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Updated: 04-Feb-2024

Mt. Kineo House
Stereophotograph - "No. 64. Donkey at Mt., Kineo House"
1880 (ca) - 3.5" x 7" - Moosehead Lake & Vicinity - S.S. Vose, Skowhegan, ME
Inv. No. 1800-0406-015 - Purchased from:  W.W. Weaver, Devon, PA (Ebay)
Stereophotograph - "No. 39. Kineo House from the Cove"
1880 (ca) - 3.5" x 7" - Moosehead Lake & Mount Kineo - D.C. Dinsmore, Dover, ME
Inv. No. 1800-0817-020 - Purchased from:  George Skillin Jr., Gorham, ME (Ebay)
Card - Mount Kineo House - "O. A. Dennen Superintendent"
1885 (ca) - 4.5" x 6" - "Hours of Meals" on back
Inv. No. 1885-1203-012 - Purchased from:  Stacey Holden, North Yarmouth, ME (Ebay)
Brochure - "Mount Kineo House"
1889 - 5.5" x 7.75" - 14pp
Inv. No. 1889-0701-066 - Purchased from:  Alec Stensell, Antiquarian Books, Welfleet, MA (Ebay)
Sheet Music - "A Kineo Love Song"
(c) 1901 by Fred H. Clifford - 10.75" x 13.75" - 3pp
Inv. No. 1901-0310-005 - Purchased from:  My Father's Stuff, Skowhegan ME (Ebay)
Brochure - "Yours for Recreation, Kineo!"
(undated) - 4.5" x 9" - 30pp
Inv. No. 0000-0898-016 - Purchased from:  Dennis Vanderwerf, Austin TX (Ebay)
Brochure - "At Kineo"
(early 1900's)
- 4.5" x 7.75" - 27pp
Inv. No. 1900-0799-011 - Purchased from: Bob Havey, Sullivan, ME (Ebay)
Brochure - "Get the Kineo Habit"
(early 1900's)
- 3" x 6" - 12pp
Inv. No. 1900-0799-011 - Purchased from: Bob Havey, Sullivan, ME (Ebay)
Cabinet Photograph - "Kineo, Me, Base Ball Nine"
(early 1900's)
- 7" x 9" - Label on back: Herbert L. Jillson / Correspondant / Kineo, - - Maine.
Inv. No. 1900-0204-135 - Purchased from: Michael Graves, Bar Harbor, ME (Ebay)
1910 (ca) - Kineo House - Moosehead Lake, Me.
4" x 1" Sterling - Enameled fish on handle

Inv. No. 1910-0223-035 - Purchased from: Grantiques1(Ebay)
1910 - Order - China, Plate, etc. for New Mt. Kineo House
8.5 x 11" - 9pp (Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Co., Boston, MA)

Inv. No. 1910-0606-005 - Purchased from: Ralph Petrucci, Largo, FL (Ebay)
1911 - Letterhead - Maine Central Railroad / New Mount Kineo House
8.5 x 7" -  April 10, 1917 - Signed by C. A. Judkins (Resident Manager)

Inv. No. 1911-0806-003 - Purchased from: Richard Muse, Rochester, NH (Ebay)
1911 - Booklet - The New Mount Kineo House / at Kineo, Maine on Moosehead Lake
7 x 9" -  1911 by the Kalkoff Company, New York - 54pp

Inv. No. 1911-1223-045 - Purchased from: Ferguson201(Ebay)
1917 - Letterhead - Ricker Hotel Company / Mount Kineo House
8.5 x 11" -  Sep 22, 1917 - Signed by C. A. Judkins (Manager)

Inv. No. 1917-0906-008 - Purchased from: Richard Muse, Rochester, NH (Ebay)
1918 - Letterhead - Ricker Hotel Company / Mount Kineo House
8.5 x 11" -  Jan 29, 1918 - To E. P. Ricker

Inv. No. 1918-1020-009 - Purchased from: eshirl, Old Orchard Beach, ME (Ebay)
1915 (ca) - Ticket - Maine Central Rail Road 
2.5 x 6" -  Hotel Help Ticket - Portland, ME to New Mount Kineo House

Inv. No. 1915-0307-012 - Purchased from: Marty Cornellison, Alton, NH (Ebay)
Tea Spoon - "New Mt.Kineo House" - Reed & Barton
Inv. No. 0000-1098-012 - Purchased from: Centervale Farm Antiques, Scarborough, ME
Lobster Set (4 pcs) - "New Kineo House" - Reed & Barton
Cracker, Pick, Small Spoon, Seafood Fork
Inv. No. 0000-1198-019 - Purchased from:  Sturbridge Antique Center, Sturbridge, MA
1920's - Photograph - Mount Kineo Baseball Team
6" x 8"
Inv. No. 1920-1218-016 - Purchased from:  Robert Langmuir, Philadelphia, PA (Ebay)
1920 (ca) - Brochure - "The Mount Kineo / The SamOset"
4" x 9" - 12pp
Inv. No. 1920-1100-023 - Purchased from:  Beverly Albritton (Ebay)
1929 (ca) - Brochure - "The Mount Kineo / The SamOset"
8" x 9" - 8pp (with original envelope postmarked Kineo, ME Jul 28, 1929)
Inv. No. 1929-0810-008 - Purchased from:  P. Lyngard, Albany, NY (Ebay)
MKH_A.jpg (1954 bytes) MKH_B.jpg (2671 bytes)
MKH_C.jpg (2716 bytes)
1920 (ca) - 3 Photographs, The Mount Kineo House
3.25" x 7.25"
[A]
Inv. No. 1920-0502-006 - Purchased from:  Brimfield Antiques Show
[B] Inv. No. 1920-0502-006 - Purchased from:  Brimfield Antiques Show
[C] Inv. No. 1920-0502-006 - Purchased from:  Brimfield Antiques Show
Framed and Signed Handcolored Photo Print - Mount Kineo House
Charles Sawyer - The Sawyer Pictures, Concord N.H. (1900-1949) - 8.5" x 10.5" - original frame and backing paper with stamp
Inv. No. 1920-0319-065 - Purchased from:  jeanirenej, Burlington, VT (Ebay)
1912 - Brochure - "Ricker Hotel Company - 1912 - The New Mount Kineo House and Annex - The SamOset"
(The Kalkhoff Company, New York, NY; 1912) 8" x 10" - 64pp [cover missing]
Inv. No. 1912-0001-000 - Gift from:  Aunt Kay
SamOset (formerly the Bay Point Hotel)
BayPointLetterhead_1901.gif (4309 bytes) 1901 - Letter - To Hiram Ricker from Alan F. Campbell
6" x 9" - 2pp (on Bay Point Hotel Letterhead - June, 14, 1901) 
Inv. No. 1901-0606-005 - Purchased from:  Ralph Petrucci, Largo, FL (Ebay)
BayPointLetterhead_1901.gif (4309 bytes) 1901 - Letter - To E. P. Ricker from Alan F. Campbell
6" x 9" - 1p (on Bay Point Hotel Letterhead - July, 1, 1901) 
Inv. No. 1901-0107-006 - Purchased from:  Ralph Petrucci, Largo, FL (Ebay)
1905 - Menu - Evening, Tuesday, July 25, 1905
4.5" x 7" (bi-fold) 
Inv. No. 1905-1212-000 - Gift from:  Jody Harris
1907 - Contract - To Install a Steam Elevator in Samoset Hotel
8.5" x 14" - 3pp (Otis Elevator Company - January 7, 1907) 
Inv. No. 1907-0606-005 - Purchased from:  Ralph Petrucci, Largo, FL (Ebay)
1910 (ca) - Brochure - "The SamOset"
7" x 9" - 32pp
Inv. No. 1910-1211-048 - Gift from:  Aunt Kay
1912 - Brochure - "Ricker Hotel Company - 1912 - The New Mount Kineo House and Annex - The SamOset"
(The Kalkhoff Company, New York, NY; 1912) 8" x 10" - 64pp [cover missing]
Inv. No. 1912-0001-000 - Gift from:  Aunt Kay
1913 - Brochure - "The SamOset"
7" x 9" - 32pp
Inv. No. 1913-0202-024 - Purchased from:  Bernie Dunn, South Paris, ME (Ebay)
1920 (ca) - Brochure - "The Mount Kineo / The SamOset"
4" x 9" - 12pp
Inv. No. 1920-1100-023 - Purchased from:  Beverly Albritton (Ebay)
1928 - Timetable - "The SamOset Company - Motor Coach Passenger Service"
3" x 5" - 4pp (bi-fold)
Inv. No. 1928-0817-005 - Purchased from:  Fred Lehrer, Morristown, TN (Ebay)
1929 (ca) - Brochure - "The Mount Kineo / The SamOset"
8" x 9" - 8pp (with original envelope postmarked Kineo, ME Jul 28, 1929)
Inv. No. 1929-0810-008 - Purchased from:  P. Lyngard, Albany, NY (Ebay)
Ladle - "The SamOset" - 15-75 International Silver Co.
7"
Inv. No. 0000-0702-040 - Purchased from:  Bruce Eastman, Jay, ME (Ebay)
Summit Springs Hotel
1900 (ca) - Floor Plans - "White Oak Hill Spring Hotel, Poland, Maine"
11" x 13.5" - 1 sheet
Inv. No. 1900-0206-020 - Purchased from:  Kathy Irving, Gray, ME (Ebay)
1905 (ca) - Booklet - "Summit Spring Hotel, Poland, Maine"
4.5" x 6" - 28pp
Inv. No. 1905-1203-0 - Purchased from:  Avatar Antiques, Cape Porpoise, ME
1904 - Dance Card- Summit Spring Hotel
5.5" x 7"
Inv. No. 1904-614-012 - Purchased from: Emaloneybooks, West Peterborough, NH (Ebay)
1905 - Ad - Summit Spring Hotel
5.5" x 8"
Inv. No. 1905-0499-007 - Purchased from: Don Ridley, Portland, ME (Ebay)
1905 (ca) - Lamson Platinograph - Summit Spring Hotel
1.75" x 3.5" mounted on 4.75" x 7" card.  Publ. by Lamson Studio, Portland, ME
Inv. No. 1915-0709-030 - Purchased from
:  Dog Mountain Adventures, Kennebunk, ME
1910 (ca) - Booklet - "The Switzerland of America - Naples and Poland"
6" x 9" - 48pp
Inv. No. 1910-0199-040 - Purchased from:  Paper & Collectibles Show, Boxboro, MA
1910 (ca) - Booklet - "Summit Spring House - Poland, Maine - On the Hill Top - The Switzerland of America"
6" x 8.5" - 28pp
Inv. No. 1910-1012-020 - Purchased from:  Diane Lancaster, Alfred, ME (EBay)
1910 (ca) - Letterhead - "Summit Spring House / Bay of Naples Inn - Poland, Maine - George H. Davis"
6" x 9.75" - 2 sheets
Inv. No. 1910-1012-010 - Purchased from:  Diane Lancaster, Alfred, ME (EBay)
Key Fob - Summit Spring Hotel - Room 26
5" long
Inv. No. 0000-0809-000 - Gift from
:  Dan Bilodeau, Auburn, ME
1911 - Brochure - "Summit Spring Hotel, Poland Maine"
4" x 7" - 16pp
Inv. No. 1911-0200-100 - Purchased from: Mary Kendrick, Summerside PE Canada (Ebay)
1912 - Ad - "Summit Spring Hotel, Poland, Maine"
2" x 5"
Inv. No. 1912-1099-035 - Purchased from
:  Sturbridge Antique Center, Sturbridge, MA
1924 - Ad - "Summit Springs Hotel and Bungalows, Poland, Maine"
2" x 5"
Inv. No. 1924-1099-025 - Purchased from
:  Sturbridge Antique Center, Sturbridge, MA
1933 - Menu - Summit Springs Hotel - Dinner
July 19, 1933
- 5.5" x 8" - 30pp
Inv. No. 1933-0199-003 - Purchased from:  DeWolfe & Wood, Alfred, ME
1937 - Letter/Brochure - Summit Springs Hotel
Apr 29, 193
7 - 7" x 11" - 3pp (with floorplan)
Inv. No. 1937-0707-024 - Purchased from:  John Grammer, Montgomery, NY (Ebay)
1941 - Menu - Summit Springs Hotel - "South American Night" Gala Dinner
Saturday, August 9, 1941 - 6" x 9" (bi-fold)

Inv. No. 1941-0316-008 - Purchased from: Chester & Brenda Jones, Poland, ME (Ebay)
Matchbook - "Summit Spring Hotel"
1.5" x 3.5" - Flat/Empty
Inv. No. 0000-0507-002 - Purchased from:   Robert Bush, Bristol, RI (Ebay)
Inv. No. 0000-0514-001 - Purchased from:   amy99781, Sharon, MA (Ebay)
Bay of Naples Inn
1903 - Menu - Bay of Naples Inn
4.5" x 6.5"
Inv. No. 1903-0809-013 - Purchased from: Bailey Hill Antiques, Poland, ME (Ebay)
1910 (ca) - Booklet - "The Switzerland of America - Naples and Poland"
6" x 9" - 48pp
Inv. No. 1910-0199-040 - Purchased from:  Paper & Collectibles Show, Boxboro, MA
1910 (ca) - Letterhead - "Summit Spring House / Bay of Naples Inn - Poland, Maine - George H. Davis"
6" x 9.75" - 2 sheets
Inv. No. 1910-1012-010 - Purchased from:  Diane Lancaster, Alfred, ME (EBay)
ME_NP.jpg (1606 bytes) 1910 - Booklet - "Bay of Naples Inn - Naples, Maine - 1910"
4.5" x 7.5" - 30pp
Inv. No. 1910-0901-030 - Purchased from:  DeWolfe & Wood, Alfred, ME
Souvenir Spoon - "The Inn - Bay of Naples, ME"
4.25" - Engraved gold-washed bowl, Squirrel on handle - marked "STERLING"
Inv. No. 0000-1205-035 - Purchased from:  Steve Dhondt, Owings, MD (Ebay)
1917 - Announcement Card - Bay of Naples Hotel, Naples, Maine
June 28, 19
17 - 5" x 7" - Second season
Inv. No. 1917-0206-010 - Purchased from:  Shirley Korobkin, Old Orchard Beach, ME (Ebay)
Press Photo
7" x 9" - "HBP033001-3/30/65-NAPLES, MAINE: The cupola of the Bay of Naples Inn is shown being removed from its 100-foot tower (3/29). It is 18 feet in diameter and is estimated to weigh 4-1/2 tons. The 65-year-old former summer hostelry is being razed by its owners, who have tried to sell the property including the 125-room building for several years. UPI TELEPHOTO"
Inv. No. 1965-0412-010 - Purchased from:  John Rogers, North Little Rock, AK (Ebay)
Keystone Springs, East Poland, Maine
1887 - Card - "Key-Stone Water"
3.5" x 5.5"
Inv. No. 1887-0808-005 - Purchased from
:  Kathy Irving, Gray, ME (Ebay)
1893 - Booklet - "Keystone Spring Water, East Poland, Maine"
4" x 6.5" - 16pp
Inv. No. 1893-0199-024 - Purchased from
:  DeWolfe & Wood, Alfred, ME
1893 (ca) - Pamphlet - "Key-Stone Water, Poland, Maine"
3.5" x 6.5" - Tri-fold
Inv. No. 1893-0706-026 - Purchased from
:  James Corallo, Ozone park, NY (Ebay)
Analysis of the Keystone Mineral Water
(undated) - 3" x 5"
Inv. No. 0000-0096-005 - Purchased from
:  Brimfield Antiques Flea Market, Brimfield, MA
Ink Blotter - Keystone Mineral Spring, East Poland, Maine / Hobert J. Kilgore, Prop.
(undated) - 3-3/8" x 6-1/8"
Inv. No. 0000-0516-010 - Purchased from
:  DatedPaper, Proctor, VT (Etsy)
Bottle opener, Keystone Mineral Springs
Inv. No. 0000-1296-000 - Gift from:  Dad - Christmas 1996
Bottle - Keystone Water - East Poland Maine
11" tall x 4" diam - Aqua glass
Inv. No. 0000-1017-025 - Purchased from
:  Mark Hagedorn, Oakville, MA (Ebay)
Bottle - Keystone Water - East Poland Maine
11" tall x 4" diam - Clear glass
Inv. No. 0000-0100-020 - Purchased from
:  Jeff Noordsy, Weybridge, VT (Ebay)
1954 - Bottle - Keystone Water - East Poland Maine
9" tall x 3" diam - textured glass with silkscreened logo - aluminum screw top lid
Thatcher Manufacturing Company; Marked mTc, 5 (rear); 2464 (side); 11, E 54 (bottom).
Inv. No. 0000-0117-010 - Purchased from
:  Donvayu, Lewiston, ME (Ebay)
Other Maine Hotels
Hotel China, Bangor House, Bangor, ME
Butter Plate - 3.5" - O.P.Co Syracuse - China -
Inv. No. 0000-0000-002 - Purchased from:  Unknown
Dinner Plate - 9" - O.P.Co Syracuse - China - (2)
Inv. No. 0000-0000-006 - Purchased from:  Unknown
Creamer - 2.75"h - O.P.Co Syracuse - China -
Inv. No. 0000-0000-000 - Gift from:  Unknown
DeWitt_Sewing.jpg (1834 bytes) Sewing Kit - The Dewitt Hotel, Lewiston, ME
2.25" - "Says 'Sew" Long Guest - Hurry Back"
Inv. No. 0000-1205-000 - Gift from:  Linda Peterson - Christmas 2005
Mt Washington - White Mountains
1910 - Booklet - "Souvenir Book of White Mountains N.H."
5.75" x 7" - 12pp
Inv. No. 1910-0302-000 - Gift from
:  Jody Harris, Easter 2002
Mohonk Mountain House
1940 - Booklet - "Mohonk 1940"
6.5" x 9" - 16pp
Inv. No. 1940-1214-000 - Gift from
:  Jody Harris, Christmas 2014
Forest Hills Hotel / Oliver General Hospital
1938 - Dinner Menu - Forrest Hills Hotel
6" x 9" - April 11, 1938
Inv. No. 1938-0623-030 - Purchased from
:  Stalice (Ebay)
1945 - Dinner Menu - Oliver General Hospital
Thanksiving 1945 - 6pp
Inv. No. 1945-0523-020 - Purchased from:  Jeff_Ba (Ebay)