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1738Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959); An appreciation of a landscape
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
Brief biography of Beatrix Farrand upon her death in 1959. She was the last of the charter members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
  • Robert W. Patterson
  • 1959
  • pages 216-224
  • photocopy
Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959); An appreciation of a landscape
Item:
  • 1738   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Robert W. Patterson
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0251
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • pages 216-224
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Brief biography of Beatrix Farrand upon her death in 1959. She was the last of the charter members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
5424Islesford Ferry
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Scanned photographs of the Islesford Ferry. The steamboat "Islesford" was owned and operated by G. T. Hadlock 1893-1908.
  • 1900's-1950
Islesford Ferry
Item:
  • 5424   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Date:
  • 1900's-1950
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1830
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Scanned photographs of the Islesford Ferry. The steamboat "Islesford" was owned and operated by G. T. Hadlock 1893-1908.
5369William Draper Lewis
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Chairman of the Library for many years.
  • Shelburne Studios, New York
  • 1940's-1950's ?
  • 1 photograph
William Draper Lewis
Item:
  • 5369   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Shelburne Studios, New York
Date:
  • 1940's-1950's ?
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1787
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Chairman of the Library for many years.
1700Movie schedule of Pastime Theater
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Theater Business
Weekly movie schedule of the Pastime Theater in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1950's ?
  • 4
  • newspaper
Movie schedule of Pastime Theater
Item:
  • 1700   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Businesses, Theater Business
Date:
  • 1950's ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0212
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Weekly movie schedule of the Pastime Theater in Northeast Harbor.
5317William Black
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
B/W photograph of William H. Black, boat captain. Good friend of Roy Salisbury.
  • 1950's ?
William Black
Item:
  • 5317   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1950's ?
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1737
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W photograph of William H. Black, boat captain. Good friend of Roy Salisbury.
5777Sunday School
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Roy Salisbury Collection Johnnie Adams, Rusty Salisbury, Dick Hill
  • ca. 1954
  • 1 photograph
Sunday School
Item:
  • 5777   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • ca. 1954
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2163 RS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Roy Salisbury Collection Johnnie Adams, Rusty Salisbury, Dick Hill
5742Boy Scout Troop #96
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, Civic, Boy Scouts
  • People
Roy Salisbury Collection
  • 6/23/1951
  • 1 photograph
Boy Scout Troop #96
Item:
  • 5742   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Boy Scouts
  • People
Date:
  • 6/23/1951
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2128 RS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Roy Salisbury Collection
1485Story of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Places, Town
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1959
  • 79
  • manuscript
Story of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1485   
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0002 SEM
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 79
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
1521Dedication of the Gilman Plaque
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Civic
  • Object, Sign
April 26, 1959 Program from the dedication of the Gilman Plaque honoring Daniel Coit Gilman at the Mount Desert High School in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • Daniel Coit Gilman
  • 1959
  • 18
  • typescript
Dedication of the Gilman Plaque
Item:
  • 1521   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Object, Sign
Creator:
  • Daniel Coit Gilman
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0030
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 18
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
April 26, 1959 Program from the dedication of the Gilman Plaque honoring Daniel Coit Gilman at the Mount Desert High School in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
3533Coat of Arms of State of Maine, carving
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Object, Sign
Commissioned by Mrs. Milliken, Sr. for the old Milliken Room.
  • Wendell Gilley
  • 1955
Coat of Arms of State of Maine, carving
Item:
  • 3533   
Type:
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
Subject:
  • Object, Sign
Creator:
  • Wendell Gilley
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Small Study
Description:
Commissioned by Mrs. Milliken, Sr. for the old Milliken Room.
5353Mary Wheelwright and Helen Allen in rowboat
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Framed, colored, 8x6" photograph of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Helen Allen, and "Cappie", with oars, in a rowboat off Hog Island. August 1955
  • 1955
Mary Wheelwright and Helen Allen in rowboat
Item:
  • 5353   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1771
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Framed, colored, 8x6" photograph of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Helen Allen, and "Cappie", with oars, in a rowboat off Hog Island. August 1955
5336Samuel Morison and yawl "Emily Marshall"
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Framed, b/w, 9x14" photograph of pictures of Samuel E. Morison at the wheel of his yawl (a) and a full photograph of the yawl Emily Marshall (b).
  • William B. Morris
  • 1955
Samuel Morison and yawl "Emily Marshall"
Item:
  • 5336   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • William B. Morris
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1754
Location:
  • Photograph Box 1, 4E2
Description:
Framed, b/w, 9x14" photograph of pictures of Samuel E. Morison at the wheel of his yawl (a) and a full photograph of the yawl Emily Marshall (b).
4521Mrs. Lincoln Cromwell
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Mabel Smith Cromwell in hat on right.
  • ca. 1955
Mrs. Lincoln Cromwell
Item:
  • 4521   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • ca. 1955
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0634
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Mabel Smith Cromwell in hat on right.
1524Birds - Mount Desert
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
June 10-24, 1959 Notes added to the Birds of Mount Desert.
  • Samuel A. Eliot
  • 1959
  • 2 pages manuscript, 2 pages photograph copy
  • typescript, photograph copy
Birds - Mount Desert
Item:
  • 1524   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Samuel A. Eliot
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0033 SAE
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 2 pages manuscript, 2 pages photograph copy
Medium:
  • typescript, photograph copy
Description:
June 10-24, 1959 Notes added to the Birds of Mount Desert.
1523Notes Added in 1951, on 20 Years' Change
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Notes added to the Birds of Northeast Harbor from 1931.
  • Samuel A. Eliot
  • 1951
  • 3 pages manuscript, 3 pages photograph copy
  • typescript, photograph copy
Notes Added in 1951, on 20 Years' Change
Item:
  • 1523   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Samuel A. Eliot
Date:
  • 1951
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0032 SAE
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 3 pages manuscript, 3 pages photograph copy
Medium:
  • typescript, photograph copy
Description:
Notes added to the Birds of Northeast Harbor from 1931.
5321Mary Cabot Wheelwright
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
B/W framed photograph of Mary Cabot Wheelwright. This is a close up face shot.
  • 1950's ?
Mary Cabot Wheelwright
Item:
  • 5321   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1950's ?
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1741 b
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W framed photograph of Mary Cabot Wheelwright. This is a close up face shot.
5771Town House Restaurant
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • People
Roy Salisbury Collection
  • 1952-1953
  • 3 photographs
Town House Restaurant
Item:
  • 5771   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • People
Date:
  • 1952-1953
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2157 RS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 photographs
Description:
Roy Salisbury Collection
4959R. Gordon Manchester
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
Portrait of a young man in a corduroy suit with a paisley tie, a pin in his lapel. Gordon Manchester, still living on the island.
  • Vantines', Boston, MA
  • 1950's early
  • 1 photograph
R. Gordon Manchester
Item:
  • 4959   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Vantines', Boston, MA
Date:
  • 1950's early
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1339
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Portrait of a young man in a corduroy suit with a paisley tie, a pin in his lapel. Gordon Manchester, still living on the island.
4410Lobster Boat
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
Lobster Boat
Item:
  • 4410   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Creator:
  • Sterling Haskell
Date:
  • 1950's
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0461 SH
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
3553Marguerite Yourcenar
  • Image, Art, Painting, Oil
  • People
Portrait of Marguerite Yourcenar (1909-1987)
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
  • 1958
  • oil on canvas
Marguerite Yourcenar
Item:
  • 3553   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting, Oil
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Betsy Flagg Melcher
Date:
  • 1958
Collection:
  • Library Items
Location:
  • Basement Hallway
Medium:
  • oil on canvas
Description:
Portrait of Marguerite Yourcenar (1909-1987)
3492Set of 5 pastels
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Were in the old Patterson room, named for the artist.
  • Antoinette De Coursey Patterson
  • 1952
Set of 5 pastels
Item:
  • 3492   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
Creator:
  • Antoinette De Coursey Patterson
Date:
  • 1952
Collection:
  • Library Items
Location:
  • Upstairs Hallway
Description:
Were in the old Patterson room, named for the artist.
5567Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Ticket
Scanned copy of a benefit ticket of Boy Scout Troop #96 for trip to Camp Roosevelt. Scanned from Facebook
  • 1951
Main Street, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5567   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Object, Ticket
Date:
  • 1951
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1956 b
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Scanned copy of a benefit ticket of Boy Scout Troop #96 for trip to Camp Roosevelt. Scanned from Facebook
5615Panic in the Streets
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • People
Barbara Bel Geddes, famed actress from Northeast Harbor, appears 3X in this film. archives -
  • 1950
  • VHS
Panic in the Streets
Item:
  • 5615   
Type:
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1950
Collection:
  • VHS Collection
Object ID:
  • VHS 0004
Location:
  • CD Box 1
Medium:
  • VHS
Description:
Barbara Bel Geddes, famed actress from Northeast Harbor, appears 3X in this film. archives -
6838Untitled
  • Document, Government
  • Places
no index to these field notes; book kept differently than previous ones; sidewalks, roads, sewers 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.60 LEVEL BOOK 1136 / brown cloth on cardboard cover
  • 1951-1952
Untitled
Item:
  • 6838   
Type:
  • Document, Government
Subject:
  • Places
Date:
  • 1951-1952
Collection:
  • Town Records
Location:
  • 2G4
Description:
no index to these field notes; book kept differently than previous ones; sidewalks, roads, sewers 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.60 LEVEL BOOK 1136 / brown cloth on cardboard cover
6696Tax List 1953 Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Government
  • Places
Includes the "Collector's Warrant" listing total amount due for local, state, county, school and support of the poor and other current expenses. Taxpayers listed in alphabetical order; residents followed by non-residents. Includes date of payment and check number. Faded green cloth covered, black lettering, metal bound, two sets of alphabetical index tabs
  • 1953
Tax List 1953 Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 6696   
Type:
  • Document, Government
Subject:
  • Places
Date:
  • 1953
Collection:
  • Town Records
Location:
  • 1B TOP
Description:
Includes the "Collector's Warrant" listing total amount due for local, state, county, school and support of the poor and other current expenses. Taxpayers listed in alphabetical order; residents followed by non-residents. Includes date of payment and check number. Faded green cloth covered, black lettering, metal bound, two sets of alphabetical index tabs