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1697Annual Neighborhood House Vaudeville Shows
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Performance
Programs for the 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st Annual Vaudeville Shows held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1940's
Annual Neighborhood House Vaudeville Shows
Item:
  • 1697   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
Date:
  • 1940's
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0209
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Description:
Programs for the 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st Annual Vaudeville Shows held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor.
1927Asticou Report on Fire Damage: Fire of 1947
  • Document, Report
  • Events, Fire
It contains description of damage to various areas so people visiting MDI will know what to expect.
  • 1947
  • 2
  • typescript
Asticou Report on Fire Damage: Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 1927   
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0440
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
It contains description of damage to various areas so people visiting MDI will know what to expect.
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.
2163Fire of 1947
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
  • 1947
  • 5
  • newspaper
  • fair
Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 2163   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0676
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 2
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
2048Gilman High 1944 Graduation
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, School Institution
Commencement announcement and program of the Gilman High Class of 1944. Held in the Neighborhood Hall, Seal Harbor.
  • 6/8/1944
  • 2
  • program
Gilman High 1944 Graduation
Item:
  • 2048   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 6/8/1944
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0562
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • program
Description:
Commencement announcement and program of the Gilman High Class of 1944. Held in the Neighborhood Hall, Seal Harbor.
5634Gilman High School Coronation Dance
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Gala
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Royalty and Attendees, dancing.
  • 1948
  • 3 photographs, 1 duplicate
Gilman High School Coronation Dance
Item:
  • 5634   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1948
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2023
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 photographs, 1 duplicate
Description:
Royalty and Attendees, dancing.
5741Gilpatrick Cove
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Construction
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings
Fleet House under construction. Roy Salisbury Collection.
  • ca. 1949
  • 1 photograph
Gilpatrick Cove
Item:
  • 5741   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Construction
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings
Date:
  • ca. 1949
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2127 RS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Fleet House under construction. Roy Salisbury Collection.
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
2282Graduation Announcement and Guest Ticket
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Organizations, School Institution
Commencement announcement and guest ticket to graduation celebration at Neighborhood Hall in Seal Harbor.
  • 6/12/1947
  • 1 card, 1 ticket
Graduation Announcement and Guest Ticket
Item:
  • 2282   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 6/12/1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Gilman High School Collection
Object ID:
  • GHS 0005
Location:
  • Shelf 4B4 and 4B5
Pages:
  • 1 card, 1 ticket
Description:
Commencement announcement and guest ticket to graduation celebration at Neighborhood Hall in Seal Harbor.
1703Invitation to 25 Waybackers' Annual Ball New Year's Eve
  • Document, Request, Invitation
  • Events, Gala
Blue invitation of Mrs. Eugene Ashley to the Waybackers' Ball held at the Neighborhood House on New Year's Eve.
  • 1940's ?
  • 1
Invitation to 25 Waybackers' Annual Ball New Year's Eve
Item:
  • 1703   
Type:
  • Document, Request, Invitation
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
Date:
  • 1940's ?
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0215
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Blue invitation of Mrs. Eugene Ashley to the Waybackers' Ball held at the Neighborhood House on New Year's Eve.
5643John Stillman "Little Reddy" Photograph Album
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • Events, Construction
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse
Box 1 1947 Little Reddy: 1 photo album -- stages of dismantling and rebuilding of a cape cod farmhouse from Oak Hill Road which was relocated to Route 3 near Little Harbor Brook. Ca. 120 BW photographs, several duplicates.
  • 1947
  • 1 album
John Stillman "Little Reddy" Photograph Album
Item:
  • 5643   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
Subject:
  • Events, Construction
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse
Date:
  • 1947
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2031 STI
Location:
  • Shelf 4E TOP
Pages:
  • 1 album
Description:
Box 1 1947 Little Reddy: 1 photo album -- stages of dismantling and rebuilding of a cape cod farmhouse from Oak Hill Road which was relocated to Route 3 near Little Harbor Brook. Ca. 120 BW photographs, several duplicates.
5202Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article.
  • Alan Knox
  • 1941
  • 5 photographs, 1 article
Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire
Item:
  • 5202   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Alan Knox
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1623
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 5 photographs, 1 article
Description:
Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article.
2242Maine Fire Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
  • 1947
  • 16
  • newspaper
  • fragile
Maine Fire Disaster
Item:
  • 2242   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
Creator:
  • Guy P. Gannett, Publisher
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0756
Location:
  • General Collection OS Box 3
Pages:
  • 16
Medium:
  • newspaper
Condition:
  • fragile
Description:
Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
5793Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Reference
  • Events
  • People
7 photographs catalogued from 2179 a to 2179 g
  • 1941
  • 7 photographs
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5793   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 7 photographs
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
7 photographs catalogued from 2179 a to 2179 g
5794Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
Group photo F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill surrounded by: F. D. Roosevelt Jr. Adm. .... John Roosevelt Major Gen. Watson Adm. McIntire Fleet Adm. King .... Hopkins Averill Harrison Lord Cherwell Field Marshal Sir John Dill Adm. Sir Dudley Proud [Roosevelt, Churchill] Air Chief Marshal Wilfrid Freeman Sir Alex Cadogan
  • 1941
  • 1 photograph of 7
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5794   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179 a
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph of 7
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
Group photo F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill surrounded by: F. D. Roosevelt Jr. Adm. .... John Roosevelt Major Gen. Watson Adm. McIntire Fleet Adm. King .... Hopkins Averill Harrison Lord Cherwell Field Marshal Sir John Dill Adm. Sir Dudley Proud [Roosevelt, Churchill] Air Chief Marshal Wilfrid Freeman Sir Alex Cadogan
5795Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
F. D. Roosevelt leaving for "HMS Prince of Wales" from the "USS Augusta"
  • 1941
  • 1 photograph of 7
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5795   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179 b
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph of 7
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
F. D. Roosevelt leaving for "HMS Prince of Wales" from the "USS Augusta"
5796Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel
President Roosevelt and party coming aboard "HMS Prince of Wales" from "USS Augusta" at Argentia Naval Base, Canada
  • 1941
  • 1 photograph of 7
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5796   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • International
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179 c
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph of 7
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
President Roosevelt and party coming aboard "HMS Prince of Wales" from "USS Augusta" at Argentia Naval Base, Canada
5797Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
Services aboard "HMS Prince of Wales" at Argentia, Canada (August 1941)
  • 1941
  • 1 photograph of 7
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5797   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • International
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179 d
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph of 7
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
Services aboard "HMS Prince of Wales" at Argentia, Canada (August 1941)
5798Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill on the deck of "HMS Prince of Wales" with Admiral King, Admiral Stark and General Marshall
  • 1941
  • 1 photograph of 7
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5798   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179 e
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph of 7
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill on the deck of "HMS Prince of Wales" with Admiral King, Admiral Stark and General Marshall
5799Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
After worshipping together on the deck of "HMS Prince of Wales", the late president (F. D. Roosevelt) - prayer book on his lap - and the Prime Minister (W. Churchill) chatter freely. This may have been a discussion of the Four Freedoms, perhaps Freedom of Religion.
  • 1941
  • 1 photograph of 7
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5799   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179 f
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph of 7
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
After worshipping together on the deck of "HMS Prince of Wales", the late president (F. D. Roosevelt) - prayer book on his lap - and the Prime Minister (W. Churchill) chatter freely. This may have been a discussion of the Four Freedoms, perhaps Freedom of Religion.
5800Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • People
F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales"
  • 1941
  • 1 photograph of 7
  • paper
  • very good
Meeting of F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales", August 1941
Item:
  • 5800   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1941
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2179 g
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph of 7
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • very good
Description:
F. D. Roosevelt and W. Churchill aboard "HMS Prince of Wales"
7045Memorial Service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
Program of memorial service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. conducted by Dr. Robert J. McCracken. Address by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. Riverside Church, Sunday May 23, 1948.
  • 1948
  • 1 program
  • good
Memorial Service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Item:
  • 7045   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Memorial Service
  • People
Date:
  • 1948
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0794
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Medium:
  • 1 program
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Program of memorial service for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. conducted by Dr. Robert J. McCracken. Address by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. Riverside Church, Sunday May 23, 1948.
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.
2106Mutiny on the Mary Anne
  • Document, Program
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, School Institution
Program of a one-act operetta presented by students of Stetson Grammar School in Northeast Harbor at the Neighborhood House.
  • 6/9/1942
  • 1
  • program
Mutiny on the Mary Anne
Item:
  • 2106   
Type:
  • Document, Program
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 6/9/1942
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0620
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • program
Description:
Program of a one-act operetta presented by students of Stetson Grammar School in Northeast Harbor at the Neighborhood House.
1702Neighborhood House Event Tickets
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Object, Ticket
3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948
  • 1947-1948
  • 3 tickets
Neighborhood House Event Tickets
Item:
  • 1702   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Object, Ticket
Date:
  • 1947-1948
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0214
Location:
  • General Collection Box 7
Pages:
  • 3 tickets
Description:
3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948