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7198Eleanor Robson Belmont
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First Chairman of the new Northeast Harbor Library. Mrs. Belmont served from 1949 through 1952.
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First Chairman of the new Northeast Harbor Library. Mrs. Belmont served from 1949 through 1952.
7137Dr. George Shattuck
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Boston physician who owned a house in Northeast Harbor. Professor of tropical medicine at Harvard Medical School and a pioneer in the field of tropical medicine.
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Boston physician who owned a house in Northeast Harbor. Professor of tropical medicine at Harvard Medical School and a pioneer in the field of tropical medicine.
7241Charles W. Eliot
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Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard and one of Acadia National Park's founders.
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Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard and one of Acadia National Park's founders.
7200Charles K. Savage
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Charles K. Savage (Milbridge 1903-Northeast Harbor 1979), designer of Thuya Gardens and The Asticou Azalea Gardens, first chairman of the Mount Desert Larger Parish, selectman for the Town of Mount Desert, representative to the State Legislature and member of local committees, including the Town Planning Board and the Chamber of Commerce. He was also manager of the Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor and member of the Acadia Corporation. In 1928 he became First Trustee of the Asticou Terraces. Held the position of Town Code Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector; trustee to the Northeast Harbor Union Church; Director of the Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor Water Companies and the Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House; Chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library's Board of Trustees; member of the Village Improvement Society.
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Charles K. Savage (Milbridge 1903-Northeast Harbor 1979), designer of Thuya Gardens and The Asticou Azalea Gardens, first chairman of the Mount Desert Larger Parish, selectman for the Town of Mount Desert, representative to the State Legislature and member of local committees, including the Town Planning Board and the Chamber of Commerce. He was also manager of the Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor and member of the Acadia Corporation. In 1928 he became First Trustee of the Asticou Terraces. Held the position of Town Code Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector; trustee to the Northeast Harbor Union Church; Director of the Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor Water Companies and the Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House; Chairman of the Northeast Harbor Library's Board of Trustees; member of the Village Improvement Society. [show more]
7303Charles Eliot
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Charles Eliot, renown landscape architect, was the son of Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard College and one of the first summer resident of Northeast Harbor. Charles Eliot was also a member of the Champlain Society. He died of spinal meningitis at the young age of 38.
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Charles Eliot, renown landscape architect, was the son of Charles W. Eliot, president of Harvard College and one of the first summer resident of Northeast Harbor. Charles Eliot was also a member of the Champlain Society. He died of spinal meningitis at the young age of 38.
6960Betsy Flagg Melcher
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7253Beatrix Farrand
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Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House. Farrand was one of the founding eleven members, and the only woman, of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Beatrix Farrand is one of the most accomplished persons, and women, recognized in both the first decades of the landscape architecture profession and the centuries of landscape garden design arts and accomplishment. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House. Farrand was one of the founding eleven members, and the only woman, of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Beatrix Farrand is one of the most accomplished persons, and women, recognized in both the first decades of the landscape architecture profession and the centuries of landscape garden design arts and accomplishment. (Source: Wikipedia) [show more]
7255Augustus D. Phillips
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Renowned mapmaker and postcard publisher, together with his brother Luther S. Phillips.
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Renowned mapmaker and postcard publisher, together with his brother Luther S. Phillips.
7293Asa Smallidge Knowles (1909-1990)
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Asa S. Knowles, 3rd. president of Northeastern University in Boston. He was born in Northeast Harbor on January 8, l909
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Asa S. Knowles, 3rd. president of Northeastern University in Boston. He was born in Northeast Harbor on January 8, l909
7268Anna Lewis Kneedler
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7277Andrew C. Wheelwright
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5690Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection
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Hundreds of 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures, drawings and paintings by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. Renowned as a sculptor, she commissioned portrayals of contemporary celebrities. Her sculpted works are organized in groups such as: "Clowns" (7377), "Circus" (7378), "Mosaics" (7379), "Bas-relief" (7382). She is also known for her "Paintings" (7380), "Charcoal drawings" (7381) and "Pencil drawings" (7383). This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996.
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Hundreds of 3" x 5" photographs of sculptures, drawings and paintings by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. Renowned as a sculptor, she commissioned portrayals of contemporary celebrities. Her sculpted works are organized in groups such as: "Clowns" (7377), "Circus" (7378), "Mosaics" (7379), "Bas-relief" (7382). She is also known for her "Paintings" (7380), "Charcoal drawings" (7381) and "Pencil drawings" (7383). This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. [show more]