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You searched for: Date: 1940s✖Type: Image✖
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
5202Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article.
  • Alan Knox
  • 1941
  • 5 photographs, 1 article
Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire
Item:
  • 5202   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Alan Knox
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1623
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 5 photographs, 1 article
Description:
Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article.
5455Arthur W. Coombs
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
A. W. Coombs seated near fireplace in back yard.
  • Arthur Coombs
  • August 1940
Arthur W. Coombs
Item:
  • 5455   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Arthur Coombs
Date:
  • August 1940
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1848
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
A. W. Coombs seated near fireplace in back yard.
5366Howard Kneedler
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
pen & ink sketch of Harold Kneedler. Loaned by Mrs. Caro Edwards in 1994.
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
  • 1949
Howard Kneedler
Item:
  • 5366   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1784
Location:
  • Oversize Photograph Box 2, 4E3
Description:
pen & ink sketch of Harold Kneedler. Loaned by Mrs. Caro Edwards in 1994.
5367Mrs. Harold Kneedler
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Framed, 8.5x10" pen & ink sketch of Mrs. Harold Kneedler (Anna Lewis). Loaned to library by Mrs. Caro Edwards in 1994.
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
  • 1949
Mrs. Harold Kneedler
Item:
  • 5367   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1785
Location:
  • Oversize Photograph Box 2, 4E3
Description:
Framed, 8.5x10" pen & ink sketch of Mrs. Harold Kneedler (Anna Lewis). Loaned to library by Mrs. Caro Edwards in 1994.
3487Mount Desert Seascape
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Oil on canvas. Large wooden frame.
  • Carroll Tyson
  • 1948
Mount Desert Seascape
Item:
  • 3487   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
Creator:
  • Carroll Tyson
Date:
  • 1948
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Young Adult Area
Description:
Oil on canvas. Large wooden frame.
5694Northeast 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.
5283GI's meet Russian Troops
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
Photographs of the American-Russian troop meetings on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers before the end of WWII. Related to GEN 399, 400, 401
  • Igor Belousovitch
  • 1945
  • 6 photographs
GI's meet Russian Troops
Item:
  • 5283   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
Creator:
  • Igor Belousovitch
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1705
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 6 photographs
Description:
Photographs of the American-Russian troop meetings on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers before the end of WWII. Related to GEN 399, 400, 401
4702Lowell Estate, Hancock Point
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Transportation, Automobile
Series of pictures of house and view. Note car for date of photograph.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940's
  • 4 photographs, 4 negatives
Lowell Estate, Hancock Point
Item:
  • 4702   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0947
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 4 photographs, 4 negatives
Description:
Series of pictures of house and view. Note car for date of photograph.
4710Pine Ledge, Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Three photographs; house, shoreline and a long water view. Owned 1947 by Mrs. Robert Milne.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940's
  • 3 photographs
Pine Ledge, Bernard
Item:
  • 4710   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0963
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 photographs
Description:
Three photographs; house, shoreline and a long water view. Owned 1947 by Mrs. Robert Milne.
4738Pine Ledge, Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Envelope labeled as Milne Property Photo 1025 a: Winter scene Photo 1025 b: Beach in front of cottage
  • Knowles Company
  • 1946
  • 2 photographs
Pine Ledge, Bernard
Item:
  • 4738   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1946
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1025
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 2 photographs
Description:
Envelope labeled as Milne Property Photo 1025 a: Winter scene Photo 1025 b: Beach in front of cottage
4741Long Pond Inn and Camps, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwelling, Camp House
Furnished cottages, 4-6 rooms and a bathroom, boat included. Between $300 and $600 per season, with (extra $100) or without boat. See back of photos for details. Owner Arthur E. Pray.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940's
  • 12 photographs, 1 letter, 1 postcard packet
Long Pond Inn and Camps, Somesville
Item:
  • 4741   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwelling, Camp House
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1030
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 12 photographs, 1 letter, 1 postcard packet
Description:
Furnished cottages, 4-6 rooms and a bathroom, boat included. Between $300 and $600 per season, with (extra $100) or without boat. See back of photos for details. Owner Arthur E. Pray.
4786Tripp Farm house, West Eden
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse
Lilian Tripp owner, lived in Machias, ME during the winter. Letter to Belle Knowles re. house and 1944 election.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1944
  • 3 photographs, 1 letter
Tripp Farm house, West Eden
Item:
  • 4786   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1944
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Eden
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1121
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 photographs, 1 letter
Description:
Lilian Tripp owner, lived in Machias, ME during the winter. Letter to Belle Knowles re. house and 1944 election.
4875George D. Randall Cottage, Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Former Francis property on Schooner Head. House was razed in 1947 Bar Harbor fire. Interior & exterior views & vistas.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940
  • 7 photographs, 1 duplicate
George D. Randall Cottage, Bar Harbor
Item:
  • 4875   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1229
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 7 photographs, 1 duplicate
Description:
Former Francis property on Schooner Head. House was razed in 1947 Bar Harbor fire. Interior & exterior views & vistas.
4876First aid class of 1942
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
Negatives of people in first aid class of 1942. Setting appears to be lake shore. 3 group shots with 15 unidentified people in each.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1942
  • 3 negatives
First aid class of 1942
Item:
  • 4876   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1942
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1231
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 negatives
Description:
Negatives of people in first aid class of 1942. Setting appears to be lake shore. 3 group shots with 15 unidentified people in each.
4880Northeast Harbor Swimming Club
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
swimming club from area of the float, showing bathers. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Knowles Company
  • ca. 1940
  • 6 photographs, 4 prints, 6 negatives
Northeast Harbor Swimming Club
Item:
  • 4880   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
  • Structures, Civic, Sports Structure, Swimming Pool
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • ca. 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1235
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 6 photographs, 4 prints, 6 negatives
Description:
swimming club from area of the float, showing bathers. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
4525View of Western Way
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
View from Laurie Holmes kitchen in 1940. In 1989 this house was owned by G. Hansen. View contains site of present Northeast Library.
  • Lawrie Holmes
  • 1940
View of Western Way
Item:
  • 4525   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Lawrie Holmes
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0639 LH
Location:
  • Oversize Photograph Box 1, 4E3
Description:
View from Laurie Holmes kitchen in 1940. In 1989 this house was owned by G. Hansen. View contains site of present Northeast Library.
5391Map of Frenchman's Bay
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
B/W, 9x7" postcard showing map of Frenchman's Bay by L. S. Phillips. Shows Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Hancock Pt., Sorrento, and Schoodic Peninsula.
  • Luther S. Phillips
  • 1947
Map of Frenchman's Bay
Item:
  • 5391   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Luther S. Phillips
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1800
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W, 9x7" postcard showing map of Frenchman's Bay by L. S. Phillips. Shows Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Hancock Pt., Sorrento, and Schoodic Peninsula.
1478Gilman High School painting
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Painting of the Gilman High School in Northeast Harbor during the fall season.
  • Norma Cousins
  • 1949
  • oil on canvas, framed
Gilman High School painting
Item:
  • 1478   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Creator:
  • Norma Cousins
Date:
  • 1949
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0027
Location:
  • Basement stairway
Medium:
  • oil on canvas, framed
Description:
Painting of the Gilman High School in Northeast Harbor during the fall season.
4879House near Claremont, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's.
  • Sanborn Photo Services
  • 1944
  • 4 photographs
House near Claremont, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 4879   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Sanborn Photo Services
Date:
  • 1944
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1234
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 4 photographs
Description:
Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's.
1479Scott White Painting
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
  • Places, Shore
  • Scott White
  • 1949
  • watercolor on paper
Scott White Painting
Item:
  • 1479   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Scott White
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0028
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • watercolor on paper
4398Luders and International sailboats racing off Bear Island
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
B&W photographs No's 454 a through 454 e. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • ca. 1948
  • 7
Luders and International sailboats racing off Bear Island
Item:
  • 4398   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Sterling Haskell
Date:
  • ca. 1948
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0454 SH
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 7
Description:
B&W photographs No's 454 a through 454 e. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
4399Smallidge Homestead, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Asa Smallidge, Asa Knowles, current (1999) John Pierrepont House.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • ca. 1945
  • Manchester Road
Smallidge Homestead, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 4399   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Sterling Haskell
Date:
  • ca. 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
  • Manchester Road
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0455 SH
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Asa Smallidge, Asa Knowles, current (1999) John Pierrepont House.
4400Thompson Cottage, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Built by Francis G. Peabody 1882.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • ca. 1945
Thompson Cottage, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 4400   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Sterling Haskell
Date:
  • ca. 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0456 SH
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Built by Francis G. Peabody 1882.
4401Sailboats, Gilpatrick Cove
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Beginning a race. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • ca. 1945
Sailboats, Gilpatrick Cove
Item:
  • 4401   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Sterling Haskell
Date:
  • ca. 1945
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0457 SH
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Beginning a race. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
5637Gilman High School Graduation Portrait
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Unidentified graduating class portrait. Three rows of students in caps and gowns.
  • The Arnold Studio, Ellsworth, ME
  • June 1942
  • 1 photograph
Gilman High School Graduation Portrait
Item:
  • 5637   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Creator:
  • The Arnold Studio, Ellsworth, ME
Date:
  • June 1942
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2026 AS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Unidentified graduating class portrait. Three rows of students in caps and gowns.