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7278Somesville
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  • Places, Town
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
Description:
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
7279Seal Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
7337Hall Quarry
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Quarry Operation
  • Places, Town
The settlement of Hall Quarry in located in the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island and was home to a granite quarry. The quarry's location alongside of Somes Sound proved very beneficial, as it allowed the schooners to land very close to the quarry to load the granite and transport it to various ports.
Description:
The settlement of Hall Quarry in located in the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island and was home to a granite quarry. The quarry's location alongside of Somes Sound proved very beneficial, as it allowed the schooners to land very close to the quarry to load the granite and transport it to various ports.
7345Northeast Harbor
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  • Places, Town
The village of Northeast Harbor is situated on the southern end of Mount Desert Island at the entrance to Somes Sound and it is part of the Town of Mount Desert. Its harbor is one of the most well-protected on the island and operates year-round. The town has long been home to a renowned summer community.
Description:
The village of Northeast Harbor is situated on the southern end of Mount Desert Island at the entrance to Somes Sound and it is part of the Town of Mount Desert. Its harbor is one of the most well-protected on the island and operates year-round. The town has long been home to a renowned summer community.
7282Bar Harbor
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
7412Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
  • Reference
  • Events, Civic
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: A: 1834-1841 Out of the woods (Item 7413) B: 1842-1872 Boom town (Item 7414) C: 1873-1895 Turning the tide (Item 7415) D: 1896-1911 A new century (Item 7416) E: 1912-1931 Out of the ashes (Item 7417) F: 1932-1945 The lean years (Item 7418) G:1946-1968 Prosperous peace (Item 7419) H: 1969-1984 Building on past (Item 7420)
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
  • 6/28/1984
Description:
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: A: 1834-1841 Out of the woods (Item 7413) B: 1842-1872 Boom town (Item 7414) C: 1873-1895 Turning the tide (Item 7415) D: 1896-1911 A new century (Item 7416) E: 1912-1931 Out of the ashes (Item 7417) F: 1932-1945 The lean years (Item 7418) G:1946-1968 Prosperous peace (Item 7419) H: 1969-1984 Building on past (Item 7420) [show more]
4532Northeast Livery and Boarding Stable
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business
  • Places, Town
Grooms with 23 riding horses. Livery in Northeast Harbor.
  • pre 1914
Description:
Grooms with 23 riding horses. Livery in Northeast Harbor.
4533Northeast Livery and Boarding Stable Chas. D. Burr
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business
  • Places, Town
  • 1
  • board
  • fair
4534County Road from Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
Looking towards Somes Sound
  • 1906
Description:
Looking towards Somes Sound
4816Main Street, Islesford
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
  • Mark T. Cole
  • 1985
  • 4 photographs, 1 copy
4907I. W. Herrick Transient Livery, Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business
  • People
  • Places, Town
I. W. Livery on Main St., next to Brown's Store. This was taken about 1910 (No automobiles). It shows 2 adults, 3 teenagers, 3 children & 2 horses.
  • ca. 1910
Description:
I. W. Livery on Main St., next to Brown's Store. This was taken about 1910 (No automobiles). It shows 2 adults, 3 teenagers, 3 children & 2 horses.
4913Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Transportation, Automobile
A photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, taken in the 1930's, the Herrick House has been replaced by Brown's Taxi shown at the right.
  • 1930's
  • 1 photograph
Description:
A photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, taken in the 1930's, the Herrick House has been replaced by Brown's Taxi shown at the right.
4990Municipal Pier
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Municipal Pier View Across Northeast Harbor. Missing
  • John Pervear
  • 1988
Description:
Municipal Pier View Across Northeast Harbor. Missing
4362Northeast and Seal Harbors
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Structures, Dwellings
Paper booklets with photographs and narratives. (see also GEN 0786, BOX 24 - Item 2262) 1. Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor 2-3. Panoramic view of the East Side of Seal Harbor 4. Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor 5. Summer homes at Seal Harbor 6. Pleasure boats near the Clifton Hotel 7. Hadlock Pond - the source of Northeast Harbor water supply 8. Swimming pool, Northeast Harbor 9. View of the harbor, showing on the left the home of a Philadelphia man 10. View from Schoolhouse Ledge, showing the Sound in the distance 11. Manchester Point, showing historical Fernald Point in the background 12. A few pleasure boats and float near Rock End Hotel 13. Bear Island and Lighthouse from Northeast Harbor 14. A mountain view 15. Edwin S. Atwood's Livery and boarding stable, Northeast Harbor 16. Jordan Pond, Seal Harbor - The home of the speckled beauties 17. The meadow in the Gorge 18. Maine Central R. R. Co.'s ferryboat from Mount Desert to Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor 19. Manchester Point and Flying Mountain, Northeast Harbor 20, Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor 21. Congregational Church, Seal Harbor 22. Episcopal Church, Seal Harbor 23. Seal Harbor Public Library 24. Office of Geo. L. Stebbins, Seal Harbor 25. Panoramic view of Northeast Harbor from Bear Island Lighthouse 26. A shore view 27. The Gorge drive, between Seal Harbor and Bar Harbor 28. Anemone Cave near Seal Harbor 29. A group of summer homes 30. A day's catch of speckled trout at Echo Lake 31. Brook 32. Canyon 33. Episcopal Church, Northeast Harbor 34. Catholic Church, Northeast Harbor 35. Northeast Harbor Public Library 36. Union Church, Northeast Harbor 37. View of the Sound from the head 38. Robinson Mountain from Sargeant Drive - View of the Sound in the foreground 39. A summer cottage 40. Glencove Hotel, Seal Harbor 41. View from the Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor 42. The "Arch" on Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor 43. Road near Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor 44. View of the islands from the Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor 45, View along the shore of Hadlock Pond 46. View of Northeast Harbor by moonlight from the Asticou Inn 47. The swimming pool, Northeast Harbor 48, View showing Robinson and Brown Mountains, Rock End Hotel at right 49. View from Sea Cliff Drive overlooking steamboat wharf, Seal Harbor 50. The upper end of Long Pond 51. Surf at Northeast Harbor 52. Northeast Harbor and islands from Dog Moutain 53. Northeast Harbor winter scene 54. Flying and Dog Mountains, Valley Cove in foreground 55. View of cottages from the east end of Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor 56. View from the west plaza of the Rock End Hotel 57. On the Jordan Pond trail 58. Map of the southwestern part of Mount Desert Island
  • ca. 1904-1910
  • 4 books
  • booklets of photographs
Description:
Paper booklets with photographs and narratives. (see also GEN 0786, BOX 24 - Item 2262) 1. Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor 2-3. Panoramic view of the East Side of Seal Harbor 4. Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor 5. Summer homes at Seal Harbor 6. Pleasure boats near the Clifton Hotel 7. Hadlock Pond - the source of Northeast Harbor water supply 8. Swimming pool, Northeast Harbor 9. View of the harbor, showing on the left the home of a Philadelphia man 10. View from Schoolhouse Ledge, showing the Sound in the distance 11. Manchester Point, showing historical Fernald Point in the background 12. A few pleasure boats and float near Rock End Hotel 13. Bear Island and Lighthouse from Northeast Harbor 14. A mountain view 15. Edwin S. Atwood's Livery and boarding stable, Northeast Harbor 16. Jordan Pond, Seal Harbor - The home of the speckled beauties 17. The meadow in the Gorge 18. Maine Central R. R. Co.'s ferryboat from Mount Desert to Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor 19. Manchester Point and Flying Mountain, Northeast Harbor 20, Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor 21. Congregational Church, Seal Harbor 22. Episcopal Church, Seal Harbor 23. Seal Harbor Public Library 24. Office of Geo. L. Stebbins, Seal Harbor 25. Panoramic view of Northeast Harbor from Bear Island Lighthouse 26. A shore view 27. The Gorge drive, between Seal Harbor and Bar Harbor 28. Anemone Cave near Seal Harbor 29. A group of summer homes 30. A day's catch of speckled trout at Echo Lake 31. Brook 32. Canyon 33. Episcopal Church, Northeast Harbor 34. Catholic Church, Northeast Harbor 35. Northeast Harbor Public Library 36. Union Church, Northeast Harbor 37. View of the Sound from the head 38. Robinson Mountain from Sargeant Drive - View of the Sound in the foreground 39. A summer cottage 40. Glencove Hotel, Seal Harbor 41. View from the Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor 42. The "Arch" on Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor 43. Road near Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor 44. View of the islands from the Sea Cliff Drive, Seal Harbor 45, View along the shore of Hadlock Pond 46. View of Northeast Harbor by moonlight from the Asticou Inn 47. The swimming pool, Northeast Harbor 48, View showing Robinson and Brown Mountains, Rock End Hotel at right 49. View from Sea Cliff Drive overlooking steamboat wharf, Seal Harbor 50. The upper end of Long Pond 51. Surf at Northeast Harbor 52. Northeast Harbor and islands from Dog Moutain 53. Northeast Harbor winter scene 54. Flying and Dog Mountains, Valley Cove in foreground 55. View of cottages from the east end of Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor 56. View from the west plaza of the Rock End Hotel 57. On the Jordan Pond trail 58. Map of the southwestern part of Mount Desert Island [show more]
4015Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures
  • Transportation, Automobile
Shows Herrick House, Pastime Theatre, F. T. Brown Co. Municipal offices built in 1917. See also Item 5941 (post 0133). Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1923
  • 2 photographs
Description:
Shows Herrick House, Pastime Theatre, F. T. Brown Co. Municipal offices built in 1917. See also Item 5941 (post 0133). Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
5011Somesville in late 1800's
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
Looking along Somesville's Main Street with Harbor at left. Note wooden sidewalks on the right. Same scene as item 5012/photo 1404. Collected for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • late 1800's
  • 1 photograph, 3 duplicates
Description:
Looking along Somesville's Main Street with Harbor at left. Note wooden sidewalks on the right. Same scene as item 5012/photo 1404. Collected for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
5012Somesville Main Street
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
Looking along Somesville's Main Street with Harbor at left. Same scene as item 5011/photo 1403. Taken for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
  • William D. Hocker
  • 1988
  • 1 photograph, 1 duplicate
Description:
Looking along Somesville's Main Street with Harbor at left. Same scene as item 5011/photo 1403. Taken for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
5014Smith Cottage, Mount Desert
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Looking north across Mill Pond to old Somes house near entrance to Oak Hill road. Shows horse cart on bridge Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
Description:
Looking north across Mill Pond to old Somes house near entrance to Oak Hill road. Shows horse cart on bridge Collected for "Mt. Desert: an Informal History"
5030Ox Hill, Seal Harbor, Me.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
Looking westward along beach, shows length of beach with roofs of hotels including Glen Cove and Seaside with original (1806) Clement homestead at far right.
  • ca. 1900
Description:
Looking westward along beach, shows length of beach with roofs of hotels including Glen Cove and Seaside with original (1806) Clement homestead at far right.
5037Main Street, Seal Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
Shows carriage and pedestrians on Main Street before automobiles were allowed in 1914. Building at right is current restaurant & post office. See Item 5038/photo 1430 for same view in 1989. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Liscomb
  • pre 1914
  • 4 copies.
Description:
Shows carriage and pedestrians on Main Street before automobiles were allowed in 1914. Building at right is current restaurant & post office. See Item 5038/photo 1430 for same view in 1989. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
5038Main Street, Seal Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
Exact same photograph as Photo 1429/item 5037 taken to show changes from 1914 to 1988. Building at right is current restaurant and post office.
  • William D. Hocker
  • 1989
  • 2 copies
Description:
Exact same photograph as Photo 1429/item 5037 taken to show changes from 1914 to 1988. Building at right is current restaurant and post office.
5045Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Transportation, Automobile
Enlargement of a smaller Photograph looking south on Main Street, Northeast Harbor with the Pastime Theater on the right, and kiosk in center of road. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions
  • ca. 1939
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Enlargement of a smaller Photograph looking south on Main Street, Northeast Harbor with the Pastime Theater on the right, and kiosk in center of road. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions
5050Houses at Hall Quarry
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
Newspaper clipping of photograph showing paving cutters camps and other buildings at Hall Quarry.
  • 1905
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Newspaper clipping of photograph showing paving cutters camps and other buildings at Hall Quarry.
5051Hall Quarry residences
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
Christmas card showing the paving cutters' camps and other buildings at Hall Quarry.
  • 1905 ?
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Christmas card showing the paving cutters' camps and other buildings at Hall Quarry.
5056Hall Quarry
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Quarry Operation
  • People
  • Places, Town
2 contact sheets of b/w photographs of people, buildings, and mining sites in Hall Quarry.
  • 1980's
  • 2
  • contact sheet
Description:
2 contact sheets of b/w photographs of people, buildings, and mining sites in Hall Quarry.