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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 2021 | Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor |
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| Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. |
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Description: Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. | |||
| 1711 | Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass |
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| Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass. |
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Description: Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass. | ||||
| 2004 | Who Killed Captain Rumill? |
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| Edna Hysom of Pretty Marsh recalls the story of the disappearance of Capt. Edwin Rumill of Pretty Marsh from the schooner Rumill from the schooner "Harry A. Berwind" off the North Carolina coast in 1905. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1989. |
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Description: Edna Hysom of Pretty Marsh recalls the story of the disappearance of Capt. Edwin Rumill of Pretty Marsh from the schooner Rumill from the schooner "Harry A. Berwind" off the North Carolina coast in 1905. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1989. | |||
| 2251 | Wasp's Nest |
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| Article about residents of Mount Desert Island's Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor elite. Photographs by Jennifer Livingston. Published in "WMagazine", October 2003. |
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Description: Article about residents of Mount Desert Island's Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor elite. Photographs by Jennifer Livingston. Published in "WMagazine", October 2003. | ||||
| 2005 | Two Geniuses and a Paintbrush |
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| Article about the friendship of artist Thomas Eakins and physicist Henry Rowland, summer resident of Seal Harbor, while Eakins spent the summer painting Rowland's portrait. 2 copies. |
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Description: Article about the friendship of artist Thomas Eakins and physicist Henry Rowland, summer resident of Seal Harbor, while Eakins spent the summer painting Rowland's portrait. 2 copies. | ||||
| 1776 | Thomas Cole in Maine |
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| Maine works of Thomas Cole, leader of the Hudson River School, during the mid-1980's. Photographs of his etchings included. Signed article by author. From "Record of he Art Museum - Princeton University", vol. 49, number 1/1990 |
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Description: Maine works of Thomas Cole, leader of the Hudson River School, during the mid-1980's. Photographs of his etchings included. Signed article by author. From "Record of he Art Museum - Princeton University", vol. 49, number 1/1990 | |||
| 2047 | The Sea Nurse |
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| Nurse Sharon Daley provides health care to off-islands via Maine Seacoast Mission's Sunbeam with the help of the telemedicine program. |
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Description: Nurse Sharon Daley provides health care to off-islands via Maine Seacoast Mission's Sunbeam with the help of the telemedicine program. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1744 | The Redoubtable Lady of Reef Point |
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| Biography of Beatrix Farrand with focus on the development Reef Point gardens, her summer home in Bar Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine in July 1985. |
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Description: Biography of Beatrix Farrand with focus on the development Reef Point gardens, her summer home in Bar Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine in July 1985. | |||
| 1817 | The Not-So-Still Life of Nancy Morgan-Barnes |
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| Copy of an article about Maine artist, Nancy Morgan Barnes of Searsport. |
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Description: Copy of an article about Maine artist, Nancy Morgan Barnes of Searsport. | |||
| 1900 | The Identities of Mr. Nathaniel Rogers |
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| Copy of an article by John Wilmerding tracing the name changes of the now-known Fitz Hugh Lane from Nathaniel Rogers to Fitz Henry Lane to the present Fitz Hugh. Photographs of art work are included. He was not considered part of the Hudson River School. |
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Description: Copy of an article by John Wilmerding tracing the name changes of the now-known Fitz Hugh Lane from Nathaniel Rogers to Fitz Henry Lane to the present Fitz Hugh. Photographs of art work are included. He was not considered part of the Hudson River School. | |||
| 7189 | The "Grandes Dames" Who Grace America |
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| Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong |
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Description: Article published in Life Magazine in 1968 about 9 prominent ladies of American high society: Mrs. T. Charlton Henry Mrs. Christopher Temple Emmet Mrs. Edgard B. Stern Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Mrs. Harper Sibley Mrs. Malcom Peabody Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Lytle Hull Mrs. Thomas Armstrong | |||
| 2001 | The Bunkers of Cranberry Island |
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| Short biography of brothers Raymond, Tud, and Wilfred Bunker who continue a long family tradition living from the sea. Published in Down East Magazine, November 1979. |
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Description: Short biography of brothers Raymond, Tud, and Wilfred Bunker who continue a long family tradition living from the sea. Published in Down East Magazine, November 1979. | |||
| 1658 | The Art of Richard Estes |
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| Carl Little reviews some of the works of photograph-realist artist, Richard Estes, of Northeast Harbor and New York. Several photographs of his works are included; one is "Water Taxi" with Nancy McCormick and daughter Nina, Bear Island in background. |
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Description: Carl Little reviews some of the works of photograph-realist artist, Richard Estes, of Northeast Harbor and New York. Several photographs of his works are included; one is "Water Taxi" with Nancy McCormick and daughter Nina, Bear Island in background. | |||
| 2017 | Summers at the Eyrie |
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| Description of Rockefeller family life at their summer home "Eyrie" in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1991. |
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Description: Description of Rockefeller family life at their summer home "Eyrie" in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1991. | |||
| 1682 | Summers at the Eyrie |
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| Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life. This article describes their life. |
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Description: Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life. This article describes their life. | |||
| 2014 | Summering with the Peabodys |
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| College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. |
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Description: College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. | |||
| 1798 | Special 100th Birthday Salute to Eleanor Robson Belmont |
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| Eleanor Robson Belmont (Mrs. August Belmont) is recognized on her 100th birthday with this testimonial issue as Founder and President Emeritus of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Many Photographs in her acting roles. Published in "Opera News", December 9, 1978 |
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Description: Eleanor Robson Belmont (Mrs. August Belmont) is recognized on her 100th birthday with this testimonial issue as Founder and President Emeritus of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Many Photographs in her acting roles. Published in "Opera News", December 9, 1978 | |||
| 2066 | Sonja Weber: The Balance of Texture |
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| Sonja Weber Gilkey creates fiber sculptures using fishing rope, twine, shells, feathers, and other beach combing finds. Published in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, April/May 2011. |
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Description: Sonja Weber Gilkey creates fiber sculptures using fishing rope, twine, shells, feathers, and other beach combing finds. Published in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, April/May 2011. | |||
| 2024 | Serious Seafood |
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| The "Burning Tree Restaurant" owned by Elmer Beal and his wife Alison Martin in Otter Creek flaunts elegant seafood and vegetarian meals. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1996. |
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Description: The "Burning Tree Restaurant" owned by Elmer Beal and his wife Alison Martin in Otter Creek flaunts elegant seafood and vegetarian meals. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1996. | |||
| 1766 | Samuel Eliot Morison |
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| Brief biographical account of S. E. Morison, "the admiral of the vast seas of history", by a student-assistant at Harvard University. |
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Description: Brief biographical account of S. E. Morison, "the admiral of the vast seas of history", by a student-assistant at Harvard University. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1791 | Pre-World War I Idea Becomes a Business |
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| Article about Luther Phillips of Bangor and the development of his aerial view post card and map business in 1947. Photograph. Also, a Photograph, unknown source, of Phillips with the U.S. Navy in Constantinople in 1919. |
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Description: Article about Luther Phillips of Bangor and the development of his aerial view post card and map business in 1947. Photograph. Also, a Photograph, unknown source, of Phillips with the U.S. Navy in Constantinople in 1919. | ||||
| 1892 | Prescott The American Thucydides |
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| Review of Morison's book about William Hickling Prescott of Boston, noted author and historian. |
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Description: Review of Morison's book about William Hickling Prescott of Boston, noted author and historian. | ||||
| 7136 | Portrait bust of Emily Marshall Otis |
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| Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison. |
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Description: Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison. |
