Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
7100	New England in National Leadership - 1895 - The First Steam Railroad Electrification!	Publication, Booklet	Transportation, Railroad	By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".	Howard S. Palmer	1945			24	1 booklet	good	New England in National Leadership - 1895 - The First Steam Railroad Electrification! Item: 7100    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Transportation, Railroad Creator: Howard S. Palmer Date: 1945 Place: New England Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 621.33 PAL Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 24 Medium: 1 booklet Condition: good Description: By Howard S. Palmer, member of the Newcomen Society, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. With an opening poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Broomstick Train".
5419	Mount Desert Summer Residents	Image, Photograph	People Transportation, Automobile	B/W photograph of summer residents (period dress) posing before a roadster.		1912-1913						Mount Desert Summer Residents Item: 5419    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Transportation, Automobile Date: 1912-1913 Place: Mount Desert Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1824 k Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: B/W photograph of summer residents (period dress) posing before a roadster.
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]
5123	Model boats hand-carved by Philip McLean	Image, Photograph	Object, Model, Model Ship Transportation, Automobile Vessels, Boat	B/W photograph of Philip McLean's model boats displayed in back of pick-up truck in driveway	Marion Salisbury	1950-1960						Model boats hand-carved by Philip McLean Item: 5123    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Model, Model Ship Transportation, Automobile Vessels, Boat Creator: Marion Salisbury Date: 1950-1960 Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1537 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: B/W photograph of Philip McLean's model boats displayed in back of pick-up truck in driveway
3532	Maine Central Railroad, map	Map	Transportation, Railroad									Maine Central Railroad, map Item: 3532    Type: Map Subject: Transportation, Railroad Collection: Library Items Location: Downstairs Hallway
7101	Maine Central Railroad 1940-1978	Publication, Book	Transportation, Railroad	By E. Spencer Miller, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of the Maine Central Railroad Company, Portland, and president from 1952-1977. With a 1979 map of Maine Central Railroad Company.	E. Spencer Miller	1979			52	1 book	good	Maine Central Railroad 1940-1978 Item: 7101    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Transportation, Railroad Creator: E. Spencer Miller Date: 1979 Place: Maine Collection: Special Collection Books Object ID: SCB 625.1 MIL Location: Shelf 6A3 Pages: 52 Medium: 1 book Condition: good Description: By E. Spencer Miller, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of the Maine Central Railroad Company, Portland, and president from 1952-1977. With a 1979 map of Maine Central Railroad Company.
5888	Main Street, Seal Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Road Places, Town Transportation, Automobile	Main Street, Seal Harbor, Maine.								Main Street, Seal Harbor Item: 5888    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Road Places, Town Transportation, Automobile Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: Postcard Object ID: Post 0081 Location: Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet Description: Main Street, Seal Harbor, Maine.
5252	Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Winter	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Transportation, Automobile	Highly snow banked Main Street, covering a car, in front of the Bradford T. Herrick Real Estate office.	Alan Knox	1937						Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Winter Item: 5252    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Transportation, Automobile Creator: Alan Knox Date: 1937 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1666 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Highly snow banked Main Street, covering a car, in front of the Bradford T. Herrick Real Estate office.
4913	Main Street, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Transportation, Automobile	A photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, taken in the 1930's, the Herrick House has been replaced by Brown's Taxi shown at the right.		1930's			1 photograph			Main Street, Northeast Harbor Item: 4913    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Transportation, Automobile Date: 1930's Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1279 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph Description: A photograph of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, taken in the 1930's, the Herrick House has been replaced by Brown's Taxi shown at the right.
4015	Main Street, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Road Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures Transportation, Automobile	Shows Herrick House, Pastime Theatre, F. T. Brown Co. Municipal offices built in 1917. See also Item 5941 (post 0133). Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.	Isaac T. Moore	1923			2 photographs			Main Street, Northeast Harbor Item: 4015    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Road Places, Town Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures Transportation, Automobile Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1923 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 0004 ITM Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 2 photographs Description: Shows Herrick House, Pastime Theatre, F. T. Brown Co. Municipal offices built in 1917. See also Item 5941 (post 0133). Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
5045	Main Street, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Transportation, Automobile	Enlargement of a smaller Photograph looking south on Main Street, Northeast Harbor with the Pastime Theater on the right, and kiosk in center of road. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions		ca. 1939			1 photograph			Main Street, Northeast Harbor Item: 5045    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Transportation, Automobile Date: ca. 1939 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1437 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph Description: Enlargement of a smaller Photograph looking south on Main Street, Northeast Harbor with the Pastime Theater on the right, and kiosk in center of road. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions
5195	Main Street, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Places, Town Transportation, Automobile	Winter scene of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, looking north with Model T in background.	Alan Knox	1930						Main Street, Northeast Harbor Item: 5195    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Transportation, Automobile Creator: Alan Knox Date: 1930 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1616 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Winter scene of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, looking north with Model T in background.
5509	Main Street, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Store Business People Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Automobile	Eleven b/w scanned photographs of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, in 1972. Photo 1887 a: Fire House Photo 1887 b: Carlo's car Photo 1887 c: Bank Photo 1887 d: P. P. Hill's Photo 1887 e: Kimball Shop Photo 1887 f: Kimball Shop (from lower end) Photo 1887 g: McGrath's Photo 1887 h: Dot (Renault) Photo 1887 i: Dad getting into car in front of drug store Photo 1887 j: Drug store Photo 1887 k: Where Bank will be. Tracy's paint shop in white building	Velma Ashley	1972						Main Street, Northeast Harbor Item: 5509    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Automobile Creator: Velma Ashley Date: 1972 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1887 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Eleven b/w scanned photographs of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, in 1972. Photo 1887 a: Fire House Photo 1887 b: Carlo's car Photo 1887 c: Bank Photo 1887 d: P. P. Hill's Photo 1887 e: Kimball Shop Photo 1887 f: Kimball Shop (from lower end) Photo 1887 g: McGrath's Photo 1887 h: Dot (Renault) Photo 1887 i: Dad getting into car in front of drug store Photo 1887 j: Drug store Photo 1887 k: Where Bank will be. Tracy's paint shop in white building [show more]
5307	Main Street Businesses	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Market Business Businesses, Medical Business People Places, Town Transportation, Carriage	B/W photograph of Main St., Northeast Harbor building holding Ober's Market, a Bakery, and a dentist. Two men aboard a horse-drawn buggy in front of wooden sidewalk. Several people pose in front of store.								Main Street Businesses Item: 5307    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Market Business Businesses, Medical Business People Places, Town Transportation, Carriage Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1726 Location: Photograph Box 1, 4E2 Description: B/W photograph of Main St., Northeast Harbor building holding Ober's Market, a Bakery, and a dentist. Two men aboard a horse-drawn buggy in front of wooden sidewalk. Several people pose in front of store.
5889	Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Transportation, Railroad	Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine.		early 1900s						Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine Item: 5889    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Town Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office Transportation, Railroad Date: early 1900s Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: Postcard Object ID: Post 0082 Location: Postcard Box 1 top of photograph filing cabinet Description: Main Street and Post Office, Seal Harbor, Maine.
4702	Lowell Estate, Hancock Point	Image, Photograph, Negative	Structures, Dwellings, House Transportation, Automobile	Series of pictures of house and view. Note car for date of photograph.	Knowles Company	1940's			4 photographs, 4 negatives			Lowell Estate, Hancock Point Item: 4702    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Transportation, Automobile Creator: Knowles Company Date: 1940's Place: Maine Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 0947 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 4 photographs, 4 negatives Description: Series of pictures of house and view. Note car for date of photograph.
2118	Letter to Jerome H. Knowles from John S. Melcher	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Transportation, Automobile	Concerning the recommended use of the roads for automobiles in Mount Desert and how to compromise with Southwest Harbor etc.		2/10/1911			2	typescript		Letter to Jerome H. Knowles from John S. Melcher Item: 2118    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Transportation, Automobile Date: 2/10/1911 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0632 Location: General Collection Box 20 Pages: 2 Medium: typescript Description: Concerning the recommended use of the roads for automobiles in Mount Desert and how to compromise with Southwest Harbor etc.
1526	Letter from Bishop Doane to Jerome Knowles	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Transportation, Automobile	December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island.	Bishop Doane, Jerome Knowles	1906			1	typed letter		Letter from Bishop Doane to Jerome Knowles Item: 1526    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Transportation, Automobile Creator: Bishop Doane, Jerome Knowles Date: 1906 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0035 WCD Location: General Collection Box 1 Pages: 1 Medium: typed letter Description: December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island.
2851	Legal brief: State of Maine versus J. D. Phillips	Document, Legal, Legal Documents	People Transportation, Automobile	Prosecution against J.D. Phillips for driving automobile	J. D. Phillips	1910			4	Brief		Legal brief: State of Maine versus J. D. Phillips Item: 2851    Type: Document, Legal, Legal Documents Subject: People Transportation, Automobile Creator: J. D. Phillips Date: 1910 Collection: Knowles Company Legal Documents Object ID: 25 Location: I Pages: 4 Medium: Brief Description: Prosecution against J.D. Phillips for driving automobile
4412	Horse-drawn "Pung"	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Carriage	Winter farming. Horse-drawn "Pung".	Sterling Haskell	1950's						Horse-drawn "Pung" Item: 4412    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Carriage Creator: Sterling Haskell Date: 1950's Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 0463 SH Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Winter farming. Horse-drawn "Pung".
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).
5564	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Railroad	B/W photograph of Green Mountain locomotive pushing passenger car to top of mountain (now Cadillac Mountain). Engineer is Walter H. Dunton.	Willis H. Ballard	1885						Green Mountain Railway Item: 5564    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Railroad Creator: Willis H. Ballard Date: 1885 Place: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1954 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: B/W photograph of Green Mountain locomotive pushing passenger car to top of mountain (now Cadillac Mountain). Engineer is Walter H. Dunton.
5127	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Railroad	B/W 8x10 photograph looking down the rail tracks on Green Mountain with Eagle Lake in mid-distance and Eagle Lake Rd. and McFarland Hill in background. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.		1895 ?				heavy paper		Green Mountain Railway Item: 5127    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Railroad Date: 1895 ? Place: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1541 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Medium: heavy paper Description: B/W 8x10 photograph looking down the rail tracks on Green Mountain with Eagle Lake in mid-distance and Eagle Lake Rd. and McFarland Hill in background. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
5287	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Railroad	B/W photograph of train going up Green Mountain (Cadillac Mountain).		1884						Green Mountain Railway Item: 5287    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Railroad Date: 1884 Place: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1709 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: B/W photograph of train going up Green Mountain (Cadillac Mountain).
5083	Green Mountain Railway	Image, Photograph	Transportation, Railroad	Passenger cars and locomotive of the Green Mountain Railway at Eagle Lake shore. The locomotive was taken for use on Mt. Washington. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.		1885						Green Mountain Railway Item: 5083    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Transportation, Railroad Date: 1885 Place: Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1480 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Passenger cars and locomotive of the Green Mountain Railway at Eagle Lake shore. The locomotive was taken for use on Mt. Washington. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.

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