Seventeen (a-q) 4"x 6' photographs of Northeast Harbor and Somes Sound during the heavy snow and ice of winter 1923. Some snow and ice of winter 1923. Scenes include snow piles on Main St. in front of businesses, damaged docks on Somes Sound, Fraser Peckham on ice ridge, Herrick's stable, etc. Photo 1596 a: Manchester dock on Somes Sound, destroyed by ice in 1923 Photo 1596 b: Sargeant Drive from the Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 c: pony-drawn sled on Somes Sound, Sargeant Drive Photo 1596 d: wreckage of Murray's Dock on Somes Sound, 1923. Photo 1596 e: Main Street, 1923. Note that Fire House not yet enlarged Photo 1596 f: Northeast Harbor Swimming Club, 1923 Photo 1596 g: Murray's Dock destroyed by ice Photo 1596 h: Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 i: ice on Sound. Somes ridges were 10' high Photo 1596 j: Photo 1596 k: ice ridge on Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 l: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge on Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 m: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge at Sargeant Drive, 1923 Photo 1596 n: Matthew Mellon's house on Smallidge Point..... Photo 1596 o: looking up Summit Road from Manchester towards the village. Spire just right of center is the Union Church Photo 1596 p: Herrick's Stable on Main Street, 1923. Photo 1596 q: snow bank in front of Manchester Brothers garage, 1923 Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: Seventeen (a-q) 4"x 6' photographs of Northeast Harbor and Somes Sound during the heavy snow and ice of winter 1923. Some snow and ice of winter 1923. Scenes include snow piles on Main St. in front of businesses, damaged docks on Somes Sound, Fraser Peckham on ice ridge, Herrick's stable, etc. Photo 1596 a: Manchester dock on Somes Sound, destroyed by ice in 1923 Photo 1596 b: Sargeant Drive from the Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 c: pony-drawn sled on Somes Sound, Sargeant Drive Photo 1596 d: wreckage of Murray's Dock on Somes Sound, 1923. Photo 1596 e: Main Street, 1923. Note that Fire House not yet enlarged Photo 1596 f: Northeast Harbor Swimming Club, 1923 Photo 1596 g: Murray's Dock destroyed by ice Photo 1596 h: Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 i: ice on Sound. Somes ridges were 10' high Photo 1596 j: Photo 1596 k: ice ridge on Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 l: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge on Somes Sound, 1923 Photo 1596 m: Fraser Peckham on an ice ridge at Sargeant Drive, 1923 Photo 1596 n: Matthew Mellon's house on Smallidge Point..... Photo 1596 o: looking up Summit Road from Manchester towards the village. Spire just right of center is the Union Church Photo 1596 p: Herrick's Stable on Main Street, 1923. Photo 1596 q: snow bank in front of Manchester Brothers garage, 1923 Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions. [show more]
B/W copy of photograph of Path Committee made up of all the Village Improvement Societies at the Jordan Pond. L-R: Joseph Allen, Walter Buell, Fred Weeks, C. H. Grandgent, William Turner, T. A. MacEntire, and George Dorr.
Description: B/W copy of photograph of Path Committee made up of all the Village Improvement Societies at the Jordan Pond. L-R: Joseph Allen, Walter Buell, Fred Weeks, C. H. Grandgent, William Turner, T. A. MacEntire, and George Dorr.
One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "This picture was taken from the roadway before the road was cut down into the hillside, thus the camera height above the water would place today's photographer about six feet in the air." Tom Eliot
Description: One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "This picture was taken from the roadway before the road was cut down into the hillside, thus the camera height above the water would place today's photographer about six feet in the air." Tom Eliot
Description: Summary report of Campbell, Aldrich and Nulty, Architects of Land Use for Mt. Desert areas: Lower Hadlock Pond, Ripple Pond, and Little Round Pond
2 colored postcards: - Greetings from Bangor, Maine (probably 1938) - Autumn in Asticou (date unknown) These postcards belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 7 (Item 7332).
Description: 2 colored postcards: - Greetings from Bangor, Maine (probably 1938) - Autumn in Asticou (date unknown) These postcards belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 7 (Item 7332).
Blueprint, 20x7 1/2", showing strip of land taken and condemned by the Northeast Harbor Water Co. Plan shows ownership by M. L. Allen et al. Across marked route of the water pipe from the pond is property of Emery et al. Includes location of Pumping Station at Lower Hadlock Pond.
Description: Blueprint, 20x7 1/2", showing strip of land taken and condemned by the Northeast Harbor Water Co. Plan shows ownership by M. L. Allen et al. Across marked route of the water pipe from the pond is property of Emery et al. Includes location of Pumping Station at Lower Hadlock Pond.
Description: Shows relief by hachures, includes key points of interest in Rockwood and Greenville, Maine. Revision of map done by Luther S. Phillips in 1953.
Lydia Wood and family sitting on the rocks at Jordan Pond. Lydia is playing the banjo. There are several children in the picture. Lydia Wood became Mrs. Charles Bailey. She was Mrs. William (Louisa) Foulke's aunt.
Description: Lydia Wood and family sitting on the rocks at Jordan Pond. Lydia is playing the banjo. There are several children in the picture. Lydia Wood became Mrs. Charles Bailey. She was Mrs. William (Louisa) Foulke's aunt.
Local residents on the ice at Lower Hadlock Pond, mostly children, standing with an ice boat behind them with sails raised. From left: Dan McEachern, Claire McBride, Irving Young, Cora Frost, Margaret Kimball, Emmons Iveney. Back Row: Ralph Hamor, Russell Manchester. Front Row: Pearl Iveney, Leonice Brown, Lurline Stanley, Margaret McEachern, Elizabeth Stanley, Augustus Phillips, Natalie Tinker, William Reynolds, Lester Lurvey, Parker Fennelly, Archie Coombs-Edwin Tracy, Roy Moore.
Description: Local residents on the ice at Lower Hadlock Pond, mostly children, standing with an ice boat behind them with sails raised. From left: Dan McEachern, Claire McBride, Irving Young, Cora Frost, Margaret Kimball, Emmons Iveney. Back Row: Ralph Hamor, Russell Manchester. Front Row: Pearl Iveney, Leonice Brown, Lurline Stanley, Margaret McEachern, Elizabeth Stanley, Augustus Phillips, Natalie Tinker, William Reynolds, Lester Lurvey, Parker Fennelly, Archie Coombs-Edwin Tracy, Roy Moore. [show more]
Description: Photograph shows the carriage road built in about 1918 between the county road (route 3) and the Pond. The settlement here was known as "Bracy's".
Furnished cottages, 4-6 rooms and a bathroom, boat included. Between $300 and $600 per season, with (extra $100) or without boat. See back of photos for details. Owner Arthur E. Pray.
Description: Furnished cottages, 4-6 rooms and a bathroom, boat included. Between $300 and $600 per season, with (extra $100) or without boat. See back of photos for details. Owner Arthur E. Pray.