Description: Letter from George Dorr to Samuel Eliot regarding the development of Lafayette National Park, referred to as Sieur de Monts National Monument.
Several front pages from the Bangor Daily News, Bangor Register, the Bangor Daily Whig and Currier Bangor Daily News: June 18, 1889 March 21, 1902 May 1, 1911 April 17, 1912 April 7, 1917 November 12, 1918 August 27, 1920 May 23, 24 and June 11, 1927 Bangor Register April 17, 1823 Bangor Daily Whig and Courier July 2, 1834 April 11, 1865 April 17, 1865 October 1, 1869 July 4, 1876
Description: Several front pages from the Bangor Daily News, Bangor Register, the Bangor Daily Whig and Currier Bangor Daily News: June 18, 1889 March 21, 1902 May 1, 1911 April 17, 1912 April 7, 1917 November 12, 1918 August 27, 1920 May 23, 24 and June 11, 1927 Bangor Register April 17, 1823 Bangor Daily Whig and Courier July 2, 1834 April 11, 1865 April 17, 1865 October 1, 1869 July 4, 1876
Land descriptions; warranty deed, Bunker to Bunker 1892. Other names mentioned are Isaac Richardson, Harriet M. Richardson, Joseph Moore, Ida C. Rice, Leslie R. Bunker, Orrin A. Donnell, Leonard Holmes, Clara M. Paine, W. Burnham.
Description: Land descriptions; warranty deed, Bunker to Bunker 1892. Other names mentioned are Isaac Richardson, Harriet M. Richardson, Joseph Moore, Ida C. Rice, Leslie R. Bunker, Orrin A. Donnell, Leonard Holmes, Clara M. Paine, W. Burnham.
Description: Otter Creek causeway along eastern shore. Photograph loaned for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Listed in 1921-22 as the "Moore Cottage". Listed in 1927 as the "Hamor Cottage" - Ralph Hamor owner. Photo 0874 a: 1900 Photo 0874 b: street side Photo 0874 c: street side Photo 0874 d: west side Photo 0874 e: water side. Garage where lattice shows.
Description: Listed in 1921-22 as the "Moore Cottage". Listed in 1927 as the "Hamor Cottage" - Ralph Hamor owner. Photo 0874 a: 1900 Photo 0874 b: street side Photo 0874 c: street side Photo 0874 d: west side Photo 0874 e: water side. Garage where lattice shows.
Panoramic post card looking out over Northeast Harbor toward Bear Island and over the business and residential section showing a number of buildings. The harbor was not filled in.
Description: Panoramic post card looking out over Northeast Harbor toward Bear Island and over the business and residential section showing a number of buildings. The harbor was not filled in.
Leases, agreement of sale and purchase, warranty deeds, mortgage deeds, cancellation of lease for the Northeast HarborTennis Club and the swimming pool.
Description: Leases, agreement of sale and purchase, warranty deeds, mortgage deeds, cancellation of lease for the Northeast HarborTennis Club and the swimming pool.
Shows chain-drive Mack open cab delivery truck and several men in front of dock building. Location was near site of current town dock. For book Mount Desert, 1989
Description: Shows chain-drive Mack open cab delivery truck and several men in front of dock building. Location was near site of current town dock. For book Mount Desert, 1989
Hand colored postal card. Note Pastime Theatre, Hamor & Stanley plumbing shop with gas pump, Hillcrest Market. Style of autos & presence of Municipal building indicate 1918-24.
Description: Hand colored postal card. Note Pastime Theatre, Hamor & Stanley plumbing shop with gas pump, Hillcrest Market. Style of autos & presence of Municipal building indicate 1918-24.
Photograph of Charles W. Eliot, taken on the piazza of his home built on the south side of what is now Peabody Drive, in 1881. He died in summer of 1926 in his 94th year.
Description: Photograph of Charles W. Eliot, taken on the piazza of his home built on the south side of what is now Peabody Drive, in 1881. He died in summer of 1926 in his 94th year.
1920 basketball champs; Ham Stanley, Emmons "Fish" Ivaney, Brad Herrick, Arthur "Sheep" Gilley, Ray Foster, Don McEachern, Florington "Bud" Brown and Frank Stanley
Description: 1920 basketball champs; Ham Stanley, Emmons "Fish" Ivaney, Brad Herrick, Arthur "Sheep" Gilley, Ray Foster, Don McEachern, Florington "Bud" Brown and Frank Stanley