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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 3099 | The Economic Weapon in the War Against Germany |
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| 1894 | Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield |
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| Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863. |
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Description: Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863. | |||
| 3096 | Letter: promotion of war-savings, 1918 |
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| 6137 | General Andrew B. Spurling and Second Maine Cavalry |
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| Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports. |
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Description: Biography of General Andrew B. Spurling and the Second Maine Cavalry. Civil War. Compiled from official, individual, newspaper, etc. reports. | ||
| 1888 | A soldier Bridges the Gap on the Elbe |
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| Copy of news article describing American soldier, Igor Belousovitch, account of meeting the Russian Cavalry at the Elbe River. |
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Description: Copy of news article describing American soldier, Igor Belousovitch, account of meeting the Russian Cavalry at the Elbe River. | |||
| 2039 | Ruminations of a (Reluctant) B-29 Gunner |
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| World War II diary of Hoyt Clark from training camp Feb. 1944 until discharge Nov. 1945. Serving on Guam and Tinian Islands in the Pacific, he describes bombing raids over Japan |
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Description: World War II diary of Hoyt Clark from training camp Feb. 1944 until discharge Nov. 1945. Serving on Guam and Tinian Islands in the Pacific, he describes bombing raids over Japan | |||
| 1841 | Personal letter at the end of WWII |
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| Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included. |
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Description: Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included. | |||
| 1887 | Hands Across the Elbe |
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| Soviet American Linkup as recalled by veterans who witnessed the event on April 25, 1945 on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch who photographed the event as it unfolded. |
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Description: Soviet American Linkup as recalled by veterans who witnessed the event on April 25, 1945 on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch who photographed the event as it unfolded. | |||
| 3102 | From Turkish Toils, Armenian Family's Escape |
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| 5409 | Bart Dyer on defense cannon at Schooner Head |
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| B/W photograph of Bart Dyer sitting on a coastal defense cannon at Schooner Head. The cannon, and another on Egg Rock, were in place during WWI. |
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Description: B/W photograph of Bart Dyer sitting on a coastal defense cannon at Schooner Head. The cannon, and another on Egg Rock, were in place during WWI. | |||||
| 7290 | Gladys Clark Scrapbook |
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| Mrs. H. D. Clark scrapbook of press clippings containing local and national news and regarding various people and events. |
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Description: Mrs. H. D. Clark scrapbook of press clippings containing local and national news and regarding various people and events. | |||
| 1885 | The Landing |
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| Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. |
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Description: Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. | |||
| 1896 | Letters to Ada Emerson |
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| Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley. |
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Description: Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley. | ||||
| 1930 | Excerpts From The Log of The Hobo |
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| 110 foot U.S. Navy submarine chaser No. 265, World War 1917-18. During World War 1, Northeast Harbor Summer resident John Melcher's yacht HOBO, used by the navy & manned by Cranberry Isles crew. |
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Description: 110 foot U.S. Navy submarine chaser No. 265, World War 1917-18. During World War 1, Northeast Harbor Summer resident John Melcher's yacht HOBO, used by the navy & manned by Cranberry Isles crew. | ||||
| 5283 | GI's meet Russian Troops |
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| Photographs of the American-Russian troop meetings on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers before the end of WWII. Related to GEN 399, 400, 401 |
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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 | ||||
| 7071 | The Civil War |
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| U. S. Civil War Centennial Commission 1961-1965. |
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| 4929 | Memorial to Downeast Chapter, Merchant Marines |
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| World War II memorial to the Merchant Mariners and U.S. Naval Armed Guardsmen who died 1941-1946. Grey granite, on Maine Maritime Academy. |
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Description: World War II memorial to the Merchant Mariners and U.S. Naval Armed Guardsmen who died 1941-1946. Grey granite, on Maine Maritime Academy. | ||||
| 2753 | World War I draft; Jerome Knowles as registrar |
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| list of received registration cards; list, men of draft age registration regulations booklet summarization of citizens and declarants of Mount Desert |
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Description: list of received registration cards; list, men of draft age registration regulations booklet summarization of citizens and declarants of Mount Desert | ||||||
| 1895 | Civil War Draft Regulations |
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| List of liabilities and duties of persons subjected to Civil War draft. |
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Description: List of liabilities and duties of persons subjected to Civil War draft. | |||
| 1986 | List of Civil War Soldiers from the town of Mount Desert |
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| Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869. |
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Description: Original, elongated, list of men furnished by the town of Mt. Desert by the selectmen for military service in the Civil War. The list represents several calls to duty from 1862 to 1869. | |||
| 1904 | Re-enacting |
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| Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group. |
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Description: Copy of an article about Civil War Reenactments by Joseph Smith, teacher at Mt. Desert Elementary School in early 1980's. Mr. Smith was actively involved with the Maine Civil War Company reenactment group. | |||
| 1473 | Men Who Died for Their Country |
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| Poster of a man holding a rifle, like the soldiers used in the Civil War. Below the soldier are names of 26 men from Mount Desert who died during the war. |
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Description: Poster of a man holding a rifle, like the soldiers used in the Civil War. Below the soldier are names of 26 men from Mount Desert who died during the war. | |||||
| 6962 | Edsel Ford's Bright Idea - Mount Desert joins the War effort |
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| Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. |
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Description: Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. | |||
| 7074 | Maine in the Civil War |
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| A list of material in the Maine State Library |
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| 1886 | Yanks Meet Reds |
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| Recollections of U.S. and Soviet Vets from the Linkup in World War II at the Mulde and Elbe Rivers on April 25, 1945. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch of Islesford who witnessed the meeting. Letter from Mr. Belousovitch to Bob Pyle with copies of accounts of the American Russian meeting at the Elbe River on April 25, l945. |
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Description: Recollections of U.S. and Soviet Vets from the Linkup in World War II at the Mulde and Elbe Rivers on April 25, 1945. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch of Islesford who witnessed the meeting. Letter from Mr. Belousovitch to Bob Pyle with copies of accounts of the American Russian meeting at the Elbe River on April 25, l945. |
