Description: Two pen and ink drawings by Christine Bulmer Gilley, in weathered wooden lath frames; one of a lighthouse with a stone wall, field, building and mountains in the background, one of a lobster fisherman aboard a lobster boat hauling a trap. Donated by Donna Gann, Lopaus Point Bernard, via Helene Tuchman, 10/12/2015.
Description: Waitresses from the Seaside Inn in Seal Harbor, Maine. Individuals have numbers written in blue pen on their arms. Identification for each individual is written on the back. People Depicted: Blanche Bates, Grace Coggins, Florence Cole, Marie Curtis, Virginia Drury, Winifred Gray, Dorothy Green, Isabella Harper, Rose Harvey, Neva Headley, Elizabeth Hinckley, Liola Hopkins, Lola Huntley, Louise Johnson, Florence Mason, Annie Richie, Annie Ryder, Mabel Snow, Ada Sproule, Thelma Thompson, Velma Wallace, Elsie Whitmore Black and white [show more]
Description: Frank and Jenny Manchester in front of their home in McKinley (Bass Harbor), Maine. Inscription on back in blue pen reads "Frank and Jenny Manchester in front of their Home at McKinley. Donated by W. S. Reed" People Depicted: Jenny Manchester, Frank Manchester Black and white
Description: Norwood was a local librarian in Bernard, Maine, who died of influenza at the age of 46 in 1918. Portrait of Amanda Richardson Norwood. Inscriptions on back read "Aunt Mannie" in pencil and "Amanda Richardson Norwood" in pen. People Depicted: Amanda Richardson Norwood Black and white
Description: The Cimbria was coming to Bass Harbor from Southwest Harbor on October 14, 1898 when she ran aground on Tryhouse Point. The building in the background is the old Tryhouse. The steamboat "Cimbria" aground at Bass Harbor, Maine. Black and white
Description: This collection of photos was saved by Patricia, and include a few of her husband Oscar, as a boy. Patricia was a teacher for many years in Ellsworth and Tremont. She also saved and compiled notebooks of news clippings and copies of photos that we have at the museum.
Description: Lila Sawyer donated two old photo albums to the Historical Society through Chuck Liebow in 2017. These photos seem to have been collected by her cousin Harvey Melvin Sawyer and his wife, Charlotte Turner Sawyer. Charlotte's family lived in Sullivan, Maine and operated a large nursing home there for many years where the school administration building is now located on Rt. 1. Lila's grandfather and Harvey's grandfather were brothers. There are many old unidentified photos, as well as duplicates, photos of unknown people or places, and uncatalogued photos included in the collection. [show more]
Description: Collection of photographs given by Lewis Hopkins' wife, Onalee Warren Hopkins. She and Lewis raised several children and lived near the McKinley Cemetery in Bass Harbor. They also operated a small store and ice cream stand there for several years. The collection consists mostly of photos of family and friends.
Description: This collection of black and white photographs (and one tintype) was given to us by Mary Ann Hale, who purchased her Bass Harbor house at 224 Harbor Drive in 1994 from Doris M. Bridgham (probably Doris Torrey). Mary Ann found the photos in the house. The home was owned formerly by Maynard Torrey, father of Doris and Dorian. Maynard Torrey inherited the property from his father, Samuel S. Torrey, originally from Swan's Island. Maynard's sister, Fannie Etta Torrey married Allen Leslie Black, and they lived in the next house, and raised their family there. These photos are from both families. [show more]