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5086MDI Service Men in Guam
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
MDI Boys in Guam during WW II. Albert Dodge, Nelson Leland, Don Bryant, and Sonny Sprague. Photograph is a scan of Photograph appearing in Kathy Cavness weekly column in the Mount Desert Islander.
  • 1944
MDI Service Men in Guam
Item:
  • 5086   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Date:
  • 1944
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1483
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
MDI Boys in Guam during WW II. Albert Dodge, Nelson Leland, Don Bryant, and Sonny Sprague. Photograph is a scan of Photograph appearing in Kathy Cavness weekly column in the Mount Desert Islander.
5283GI's meet Russian Troops
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
Photographs of the American-Russian troop meetings on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers before the end of WWII. Related to GEN 399, 400, 401
  • Igor Belousovitch
  • 1945
  • 6 photographs
GI's meet Russian Troops
Item:
  • 5283   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, World War II
Creator:
  • Igor Belousovitch
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1705
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 6 photographs
Description:
Photographs of the American-Russian troop meetings on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers before the end of WWII. Related to GEN 399, 400, 401
5436Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • Places, Town
B/W copy of photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, which appeared in an article (with photographs) of MDI service men in World War II.
  • 1943
Main Street, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5436   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • Places, Town
Date:
  • 1943
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1837
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W copy of photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, which appeared in an article (with photographs) of MDI service men in World War II.
5565World War II First Aid Class
  • Image, Photograph
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
B/W Photograph of members of the Northeast Harbor First Aid Class during WWII. Individuals are identified.
  • early 1940's
World War II First Aid Class
Item:
  • 5565   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Date:
  • early 1940's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1955
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W Photograph of members of the Northeast Harbor First Aid Class during WWII. Individuals are identified.
6762RECORD OF HONORABLE DISCHARGES; WORLD WAR II; TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT
  • Document, Government, Military Record
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
  • 1945
RECORD OF HONORABLE DISCHARGES; WORLD WAR II; TOWN OF MOUNT DESERT
Item:
  • 6762   
Type:
  • Document, Government, Military Record
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Town Records
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • 1D7
Description:
Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
7082Eastern Algonkian Block-Stamp decoration: A New World original or an acculturated art
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler.
  • Frank G. Speck
  • 1947
  • 62
  • 1 book
  • good
Eastern Algonkian Block-Stamp decoration: A New World original or an acculturated art
Item:
  • 7082   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
Creator:
  • Frank G. Speck
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.1 SPE
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 62
Medium:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler.
7084Other Indian Events of New England
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
  • Allan Forbes
  • 1941
  • 102
  • 1 book
  • good
Other Indian Events of New England
Item:
  • 7084   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Creator:
  • Allan Forbes
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.1 FOR
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 102
Medium:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
7085The Concept of Tribal Separation as rationalized in Indian Folklore
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
Reprinted from "Pennsylvania Archeologist", Vol. XVI, No. 3
  • Wendell S. Hadlock
  • 1946
  • 8
  • 1 booklet
  • good
The Concept of Tribal Separation as rationalized in Indian Folklore
Item:
  • 7085   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
Creator:
  • Wendell S. Hadlock
Date:
  • 1946
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.1 HAD
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Reprinted from "Pennsylvania Archeologist", Vol. XVI, No. 3
7088A Canoe from the Penobscot River
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Canoe
Reprinted from "The American Neptune", Vol. VIII, No. 4, 1948.
  • Wendell S. Hadlock, Ernest S. Dodge
  • 1948
  • 15
  • 1 booklet
  • good
A Canoe from the Penobscot River
Item:
  • 7088   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Canoe
Creator:
  • Wendell S. Hadlock, Ernest S. Dodge
Date:
  • 1948
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 623.8 HAD
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 15
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Reprinted from "The American Neptune", Vol. VIII, No. 4, 1948.
7099The Origin and the Chronology of the Clipper Ships
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Clipper Ship
With a handwritten dedication by the author to Professor Manson (?), from 9 April 1948.
  • Bernard Berenson, M. D.
  • 1947
  • 14
  • 1 booklet
  • good
The Origin and the Chronology of the Clipper Ships
Item:
  • 7099   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Clipper Ship
Creator:
  • Bernard Berenson, M. D.
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 387 BER
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 14
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
With a handwritten dedication by the author to Professor Manson (?), from 9 April 1948.
6119Cuckoos on the Hearth
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Literature
Script of a three-act play by Parker Fennelly of New York and Northeast Harbor. It was staged at the Morosco Theater in NY in October 1941 under direction of Antoinette Perry. 1st copyright title " Two Story House" 1941; Cuckoos on the Hearth 1942. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Parker Fennelly
  • 1941
  • 112
  • 1 book
Cuckoos on the Hearth
Item:
  • 6119   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
Creator:
  • Parker Fennelly
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 808.2 FENNELLY
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4
Pages:
  • 112
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Script of a three-act play by Parker Fennelly of New York and Northeast Harbor. It was staged at the Morosco Theater in NY in October 1941 under direction of Antoinette Perry. 1st copyright title " Two Story House" 1941; Cuckoos on the Hearth 1942. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
2578Landscape of Property of William Elder Marcus Jr.
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Blueprint, 34x25.5", of landscape design on property of William Marcus, Jr. in Seal Harbor.
  • Avis Campbell
  • 1940
  • 1
  • ARCH
Landscape of Property of William Elder Marcus Jr.
Item:
  • 2578   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Avis Campbell
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 371
Location:
  • GHC Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • ARCH
Description:
Blueprint, 34x25.5", of landscape design on property of William Marcus, Jr. in Seal Harbor.
2610Property off Sea St. proposed for Consolidated High School
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Blueprint, 28x24", showing contours of land, and lots, south of Sea Street proposed for Consolidated High School. It is also titled "topographical map of the Sea Street area." Names listed include: Proctor Smallidge, L. E. Kimball, Crushing Plant, Stella Hill, I. T. Moore, E. C. Ober, C. N. Small.
  • Herbert Thomas
  • 1940
  • 1
  • MAP
Property off Sea St. proposed for Consolidated High School
Item:
  • 2610   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Creator:
  • Herbert Thomas
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 41
Location:
  • GHC Box 2
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint, 28x24", showing contours of land, and lots, south of Sea Street proposed for Consolidated High School. It is also titled "topographical map of the Sea Street area." Names listed include: Proctor Smallidge, L. E. Kimball, Crushing Plant, Stella Hill, I. T. Moore, E. C. Ober, C. N. Small.
2613Sketch plan of land between Rock End and Kimball Rds.
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1945
  • 1
  • MAP
Sketch plan of land between Rock End and Kimball Rds.
Item:
  • 2613   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 44
Location:
  • GHC Box 2
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
2639Lot Map of Thomas Reath Property
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Blueprint, 21x15 1/2", of Thomas Reath property on Somes Sound. Kimball property adjoins.
  • 1941
  • 1
  • MAP
Lot Map of Thomas Reath Property
Item:
  • 2639   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 68
Location:
  • GHC Box 2
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint, 21x15 1/2", of Thomas Reath property on Somes Sound. Kimball property adjoins.
2655Estate of Walter H. Lippincott
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Blueprint, 45x33", showing property of Walter H. Lippincott on South Shore Rd., Northeast Harbor. Nearby properties of Morris, Melcher, and Sibley. See also items 2323 (GHC 130), 2353 (GHC 158), 2341 (GHC 147).
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1946
  • 1
  • MAP
Estate of Walter H. Lippincott
Item:
  • 2655   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1946
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 82
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint, 45x33", showing property of Walter H. Lippincott on South Shore Rd., Northeast Harbor. Nearby properties of Morris, Melcher, and Sibley. See also items 2323 (GHC 130), 2353 (GHC 158), 2341 (GHC 147).
1891Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
  • Publication, Newsletter
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
  • 1942-1945
  • various
Mount Desert Messenger - news on the home front
Item:
  • 1891   
Type:
  • Publication, Newsletter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
Creator:
  • Rev. James F. McElroy
Date:
  • 1942-1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0404
Location:
  • General Collection Box 12
Pages:
  • various
Description:
Newsletter sent to soldiers during WWII with news of Mount Desert Island, a collection kept by Wilma Eaton and given to the library in her memory by her brother Hoyt Clark.
2222"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
  • Horace H. Leavitt
  • 1940
  • newspaper
"Between the Hills" and its 100 year old church.
Item:
  • 2222   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Horace H. Leavitt
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0736
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Medium:
  • newspaper
Description:
Historical address of Dr. Horace Leavitt on the 100th anniversary of the Somesville Union Meeting House. He traces early history of Somesville and many families. Bar Harbor Times, September 19, 1940.
2290Plan of Whitmore House Lot
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Small pencil sketch on parchment of property of Stella Hill on Main St., Northeast Harbor (Whitmore House Lot). Cottage outlined is 144 Main Street, Maison Suisse, aka K. J. Stevens Cottage. Other names mentioned: Proctor Smallidge, Foster, Stanley, Stella Hill, Smith, Abbie Younghaus.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1945
  • 1
  • MAP
Plan of Whitmore House Lot
Item:
  • 2290   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 100
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Small pencil sketch on parchment of property of Stella Hill on Main St., Northeast Harbor (Whitmore House Lot). Cottage outlined is 144 Main Street, Maison Suisse, aka K. J. Stevens Cottage. Other names mentioned: Proctor Smallidge, Foster, Stanley, Stella Hill, Smith, Abbie Younghaus.
2313The Birches
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Plot plan, 20 1/2x29" on parchment, of "The Birches" off Manchester Road on Somes Sound. Circa 1940's it was listed on Knowles maps as owned by Yarnall; in 2009 it's listed Bouscaren, Clark, Webster as "Treetops"
  • 1940's
  • 1
  • MAP
The Birches
Item:
  • 2313   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 121
Location:
  • GHC Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Plot plan, 20 1/2x29" on parchment, of "The Birches" off Manchester Road on Somes Sound. Circa 1940's it was listed on Knowles maps as owned by Yarnall; in 2009 it's listed Bouscaren, Clark, Webster as "Treetops"
2318Lot from Bullock to Belmont
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Small sketch on parchment of properties of Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Belmont on Schoolhouse Ledge, Northeast Harbor.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1946
  • Schoolhouse Ledge
  • 1
  • MAP
Lot from Bullock to Belmont
Item:
  • 2318   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1946
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
  • Schoolhouse Ledge
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 126
Location:
  • GHC Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Small sketch on parchment of properties of Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Belmont on Schoolhouse Ledge, Northeast Harbor.
2324Property of Mrs. Horace Green
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Blueprint, 35x17", of "Juniper Ledge", property of Mrs. Horace Green at Wesson's Point, Northeast Harbor. Adjoining lots: Mary W. Williams and heirs of Daniel Kimball.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1947
  • 1
  • MAP
Property of Mrs. Horace Green
Item:
  • 2324   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 131
Location:
  • GHC Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint, 35x17", of "Juniper Ledge", property of Mrs. Horace Green at Wesson's Point, Northeast Harbor. Adjoining lots: Mary W. Williams and heirs of Daniel Kimball.
2345Property of William W. Frazier
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Copy of 1928 blueprint by Alvah Reed of former William Frazier property on Schoolhouse Ledge, showing the 1937 land purchase of Kinney. Also labeled as Stetson property, formerly Hurd.
  • Jerome H. Knowles Jr.
  • 1940
  • 1
  • MAP
Property of William W. Frazier
Item:
  • 2345   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Jerome H. Knowles Jr.
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 150
Location:
  • GHC Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Copy of 1928 blueprint by Alvah Reed of former William Frazier property on Schoolhouse Ledge, showing the 1937 land purchase of Kinney. Also labeled as Stetson property, formerly Hurd.
2393Holdings of Latty Cove, Inc.
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Blueprint, 22x28 1/2", of Latty Cove Inc. property in Tremont. Shows property lines of Gott, Eye, Pomroy and Smith.
  • K. S Cleaves, P. D. Simpson
  • 1947
  • 2
  • MAP
Holdings of Latty Cove, Inc.
Item:
  • 2393   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • K. S Cleaves, P. D. Simpson
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Tremont
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 194
Location:
  • GHC Box 5
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint, 22x28 1/2", of Latty Cove Inc. property in Tremont. Shows property lines of Gott, Eye, Pomroy and Smith.
2400Henry VanDyke Estate
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Lot map (20 1/2x13") of H. VanDyke property on Dodge Point, Seal Harbor. Lots of neighbors (N. Rockefeller, Dr. Angell, Fletcher, McAlpin, Douglass, Ford, Harrison, Church - St. Jude; Seal Harbor Congregational, Reed) are indicated. Prepared by Charles Simpson. (Kn. Map 1; lot 10-16)
  • C. A. Simpson
  • 1948
  • 1
  • MAP
Henry VanDyke Estate
Item:
  • 2400   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • C. A. Simpson
Date:
  • 1948
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 20
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Lot map (20 1/2x13") of H. VanDyke property on Dodge Point, Seal Harbor. Lots of neighbors (N. Rockefeller, Dr. Angell, Fletcher, McAlpin, Douglass, Ford, Harrison, Church - St. Jude; Seal Harbor Congregational, Reed) are indicated. Prepared by Charles Simpson. (Kn. Map 1; lot 10-16)