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You searched for: Date: 1980sSubject: Places
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1160Proposed Park at Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Town
Proposed park at Northeast Harbor: plan, park area
  • Frederick Law Olmsted
  • 1989
  • 3 sheets
  • 3 paper vellum
Description:
Proposed park at Northeast Harbor: plan, park area
1467Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures
Storefronts on Main Street in Northeast Harbor, Maine. The Street Façade drawing by architect Perry Benson represents the commercial life of Northeast Harbor on the west side of Main Street at the end of the 1988 season. See attachment No. 1 for more details.
  • Perry Benson
  • 1988
  • 1 drawing, 2 description pages
  • paper, pen and ink, number 119/800
Description:
Storefronts on Main Street in Northeast Harbor, Maine. The Street Façade drawing by architect Perry Benson represents the commercial life of Northeast Harbor on the west side of Main Street at the end of the 1988 season. See attachment No. 1 for more details.
1540Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
  • Donald W. Norton
  • 1985
  • 2 copies
  • typescript
Description:
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
1584A Study of the Folklore of Mount Desert Island and the Surrounding Islands
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • Places, Island
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
  • Maureen McFarland
  • 1981
  • 34
  • typescript
Description:
January 20, 1981 A study of the folklore of Mt. Desert Island and surrounding islands by Ms. McFarland done as a high school term paper.
1612Allied Whale
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Nature, Animals, Marine Mammals
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
  • Ann Rivers, Steven Mullane
  • 1984
  • 3
  • photocopy
Description:
Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve Mullane.
1650Letter from Charles W. Eliot to Joseph Abrell
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
Acadia National Park future
  • 9/15/1986
  • 3
  • photocopy
Description:
Acadia National Park future
1651Letter from Charles W. Eliot to John Kauffmann
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations
  • Places, Park
Copy of check with letter regarding donation to Friends of Acadia
  • 7/27/1987
  • 1
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of check with letter regarding donation to Friends of Acadia
1652Acadia Meeting with Charles Hauffman and Mantenelle
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Park
  • 5/18/1987
  • 1
  • photocopy
1668The Contours of the Past
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Garden
Article with Photographs and diagrams of the gardens of Thomas and Mary Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor.
  • Jane Lamb
  • 1988
  • page 29
Description:
Article with Photographs and diagrams of the gardens of Thomas and Mary Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor.
1669Notes on the Azalea Gardens
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Garden
Thomas Hall's notes, diagrams, and Photographs of the Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor as chairman of the trustees.
  • Thomas Hall
  • 1989
Description:
Thomas Hall's notes, diagrams, and Photographs of the Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor as chairman of the trustees.
1735A Dream Transplanted
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Places, Garden
Detailed account of the move of the Reef Point Garden of Beatrix Farrand to the Thuya Garden in Northeast Harbor, supervised by Charles Savage. Published in "Garden Design", Spring 1988
  • Patrick Chasse
  • 1988
  • pages 26-31, 74-75
Description:
Detailed account of the move of the Reef Point Garden of Beatrix Farrand to the Thuya Garden in Northeast Harbor, supervised by Charles Savage. Published in "Garden Design", Spring 1988
1742Letter to Editor re Max and Beatrix Farrand
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Places, Garden
Brief letter about the Reef Point Garden of Beatrix and Max Farrand.
  • Robert W. Patterson
  • 1985
  • 1
  • photocopy
Description:
Brief letter about the Reef Point Garden of Beatrix and Max Farrand.
1813Interview with Robert Lindsay Smallidge
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
  • Places, Island
Copied, transcribed notes of unknown author of an interview with Lindsey Smallidge of Northeast Harbor. He spoke of jobs as a young child and influence of summer residents on the community families.
  • 1981
  • 2
Description:
Copied, transcribed notes of unknown author of an interview with Lindsey Smallidge of Northeast Harbor. He spoke of jobs as a young child and influence of summer residents on the community families.
1864Four Special Summer Places: 1 Northeast Harbor, Maine's snuggest harbor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Organizations
  • People
  • Places, Town
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.
  • Lorna Livingston
  • 1985
  • pages 105-115
  • magazine
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.
1910Comparison of 1900 Northeast Harbor with 1982 Northeast Harbor
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
  • David Renault
  • 1982
  • typescript
Description:
Includes a few original photographs and some photocopies.
1914Somesville Historic District - Survey and Inventory
  • Document, Report
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures
  • Structures, Dwellings
A survey and inventory of Somesville completed for the National Register of Historic Places; provided by the Maine Historic Preservation Committee and conducted by the U.S. Park Service.
  • mid 1980's
  • 11
  • photocopy
Description:
A survey and inventory of Somesville completed for the National Register of Historic Places; provided by the Maine Historic Preservation Committee and conducted by the U.S. Park Service.
1938Bicentennial Speech by Robert Suminsby, August 5, 1989
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
  • Robert Suminsby
  • August 5, 1989
  • 7
  • typescript
Description:
A blue pamphlet containing a bicentennial speech written and delivered by Robert Suminsby. It contains some history of the town and a great deal of "colorful" notes of folks.
1968Mt. Desert Island Growth as a Summer Colony
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
Notes from an oral presentation given by Mr. Pyle. Introduction by Jeanne C. Ott and Pauline Sala
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 5/6/1980
  • 14
  • typescript
Description:
Notes from an oral presentation given by Mr. Pyle. Introduction by Jeanne C. Ott and Pauline Sala
2015The Redoubtable Lady of Reef Point
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Garden
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.
  • Anne Raver
  • 1985
  • pages 81-92
  • magazine
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.
2019Venturing up Somes Sound
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Sound
A sailing tour up Somes Sound, the only true fjord on the Atlantic Coast, noting geographical and historic landmarks such geographical landmarks and historic places such as the village of Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Valley Cove. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1980.
  • Elizabeth McKey Hulbert
  • 1980
  • pages 44-50 pages
  • magazine
Description:
A sailing tour up Somes Sound, the only true fjord on the Atlantic Coast, noting geographical and historic landmarks such geographical landmarks and historic places such as the village of Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Valley Cove. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1980.
2050Drawings of some Northeast Harbor residences
  • Image, Art, Drawing
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
  • Mark Cole
  • 1985
Description:
Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
2158MDI Tomorrow: a source book and a workbook on the preferred future of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Places, Island
Consists of a profile of MDI, a description of what the island may come to be, based on current trends, and a preferred future, based on conversations with a cross-section of MDI residents and their leaders.
  • 10/30/1989
  • 35
  • photocopy
Description:
Consists of a profile of MDI, a description of what the island may come to be, based on current trends, and a preferred future, based on conversations with a cross-section of MDI residents and their leaders.
2169Development, Shaping the future of our communities
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
A compilation of articles on the development of the Mount Desert Island area which appeared in the Bar Harbor Times between July 23 and August 27, 1987 (2 copies).
  • David Outerbridge
  • 8/23/1987
  • newspaper
Description:
A compilation of articles on the development of the Mount Desert Island area which appeared in the Bar Harbor Times between July 23 and August 27, 1987 (2 copies).
2171Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Civic
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • Other, History
  • Places, Town
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: 1834-1841 Out of the woods 1842-1872 Boom town 1873-1895 Turning the tide 1896-1911 A new century 1912-1931 Out of the ashes 1932-1945 The lean years 1946-1968 Prosperous peace 1969-1984 Building on past
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
  • 6/28/1984
Description:
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: 1834-1841 Out of the woods 1842-1872 Boom town 1873-1895 Turning the tide 1896-1911 A new century 1912-1931 Out of the ashes 1932-1945 The lean years 1946-1968 Prosperous peace 1969-1984 Building on past
2229Gardens by the Sea
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Garden
  • Places, Island
Article with photographs of several formal gardens, public and private, on Mount Desert Island. Beatrix Jones Farrand, renowned landscape architect, designed as many as 40 gardens on the island. Published in Connoisseur, August 1984.
  • Ogden Tanner
  • 1984
  • pages 104-108
  • magazine
Description:
Article with photographs of several formal gardens, public and private, on Mount Desert Island. Beatrix Jones Farrand, renowned landscape architect, designed as many as 40 gardens on the island. Published in Connoisseur, August 1984.