in diameter, the coins weigh 33.436 grams each, are alloys of 90% gold and 10% copper. Each coin contains .9675 ounce of gold. Lura Belle (Haynes) Dolliver can be seen wearing a coin like this at her neck as jewelry in related item #9538.
The troop billet ticket of Private Andrew Harmon Herrick. "Whenever you feel like growling, go out on deck, take ten deep breaths and smile for five minutes. The war is all over!" - U.S.S. America Troop Billet Ticket S.S. America, an Italian liner, was built for Navigazione Generale Italiana in 1908 by Cantieri Nav. Riuniti, Muggiano, Italy. Tonnage: 8,996. Dimensions: 476' x 55'. Twin screw, 16 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. She was originally owned and operated by La Veloce Line, making her maiden voyage Genoa to New York, May 20, 1909. She transported American troops during World War I, was in South American service, from 1924 and was scrapped in 1928.
Description: The troop billet ticket of Private Andrew Harmon Herrick. "Whenever you feel like growling, go out on deck, take ten deep breaths and smile for five minutes. The war is all over!" - U.S.S. America Troop Billet Ticket S.S. America, an Italian liner, was built for Navigazione Generale Italiana in 1908 by Cantieri Nav. Riuniti, Muggiano, Italy. Tonnage: 8,996. Dimensions: 476' x 55'. Twin screw, 16 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. She was originally owned and operated by La Veloce Line, making her maiden voyage Genoa to New York, May 20, 1909. She transported American troops during World War I, was in South American service, from 1924 and was scrapped in 1928. [show more]
Smillie - George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924)
Weeks - Edward Mitchell Weeks (1866-1959)
United States Postal Service
1920
Plymouth MA
Engraved postage stamp Vessel: Pilgrim Shallop - Shallop Title: Pilgrim Tercentenary 1620-1920 – Landing of the Pilgrims Scott Cat. Number: 549 Subject: Pilgrim Landing 1620 Media: Flat plate engraving Designer: Huston - Clair Aubrey Huston (1857-1938) Design Inspiration - art: White – Edwin White (1817-1877) Design Inspiration – engraving: Burt – Charles Kennedy Burt (1823-1892) Vignette Engraver: Smillie – George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924) Letter Engraver: Edward Mitchell Weeks (1866-1959) Frame Engraver: Louis Sartain Schofield (1868-1938) Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Carmine Rose Size: 1” x 1.25” Country: United States Postage Value: 2 cents Issue Series: 2nd in the Pilgrim Tercentennial Series. Issue Origin: The Pilgrim Tercentennial was a national celebration from December 1920 to the summer of 1921. Issue Date: December 21, 1920 Issue Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Issue Size: 196,037,327 See Also: "The Engraver’s Line: An Encyclopedia of Paper Money & Postage Stamp Art" by Gene Hessler, BNR Press, Port Clinton, Ohio, 1993. Page 4 and 5 explain the production steps taken to turn original art into an engraved postage stamp. Worth reading as the engraver works from the beginning on a plate of about 3.5” x 4,” engraving a stamp at its finished size. Engraving is used for very few stamps today and, when one reads about the process, one can understand why. The author even provides particular engraver’s recipes for the acid they used, including that of James Smillie, the famous landscape engraver. Smillie - James Smillie (1807-1885)
Smillie - George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924)
Weeks - Edward Mitchell Weeks (1866-1959)
Publisher:
United States Postal Service
Date:
1920
Place:
Plymouth MA
State:
MA
Source:
Southwest Harbor Public Library Collection of Photographs
Description: Engraved postage stamp Vessel: Pilgrim Shallop - Shallop Title: Pilgrim Tercentenary 1620-1920 – Landing of the Pilgrims Scott Cat. Number: 549 Subject: Pilgrim Landing 1620 Media: Flat plate engraving Designer: Huston - Clair Aubrey Huston (1857-1938) Design Inspiration - art: White – Edwin White (1817-1877) Design Inspiration – engraving: Burt – Charles Kennedy Burt (1823-1892) Vignette Engraver: Smillie – George Frederick Cumming Smillie (1854-1924) Letter Engraver: Edward Mitchell Weeks (1866-1959) Frame Engraver: Louis Sartain Schofield (1868-1938) Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Carmine Rose Size: 1” x 1.25” Country: United States Postage Value: 2 cents Issue Series: 2nd in the Pilgrim Tercentennial Series. Issue Origin: The Pilgrim Tercentennial was a national celebration from December 1920 to the summer of 1921. Issue Date: December 21, 1920 Issue Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Issue Size: 196,037,327 See Also: "The Engraver’s Line: An Encyclopedia of Paper Money & Postage Stamp Art" by Gene Hessler, BNR Press, Port Clinton, Ohio, 1993. Page 4 and 5 explain the production steps taken to turn original art into an engraved postage stamp. Worth reading as the engraver works from the beginning on a plate of about 3.5” x 4,” engraving a stamp at its finished size. Engraving is used for very few stamps today and, when one reads about the process, one can understand why. The author even provides particular engraver’s recipes for the acid they used, including that of James Smillie, the famous landscape engraver. Smillie - James Smillie (1807-1885) [show more]
Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator.
Description: Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator. [show more]
Postage Stamp Title: Thornton Wilder Scott Cat. Number: 3134 Subject: Wilder – Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) Designer and Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, Virginia Artist: Michael Deas, New Orleans, Louisiana Typography: John Boyd, New York Modeler: Joseph Sheeran Media: Offset Lithography Printer: Ashton-Potter Ltd., USA Color: Black, cyan, magenta and yellow Size: 1.56 x 0.991” Country: United States Postage Value: 32 cents Issue Series: 14th in the Literary Arts Series Issue Origin: 100th Anniversary of Thornton Wilder’s birth. Issue Date: April 17, 1997 Issue Location: Hamden, Connecticut Issue Size: "The stamp features artist Michael Deas’s portrait of Wilder in the foreground, which is based on a photograph by Gisele Freund, a renowned photographer who is a former president of the Federation of French Art Photographers. The background comes from the artist’s imagination of a scene from Our Town, one of Wilder’s most well-known works." United States Post Office Postal Bulletin, PB 21941, March 13, 1997, p. 32. Artist, Michael Deas, was honored the second time by The Society of Illustrators for this design. They presented a gold medal to the USPS for this image and, the year before, for his portrayal of James Dean for that stamp.
Description: Postage Stamp Title: Thornton Wilder Scott Cat. Number: 3134 Subject: Wilder – Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) Designer and Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, Virginia Artist: Michael Deas, New Orleans, Louisiana Typography: John Boyd, New York Modeler: Joseph Sheeran Media: Offset Lithography Printer: Ashton-Potter Ltd., USA Color: Black, cyan, magenta and yellow Size: 1.56 x 0.991” Country: United States Postage Value: 32 cents Issue Series: 14th in the Literary Arts Series Issue Origin: 100th Anniversary of Thornton Wilder’s birth. Issue Date: April 17, 1997 Issue Location: Hamden, Connecticut Issue Size: "The stamp features artist Michael Deas’s portrait of Wilder in the foreground, which is based on a photograph by Gisele Freund, a renowned photographer who is a former president of the Federation of French Art Photographers. The background comes from the artist’s imagination of a scene from Our Town, one of Wilder’s most well-known works." United States Post Office Postal Bulletin, PB 21941, March 13, 1997, p. 32. Artist, Michael Deas, was honored the second time by The Society of Illustrators for this design. They presented a gold medal to the USPS for this image and, the year before, for his portrayal of James Dean for that stamp. [show more]