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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 7178 | Northeast Harbor's Art Scene Rises from the Ashes |
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| Article by Carl Little about the resurgence of Northeast Harbor's Art Scene. Published in the September/October 2019 issue of "Art New England". |
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Description: Article by Carl Little about the resurgence of Northeast Harbor's Art Scene. Published in the September/October 2019 issue of "Art New England". | |||
| 6973 | First Class Mail |
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| Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994. |
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Description: Article about Little Cranberry Isle post office and postmaster Joy Sprague, who built a big business for this tiny post office with cream puffs and a personal touch. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1994. | ||||
| 1864 | Four Special Summer Places: 1 Northeast Harbor, Maine's snuggest harbor |
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| Article about many Northeast Harbor summer and year-round families (Mellon, Milliken, Peabody, Strawbridge), organizations (Cranberry Club) and places in town. Published in Town & Country, July 1985. |
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Description: Article about many Northeast Harbor summer and year-round families (Mellon, Milliken, Peabody, Strawbridge), organizations (Cranberry Club) and places in town. Published in Town & Country, July 1985. | |||
| 1873 | Adventures on Mount Desert |
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| Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995 |
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Description: Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995 | |||
| 1897 | It Could Have Been Mount Mansell Island! |
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| Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery. |
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Description: Excerpt of an article by William Otis Sawtelle in a 1925 Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Sir Robert Mansell bought Mt. Desert Island in a lottery. | |||
| 1907 | The Last WASP Enclave |
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| On MDI, off the coast of Maine, our man observes the Rockefellers at rest and decides to go native. The description of Island & customs are great. Published on GQ, September 1991 |
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Description: On MDI, off the coast of Maine, our man observes the Rockefellers at rest and decides to go native. The description of Island & customs are great. Published on GQ, September 1991 | |||
| 1974 | Sutton Island: From Year-round to Summer Colony |
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| Article published, in part, by the Island Institute. This is Mr. Little's complete article of the development of Sutton Island from a working class, year-round place to a summer enclave. Story begins with an account of John Gilley. |
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Description: Article published, in part, by the Island Institute. This is Mr. Little's complete article of the development of Sutton Island from a working class, year-round place to a summer enclave. Story begins with an account of John Gilley. | |||
| 1997 | A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925 |
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| Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island. |
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Description: Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island. | |||
| 2012 | Piper Prince of the Cranberry Isles |
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| Short biography of Islesford's resident artist and storyteller, Ashley Bryan with focus on his life and home on Cranberry Island. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1991. |
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Description: Short biography of Islesford's resident artist and storyteller, Ashley Bryan with focus on his life and home on Cranberry Island. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1991. | |||
| 2013 | Rachel Field of the Cranberry Isles |
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| Short biography of Rachel Field's life on Sutton Island and nearby Cranberry Islands and how her environment influenced her writing. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1971. |
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Description: Short biography of Rachel Field's life on Sutton Island and nearby Cranberry Islands and how her environment influenced her writing. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1971. | |||
| 2015 | The Redoubtable Lady of Reef Point |
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| Short biography of Beatrix Farrand - her family background, her education, her focus on her Reef Point Gardens in Bar Harbor, and her landscape projects, including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller garden in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1985. |
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Description: Short biography of Beatrix Farrand - her family background, her education, her focus on her Reef Point Gardens in Bar Harbor, and her landscape projects, including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller garden in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1985. | |||
| 2019 | Venturing up Somes Sound |
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| A sailing tour up Somes Sound, the only true fjord on the Atlantic Coast, noting geographical and historic landmarks such geographical landmarks and historic places such as the village of Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Valley Cove. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1980. |
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Description: A sailing tour up Somes Sound, the only true fjord on the Atlantic Coast, noting geographical and historic landmarks such geographical landmarks and historic places such as the village of Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Valley Cove. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1980. | |||
| 2023 | The Bar Harbor Auto War |
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| Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975. |
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Description: Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975. | |||
| 2026 | Flower bedtime |
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| Preparing the Thuya Gardens for winter at the hands of Priscilla Hutton, head gardener. Published in Down East Magazine, October 2010. |
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Description: Preparing the Thuya Gardens for winter at the hands of Priscilla Hutton, head gardener. Published in Down East Magazine, October 2010. | |||
| 2027 | Personal Glimpses of Bar Harbor's Lush Era |
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| Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969. |
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Description: Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969. | |||
| 2029 | The Gardens of Mt. Desert Island |
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| Brief article of the significance of landscaped gardens on MDI. Colored photographs of a few private gardens in Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1979. |
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Description: Brief article of the significance of landscaped gardens on MDI. Colored photographs of a few private gardens in Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1979. | |||
| 2030 | Stillness at Somesville |
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| Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994. |
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Description: Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994. | |||
| 2031 | Lure of the Maine Coast |
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| Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988. |
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Description: Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988. | |||
| 2032 | Exploring Somes Sound |
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| A short photograph tour along Somes Sound, either sailing or hiking. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1999. |
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Description: A short photograph tour along Somes Sound, either sailing or hiking. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1999. | |||
| 2073 | Martha's Maine |
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| Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor. |
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Description: Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor. | |||
| 2228 | Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden |
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| Designed by Beatrix Farrand, the Rockefeller Gardens in Seal Harbor combine East and West influences in landscape design and artifacts. Several photographs included. Published in House & Garden, February 1985. |
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Description: Designed by Beatrix Farrand, the Rockefeller Gardens in Seal Harbor combine East and West influences in landscape design and artifacts. Several photographs included. Published in House & Garden, February 1985. | |||
| 2229 | Gardens by the Sea |
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| Article with photographs of several formal gardens, public and private, on Mount Desert Island. Beatrix Jones Farrand, renowned landscape architect, designed as many as 40 gardens on the island. Published in Connoisseur, August 1984. |
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Description: Article with photographs of several formal gardens, public and private, on Mount Desert Island. Beatrix Jones Farrand, renowned landscape architect, designed as many as 40 gardens on the island. Published in Connoisseur, August 1984. | |||
| 1568 | Monument to a Conservationist |
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| Article about George B. Dorr and Acadia National Park. |
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Description: Article about George B. Dorr and Acadia National Park. | |||
| 1569 | National Park & Conservation Magazine |
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| Article "Ski Touring Acadia" by Russell D. Butcher pages 13-15 Published in "National Parks and Conservation Magazine", The Environmental Journal, October 1978 |
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Description: Article "Ski Touring Acadia" by Russell D. Butcher pages 13-15 Published in "National Parks and Conservation Magazine", The Environmental Journal, October 1978 | ||||
| 1612 | Allied Whale |
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| Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane. |
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Description: Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane. |
