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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
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.
7084Other Indian Events of New England
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
  • Allan Forbes
  • 1941
  • 102
  • 1 book
  • good
Other Indian Events of New England
Item:
  • 7084   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Creator:
  • Allan Forbes
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.1 FOR
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 102
Medium:
  • 1 book
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
7150Milton Quadrangle, Vermont
  • Map
  • Places
One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Milton Quadrangle, Vermont (N44.37/W73.00). Scale 1: 24 000. Topography from aerial photographs by multiplex methods. Mapped by the Army Map Service. Control by USGS, USC&GS, and USCE. Photorevised 1972.
  • Army Map Service
  • 1948
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
Milton Quadrangle, Vermont
Item:
  • 7150   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Army Map Service
Date:
  • 1948
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0300
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Milton Quadrangle, Vermont (N44.37/W73.00). Scale 1: 24 000. Topography from aerial photographs by multiplex methods. Mapped by the Army Map Service. Control by USGS, USC&GS, and USCE. Photorevised 1972.
3610Items for Showing the General Location of the Airports in Maine
  • Map
  • Places
Airport classes defined. Airport locations marked.
  • Augustus D. Phillips
  • 1945
  • 1
  • MAP
Items for Showing the General Location of the Airports in Maine
Item:
  • 3610   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Augustus D. Phillips
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0056 ADP
Location:
  • Shelf 5E4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Airport classes defined. Airport locations marked.
7148Gardner Lake Quadrangle, Washington County, Maine
  • Map
  • Places
One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Gardner Lake Quadrangle, Washington County (N44.45/W67.15). Scale 1: 62 500. Topography by C. W. Buckey, F. M. Mann, H. C. Crumpacker, L. A. Hoffman, and L. D. Hottel.
  • C. W. Buckey, F. M. Mann, H. C. Crumpacker, L. A. Hoffman, L. D. Hottel
  • 1941
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
Gardner Lake Quadrangle, Washington County, Maine
Item:
  • 7148   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • C. W. Buckey, F. M. Mann, H. C. Crumpacker, L. A. Hoffman, L. D. Hottel
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0298
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Gardner Lake Quadrangle, Washington County (N44.45/W67.15). Scale 1: 62 500. Topography by C. W. Buckey, F. M. Mann, H. C. Crumpacker, L. A. Hoffman, and L. D. Hottel.
3487Mount Desert Seascape
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Landscape
Oil on canvas. Large wooden frame.
  • Carroll Tyson
  • 1948
Mount Desert Seascape
Item:
  • 3487   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
Creator:
  • Carroll Tyson
Date:
  • 1948
Collection:
  • Library Items
Object ID:
  • none
Location:
  • Young Adult Area
Description:
Oil on canvas. Large wooden frame.
7147Wesley Quadrangle, Washington County, Maine
  • Map
  • Places
One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Wesley Quadrangle, Washington County (N44.45/W67.30). Scale 1: 62 500. Topography by E. A. Krahmer, F. E. Russel, T. D. Anderson, T. V. Wilder, and W. D. Leech.
  • E. A. Krahmer, F. E. Russel, T. D. Anderson, T. V. Wilder, W. D. Leech
  • 1941
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
Wesley Quadrangle, Washington County, Maine
Item:
  • 7147   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • E. A. Krahmer, F. E. Russel, T. D. Anderson, T. V. Wilder, W. D. Leech
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0297
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Wesley Quadrangle, Washington County (N44.45/W67.30). Scale 1: 62 500. Topography by E. A. Krahmer, F. E. Russel, T. D. Anderson, T. V. Wilder, and W. D. Leech.
6150The Bar Harbor Directory
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Cottage directory. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • F. C. Fearing
  • 1947
  • 91
  • 1 book
The Bar Harbor Directory
Item:
  • 6150   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • F. C. Fearing
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 FEA
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 91
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Cottage directory. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
7080A Report on Tribal boundaries and Hunting areas of the Malecite Indian of New Brunswick
  • Publication, Booklet
  • People
  • Places
Reprinted from "American Anthropologist", Vol. 48, No. 3, July-September 1946.
  • Frank G. Speck, Wendell S. Hadlock
  • 1946
  • 19
  • 1 booklet
  • good
A Report on Tribal boundaries and Hunting areas of the Malecite Indian of New Brunswick
Item:
  • 7080   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • People
  • Places
Creator:
  • Frank G. Speck, Wendell S. Hadlock
Date:
  • 1946
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 970.3 SPE
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 19
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Reprinted from "American Anthropologist", Vol. 48, No. 3, July-September 1946.
1496Notes on the History of Folly Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
  • Gano Dunn
  • 1945
  • 5
  • typescript
Notes on the History of Folly Island
Item:
  • 1496   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Gano Dunn
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0012 GD
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life.
7290Gladys Clark Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Mrs. H. D. Clark scrapbook of press clippings containing local and national news and regarding various people and events.
  • Gladys Clark
  • 1940's
  • 1 scrapbook
  • very fragile, damaged
Gladys Clark Scrapbook
Item:
  • 7290   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Gladys Clark
Date:
  • 1940's
Collection:
  • Gladys Clark Collection
Object ID:
  • GCS 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 4D TOP
Medium:
  • 1 scrapbook
Condition:
  • very fragile, damaged
Description:
Mrs. H. D. Clark scrapbook of press clippings containing local and national news and regarding various people and events.
1592Proposed New England Super-Highway
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Road
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
  • H. A. Manning, editor
  • 1940
  • 21
Proposed New England Super-Highway
Item:
  • 1592   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Road
Creator:
  • H. A. Manning, editor
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • New England
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0104
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 21
Description:
Proposed New England Super-Highway, connecting New York and the three Northern New England States of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. There are many scenic Photographs.
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.
3735Southern Mount Desert
  • Map
  • Places, Island
One of a kind. Pen and ink drawing.
  • John S. Dodge
  • 1948
  • 1
  • MAP
Southern Mount Desert
Item:
  • 3735   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • John S. Dodge
Date:
  • 1948
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0189 JD
Location:
  • On display in the library
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
One of a kind. Pen and ink drawing.
6128Mount Desert Island Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Town
Tour guide prepared by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce describing the villages on the Island and Acadia National Park. There are recommended road trips Many Photographs including those as part of ads.
  • K. H. Mansfield, M. B. Mansfield, Editors
  • 1947
  • 88
  • 1 book
Mount Desert Island Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 6128   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • K. H. Mansfield, M. B. Mansfield, Editors
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 917.41 MAN
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 88
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Tour guide prepared by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce describing the villages on the Island and Acadia National Park. There are recommended road trips Many Photographs including those as part of ads.
4710Pine Ledge, Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Three photographs; house, shoreline and a long water view. Owned 1947 by Mrs. Robert Milne.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940's
  • 3 photographs
Pine Ledge, Bernard
Item:
  • 4710   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Tremont, Bernard
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0963
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 photographs
Description:
Three photographs; house, shoreline and a long water view. Owned 1947 by Mrs. Robert Milne.
4741Long Pond Inn and Camps, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwelling, Camp House
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.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1940's
  • 12 photographs, 1 letter, 1 postcard packet
Long Pond Inn and Camps, Somesville
Item:
  • 4741   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
Subject:
  • Places, Lake
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Dwelling, Camp House
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1940's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Somesville
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1030
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 12 photographs, 1 letter, 1 postcard packet
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.
4525View of Western Way
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
View from Laurie Holmes kitchen in 1940. In 1989 this house was owned by G. Hansen. View contains site of present Northeast Library.
  • Lawrie Holmes
  • 1940
View of Western Way
Item:
  • 4525   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Lawrie Holmes
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0639 LH
Location:
  • Oversize Photograph Box 1, 4E3
Description:
View from Laurie Holmes kitchen in 1940. In 1989 this house was owned by G. Hansen. View contains site of present Northeast Library.
5391Map of Frenchman's Bay
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places
B/W, 9x7" postcard showing map of Frenchman's Bay by L. S. Phillips. Shows Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Hancock Pt., Sorrento, and Schoodic Peninsula.
  • Luther S. Phillips
  • 1947
Map of Frenchman's Bay
Item:
  • 5391   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Luther S. Phillips
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Maine
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1800
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W, 9x7" postcard showing map of Frenchman's Bay by L. S. Phillips. Shows Bar Harbor, Lamoine, Hancock Pt., Sorrento, and Schoodic Peninsula.
2613Sketch plan of land between Rock End and Kimball Rds.
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1945
  • 1
  • MAP
Sketch plan of land between Rock End and Kimball Rds.
Item:
  • 2613   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1945
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 44
Location:
  • GHC Box 2
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Pencil sketch of properties between Rock End Rd. and Kimball Rd. in Northeast Harbor showing Neighborhood House, Rectory, Kimball, Hodgdon, Foster land.
3813Map of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, Maine
  • Map
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Col. ill. and descriptive text on verso.
  • Mount Desert Island Chambers of Commerce
  • 1940
  • 1 map
  • paper
Map of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, Maine
Item:
  • 3813   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Island Chambers of Commerce
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0269
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1 map
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Col. ill. and descriptive text on verso.
2403Plan of House Lots on the Herrick Property
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Blueprint, 28.5x11.5", of division of the Herrick property off Clark Point Rd. in SW Harbor into house lots. Adjoining properties of M. Carroll, W. Carroll, and R. White.
  • P. D. Simpson
  • 1947
  • 1
  • MAP
Plan of House Lots on the Herrick Property
Item:
  • 2403   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • P. D. Simpson
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 202
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Blueprint, 28.5x11.5", of division of the Herrick property off Clark Point Rd. in SW Harbor into house lots. Adjoining properties of M. Carroll, W. Carroll, and R. White.
4879House near Claremont, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's.
  • Sanborn Photo Services
  • 1944
  • 4 photographs
House near Claremont, Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 4879   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Landscape
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Sanborn Photo Services
Date:
  • 1944
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1234
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 4 photographs
Description:
Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's.
1479Scott White Painting
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
  • Places, Shore
  • Scott White
  • 1949
  • watercolor on paper
Scott White Painting
Item:
  • 1479   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting, Watercolor
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
Creator:
  • Scott White
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Art Collection
Object ID:
  • ART 0028
Location:
  • Art Box 1, 4B3
Pages:
  • watercolor on paper
7105The Pine Cone - A Panorama of Maine
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places
Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph)
  • State of Maine Publicity Bureau
  • 1949
  • 44
  • 1 brochure
  • good
The Pine Cone - A Panorama of Maine
Item:
  • 7105   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places
Creator:
  • State of Maine Publicity Bureau
Date:
  • 1949
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 917.41 MAINE
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 44
Medium:
  • 1 brochure
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph) [show more]