1 - 25 of 85 results
You searched for: Place: Mount Desert IslandSubject: Places
Refine Your Search
Refine Your Search
Subject
Type
Place
  • Mount Desert Island
Date
Tags
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
5585Mount Desert Coast of Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Vessels, Ship
Photograph of an engraving of ship sailing on coast of MDI.
  • Harry Fenn
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Photograph of an engraving of ship sailing on coast of MDI.
2023The Bar Harbor Auto War
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Island
  • Transportation, Automobile
Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975.
  • Richard A. Savage
  • 1975
  • pages 66-87
  • magazine
Description:
Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975.
5928Rock End Hotel Postcard Foldout
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Images and information about the Rock End Hotel and Cottages, grounds, and views from the hotel. a: Rock End Hotel, enlarged 1909 b: Hotel and adjacent grounds c: Looking north to Brown's Mountain. Village of Northeast Harbor on the right, one quarter of a mile distant d: View of western way and the ocean, looking south from the hotel piazza e: View of Western Mountain from hotel f: View from the piazza showing Some Sound and the public boathouse 500 feet southwest of the hotel g: Bear Island Light, one mile southeast from the hotel, sean from third story window h: Looking southwest from the hotel piazza i: View of Robinson and Western Mountains, northwest of the hotel j: From Greenough's Island looking northeast to the hotel k: St. Mary's by the Sea, on thousand feet from the hotel l: Jordan Pond, a fine place for rowing or fishing m: Maine Central Railraod Ferry boats passing in front of the hotel, one half mile away n: View to the southeast from second story of the hotel showing, over the tree tops, Bear Island Light one mile away o: View of Sargent Mountain and Asticou Hill, northeast of the hotel
  • 3 foldouts with 15 photos and descriptions
Description:
Images and information about the Rock End Hotel and Cottages, grounds, and views from the hotel. a: Rock End Hotel, enlarged 1909 b: Hotel and adjacent grounds c: Looking north to Brown's Mountain. Village of Northeast Harbor on the right, one quarter of a mile distant d: View of western way and the ocean, looking south from the hotel piazza e: View of Western Mountain from hotel f: View from the piazza showing Some Sound and the public boathouse 500 feet southwest of the hotel g: Bear Island Light, one mile southeast from the hotel, sean from third story window h: Looking southwest from the hotel piazza i: View of Robinson and Western Mountains, northwest of the hotel j: From Greenough's Island looking northeast to the hotel k: St. Mary's by the Sea, on thousand feet from the hotel l: Jordan Pond, a fine place for rowing or fishing m: Maine Central Railraod Ferry boats passing in front of the hotel, one half mile away n: View to the southeast from second story of the hotel showing, over the tree tops, Bear Island Light one mile away o: View of Sargent Mountain and Asticou Hill, northeast of the hotel [show more]
6969GXS Collection - Postcards 61-112
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Ship
Postcards: 61. Bar Harbor Panoramic 62. Sargent Drive and Somes Sound, ca. 1920's (Chas. A. Townsend) 63. Birches, Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, Maine 64. Asticou 65. Seal Harbor, Maine 66. Surf on the rocks, Bar Harbor, ME 67. Bear Island Light, Northeast Harbor, ME (Paul A. Knaut) 68. South Bubble Mountain at the North end of Jordan Pond (A.D. Phillips) 69. Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME 73. Bar Harbor Airport, Trenton, ME (A, D. Phillips) 74. Path of the Total Eclipse of the Sun in the State of Maine July 20th 1963 5:45pm 75. The flashing red light at Bass Harbor Head, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 76. Captain Jim Sharp's "Adventure" from Camden, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 77. Across the Bay of Fundy 78. Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, ME (Chas. A. Townsend) 79. Steamer Norumbega from Mount Desert Ferry to Manset, ME 80 (a+b) Islehurst, Mount Desert Bridge 81. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine 82. Thunder Hole Surf, Mt. Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. Bar Harbor and Porcupines from Cadillac Mt. 86. Bar Harbor and mountains 87. Fishing boats at Southwest Harbor, Maine 88. Fishing boats at Manset wharf 89. Fishing craft at Southwest Harbor, Maine 90. Appalachian Mt Club, Echo Lake Camp 91. The Rockbound Coast 92 (a+b) Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine 93. Congregational Church, Cranberry Isle, Maine (1907) 94. Surf, Mount Desert Island, Maine 95 (a-e) Entrance to Somes Sound 96. Southwest Harbor from Manset Shore 97 (a+b) Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine 98. Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor, Maine 99. Webster's Cafe, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1949) 100. Greetings from Bar Harbor 101. Steamer Norumbega, Bar Harbor, Maine 102. The Lobster House, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1940) 103. Christmas Wreath (by Mildred Gilley, Northeast Harbor, Maine) 104. Man in raincoat (I. T. Moore) 105. Steamer Gov. Bodwell in Vinalhaven harbor 106 (a+b) Bar Harbor and mountains 107. Jordan Pond, Mount Desert, Maine (Chas. A. Townsend) 108. Stereoview Schooner Head 109. Stereoview Green Mt. House, Mount Desert 110. Stereoview Mount Desert Scenery 111. Glimpse of Frenchman’s Bay from Cadillac Mountain Summit Road, Bar Harbor, Maine 112. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine 113. Church of the Redeemer and Aniscott, Sorrento, Maine 114. J. T. Morse steamer leaving Bar Harbor for Rockland, Maine 115. Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Springs 116. Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine 117. Maplecroft Cabins - Route 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 118. Bay Meadow Bungalows - Bar Harbor, Maine Updated August 5th, 2023
Description:
Postcards: 61. Bar Harbor Panoramic 62. Sargent Drive and Somes Sound, ca. 1920's (Chas. A. Townsend) 63. Birches, Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, Maine 64. Asticou 65. Seal Harbor, Maine 66. Surf on the rocks, Bar Harbor, ME 67. Bear Island Light, Northeast Harbor, ME (Paul A. Knaut) 68. South Bubble Mountain at the North end of Jordan Pond (A.D. Phillips) 69. Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME 73. Bar Harbor Airport, Trenton, ME (A, D. Phillips) 74. Path of the Total Eclipse of the Sun in the State of Maine July 20th 1963 5:45pm 75. The flashing red light at Bass Harbor Head, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 76. Captain Jim Sharp's "Adventure" from Camden, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 77. Across the Bay of Fundy 78. Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, ME (Chas. A. Townsend) 79. Steamer Norumbega from Mount Desert Ferry to Manset, ME 80 (a+b) Islehurst, Mount Desert Bridge 81. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine 82. Thunder Hole Surf, Mt. Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. Bar Harbor and Porcupines from Cadillac Mt. 86. Bar Harbor and mountains 87. Fishing boats at Southwest Harbor, Maine 88. Fishing boats at Manset wharf 89. Fishing craft at Southwest Harbor, Maine 90. Appalachian Mt Club, Echo Lake Camp 91. The Rockbound Coast 92 (a+b) Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine 93. Congregational Church, Cranberry Isle, Maine (1907) 94. Surf, Mount Desert Island, Maine 95 (a-e) Entrance to Somes Sound 96. Southwest Harbor from Manset Shore 97 (a+b) Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine 98. Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor, Maine 99. Webster's Cafe, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1949) 100. Greetings from Bar Harbor 101. Steamer Norumbega, Bar Harbor, Maine 102. The Lobster House, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1940) 103. Christmas Wreath (by Mildred Gilley, Northeast Harbor, Maine) 104. Man in raincoat (I. T. Moore) 105. Steamer Gov. Bodwell in Vinalhaven harbor 106 (a+b) Bar Harbor and mountains 107. Jordan Pond, Mount Desert, Maine (Chas. A. Townsend) 108. Stereoview Schooner Head 109. Stereoview Green Mt. House, Mount Desert 110. Stereoview Mount Desert Scenery 111. Glimpse of Frenchman’s Bay from Cadillac Mountain Summit Road, Bar Harbor, Maine 112. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine 113. Church of the Redeemer and Aniscott, Sorrento, Maine 114. J. T. Morse steamer leaving Bar Harbor for Rockland, Maine 115. Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Springs 116. Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine 117. Maplecroft Cabins - Route 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 118. Bay Meadow Bungalows - Bar Harbor, Maine Updated August 5th, 2023 [show more]
2173Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Places, Town
A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
  • 10/4/1951
  • newspaper
Description:
A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
4998Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
Acadia Mountain in background. From Sargeant Drive looking northwest.
  • John Pervear
  • 1988
Description:
Acadia Mountain in background. From Sargeant Drive looking northwest.
4070Somes Sound and Acadia Mountain
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Golf Course
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
The farm in middle distance is the Corson farm, whose fields became the golf course. The farmhouse was moved and is now "Millbrook Cottage"
  • Isaac T. Moore
Description:
The farm in middle distance is the Corson farm, whose fields became the golf course. The farmhouse was moved and is now "Millbrook Cottage"
4088Somes Sound, Saint Sauveur, Acadia Mountains
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Sound
Taken from the shore near Manchester Road west of "Rosserne".
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1976
Description:
Taken from the shore near Manchester Road west of "Rosserne".
4175Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
Looking down on Somes Sound from the Bordeaux property. Mountains: Brown's, now Norumbega on right, Acadia, and Hall Quarry.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1904
Description:
Looking down on Somes Sound from the Bordeaux property. Mountains: Brown's, now Norumbega on right, Acadia, and Hall Quarry.
4176Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
Looking down Somes Sound. Norumbega and Acadia mountains in background, Babson's (or Gull) Rock to middle right, on shore.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1904
Description:
Looking down Somes Sound. Norumbega and Acadia mountains in background, Babson's (or Gull) Rock to middle right, on shore.
4177Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Sound
This view involves the farm that became Bordeaux Dairy.
  • Isaac T. Moore
Description:
This view involves the farm that became Bordeaux Dairy.
6957Philomena Manchester Photograph Album - Winter Scenes
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Sound
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Various photographs of winter scenes from the early 1900s. Box 2 (MAN 85)
  • 12 photographs
Description:
Various photographs of winter scenes from the early 1900s. Box 2 (MAN 85)
5967Entrance to Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Landscape
  • Places, Sound
  • 1 postcard
4409Mount Desert Island Shoreline
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
  • 4 photographs
5091Resource Conservation Zones
  • Image, Photograph
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, River
  • Places, Shore
Twenty-six b/w photographs by Russell Butcher, formerly of Seal Harbor, of undeveloped land in the town of Mount Desert proposed as possible resource conservation zones by the Town conservation committee.
  • Russell Butcher
  • 1970's
  • 26 photographs
Description:
Twenty-six b/w photographs by Russell Butcher, formerly of Seal Harbor, of undeveloped land in the town of Mount Desert proposed as possible resource conservation zones by the Town conservation committee.
4194Cathedral rock, the Ovens, Salisbury Cove.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Isaac T. Moore
4195Rocky cliff
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
Tall rocky cliff on the shore.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1904
Description:
Tall rocky cliff on the shore.
4198Hunter's Beach
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
Photograph of Hunter's Beach, on Ocean Drive. Rocky shore and calm water.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1904
Description:
Photograph of Hunter's Beach, on Ocean Drive. Rocky shore and calm water.
5819Surf, Mt. Desert, ME
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Shore
View of surf crashing on rocks, Mount Desert. Black and white
  • Charles A. Townsend
  • 1 postcard
Description:
View of surf crashing on rocks, Mount Desert. Black and white
4414Norway Drive in winter
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Road
Winter scene
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
Description:
Winter scene
2418Road and Path Map of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Road
Topographical map, 28x24", showing the roads and hiking paths and trails on Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles.
  • W. G. Bunker
  • 2 copies
  • MAP
  • fragile, damaged
Description:
Topographical map, 28x24", showing the roads and hiking paths and trails on Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles.
1973Mount Desert and Acadia National Park
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places, Park
Public Relations brochure of Chamber of Commerce of town of Mt. Desert.
  • Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce
  • 1960's
  • 1
Description:
Public Relations brochure of Chamber of Commerce of town of Mt. Desert.
4430Acadia Mountain and Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
Winter scene.
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
Description:
Winter scene.
4540Mountain scene on Mt. Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Mountain
4083Western, Beech, Saint Sauveur and Flying Mountains
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Mountain
Taken from near the Steamboat wharf, Northeast Harbor.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1976
Description:
Taken from near the Steamboat wharf, Northeast Harbor.