Sepia Photograph of Bar Harbor looking east over the village to the Porcupine Islands. The street in the foreground is Mount Desert Street. Update 6/19/21: According to Mr. Daniel Pyle (current organist/music-director at St. Saviour’s) this photograph, which shows the original church-building, must date from sometime after 1878 (when the first building was completed) and 1885, when building of the current structure must have started (it was completed in 1886).
Description: Sepia Photograph of Bar Harbor looking east over the village to the Porcupine Islands. The street in the foreground is Mount Desert Street. Update 6/19/21: According to Mr. Daniel Pyle (current organist/music-director at St. Saviour’s) this photograph, which shows the original church-building, must date from sometime after 1878 (when the first building was completed) and 1885, when building of the current structure must have started (it was completed in 1886). [show more]
Booklet containing photographs, architectural drawings of summer cottages in Bar Harbor, photographs & plans of house in Northeast Harbor. Photo 2104 a: Office of Fred L. Savage Photo 2104 b: "There is only one Bar Harbor" J. G. Blaine Photo 2104 c: The Louisburg, photo by Ernest Emery, 1902 Photo 2104 d: Bungalow near the Louisburg Photo 2104 e: Litte Louisburg Cottage Photo 2104 f: Hamilton Cottage Photo 2104 g: Tripp Cottage Photo 2104 h: Atlantean Photo 2104 i: Atlantean Photo 2104 j: Vista Cottage Photo 2104 k: Bar Harbor Cottage, photo by Emery Photo 2104 l: House of Fred L. Savage at Northeast Harbor Photo 2104 m: Fred Savage Cottage at Asticou, Northeast Harbor Photo 2104 n: Pot and Kettle Club House, near Bar Harbor Photo 2104 o: Dining room in a Bar Harbor cottage Photo 2104 p: Kebo Valley Club House, Bar Harbor Photo 2104 q: Devilstone, as remodelled by Fred L. Savage Photo 2104 r: The Gorge, between Newport and Dry Mountain near Bar Harbor Photo 2104 s: Sunset from the Bar Photo 2104 t: The Poplars, opposite Louisburg Hotel; owner Rufus E. Shapley, Philadelphia
Description: Booklet containing photographs, architectural drawings of summer cottages in Bar Harbor, photographs & plans of house in Northeast Harbor. Photo 2104 a: Office of Fred L. Savage Photo 2104 b: "There is only one Bar Harbor" J. G. Blaine Photo 2104 c: The Louisburg, photo by Ernest Emery, 1902 Photo 2104 d: Bungalow near the Louisburg Photo 2104 e: Litte Louisburg Cottage Photo 2104 f: Hamilton Cottage Photo 2104 g: Tripp Cottage Photo 2104 h: Atlantean Photo 2104 i: Atlantean Photo 2104 j: Vista Cottage Photo 2104 k: Bar Harbor Cottage, photo by Emery Photo 2104 l: House of Fred L. Savage at Northeast Harbor Photo 2104 m: Fred Savage Cottage at Asticou, Northeast Harbor Photo 2104 n: Pot and Kettle Club House, near Bar Harbor Photo 2104 o: Dining room in a Bar Harbor cottage Photo 2104 p: Kebo Valley Club House, Bar Harbor Photo 2104 q: Devilstone, as remodelled by Fred L. Savage Photo 2104 r: The Gorge, between Newport and Dry Mountain near Bar Harbor Photo 2104 s: Sunset from the Bar Photo 2104 t: The Poplars, opposite Louisburg Hotel; owner Rufus E. Shapley, Philadelphia [show more]
Lot map, 25x21, of property lots in Bar Harbor, detailing properties on the outskirts of downtown of the village. List of owners' names on reverse side.
Description: Lot map, 25x21, of property lots in Bar Harbor, detailing properties on the outskirts of downtown of the village. List of owners' names on reverse side.
Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969.
Description: Memories of growing up in Bar Harbor in the late 1890's and early 1900's. Ms. Cole writes of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family in Seal Harbor. Many Photographs including an aerial shot of the "Eyrie". Published in Down East Magazine, July 1969.
Short biography of Beatrix Farrand - her family background, her education, her focus on her Reef Point Gardens in Bar Harbor, and her landscape projects, including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller garden in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1985.
Description: Short biography of Beatrix Farrand - her family background, her education, her focus on her Reef Point Gardens in Bar Harbor, and her landscape projects, including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller garden in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1985.
Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel
Description: Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel
Paper from a talk given by Judith Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor on July 14, l994. Compares the summer colonies of Bar Harbor and Newport.
Description: Paper from a talk given by Judith Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor on July 14, l994. Compares the summer colonies of Bar Harbor and Newport.
"Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999.
Description: "Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999.
"It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives.
Description: "It is a special tribute to the town of Bar Harbor, a diverse community surrounded by extraordinary scenery that inspired the original name, Eden. The magazine focuses on the rich heritage that created this community - how the town evolved from a fishing and farming community to a summer haven for wealthy socialites to a first-class tourist destination." Articles in this issue include: 1. A town they called Eden 2. Living on the Rocks 3. Boating to Bar Harbor 4. Bar Harbor's First Settlers 5. An island on fire 6. An education in ecology 7. Searching for a rustic life 8. A Cottage culture 9. A tale of Two Labs 10. Acaidia: One of America's Jewels 11. A friendly group 12. A bright future 13. Maps of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island Magazine available in the Archives. [show more]
The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)
Description: The Leading County Paper & the only Society Journal on MDI. This copy contains information & photographs from 1796-1896 relating to Bar Harbor. (Gift from Donald Norton)