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2272Old Maine Steamboat Becomes New Jersey Restaurant
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
  • 1 clipping
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Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant.
1714Verses by Bill Ayles
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Copies of verses by Bill Ayles, a laborer who worked at odd jobs in & around Northeast Harbor. Poem copies were provided by R. Haynes & E. Smallidge.
  • Bill Ayles
  • 14 pages
  • 1 original, 1 copy
Description:
Copies of verses by Bill Ayles, a laborer who worked at odd jobs in & around Northeast Harbor. Poem copies were provided by R. Haynes & E. Smallidge.
1847George Cheever Shattuck
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
Two biographical articles about George Cheever Shattuck: 1. "George Cheever Shattuck", by George S. Richardson, published by the Massachusetts Historical Society 2. "George Cheever Shattuck, Nestor of Torpical Medicine", by Jean A. Curran
  • George S. Richardson, Jean A. Curran
  • 2 articles
Description:
Two biographical articles about George Cheever Shattuck: 1. "George Cheever Shattuck", by George S. Richardson, published by the Massachusetts Historical Society 2. "George Cheever Shattuck, Nestor of Torpical Medicine", by Jean A. Curran
7187Endicott (Chub) Peabody
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
2 articles about Endicott "Chub" Peabody: 1. "Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "'Chub' Peabody is dead at 77", December 1997
  • 2 clippings
  • fair
Description:
2 articles about Endicott "Chub" Peabody: 1. "Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "'Chub' Peabody is dead at 77", December 1997
1754Recollections of Summers Spent: Northeast Harbor, Maine.
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places, Island
A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
  • Henry T. Reath
  • 8
  • 2 copies
Description:
A collection of 1930 and 1940 boyhood memories of time at "Rockend Dock" including stories of Captains Lou Stanley, Bert Spurling and Bill Black. 2 copies.
1804Francis Hector Clergue
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Three biographical articles about Francis Hector Clergue of Brewer, Maine who was developing Bar Harbor as a tourist center and who built the Green Mountain Railway.
  • 4 pages, 1 page, 3 pages
  • 2 copies of each article
Description:
Three biographical articles about Francis Hector Clergue of Brewer, Maine who was developing Bar Harbor as a tourist center and who built the Green Mountain Railway.
2244Finding Aid for Carroll Farm Collection 1840-1966
  • Publication, Booklet
Books, pamphlets, school work, children's toys, personal correspondence, business logs, scrapbooks, family registers, sheet music, recipes, postcards, receipts, artwork, and other papers, relating to the family of John and Rachel (Lurvey) Carroll, early residents of Southwest Harbor, Me., and the Carroll Farm Homestead which was used as a farm until 1917, later for family reunions and parties, and eventually donated to Acadia National Park in 1982 to be used as a museum and historic farm.
  • Jim J. Karle
  • booklet
Description:
Books, pamphlets, school work, children's toys, personal correspondence, business logs, scrapbooks, family registers, sheet music, recipes, postcards, receipts, artwork, and other papers, relating to the family of John and Rachel (Lurvey) Carroll, early residents of Southwest Harbor, Me., and the Carroll Farm Homestead which was used as a farm until 1917, later for family reunions and parties, and eventually donated to Acadia National Park in 1982 to be used as a museum and historic farm. [show more]
2245Finding Aid for William Otis Sawtelle Collection 1692-1941
  • Publication, Booklet
Personal correspondence concerning business and genealogical and historical research; notes and articles concerning some of Sawtelle's early scientific interests; Frank Pullen documents including personal papers, maps, church records, military ephemera, and scrapbooks; scrapbooks, personal notes, transcripts from other publications and newspapers chiefly detailing the genealogical history of Cranberry Isles
  • Jim J. Karle
  • booklet
Description:
Personal correspondence concerning business and genealogical and historical research; notes and articles concerning some of Sawtelle's early scientific interests; Frank Pullen documents including personal papers, maps, church records, military ephemera, and scrapbooks; scrapbooks, personal notes, transcripts from other publications and newspapers chiefly detailing the genealogical history of Cranberry Isles
1892Prescott The American Thucydides
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Review of Morison's book about William Hickling Prescott of Boston, noted author and historian.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • pages 165-172
  • magazine
Description:
Review of Morison's book about William Hickling Prescott of Boston, noted author and historian.
2031Lure of the Maine Coast
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988.
  • William Witherle
  • Oct-88
  • 5
  • magazine
Description:
Short biography of Fitz Hugh Lane and an excerpt from William Witherle's diary of a sailing trip with Lane and 4 other men from Castine to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, October 1988.
2032Exploring Somes Sound
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Sound
A short photograph tour along Somes Sound, either sailing or hiking. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1999.
  • Sarah Goodyear
  • Aug-99
  • 6
  • magazine
Description:
A short photograph tour along Somes Sound, either sailing or hiking. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1999.
1687On Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • May-01
  • page 188
  • magazine
Description:
Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont.
1688Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • Jul-96
  • Cove End
  • page 80
  • magazine
Description:
An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink.
1694Inspired by China: An interview with Joe Tracy
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Events, Exhibit
  • People
Joe Tracy, furniture designer and crafter of Somesville, is interviewed following an exhibition of Chinese furniture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. He details the making of his presentation of a cabinet based on a Chinese tangram.
  • John Lavine
  • Feb-07
  • pages 60-65
  • magazine
Description:
Joe Tracy, furniture designer and crafter of Somesville, is interviewed following an exhibition of Chinese furniture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. He details the making of his presentation of a cabinet based on a Chinese tangram.
1711Wood is Good but Glass May Surpass
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass.
  • Feb-85
  • page 44
  • magazine
Description:
Article from Down East Magazine about Robert "Bob Lincoln's small boat building business, RKL Boatworks. He started with the Rangeley Guide Boat and is developing a row boat, now using the less expensive fiberglass.
1715Staying Alive!
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Appearing in Down East Magazine, short story by Northeast Harbor resident and author Gunnar Hansen about the author the perils of a clam digger venturing to an off shore island in winter.
  • Gunnar Hansen
  • Feb-85
  • pages 34-37
  • magazine
Description:
Appearing in Down East Magazine, short story by Northeast Harbor resident and author Gunnar Hansen about the author the perils of a clam digger venturing to an off shore island in winter.
2243Fire 1947
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events, Fire
Newspaper clippings about the Fire of 1947
  • newspaper
Description:
Newspaper clippings about the Fire of 1947
1531Collection of Poems
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • Other, Poetry
Photocopies of poems from Horae Scholasticae at student newspaper at Saint Paul's School in Concord, NH.
  • R. Gwynne Stout
  • 8
  • paper
Description:
Photocopies of poems from Horae Scholasticae at student newspaper at Saint Paul's School in Concord, NH.
6996Mrs. Brooke Astor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012.
  • photocopy
Description:
Article about Mrs. Brooke Astor: her home in Northeast Harbor and her role in the Vincent Astor Foundation. Shows 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor as a young woman and 1 photograph of Mrs. Astor serving tea in Northeast Harbor. Published in "Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor" by Sotheby's, 2012.
1873Adventures on Mount Desert
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Businesses, Tourism
  • Places, Island
Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995
  • John Cole
  • Jul-95
  • pages 74-75, 88-92
  • photocopy
Description:
Buckboards and down-home cooking were the chief creature comforts for island visitors in the decade before the great hotels and cottages began to crowd the scene. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1995
1907The Last WASP Enclave
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Island
On MDI, off the coast of Maine, our man observes the Rockefellers at rest and decides to go native. The description of Island & customs are great. Published on GQ, September 1991
  • John Sedgwick
  • Sep-91
  • pages 163-179
  • photocopy
Description:
On MDI, off the coast of Maine, our man observes the Rockefellers at rest and decides to go native. The description of Island & customs are great. Published on GQ, September 1991
2026Flower bedtime
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Garden
Preparing the Thuya Gardens for winter at the hands of Priscilla Hutton, head gardener. Published in Down East Magazine, October 2010.
  • Rebecca Evarts
  • Oct-10
  • pages 80-89
  • photocopy
Description:
Preparing the Thuya Gardens for winter at the hands of Priscilla Hutton, head gardener. Published in Down East Magazine, October 2010.
2072Hadlock's Eskimos in New York 1821
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
Copy of reprint by Hugh Dwelley about the Eskimos George Niagungitok and Mary Coonunnak with recently found information of them after they board Capt. Hadlock's ship in Labrador in 1820 and appear in England nearly a year later.
  • Hugh L. Dwelley
  • 8
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of reprint by Hugh Dwelley about the Eskimos George Niagungitok and Mary Coonunnak with recently found information of them after they board Capt. Hadlock's ship in Labrador in 1820 and appear in England nearly a year later.
2236Excerpts from the Log of the Hobo USN Patrol Boat #783
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel
A booklet about the USN Patrol Boat #783 in 1917, Botswain George R. Hadlock, Commanding. There is a copy of photograph of boat, crew & log excerpts from 4/1917-11/1918.
  • Hugh L. Dwelley
  • Jul-99
  • photocopy
Description:
A booklet about the USN Patrol Boat #783 in 1917, Botswain George R. Hadlock, Commanding. There is a copy of photograph of boat, crew & log excerpts from 4/1917-11/1918.
2238Eighteen Months in the Near East Relief: January 1919 to June 1920
  • Publication, Literary, Memoir
  • Places
"Written for and dedicated to my grandchildren."
  • Donald B. Perry
  • photocopy
Description:
"Written for and dedicated to my grandchildren."