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You searched for: Date: 1950s✖Type: Document✖
Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
2088Fact Manual for Industry
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Island
Report on advantages on Mount Desert Island for economic and industrial development. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
  • Mount Desert Development Corporation
  • 1956
  • 23
  • 1 book
Fact Manual for Industry
Item:
  • 2088   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Mount Desert Development Corporation
Date:
  • 1956
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0602
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Report on advantages on Mount Desert Island for economic and industrial development. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
1684Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
  • ca. 1950
  • 12
  • 1 book
Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate
Item:
  • 1684   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Fred C. Lynam Co.
Date:
  • ca. 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0196
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • 12
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart.
3941Gertrude Fay
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Mrs. Fay reading her dedication of the Northeast Harbor Library in 1950.
  • Gertrude Fay
  • 8/20/1950
  • 1 cassette, 1 disc. 1 digital file
Gertrude Fay
Item:
  • 3941   
Type:
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
Creator:
  • Gertrude Fay
Date:
  • 8/20/1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Oral History
Object ID:
  • Oral History 0001
Location:
  • Cassette Box 1, CD Box 1, 4D4
Medium:
  • 1 cassette, 1 disc. 1 digital file
Description:
Mrs. Fay reading her dedication of the Northeast Harbor Library in 1950.
7292Graphic Summary of the Bar Harbor Climate
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Places, Town
Data taken at Bar Harbor (summer) and Rockland (winter), ME, for the National Climate Center in Asheville, NC. 1950-1956 and 1958-1959
  • Roc Caivano
  • 1950's
  • 1 sheet
  • 1 diazo
  • good
Graphic Summary of the Bar Harbor Climate
Item:
  • 7292   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Roc Caivano
Date:
  • 1950's
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0442 ROC
Location:
  • FF E-14
Pages:
  • 1 sheet
Medium:
  • 1 diazo
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Data taken at Bar Harbor (summer) and Rockland (winter), ME, for the National Climate Center in Asheville, NC. 1950-1956 and 1958-1959
7191Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
  • 1954
  • 8
  • 1 menu
  • good
Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
Item:
  • 7191   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events, Gala
  • Other, History
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0808
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • 1 menu
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
3849Mount Desert Larger Parish in Maine 1925-1950 Twenty-five Years Together
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Religious
Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick.
  • 1950
  • 13
  • 1 pamphlet
Mount Desert Larger Parish in Maine 1925-1950 Twenty-five Years Together
Item:
  • 3849   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
Date:
  • 1950
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Mount Desert Larger Parish
Object ID:
  • MDLP 0004
Location:
  • Local Churches Box 1 Shelf 4C2
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • 1 pamphlet
Description:
Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick.
2483Alterations to Coach House for Asa S. Knowles
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Floor plans and exterior elevations of the coach house of Asa Knowles.
  • JTD
  • 1953
  • 11 Sinclair Road
  • 7
  • ARCH
Alterations to Coach House for Asa S. Knowles
Item:
  • 2483   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • JTD
Date:
  • 1953
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
  • 11 Sinclair Road
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 286
Location:
  • GHC Box 8
Pages:
  • 7
Medium:
  • ARCH
Description:
Floor plans and exterior elevations of the coach house of Asa Knowles.
2495Coach House of Asa Knowles
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Preliminary sketches of first floor plan and exterior elevation as alterations of "the Coach House" of Asa Knowles.
  • George Savage
  • 1959
  • 2
  • ARCH
Coach House of Asa Knowles
Item:
  • 2495   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • George Savage
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 297
Location:
  • GHC Box 8
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • ARCH
Description:
Preliminary sketches of first floor plan and exterior elevation as alterations of "the Coach House" of Asa Knowles.
3838Mount Desert Elementary Souvenir Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Organizations, School Institution
Souvenir scrapbook of Mount Desert High School, 1951 donated by architect Gregory Cooper, of the building and dedication of Mt. Desert Elementary School. Loose Photographs and clippings included.
  • 1951
  • Black binder
Mount Desert Elementary Souvenir Scrapbook
Item:
  • 3838   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Date:
  • 1951
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Mount Desert Elementary School Collection
Object ID:
  • MDES 0004
Location:
  • Shelf 4C4
Medium:
  • Black binder
Description:
Souvenir scrapbook of Mount Desert High School, 1951 donated by architect Gregory Cooper, of the building and dedication of Mt. Desert Elementary School. Loose Photographs and clippings included.
7315Edith Drury Scrapbook
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat
Mrs. Edith Drury scrapbook containing articles written for the "Maine Coast Fisherman", 1953-1954, in her column "God's Tugboat". Blue cloth hard cover with gilded letters.
  • Edith Drury
  • 1953
  • Blue textured scrapbook
  • good
Edith Drury Scrapbook
Item:
  • 7315   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • Vessels, Boat
Creator:
  • Edith Drury
Date:
  • 1953
Collection:
  • Edith Drury Collection
Object ID:
  • EDS 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 3E TOP
Medium:
  • Blue textured scrapbook
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Mrs. Edith Drury scrapbook containing articles written for the "Maine Coast Fisherman", 1953-1954, in her column "God's Tugboat". Blue cloth hard cover with gilded letters.
1151Alterations to Gilman School for Union Church
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Structures, Institutional, School
8-Nov-56
  • George Savage
  • 1956
  • 9 sheets
  • blueprints
Alterations to Gilman School for Union Church
Item:
  • 1151   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Creator:
  • George Savage
Date:
  • 1956
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0153 GS
Location:
  • FF C-11
Pages:
  • 9 sheets
Medium:
  • blueprints
Description:
8-Nov-56
7407Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M.
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • Organizations
  • People
Cover: History of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M. Northeast Harbor, Maine. From November 3, 1903 to December 31, 1954 Compiled and written by William S. Holmes, Post Master & Secretary 1. Short history of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 (typescript) 2. Petition Form 3. Application for Degrees 4. Notices 5. Vouchers 6. Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 room 7. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley, receiving the "Horace E. Bucklin" award 8. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley 9. Dave Stanley, Secretary, Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208
  • 1954
  • booklet, documents, photographs
Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M.
Item:
  • 7407   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
Subject:
  • Organizations
  • People
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Fraternal Order Collection
Object ID:
  • NEHL No. 208
Location:
  • 4B4
Medium:
  • booklet, documents, photographs
Description:
Cover: History of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 F. & A. M. Northeast Harbor, Maine. From November 3, 1903 to December 31, 1954 Compiled and written by William S. Holmes, Post Master & Secretary 1. Short history of Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 (typescript) 2. Petition Form 3. Application for Degrees 4. Notices 5. Vouchers 6. Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 room 7. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley, receiving the "Horace E. Bucklin" award 8. L-R: Ed Walsh and Dave Stanley 9. Dave Stanley, Secretary, Northeast Harbor Lodge No. 208 [show more]
2085The Life of Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • Document, Memorabilia
  • People
Biography of Belle S. Knowles by her granddaughter Kathryn as part of her Gould Academy senior thesis.
  • Kathryn F. Knowles
  • 1952
  • 34
  • bound typescript (photocopy)
The Life of Belle Smallidge Knowles
Item:
  • 2085   
Type:
  • Document, Memorabilia
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Kathryn F. Knowles
Date:
  • 1952
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0599
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 34
Medium:
  • bound typescript (photocopy)
Description:
Biography of Belle S. Knowles by her granddaughter Kathryn as part of her Gould Academy senior thesis.
6030Seal Harbor Water Company Consumers Index
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Catalogs payments to the water company by residents, alphabetical by residents' last name.
  • 1953
  • cards in a metal Remington Rand Kardex
Seal Harbor Water Company Consumers Index
Item:
  • 6030   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Date:
  • 1953
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Seal Harbor Water Company
Object ID:
  • SHWC 0001
Location:
  • 4B TOP
Medium:
  • cards in a metal Remington Rand Kardex
Description:
Catalogs payments to the water company by residents, alphabetical by residents' last name.
3927Trustees' Records
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Records and meeting notes of the Trustees of the library 1891-1911 1911-1946 1946-1951
  • 1891-1951
  • 3 volumes
  • ledger book
Trustees' Records
Item:
  • 3927   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
Date:
  • 1891-1951
Collection:
  • Northeast Harbor Library
Object ID:
  • NEHL 0058
Location:
  • Northeast Harbor Library Box 10
Pages:
  • 3 volumes
Medium:
  • ledger book
Description:
Records and meeting notes of the Trustees of the library 1891-1911 1911-1946 1946-1951
2677Jordan Pond House Collection
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Box 1 Guest Registers, 1894-1900 Guest Registers, 1900-1903 Guest Registers, 1903-1907 Guest Registers, 1907-1910 Box 2 Guest Registers, 1911-1914 Guest Registers, 1915-1919 Guest Registers, 1919-1930 Box 3 Guest Registers, 1924-1927 Guest Registers, 1928-1933 Guest Registers, 1934-1946 Guest Registers, 1947-1956 Research done by Arnold Welles about the history of the Jordan Pond House (Tibbetts Farm), 1 folder --- 'Tea and Popovers Please' by Russell D. Butcher, article from Down East Magazine July 1970, 1 folder
  • 1891-1956
  • 11 books
  • ledger books
Jordan Pond House Collection
Item:
  • 2677   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Date:
  • 1891-1956
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Jordan Pond
Collection:
  • Jordan Pond House Collection
Object ID:
  • JPH 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 4C1
Pages:
  • 11 books
Medium:
  • ledger books
Description:
Box 1 Guest Registers, 1894-1900 Guest Registers, 1900-1903 Guest Registers, 1903-1907 Guest Registers, 1907-1910 Box 2 Guest Registers, 1911-1914 Guest Registers, 1915-1919 Guest Registers, 1919-1930 Box 3 Guest Registers, 1924-1927 Guest Registers, 1928-1933 Guest Registers, 1934-1946 Guest Registers, 1947-1956 Research done by Arnold Welles about the history of the Jordan Pond House (Tibbetts Farm), 1 folder --- 'Tea and Popovers Please' by Russell D. Butcher, article from Down East Magazine July 1970, 1 folder [show more]
1000Amos Sinclair Ice Company Record Books
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Service Business
Box 1 Record book, 1932-1935 Record book, 1944-1946 Record book, 1915-1952
  • 1915-1952
  • 1 box
  • ledger books
Amos Sinclair Ice Company Record Books
Item:
  • 1000   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Subject:
  • Businesses, Service Business
Date:
  • 1915-1952
Collection:
  • Amos Sinclair Ice Company Collection
Object ID:
  • ASIC 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 4C4
Pages:
  • 1 box
Medium:
  • ledger books
Description:
Box 1 Record book, 1932-1935 Record book, 1944-1946 Record book, 1915-1952
7182Benjamin Graves Record Books
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Building Business
Box 1 Record book A, 1897-1909 Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903 Record book C, 1927-1929 Record book D, 1925-1927 Record book E, 1931-1935 Record book F, 1929-1931 Record book G, 1932 Record book H, 1951 Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file): Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out.
  • 1897-1951
  • 1 box - 8 ledgers
  • ledger books
Benjamin Graves Record Books
Item:
  • 7182   
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Subject:
  • Businesses, Building Business
Date:
  • 1897-1951
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Benjamin Graves - Rae Graves Masonry History on MDI
Object ID:
  • BGRB 0001
Location:
  • Shelf 7 TOP
Pages:
  • 1 box - 8 ledgers
Medium:
  • ledger books
Description:
Box 1 Record book A, 1897-1909 Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903 Record book C, 1927-1929 Record book D, 1925-1927 Record book E, 1931-1935 Record book F, 1929-1931 Record book G, 1932 Record book H, 1951 Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file): Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out. [show more]
1485Story of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Places, Town
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1959
  • 79
  • manuscript
Story of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1485   
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1959
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0002 SEM
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 79
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
This collection contains Morison's handwritten speech and his edited typed copy of the talk on Mount Desert Island history he gave in 1959 to benefit island libraries. The speech and notes became his book by the same name. Presented by S. E. Morison, 1973.
2487Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Zoning map, 19x12 1/2", drawn by M. Burr and prepared by Prentiss & Carlisle. Shows, but does not explain, areas A & B.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1957
  • 2 copies
  • MAP
Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 2487   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1957
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 29
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Zoning map, 19x12 1/2", drawn by M. Burr and prepared by Prentiss & Carlisle. Shows, but does not explain, areas A & B.
2510Oak Hill Road Profile
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Elevation chart for surfacing Oak Hill Road.
  • A. H. Curtis
  • 1954
  • 2
  • MAP
Oak Hill Road Profile
Item:
  • 2510   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • A. H. Curtis
Date:
  • 1954
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 31
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Elevation chart for surfacing Oak Hill Road.
2652Building Zoning Map
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Zoning map, 15 1/2x10", showing residential and business areas in the village of Northeast Harbor prepared for the town planning committee.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
Building Zoning Map
Item:
  • 2652   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1955
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 8
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Zoning map, 15 1/2x10", showing residential and business areas in the village of Northeast Harbor prepared for the town planning committee.
2673Manchester Road - Preliminary Survey
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Places, Carriage Road
Pencil sketch on parchment, 35x23", of survey of Manchester Road.
  • 1954
  • 1
  • MAP
  • very faded
Manchester Road - Preliminary Survey
Item:
  • 2673   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Places, Carriage Road
Date:
  • 1954
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 99
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Condition:
  • very faded
Description:
Pencil sketch on parchment, 35x23", of survey of Manchester Road.
2288Building Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
Map, 74"x58", showing business and residential lots in Northeast Harbor. Prepared for the zoning committee of the planning committee.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
Building Zoning Map of the Town of Mount Desert
Item:
  • 2288   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1955
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 1
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Map, 74"x58", showing business and residential lots in Northeast Harbor. Prepared for the zoning committee of the planning committee.
2300Building Zoning Map
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Large, 58z37", zoning map of Seal Harbor, showing residential and business areas, prepared for the Mount Desert Zoning Committee of the Planning Committee.
  • Maurice Burr
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
Building Zoning Map
Item:
  • 2300   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Maurice Burr
Date:
  • 1955
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 11
Location:
  • GHC Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Large, 58z37", zoning map of Seal Harbor, showing residential and business areas, prepared for the Mount Desert Zoning Committee of the Planning Committee.