Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
7390	Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage	In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton.		1888			60	1 book with 36 photographs	very fragile	Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Item: 7390    Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage Date: 1888 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0846 Location: General Collection OS Box 1, 5A5 Pages: 60 Medium: 1 book with 36 photographs Condition: very fragile Description: In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
7386	Green Mountain Railway	Reference	Places, Mountain Transportation, Railroad	The Green Mountain Railway was finalized in 1883 by Frank H. Clergue of Bangor, Maine. It was 6,300 feet long and started on the shores of Eagle Lake. Its cost was $110.000. It closed down in 1893 after only 10 years of operation. (From Item 2162).	Frank H. Clergue	1883						Green Mountain Railway Item: 7386    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Transportation, Railroad Creator: Frank H. Clergue Date: 1883 Description: The Green Mountain Railway was finalized in 1883 by Frank H. Clergue of Bangor, Maine. It was 6,300 feet long and started on the shores of Eagle Lake. Its cost was $110.000. It closed down in 1893 after only 10 years of operation. (From Item 2162).
7177	Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Market Business People Transportation, Automobile	David Stanley ran Stanley's Fish Market in Northeast Harbor. Photos 2188 a-f: Stanley's Fish Market Photo 2188 g: woody (Plymouth or Buick) from about 1950's.	Brenda Perry	ca. 1996			5 photographs		good	Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor Item: 7177    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Market Business People Transportation, Automobile Creator: Brenda Perry Date: ca. 1996 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2188 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 5 photographs Condition: good Description: David Stanley ran Stanley's Fish Market in Northeast Harbor. Photos 2188 a-f: Stanley's Fish Market Photo 2188 g: woody (Plymouth or Buick) from about 1950's.
7101	Maine Central Railroad 1940-1978	Publication, Book	Transportation, Railroad	By E. Spencer Miller, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of the Maine Central Railroad Company, Portland, and president from 1952-1977. With a 1979 map of Maine Central Railroad Company.	E. Spencer Miller	1979			52	1 book	good	Maine Central Railroad 1940-1978 Item: 7101    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Transportation, Railroad Creator: E. Spencer Miller Date: 1979 Place: Maine Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 625.1 MIL Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 52 Medium: 1 book Condition: good Description: By E. Spencer Miller, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of the Maine Central Railroad Company, Portland, and president from 1952-1977. With a 1979 map of Maine Central Railroad Company.
7100	New England in National Leadership - 1895 - The First Steam Railroad Electrification!	Publication, Booklet	Transportation, Railroad	By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".	Howard S. Palmer	1945			24	1 booklet	good	New England in National Leadership - 1895 - The First Steam Railroad Electrification! Item: 7100    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Transportation, Railroad Creator: Howard S. Palmer Date: 1945 Place: New England Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 621.33 PAL Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 24 Medium: 1 booklet Condition: good Description: By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".
7027	Northeast Harbor Fire Barn	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck						1 glass plate negative			Northeast Harbor Fire Barn Item: 7027    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: GPN 0159 Location: GPN Box 1 Pages: 1 glass plate negative
7004	Roy Salisbury Collection - Miscellaneous	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Events, Exhibit Nature, Animals, Birds Places, Harbor Transportation, Aerostat Transportation, Aircraft	1. Postcard of a Mallard Drake, bird carving by Wendell Gilley. 3. - 7. Several photographs taken during a sculpture exhibit (Agnes Yarnall). 14. - 20. Other photographs depicting Air Force planes, ca. 1940's. 21. Postcard of Northeast Harbor Landing, Bear Island Light in distance					20	photographs		Roy Salisbury Collection - Miscellaneous Item: 7004    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Events, Exhibit Nature, Animals, Birds Places, Harbor Transportation, Aerostat Transportation, Aircraft Collection: Roy Salisbury Collection Object ID: RSC Miscellaneous Location: 4B4 Pages: 20 Medium: photographs Description: 1. Postcard of a Mallard Drake, bird carving by Wendell Gilley. 3. - 7. Several photographs taken during a sculpture exhibit (Agnes Yarnall). 14. - 20. Other photographs depicting Air Force planes, ca. 1940's. 21. Postcard of Northeast Harbor Landing, Bear Island Light in distance
6956	Philomena Manchester Photograph Album - Automobiles	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Automobile	Photographs of automobiles from the 1920's. Fred Foster is mentioned in one photograph. Box 2 (MAN 86)					3 photographs			Philomena Manchester Photograph Album - Automobiles Item: 6956    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Automobile Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2076 MAN 86 Location: Shelf 4E2 Pages: 3 photographs Description: Photographs of automobiles from the 1920's. Fred Foster is mentioned in one photograph. Box 2 (MAN 86)
6029	Seal Harbor Fire Company Photos	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck	Photographs: Old fire house and fire trucks: 1 folder Photographs: 1995 INT 1250 GPM Pumper (taken in Canada during construction) and Practice burn at Walls House, 1989: 1 folder Photographs: Training Burn in Town Hill: 1 folder Photographs: Otter Creek Community Hall 1994: 1 folder Photographs: Jordan Pond House Fire, 1979: 1 folder					1 box	ledger books, papers, photographs		Seal Harbor Fire Company Photos Item: 6029    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck Place: Mount Desert Collection: Seal Harbor Fire Company Collection Object ID: SHFC 0002 Location: Shelf 4C3 Pages: 1 box Medium: ledger books, papers, photographs Description: Photographs: Old fire house and fire trucks: 1 folder Photographs: 1995 INT 1250 GPM Pumper (taken in Canada during construction) and Practice burn at Walls House, 1989: 1 folder Photographs: Training Burn in Town Hill: 1 folder Photographs: Otter Creek Community Hall 1994: 1 folder Photographs: Jordan Pond House Fire, 1979: 1 folder
5996	Sunshine and Shadow, Seal Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Road Transportation, Carriage	Dirt road (Rowland Road) surrounded by trees, with wooden-post fence. Horse drawn carriage receding in background.	Charles A. Townsend	1905			1 postcard			Sunshine and Shadow, Seal Harbor Item: 5996    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Road Transportation, Carriage Creator: Charles A. Townsend Date: 1905 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: Postcard Object ID: Post 0187 CAS Location: Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet Pages: 1 postcard Description: Dirt road (Rowland Road) surrounded by trees, with wooden-post fence. Horse drawn carriage receding in background.
5889	Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Transportation, Railroad	Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine.		early 1900s						Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine Item: 5889    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Transportation, Railroad Date: early 1900s Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: Postcard Object ID: Post 0082 Location: Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet Description: Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine.
5888	Main Street, Seal Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Road Places, Town Transportation, Automobile	Main Street, Seal Harbor, Maine.								Main Street, Seal Harbor Item: 5888    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Road Places, Town Transportation, Automobile Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: Postcard Object ID: Post 0081 Location: Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet Description: Main Street, Seal Harbor, Maine.
5806	1956 Cadillac Ambulance	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Automobile						1 photograph		fair	1956 Cadillac Ambulance Item: 5806    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Automobile Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2185 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph Condition: fair
5792	Amos Sinclair, Nora Sinclair, Noreva Sinclair / Ice Wagon	Image, Photograph	People Transportation, Wagon	Photocopies of originals: 1: Amos Sinclair with his wife Noreva and daughter Nora 2. Amos Sinclair's Ice Wagon		early 1900			2	photocopies	good	Amos Sinclair, Nora Sinclair, Noreva Sinclair / Ice Wagon Item: 5792    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Transportation, Wagon Date: early 1900 Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2178 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 2 Medium: photocopies Condition: good Description: Photocopies of originals: 1: Amos Sinclair with his wife Noreva and daughter Nora 2. Amos Sinclair's Ice Wagon
5761	Town Scrap Metal Heap	Image, Photograph	Places Transportation, Automobile	Roy Salisbury Collection WWII Now site of MDES					2 photographs			Town Scrap Metal Heap Item: 5761    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Transportation, Automobile Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2147 RS Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 2 photographs Description: Roy Salisbury Collection WWII Now site of MDES
5756	Buckboard on Carriage Road	Image, Photograph	Places, Carriage Road Transportation, Carriage	Horse-drawn buckboard on a Carriage Road. Roy Salisbury Collection		July 1942			1 photograph			Buckboard on Carriage Road Item: 5756    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Carriage Road Transportation, Carriage Date: July 1942 Place: Acadia National Park Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2142 RS Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph Description: Horse-drawn buckboard on a Carriage Road. Roy Salisbury Collection
5715	Album of Mount Desert	Image, Photograph	Places Places, Carriage Road Places, Landscape Places, Mountain Places, Town Transportation, Railroad	It contains drawings of various places on Mount Desert Island and a map of Bar Harbor village. 1. Photo 2101 a: Bar Harbor from Bar Island 2. Photo 2101 b: Bar Harbor from Scotts Hill 3. Photo 2101 c: Harbor View 4. Photo 2101 d: Great Heat 5. Photo 2101 e: Schooner Head 6. Photo 2101 f: Otter Cliffs 7. Photo 2101 g: Cathedral Rock 8. Photo 2101 h: The Profile 9. Photo 2101 i: View at Bar Harbor 10. Photo 2101 j: West End Hotel 11. Photo 2101 k: On the Road to Otter Cliffs 12. Photo 2101 l: Balance Rock 13. Photo 2101 m: Bass Head Light House 14. Photo 2101 n: The Spouting Horn 15. Photo 2101 o: Drive to Great Head 16. Photo 2101 p: The Rodic House 17. Photo 2101 q: Southwest Harbor 18. Photo 2101 r: Mount Desert as seen from M.C.R.R. Station 19. Photo 2101 s: Eagle Lake 20. Photo 2101 t: The Grand Central 21. Photo 2101 u: Green Mountain House, 1522 feet above sea level 22. Photo 2101 v: Green Mountain Railway 23. Photo 2101 w: Echo Lake and Cliffs 24. Photo 2101 x: Grenn Mountain Railway 25. Photo 2101 y: Head Somes Sound 26. Photo 2101 z: Anemone Cave 27. Photo 2101 z1: Mossley Hall, Bar Harbor. Private Residence 28. Plan of Bar Harbor						1 red hard cover book		Album of Mount Desert Item: 5715    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places Places, Carriage Road Places, Landscape Places, Mountain Places, Town Transportation, Railroad Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2101 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Medium: 1 red hard cover book Description: It contains drawings of various places on Mount Desert Island and a map of Bar Harbor village. 1. Photo 2101 a: Bar Harbor from Bar Island 2. Photo 2101 b: Bar Harbor from Scotts Hill 3. Photo 2101 c: Harbor View 4. Photo 2101 d: Great Heat 5. Photo 2101 e: Schooner Head 6. Photo 2101 f: Otter Cliffs 7. Photo 2101 g: Cathedral Rock 8. Photo 2101 h: The Profile 9. Photo 2101 i: View at Bar Harbor 10. Photo 2101 j: West End Hotel 11. Photo 2101 k: On the Road to Otter Cliffs 12. Photo 2101 l: Balance Rock 13. Photo 2101 m: Bass Head Light House 14. Photo 2101 n: The Spouting Horn 15. Photo 2101 o: Drive to Great Head 16. Photo 2101 p: The Rodic House 17. Photo 2101 q: Southwest Harbor 18. Photo 2101 r: Mount Desert as seen from M.C.R.R. Station 19. Photo 2101 s: Eagle Lake 20. Photo 2101 t: The Grand Central 21. Photo 2101 u: Green Mountain House, 1522 feet above sea level 22. Photo 2101 v: Green Mountain Railway 23. Photo 2101 w: Echo Lake and Cliffs 24. Photo 2101 x: Grenn Mountain Railway 25. Photo 2101 y: Head Somes Sound 26. Photo 2101 z: Anemone Cave 27. Photo 2101 z1: Mossley Hall, Bar Harbor. Private Residence 28. Plan of Bar Harbor [show more]
5712	Car Passing Stone Steps	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Automobile		Albert E. Guionnaud				1 photograph			Car Passing Stone Steps Item: 5712    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Automobile Creator: Albert E. Guionnaud Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2098 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph
5695	Northeast Harbor Fire Co., Fire Truck and Ambulances	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck	1: Northeast Harbor Fire Company, Inc building with 2 fire trucks ('Little Andy' and 'Toad') and ambulance lined up in front. 2-4: Ambulance 5: Ambulance parked with open doors and people on ground--photo by Carol Dana					5 photographs			Northeast Harbor Fire Co., Fire Truck and Ambulances Item: 5695    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2081 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 5 photographs Description: 1: Northeast Harbor Fire Company, Inc building with 2 fire trucks ('Little Andy' and 'Toad') and ambulance lined up in front. 2-4: Ambulance 5: Ambulance parked with open doors and people on ground--photo by Carol Dana
5694	Northeast Harbor Ambulance Co., Ambulance	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance	Ambulance parked on lawn in front of a house.	Dexter Witt, Freeport IL	1949			1 photograph			Northeast Harbor Ambulance Co., Ambulance Item: 5694    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance Creator: Dexter Witt, Freeport IL Date: 1949 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 2080 DW Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph Description: Ambulance parked on lawn in front of a house.
5564	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Railroad	B/W photograph of Green Mountain locomotive pushing passenger car to top of mountain (now Cadillac Mountain). Engineer is Walter H. Dunton.	Willis H. Ballard	1885						Green Mountain Railway Item: 5564    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Railroad Creator: Willis H. Ballard Date: 1885 Place: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1954 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: B/W photograph of Green Mountain locomotive pushing passenger car to top of mountain (now Cadillac Mountain). Engineer is Walter H. Dunton.
5558	Cars and Drivers	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People Transportation, Automobile	CD of Northeast Harbor cars and drivers compiled by Robert Pyle.		2008						Cars and Drivers Item: 5558    Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Transportation, Automobile Date: 2008 Collection: Oral History Object ID: Oral History 0063 Location: CD Box 1 Description: CD of Northeast Harbor cars and drivers compiled by Robert Pyle.
5509	Main Street, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Store Business People Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Automobile	Eleven b/w scanned photographs of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, in 1972. Photo 1887 a: Fire House Photo 1887 b: Carlo's car Photo 1887 c: Bank Photo 1887 d: P. P. Hill's Photo 1887 e: Kimball Shop Photo 1887 f: Kimball Shop (from lower end) Photo 1887 g: McGrath's Photo 1887 h: Dot (Renault) Photo 1887 i: Dad getting into car in front of drug store Photo 1887 j: Drug store Photo 1887 k: Where Bank will be. Tracy's paint shop in white building	Velma Ashley	1972						Main Street, Northeast Harbor Item: 5509    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Automobile Creator: Velma Ashley Date: 1972 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1887 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Eleven b/w scanned photographs of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, in 1972. Photo 1887 a: Fire House Photo 1887 b: Carlo's car Photo 1887 c: Bank Photo 1887 d: P. P. Hill's Photo 1887 e: Kimball Shop Photo 1887 f: Kimball Shop (from lower end) Photo 1887 g: McGrath's Photo 1887 h: Dot (Renault) Photo 1887 i: Dad getting into car in front of drug store Photo 1887 j: Drug store Photo 1887 k: Where Bank will be. Tracy's paint shop in white building [show more]
5475	Red Cross Vehicle and Trailer	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Structures, Institutional, School Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance	Red Cross station wagon pulling a trailer on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. In background are: Knowles Co., Ash House, Odd Fellows Hall, and Gilman High School. (May have been providing food for firemen in Oct. 1947.)								Red Cross Vehicle and Trailer Item: 5475    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Structures, Institutional, School Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1855 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Red Cross station wagon pulling a trailer on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. In background are: Knowles Co., Ash House, Odd Fellows Hall, and Gilman High School. (May have been providing food for firemen in Oct. 1947.)
5461	Des Isles Building Fire	Image, Photograph	Events, Fire Places, Town Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck	Small B/W photograph of the Des Isles Building on Main Street, Northeast Harbor at the start of the fire which destroyed it in 1965. Photograph shows truck parked in front of building and adults and children (one with bike.)	Kimball	1965						Des Isles Building Fire Item: 5461    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events, Fire Places, Town Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck Creator: Kimball Date: 1965 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1853 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Small B/W photograph of the Des Isles Building on Main Street, Northeast Harbor at the start of the fire which destroyed it in 1965. Photograph shows truck parked in front of building and adults and children (one with bike.)

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