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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
6125Maine The Summer Playground of the Nation
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places
...Pamphlet of the Maine State Information Bureau of the geography, physical, social, and climatic characteristics of Maine with Mount Desert Island included...
  • 1920's
  • 66
  • 1 brochure
  • good
Maine The Summer Playground of the Nation
Item:
  • 6125   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Places
Date:
  • 1920's
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 917.4 INFO
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 66
Medium:
  • 1 brochure
Condition:
  • good
Description:
...Pamphlet of the Maine State Information Bureau of the geography, physical, social, and climatic characteristics of Maine with Mount Desert Island included...
5884Asticou Trail, Lafayette National Park, Mount Desert
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Hiking Trail
...Asticou Trail, Lafayette National Park, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert, Maine...
  • Charles A. Townsend
  • 1920's
Asticou Trail, Lafayette National Park, Mount Desert
Item:
  • 5884   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Hiking Trail
Creator:
  • Charles A. Townsend
Date:
  • 1920's
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0077 CAT
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
...Asticou Trail, Lafayette National Park, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert, Maine...
6127The Future of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
...Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees...(Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)...
  • Charles W. Eliot II
  • 1928
  • 32
  • 2 copies
The Future of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 6127   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Charles W. Eliot II
Date:
  • 1928
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 917.41 ELI
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 32
Medium:
  • 2 copies
Description:
...Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees...(Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)...

File Attachment:
SCB 917.41 ELI.pdf
…"The habits of the Mount Desert road-makers were formed when the roads had to be made and repaired at the least possible cost. …The double line of poles on most of the main highways obstructs the views. …If there are those who suppose that walking at Mount Desert is a thing of the past, I can testify to the contrary. …The Town Engineer has prepared plans for the widening of Main Street.
5886Beachcroft Trail, Picket Mt., Lafayette National Park, Mount Desert
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Hiking Trail
...Beachcroft Trail, Picket Mountain, Lafayette National Park, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert, Maine...
  • Charles A. Townsend
  • 1920's
Beachcroft Trail, Picket Mt., Lafayette National Park, Mount Desert
Item:
  • 5886   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Hiking Trail
Creator:
  • Charles A. Townsend
Date:
  • 1920's
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0079 CAT
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
...Beachcroft Trail, Picket Mountain, Lafayette National Park, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert, Maine...
6862Application for Building Permit - Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Places, Town
...Blank Application for Building Permit, Town of Mount Desert, Hancock County, Maine. April 1928. 2 copies...
  • 1928
  • 3
Application for Building Permit - Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 6862   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1928
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Town Records
Object ID:
  • TMD 0004
Location:
  • Shelf 2G1
Pages:
  • 3
Description:
...Blank Application for Building Permit, Town of Mount Desert, Hancock County, Maine. April 1928. 2 copies...
5885The Mountain Side, Picket Mt., Lafayette National Park, Mount Desert
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Mountain
...The Mountain Side, Picket Mountain, Lafayette National Park, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert, Maine...
  • Charles A. Townsend
  • 1920's
The Mountain Side, Picket Mt., Lafayette National Park, Mount Desert
Item:
  • 5885   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Mountain
Creator:
  • Charles A. Townsend
Date:
  • 1920's
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0078 CAT
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
...The Mountain Side, Picket Mountain, Lafayette National Park, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert, Maine...
3223Annual Report of the Town Officers of Mount Desert
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
...Annual Report of the Town Officers of Mount Desert, State of Maine, for the Municipal Year ending January 31, 1922...
  • Town Officers of Mount Desert
  • 1922
  • 65
  • Report
Annual Report of the Town Officers of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 3223   
Type:
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Town Officers of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1922
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 584
Location:
  • XII
Pages:
  • 65
Medium:
  • Report
Description:
...Annual Report of the Town Officers of Mount Desert, State of Maine, for the Municipal Year ending January 31, 1922...
3576Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Map
Relief shown by contours, hachures and spot heights.
  • Waldron Bates, Herbert Jacques
  • 1922
  • 1
  • paper
Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 3576   
Type:
  • Map
Creator:
  • Waldron Bates, Herbert Jacques
Date:
  • 1922
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0023 ELR
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Relief shown by contours, hachures and spot heights.
1600Samuel A. Eliot Authorization to Perform Marriages in Maine
  • Document, Permission, License
  • People
...License from the Secretary of the State of Maine authorizing Mr. Eliot to solemnize marriages within the Sate of Maine...
  • 3/10/1920
  • 1
Samuel A. Eliot Authorization to Perform Marriages in Maine
Item:
  • 1600   
Type:
  • Document, Permission, License
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 3/10/1920
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0112
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
...License from the Secretary of the State of Maine authorizing Mr. Eliot to solemnize marriages within the Sate of Maine...
6144Sir Samuel Argall, the First Englishman at Mount Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • People
...Publication of a paper presented by William Sawtelle to the Maine Historical Society in 1923 about Samuel Argall, merchant tailor, of Bristol, England,...and the first Englishman recorded to have visited Mount Desert Island in 1613...
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
  • 1924
  • 23
  • 1 book
Sir Samuel Argall, the First Englishman at Mount Desert
Item:
  • 6144   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)
Date:
  • 1924
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 973.2 SAW
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
...Publication of a paper presented by William Sawtelle to the Maine Historical Society in 1923 about Samuel Argall, merchant tailor, of Bristol, England,...and the first Englishman recorded to have visited Mount Desert Island in 1613...
5869Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine, Acadia National Park
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Sound
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Shows J. P. Morgan's yacht CORSAIR off the narrows as seen from Indian Head in Northeast Harbor. Black and white. See also item 5933.
  • 1920's
Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine, Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 5869   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Sound
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Date:
  • 1920's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Sound
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0062
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
Shows J. P. Morgan's yacht CORSAIR off the narrows as seen from Indian Head in Northeast Harbor. Black and white. See also item 5933.
5863Seal Harbor, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Black and white postcard shows harbor view from the area of "Skylands", the Edsel Ford estate. One large yacht in middle ground. Presented by Don Hagberg.
  • ca. 1920
Seal Harbor, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 5863   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • ca. 1920
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0056
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
Black and white postcard shows harbor view from the area of "Skylands", the Edsel Ford estate. One large yacht in middle ground. Presented by Don Hagberg.
7142Long Pond Quadrangle, Somerset County, Maine
  • Map
  • Places
...State of Maine represented by the Public Utilities Commission, Long Pond Quadrangle, Somerset County (N45.30/W70.00). Scale 1: 62 500...
  • J. I. Gayetty, W. K. McKinley, S. L. Parker, G. E. Sisson
  • 1922
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
Long Pond Quadrangle, Somerset County, Maine
Item:
  • 7142   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • J. I. Gayetty, W. K. McKinley, S. L. Parker, G. E. Sisson
Date:
  • 1922
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0292
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
...State of Maine represented by the Public Utilities Commission, Long Pond Quadrangle, Somerset County (N45.30/W70.00). Scale 1: 62 500...
3216Warrant: Town of Mount Desert; March 6, 1922
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Places, Town
...Warrant of the Town of Mount Desert. March 6, 1922...
  • Hodgdon, Bordeaux and Burr, Selectmen of Mount Desert
  • 1922
  • 11
  • warrant
Warrant: Town of Mount Desert; March 6, 1922
Item:
  • 3216   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Hodgdon, Bordeaux and Burr, Selectmen of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1922
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 579
Location:
  • XII
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • warrant
Description:
...Warrant of the Town of Mount Desert. March 6, 1922...
7048A Pageant of the State of Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Events
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
...In celebration of the official dedication of the Carlton Bridge in Bath, Maine...
  • Virginia Tanner
  • 1928
  • 136
  • 1 book
  • fair
A Pageant of the State of Maine
Item:
  • 7048   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Events
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Creator:
  • Virginia Tanner
Date:
  • 1928
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 791.6 TAN
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 136
Medium:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
...In celebration of the official dedication of the Carlton Bridge in Bath, Maine...
3579Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Map
Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and topography.
  • Edward L. Rand, Waldron Bates, Herbert Jacques
  • 1921
  • 1
  • paper
Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 3579   
Type:
  • Map
Creator:
  • Edward L. Rand, Waldron Bates, Herbert Jacques
Date:
  • 1921
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0026 ELR
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and topography.
3730Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Map
  • Places, Island
Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
  • Waldron Bates, Edward Rand, Herbert Jacques
  • 1921
  • 1
  • MAP (framed)
Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 3730   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Waldron Bates, Edward Rand, Herbert Jacques
Date:
  • 1921
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0184 ELR
Location:
  • On display in the library
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP (framed)
Description:
Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
3731Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Map
  • Places, Island
Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
  • Waldron Bates, Edward Rand, Herbert Jacques
  • 1921
  • 1
  • MAP (framed)
Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 3731   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Waldron Bates, Edward Rand, Herbert Jacques
Date:
  • 1921
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0185 ELR
Location:
  • On display in the library
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP (framed)
Description:
Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
5870Acadia National Park, View at Bubble Pond, Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Park
Black and white postcard shows Bubble Pond from the Northern end.
  • ca. 1920
Acadia National Park, View at Bubble Pond, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 5870   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Places, Park
Date:
  • ca. 1920
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • Postcard
Object ID:
  • Post 0063
Location:
  • Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet
Description:
Black and white postcard shows Bubble Pond from the Northern end.
2899Agreement memo: Seal Harbor and Mount Desert, 1929
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • People
...Rockefeller, Jr. to Mount Desert inhabitants...
  • Mount Desert inhabitants
  • 1929
  • Contract
Agreement memo: Seal Harbor and Mount Desert, 1929
Item:
  • 2899   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Mount Desert inhabitants
Date:
  • 1929
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 293
Location:
  • VII
Medium:
  • Contract
Description:
...Rockefeller, Jr. to Mount Desert inhabitants...
3717State of Maine
  • Map
  • George C. Danforth
  • 1922
  • 2
  • MAP
  • very fragile
State of Maine
Item:
  • 3717   
Type:
  • Map
Creator:
  • George C. Danforth
Date:
  • 1922
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0171 GCD
Location:
  • FF E-30
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • very fragile
1484Northeast Harbor, Maine
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places, Town
Recollections of Northeast Harbor. Includes letter to Mrs. W. W. Vaughan dated February 8, 1930.
  • Abram Gilpatrick
  • 1929
  • 21
  • typescript
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 1484   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Abram Gilpatrick
Date:
  • 1929
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0001 AG
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 21
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Recollections of Northeast Harbor. Includes letter to Mrs. W. W. Vaughan dated February 8, 1930.
1972Northeast Harbor, Maine
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
History of Northeast Harbor and an account of the Manchester family. 1 copy includes 1959 forward by Samuel E. Morison and hand notes of Ruth Jordan.
  • Abram Gilpatrick
  • 1929
  • 19
  • typescript, 3 copies
Northeast Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 1972   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Abram Gilpatrick
Date:
  • 1929
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0485
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 19
Medium:
  • typescript, 3 copies
Description:
History of Northeast Harbor and an account of the Manchester family. 1 copy includes 1959 forward by Samuel E. Morison and hand notes of Ruth Jordan.
3718Northeast Harbor Maine:
  • Map
  • 11/12/1926
  • MAP
Northeast Harbor Maine:
Item:
  • 3718   
Type:
  • Map
Date:
  • 11/12/1926
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0172
Location:
  • FF E-30
Medium:
  • MAP
3219Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
...Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert. February 8, 1929...
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert
  • 1929
  • 23
  • Report
Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 3219   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Warrant Committee, Town of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1929
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 581
Location:
  • XII
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • Report
Description:
...Report of the Warrant Committee to the Town of Mount Desert. February 8, 1929...