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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 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. | ||||||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1918 | Bleachers, Pins, & the Green Line Blues |
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| A photograph of the Northeast Harbor Library. People in photograph are Mrs. Fay & Ambassador Norman Armour. |
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Description: A photograph of the Northeast Harbor Library. People in photograph are Mrs. Fay & Ambassador Norman Armour. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 2002 | Like Father, Like Son |
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| Article about Percy Walls and son Mickey who run H. G. Walls and Son flower shop, the 100 yr. old family flower shop on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1993. |
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Description: Article about Percy Walls and son Mickey who run H. G. Walls and Son flower shop, the 100 yr. old family flower shop on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, September 1993. | |||
| 2003 | A Family Affair |
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| The Haynes family of Northeast Harbor keep vintage cars running. Photographs of Richard Haynes, son Dana, and grandsons Dan and Jeff working on vehicles. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1990. |
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Description: The Haynes family of Northeast Harbor keep vintage cars running. Photographs of Richard Haynes, son Dana, and grandsons Dan and Jeff working on vehicles. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1990. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | ||||
| 2008 | Change of Scene |
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| Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. |
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Description: Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. | |||
| 2009 | Maine's Little-Known 'Immortal" |
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| Short article about French Academy writer Marguerite Yourcenar's quiet life in Northeast Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1982. |
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Description: Short article about French Academy writer Marguerite Yourcenar's quiet life in Northeast Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1982. | |||
| 2011 | Memories of Northeast Harbor |
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| Reminiscence of Samuel Eliot Morison's childhood in Northeast Harbor between 1890 and 1900. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1978. |
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Description: Reminiscence of Samuel Eliot Morison's childhood in Northeast Harbor between 1890 and 1900. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1978. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 2016 | Mitchell Of Maine |
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| Short biography of Senator George Mitchell, Maine native and summer resident of Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, November 1988. |
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Description: Short biography of Senator George Mitchell, Maine native and summer resident of Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, November 1988. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. |
