Description: Block of railing from the German liner ship the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Gold plaque attached says "Teakwood Rail from the U.S.S. Mount Vernon 1917 - 1940". The Kronprinzessin Cecilie was given the name U.S.S. Mount Vernon when it was seized by the U.S. government at the start of WWI.
Description: Varying sized of white paper with blue type. Larger sheet reads "Beatrix Farrand Landscape Gardener Reef Point Bar Harbor, Maine". Smaller sheets read "Reef Point Bar Harbor, Maine". Last pieces of stationary in which Farrand refers to herself as "Landscape Gardener".
Description: Student ticket for the Bobby Jones vs. Jimmy Dugan boxing match on the 23rd of January at the Bar Harbor Casino. Ticket contains information about the match.
Description: Book with blue cover and in gilded text: "The Bar Harbor Blue Book and Mount Desert Guide 1881". Contains addresses and guide book with advertisements.
Description: (.01) Fireman of Bar Harbor Fire Department insignia "ENGINE" (.02) Fireman of Bar Harbor Fire Department insignia "HOSE" (.03) Fireman of Bar Harbor Fire Department insignia "LADDER" All with a 4 petal cutout
Description: Beatrix Farrand's black leather portfolio with matching leather insert. Portfolio has tabs which are labeled "Unanswered", "Answered", "Unpaid", and "Paid". Outside of both the portfolio and insert are initialed "BJ" for Beatrix Jones, her maiden name. Small paper envelope labeled "key" contains the small key which goes to the portfolio. Portfolio "A" (.01), Portfolio "B" (.02), Key (.03) [show more]
Description: Two small sachets; one in a flower print (1998.00.008) and the other in blue thin cloth with lace edges (1998.00.009). One Large sachet embroidered (1998.00.010) with the initials MCJ for Mary Cadwalader Jones, Beatrix Farrand's mother.
The Max Farrand Memorial Fund, Bar Harbor, Maine. Copyright, 1953, by Reef Point Gardens Corporation.
Date:
1953-06
Description: Pamphlet titled "Reef Point Gardens Bulletin" published by the Max Farrand Memorial Fund, Bar Harbor Maine in June 1953. Vol. I, No. 10. Has a black and white image of a flower in a vase titled "Hybrid Tea Rose Innocence". Photograph by Sewall Brown.