Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
3726	Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles	Map	Places, Island	Relief shown in hachures and spot heights. Shows roads and landowners.		1885			1	MAP (framed)		Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles Item: 3726    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1885 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: Map Collection Object ID: MAP 0180 GNC Location: On display in the library Pages: 1 Medium: MAP (framed) Description: Relief shown in hachures and spot heights. Shows roads and landowners.
3808	Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map	Places, Island	Aids to navigation corrected to 1886. map (s) ; 80 x 63 cm. Scale, 1:40,000 (or, 3,333 1/3 ft. = 1 in.).		1882			1	paper with wooden hanger		Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 3808    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1882 Collection: Map Collection Object ID: MAP 0264 Location: 5D TOP Pages: 1 Medium: paper with wooden hanger Description: Aids to navigation corrected to 1886. map (s) ; 80 x 63 cm. Scale, 1:40,000 (or, 3,333 1/3 ft. = 1 in.).
2434	Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward	Map	Places, Island	Large topographical map of Mount Desert Island and off shore islands.	J. Hilgard, Superintendent	1882			1	MAP	fair	Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward Item: 2434    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Creator: J. Hilgard, Superintendent Date: 1882 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: Great Harbor Collection Object ID: 231 Location: GHC Box 6 Pages: 1 Medium: MAP Condition: fair Description: Large topographical map of Mount Desert Island and off shore islands.
2438	Bay of Islands - Newfoundland	Map	Places, Island	Bay of Islands of Newfoundland west coast from British surveys 1880-1881.		1884			1	MAP	good	Bay of Islands - Newfoundland Item: 2438    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1884 Place: Other Places Collection: Great Harbor Collection Object ID: 235 Location: GHC Box 6 Pages: 1 Medium: MAP Condition: good Description: Bay of Islands of Newfoundland west coast from British surveys 1880-1881.
7390	Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage	In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton.		1888			60	1 book with 36 photographs	very fragile	Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Item: 7390    Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage Date: 1888 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0846 Location: General Collection OS Box 1, 5A5 Pages: 60 Medium: 1 book with 36 photographs Condition: very fragile Description: In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
6090	Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire	Publication, Booklet	Events, Fire Places	Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.	Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire	1884			8	pamphlet	good	Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire Item: 6090    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Events, Fire Places Creator: Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire Date: 1884 Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 634.9 REPORT Location: Shelf 6A4/6A5 Pages: 8 Medium: pamphlet Condition: good Description: Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.
7386	Green Mountain Railway	Reference	Places, Mountain Transportation, Railroad	The Green Mountain Railway was finalized in 1883 by Frank H. Clergue of Bangor, Maine. It was 6,300 feet long and started on the shores of Eagle Lake. Its cost was $110.000. It closed down in 1893 after only 10 years of operation. (From Item 2162).	Frank H. Clergue	1883						Green Mountain Railway Item: 7386    Type: Reference Subject: Places, Mountain Transportation, Railroad Creator: Frank H. Clergue Date: 1883 Description: The Green Mountain Railway was finalized in 1883 by Frank H. Clergue of Bangor, Maine. It was 6,300 feet long and started on the shores of Eagle Lake. Its cost was $110.000. It closed down in 1893 after only 10 years of operation. (From Item 2162).

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