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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 2545 | Carpentry details for a school |
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| Details of carpenter's finish for the Machias Normal School (see Item 1128), e.g. doors, windows, hand rails, and stairs. |
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Description: Details of carpenter's finish for the Machias Normal School (see Item 1128), e.g. doors, windows, hand rails, and stairs. | |||
| 1128 | Normal School, Washington Normal School, Machias Normal School |
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| See also Item 2545 for details of carpenter's finish. |
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Description: See also Item 2545 for details of carpenter's finish. | |||
| 2514 | M. R. Frost Cottage |
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| Rough drawings, 17x18", of the M. R. Frost Cottage. See also Item 2513 |
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Description: Rough drawings, 17x18", of the M. R. Frost Cottage. See also Item 2513 | ||||
| 2534 | Tracy Cottage |
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| Rough sketch of 2 level floor plan of the Tracy Cottage. Note indicating inking done by BSK (Belle Smallidge Knowles). |
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Description: Rough sketch of 2 level floor plan of the Tracy Cottage. Note indicating inking done by BSK (Belle Smallidge Knowles). | ||
| 6982 | GXS Collection - Books and Souvenir Booklets |
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| Folder 1 Glimpses of Camden, Maine, 1904, J. R. Prescott, 116 pages. Glimpses of Camden On the Coast of Maine, 1916, John R. Prescott, 1 volume (unpaged): all illustrations. Folder 2 A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Maine, 190?, W. H. Sherman, 68 pages : chiefly illustrations. Folder 3 (not yet scanned) Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, 1888, William Berry Lapham, 72 pages: illustrations. Folder 4 Unidentified book about Maine homes and churches in the early days, commentary about home design, coastal living, farming, and general livelihood. 32 pages missing covers. Folder 5 The Summer State of Maine, Holman D. Waldron and Harry D. Young, ca. 1893, Tourist booklet in the shape of the state of Maine; cover illustration is map of Maine, 24 pages. Folder 30 Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, by W. B. Lapham, 1887. Folder 31 Looking at Katahdin, the artists' inspiration, booklet about exhibit at L.C. Bates Museum, 1999. Folder 32 (scan from digitalmaine.com) Maine, the sesquicentennial of statehood, exhibition in the Library of Congress, 1970-1971, booklet. Folder 33 The Maine I Remember by Sidney Urquhast, article from Vogue Magazine, August 2000. Includes a photo of Walter Damrosch (Sidney's grandfather). Folder 43 Penzance in Maine: In Old Acadia, by F. W. Shumaker, 1927. Illustrations by S. Garnett Goesle and Herbet R. Roese. Folder 47 Northeast Harbor Port Directory, 1993. Folder 50 There is only one Bar Harbor - A few of its beautiful spots, by Ernest Emery, 1902. Folder 51 Mount Desert on the coast of Maine, by Mrs. Clara Barnes Martin, 1870 (very fragile) | 
Description: Folder 1 Glimpses of Camden, Maine, 1904, J. R. Prescott, 116 pages. Glimpses of Camden On the Coast of Maine, 1916, John R. Prescott, 1 volume (unpaged): all illustrations. Folder 2 A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Maine, 190?, W. H. Sherman, 68 pages : chiefly illustrations. Folder 3 (not yet scanned) Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, 1888, William Berry Lapham, 72 pages: illustrations. Folder 4 Unidentified book about Maine homes and churches in the early days, commentary about home design, coastal living, farming, and general livelihood. 32 pages missing covers. Folder 5 The Summer State of Maine, Holman D. Waldron and Harry D. Young, ca. 1893, Tourist booklet in the shape of the state of Maine; cover illustration is map of Maine, 24 pages. Folder 30 Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, by W. B. Lapham, 1887. Folder 31 Looking at Katahdin, the artists' inspiration, booklet about exhibit at L.C. Bates Museum, 1999. Folder 32 (scan from digitalmaine.com) Maine, the sesquicentennial of statehood, exhibition in the Library of Congress, 1970-1971, booklet. Folder 33 The Maine I Remember by Sidney Urquhast, article from Vogue Magazine, August 2000. Includes a photo of Walter Damrosch (Sidney's grandfather). Folder 43 Penzance in Maine: In Old Acadia, by F. W. Shumaker, 1927. Illustrations by S. Garnett Goesle and Herbet R. Roese. Folder 47 Northeast Harbor Port Directory, 1993. Folder 50 There is only one Bar Harbor - A few of its beautiful spots, by Ernest Emery, 1902. Folder 51 Mount Desert on the coast of Maine, by Mrs. Clara Barnes Martin, 1870 (very fragile) [show more] | |||||||
| 6980 | GXS Collection - Hotels, Inns, Schools, Homes, Buildings |
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| Northeast Harbor Folder 12 The Rock End Hotel, booklet published by C. B. Webster & Co., Boston. undated, 16 pages, illustrations and descriptions of MDI and the hotel. Seal Harbor Folder 13 The Glen Cove, Seal Harbor, brochure about the house and surrounding area, includes map of the island, undated. Folder 14 Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952; Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, undated Folder 15 Seaside Inn Menus, 1895 Bar Harbor Folder 16 Edenbrook Motel, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1962. Folder 17 Wonderview Motor Lodge, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1965. Folder 18 Hotel Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952. Folder 19 The Van Doren Cottage at Hulls Cove, Bar Harbor, sale brochure, undated (1914, courtesy of J. B. Dyer). Folder 20 Redwood, Bar Harbor, sketch by John Calvin Stevens, brochure, 1992. Folder 21 Lawrence House, Bar Harbor, printed copy of sketch, September 17, 1883 Mainland Maine. Folder 54 Inn at Canoe Point, brochure, 1987 Southwest Harbor Folder 55 The Island House, bed & breakfast inn on Mount Desert Island, brochure Isle au Haut Folder 56 Union Congregational Church of Isle au Haut, Maine, 1857-1957, booklet, 20 pages. Mainland Maine Folder 22 Grindstone Inn, Winter Harbor. 2 brochures: the first ca. early 1900's, the second 1952. Folder 23 Woodlawn/Black House in Ellsworth: Maine's most interesting mansion, an example of Georgian architecture preserved with original furnishings. 5 brochures. Folder 24 Gouldsboro land improvement company's Grindstone inn and lands, Winter Harbor, 1891, 38 unnumbered pages illustrations. Folder 25 Washington Normal School at Machias Maine Fred L. Savage Architect, printed copy of sketch. Folder 49 “Old Wiscasset”, booklet. Historical data compiled by William Davis Patterson, August 1931. Printed by “The Times Co.”, Bath, Maine. Folder 57 Stanwood Homestead Museum, Ellsworth, Maine. Established 1960. A living memorial to Cordelia J. Stanwood. Brochure with map of Birdsacre Sanctuary. Folder 58 Historic Lewiston: A self-guided tour of our history, architecture and culture, brochure of historic buildings and sites with map, 2001. Folder 59 It must be Maine Architectural Trail, booklet about the architecture of Maine's small towns and villages, 16 pages. | 
Description: Northeast Harbor Folder 12 The Rock End Hotel, booklet published by C. B. Webster & Co., Boston. undated, 16 pages, illustrations and descriptions of MDI and the hotel. Seal Harbor Folder 13 The Glen Cove, Seal Harbor, brochure about the house and surrounding area, includes map of the island, undated. Folder 14 Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952; Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, undated Folder 15 Seaside Inn Menus, 1895 Bar Harbor Folder 16 Edenbrook Motel, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1962. Folder 17 Wonderview Motor Lodge, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1965. Folder 18 Hotel Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952. Folder 19 The Van Doren Cottage at Hulls Cove, Bar Harbor, sale brochure, undated (1914, courtesy of J. B. Dyer). Folder 20 Redwood, Bar Harbor, sketch by John Calvin Stevens, brochure, 1992. Folder 21 Lawrence House, Bar Harbor, printed copy of sketch, September 17, 1883 Mainland Maine. Folder 54 Inn at Canoe Point, brochure, 1987 Southwest Harbor Folder 55 The Island House, bed & breakfast inn on Mount Desert Island, brochure Isle au Haut Folder 56 Union Congregational Church of Isle au Haut, Maine, 1857-1957, booklet, 20 pages. Mainland Maine Folder 22 Grindstone Inn, Winter Harbor. 2 brochures: the first ca. early 1900's, the second 1952. Folder 23 Woodlawn/Black House in Ellsworth: Maine's most interesting mansion, an example of Georgian architecture preserved with original furnishings. 5 brochures. Folder 24 Gouldsboro land improvement company's Grindstone inn and lands, Winter Harbor, 1891, 38 unnumbered pages illustrations. Folder 25 Washington Normal School at Machias Maine Fred L. Savage Architect, printed copy of sketch. Folder 49 “Old Wiscasset”, booklet. Historical data compiled by William Davis Patterson, August 1931. Printed by “The Times Co.”, Bath, Maine. Folder 57 Stanwood Homestead Museum, Ellsworth, Maine. Established 1960. A living memorial to Cordelia J. Stanwood. Brochure with map of Birdsacre Sanctuary. Folder 58 Historic Lewiston: A self-guided tour of our history, architecture and culture, brochure of historic buildings and sites with map, 2001. Folder 59 It must be Maine Architectural Trail, booklet about the architecture of Maine's small towns and villages, 16 pages. [show more] | |||||||
| 2921 | Claim: V. R. Smith versus Lena B. Foren, 1910 |
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| Notice of foreclosure. |
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| 3183 | Joy cottage: room dimensions |
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| Handwritten paper containing room dimensions of Mrs. Joy's cottage. |
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Description: Handwritten paper containing room dimensions of Mrs. Joy's cottage. | |||||
| 3161 | Henry Branscom's stable |
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| Stable description. |
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| 6025 | Thuya Lodge on Asticou Hill: Asticou Terraces Catalogue of the Botanical Library |
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| 1 disc with digital images of pages in CD Box 1 |
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Description: 1 disc with digital images of pages in CD Box 1 | ||||
| 6035 | The Redbook Collection |
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| BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. |
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Description: BOX 1 (record carton box) The Redbooks, 1912-2020 (missing 1913, 1917, 1918, 1948). Now called The Redbook--originally called Directory and Hand Book--these social registers list residents and their contact information, cottage locations and owners, businesses, various transportation schedules, tide charts, advertisements, and important phone numbers. The first book published in 1912 by Stella L. Hill was green, all the rest are red. The Redbook celebrated its 100 anniversary in 2012 and is still produced to this day. [show more] | |||||
| 3179 | Letter: Mrs. Edward King to Belle Smallidge, 1903 |
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| Letter regarding the rental of the Whitmore Cottage. |
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Description: Letter regarding the rental of the Whitmore Cottage. | ||||
| 3176 | Letters: Georgina Roberts to Postmaster, 1901 |
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| Letter from Georgina Roberts of New York to Postmaster in Northeast Harbor regarding the possibility of renting a house. |
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Description: Letter from Georgina Roberts of New York to Postmaster in Northeast Harbor regarding the possibility of renting a house. | ||||
| 3156 | Correspondence regarding Veazie cottage for rent |
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| Letter, Belle Smallidge to Captain Marcellus Veazie, 1901 |
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Description: Letter, Belle Smallidge to Captain Marcellus Veazie, 1901 | |||
| 2226 | Woodlawn Ellsworth's Famous Black Mansion |
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| Article about Woodlawn in Ellsworth. Ellsworth American, August 31, 1978 |
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Description: Article about Woodlawn in Ellsworth. Ellsworth American, August 31, 1978 | ||||
| 6979 | GXS Collection - Maps and Blueprints |
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| Folder 6 A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, 1938. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 6a A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, 1950. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 7 The Maine Art Museum Trail, map and brochure listing museums around Maine, 2015. Folder 8 Blueprint with first and second floor plans for George S. Talcott house at Seal Harbor, ME, Clayton B. Roath, undated. Folder 40 Map of Seal Harbor. Folder 45 (no image) Architectural Drawing: blueprints of “Cedar Cliff”, house of G. L. Stebbins, Seal Harbor, Maine (very fragile). | 
Description: Folder 6 A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, 1938. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 6a A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, 1950. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 7 The Maine Art Museum Trail, map and brochure listing museums around Maine, 2015. Folder 8 Blueprint with first and second floor plans for George S. Talcott house at Seal Harbor, ME, Clayton B. Roath, undated. Folder 40 Map of Seal Harbor. Folder 45 (no image) Architectural Drawing: blueprints of “Cedar Cliff”, house of G. L. Stebbins, Seal Harbor, Maine (very fragile). [show more] | |||||||
| 1383 | Total Health Center, Marlboro College |
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| site plan, floor plans, elevations, section, fitness, medical, dorm, roof plan, sketches |
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Description: site plan, floor plans, elevations, section, fitness, medical, dorm, roof plan, sketches |
| 1195 | Mount Desert High School |
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| Elevation, wall detail in class room, first floor electrical plan, ground floor heating plan 1 list of equipment ordered |
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Description: Elevation, wall detail in class room, first floor electrical plan, ground floor heating plan 1 list of equipment ordered | |||
| 3627 | Path & Landscape Layout for Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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| 2527 | Cottage for W. Barton Eddison Esq. |
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| Four 34x28.5" and two smaller blueprints of floor plans and exterior elevations of the W. Barton Eddison Cottage "Cove End", later owned by Mrs. Vincent Astor. |
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Description: Four 34x28.5" and two smaller blueprints of floor plans and exterior elevations of the W. Barton Eddison Cottage "Cove End", later owned by Mrs. Vincent Astor. | |||
| 3530 | Doll House and Furniture |
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| Made for Elizabeth Putnam Sohier. |
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| 1688 | Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine |
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| An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. |
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Description: An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. | ||
| 2596 | House for Mrs. Jerome Knowles |
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| Exterior parchment sketch on mat board, 20x14", of house for Mrs. Jerome Knowles. See also Item 2479. |
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Description: Exterior parchment sketch on mat board, 20x14", of house for Mrs. Jerome Knowles. See also Item 2479. | ||
| 2567 | House for L. Belle Smallidge |
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| Blueprints, 16.5x11.5", of four level floor plans of house for L. Belle Smallidge. See also Item 2607 |
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Description: Blueprints, 16.5x11.5", of four level floor plans of house for L. Belle Smallidge. See also Item 2607 | ||||
| 2572 | Proposed Plan for Gilman School |
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| Sketch, 28x22, mounted on matte board of proposed Gilman School. Drawing is signed M. W. Stratton '96; this dates to the partnership of Savage & Stratton. |
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Description: Sketch, 28x22, mounted on matte board of proposed Gilman School. Drawing is signed M. W. Stratton '96; this dates to the partnership of Savage & Stratton. |
