Description: Letter from George Dorr to Samuel Eliot regarding the development of Lafayette National Park, referred to as Sieur de Monts National Monument.
Description: Otter Creek causeway along eastern shore. Photograph loaned for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
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.
alphabetically indexed lien claims on mortgages or bills of sale between individuals or the town and businesses black cloth cover with red leather corners and spine
Description: alphabetically indexed lien claims on mortgages or bills of sale between individuals or the town and businesses black cloth cover with red leather corners and spine
description and valuation of real estate liable to be taxed in town of Mt Desert; residents first then non-residents; both groups in alphabetical order by first initial of last name 20 x 18.75 x 2.5 post bound; golden brown corduroy cloth cover with brown leather reinforced corners and spine edge
Description: description and valuation of real estate liable to be taxed in town of Mt Desert; residents first then non-residents; both groups in alphabetical order by first initial of last name 20 x 18.75 x 2.5 post bound; golden brown corduroy cloth cover with brown leather reinforced corners and spine edge
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.
Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing NB lot descriptions no longer included in listing, but page reference is given to description in the real estate book 19.75 x 12.5 x 1.25 hard cardboard covered with black cloth, corners and spine reinforced with red leather
Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing NB lot descriptions no longer included in listing, but page reference is given to description in the real estate book 19.75 x 12.5 x 1.25 hard cardboard covered with black cloth, corners and spine reinforced with red leather [show more]
A brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of Promise. Published by the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, commemorating the Tercentenary of the First Landing at Plymouth in 1620 (MCMXX).
Description: A brief review of some historical and industrial incidents in the Puritan "New English Canaan," still the Land of Promise. Published by the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, commemorating the Tercentenary of the First Landing at Plymouth in 1620 (MCMXX).
Indexed record of town department accounts including: common schools, poor & insane, roads & bridges, Seal Harbor, fire, police, sewer, state roads, sidewalks, interest on Town accounts, ploughing roads, etc. 1923 is indexed separately beginning on page cloth bound (tan) with red leather corners
Description: Indexed record of town department accounts including: common schools, poor & insane, roads & bridges, Seal Harbor, fire, police, sewer, state roads, sidewalks, interest on Town accounts, ploughing roads, etc. 1923 is indexed separately beginning on page cloth bound (tan) with red leather corners
Built 1891 owner C. A. Wesson, NYC rented for a month 1928 Knowles map No. 165 Historic Survey 1986 No. 44 1986 owner Dr. Paul Vignos 6-16-2018: V. Kelly Bellis sent us information about the original owners Charles Howland Wesson (1840-1873) and Miss Emma M. Leland, who he married in 1869.
Description: Built 1891 owner C. A. Wesson, NYC rented for a month 1928 Knowles map No. 165 Historic Survey 1986 No. 44 1986 owner Dr. Paul Vignos 6-16-2018: V. Kelly Bellis sent us information about the original owners Charles Howland Wesson (1840-1873) and Miss Emma M. Leland, who he married in 1869.
Built 1921; Fred Savage design. Original owner William Jay Turner. also Turner Cottage. 1986 owner: Shelby Davis. No. 181 in 1986 Historic Properties Survey.
Description: Built 1921; Fred Savage design. Original owner William Jay Turner. also Turner Cottage. 1986 owner: Shelby Davis. No. 181 in 1986 Historic Properties Survey.
Pierce Head is behind Bear Island next to Harbor Brook. Bishop Mackay-Smith's home is on the right. The left area is Berry Cliff. Right is now David Rockefeller's.
Description: Pierce Head is behind Bear Island next to Harbor Brook. Bishop Mackay-Smith's home is on the right. The left area is Berry Cliff. Right is now David Rockefeller's.
Description: Photo 1215 a: Mabel Ingalls Point, Harbor Brook Beach, Bear Island taken from Berry Cliff property. Photo 1215 b: Bear Island from Harbor Brook Beach.
Otter Creek from Otter Cliffs, showing transmitter towers from naval radio station at right. Wooden bridge had not been built. Note "Lafayette National Park".
Description: Otter Creek from Otter Cliffs, showing transmitter towers from naval radio station at right. Wooden bridge had not been built. Note "Lafayette National Park".