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| 2028 | Reaping the Sea Breezes Off the Coast of Maine |
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| Northeast Harbor Fleet host International One Design (IOD) races. Colored photographs by Brundage and Litchfield. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1983. |
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Description: Northeast Harbor Fleet host International One Design (IOD) races. Colored photographs by Brundage and Litchfield. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1983. | |||
| 6961 | New in the Neighborhood |
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| Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano. |
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Description: Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano. | |||
| 1808 | Petite Plaisance |
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| Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. |
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Description: Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. | |||
| 1687 | On Mount Desert Island |
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| Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont. |
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Description: Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont. | |||
| 1688 | Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine |
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| An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. |
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Description: An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. | ||
| 1693 | Settling in Mount Desert |
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| "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. | |||
| 2018 | Castles for Sale |
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| Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. |
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Description: Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. | |||
| 1681 | Downeast Design: How Arts and Crafts Architects Shaped a Maine Resort |
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| Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717) |
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Description: Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717) | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1667 | Far East Down East |
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| Article about the combined oriental and English garden at the summer retreat of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: Article about the combined oriental and English garden at the summer retreat of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor. | ||||
| 1668 | The Contours of the Past |
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| Article with Photographs and diagrams of the gardens of Thomas and Mary Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: Article with Photographs and diagrams of the gardens of Thomas and Mary Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor. | ||||
| 1729 | Beatrix Farrand's Last Maine Masterpiece |
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| Article with Photographs of the Farrand-designed year-round garden at Garland Farm in Salisbury Cove. |
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Description: Article with Photographs of the Farrand-designed year-round garden at Garland Farm in Salisbury Cove. | |||
| 6962 | Edsel Ford's Bright Idea - Mount Desert joins the War effort |
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| Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. |
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Description: Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. | |||
| 6996 | Mrs. Brooke Astor |
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| Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012. |
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Description: Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||
| 1893 | Cabot, the mysterious sailor who gave England rights to North American |
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| Excerpts from Morison's book, The European Discovery of America (1971), about Cabot's voyages to North America beginning in 1497. |
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Description: Excerpts from Morison's book, The European Discovery of America (1971), about Cabot's voyages to North America beginning in 1497. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1917 | Madame Brooke Astor |
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| Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. |
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Description: Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. | |||
| 1978 | Keeping Up A Great American Tradition |
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| Biographical sketch of Susan Mary Alsop and detail of interior design of her Georgetown home developed by Mrs. John Pierrepont. |
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Description: Biographical sketch of Susan Mary Alsop and detail of interior design of her Georgetown home developed by Mrs. John Pierrepont. |
