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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 2581 | Belmont Hotel |
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| Two different sets of parchment drawings of the three-level floor plan of the Belmont Hotel in Bar Harbor. |
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Description: Two different sets of parchment drawings of the three-level floor plan of the Belmont Hotel in Bar Harbor. | |||
| 7381 | Agnes Yarnall LePage Collection - Charcoal Drawings |
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| Several photographs of charcoal drawings by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Charcoal Drawings". Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. Cover/1 - 16: Early drawings (1940's) 17 -18: Circus 19 - 22: Charcoal and pencil ("Frenchman", "Another Boat") 23 - 25: Still Life 26: "The Tool House" (crayon sanguine) 27 - 28: Religious 29 - 51: Later drawings (including "Ehb") 52: "Fields to the West - Crum Creek" |
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Description: Several photographs of charcoal drawings by Agnes Yarnall LePage (1904-1998). Category "Charcoal Drawings". Ages Yarnall LePage was a sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian. This collection of photographs was purchased at an estate auction and donated to the library in 1996. Cover/1 - 16: Early drawings (1940's) 17 -18: Circus 19 - 22: Charcoal and pencil ("Frenchman", "Another Boat") 23 - 25: Still Life 26: "The Tool House" (crayon sanguine) 27 - 28: Religious 29 - 51: Later drawings (including "Ehb") 52: "Fields to the West - Crum Creek" [show more] | ||||
| 5202 | Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Fire |
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| Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article. |
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Description: Fire at Augusta Smith's Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Included is scan of 1941 newspaper article. | ||||
| 2479 | House for Mrs. Jerome Knowles |
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| Five blueprint of home for Mrs. Jerome Knowles showing exterior elevations and two level floor plan. See also Item 2596 |
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Description: Five blueprint of home for Mrs. Jerome Knowles showing exterior elevations and two level floor plan. See also Item 2596 | |||
| 1496 | Notes on the History of Folly Island |
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| July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life. |
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Description: July 20, 1945 Notes taken down by Gano Dunn at the dictation of Captain Alfred H. Butler, 81 years old who was born on Bartlett Island and worked on Folly Island as a boy and later in life. | |||
| 1546 | Sermon from Holy Scripture |
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| July 14, 1940 Text of sermon delivered by Rev. Richard Emrich at St. Mary's-by-the-sea in Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: July 14, 1940 Text of sermon delivered by Rev. Richard Emrich at St. Mary's-by-the-sea in Northeast Harbor. | ||||
| 1838 | Letter to Harry Clark from Donald F. Graves |
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| Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II. |
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Description: Letter from Lt. Donald F. Graves based with U.S. Army Air Force in Clovis, NM to Harry Clark in Northeast Harbor about his experiences flying before being sent overseas during WW II. | ||||
| 7307 | House for Mrs. L. F. Crofoot |
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| Preliminary plans and estimate specifications for a house to be built for Mrs. L. F. Crofoot at Wheelwright point, Northeast Harbor. House was never built. |
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Description: Preliminary plans and estimate specifications for a house to be built for Mrs. L. F. Crofoot at Wheelwright point, Northeast Harbor. House was never built. | |
| 2163 | Fire of 1947 |
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| Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4) |
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Description: Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4) | |||
| 1176 | Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Elevations, floor plans, Architectural details drawings. Addition May 26, 1949. |
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Description: Elevations, floor plans, Architectural details drawings. Addition May 26, 1949. | ||
| 7105 | The Pine Cone - A Panorama of Maine |
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| Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph) |
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Description: Vol. 5. No. 2, Summer 1949. Published quarterly by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John St., Portland, Maine. (Printed in Maine on Maine-made paper) In this issue: - Maine Summer Events, 1949 - Rockland inherits a million; Farnsworth fortune builds museum, by James Brown III - I worked in a summer hotel; memories of a resort employee, by Calvin E. Eells - So you think you know Maine? Quiz questions with answers, by Stanley B. Attwood - Hamon Hall; remedial teaching at York Harbor, by Victor A. Schlich - The Maine Coast; sketches of familiar scenes, by Edwin O. Nielsen - Industrial Clinic; applied research at University of Maine, by Don Gross - Made in Maine; new industrial area in Aroostook, by William A. Hatch - Minstrelsy of Maine, edited by Sheldon Christian - Famous Maine Recipes, by June L. Maxfield - Harbor Town, by George S. Graffam (photograph) [show more] | ||
| 2076 | Fire Control Plan |
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| Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger) |
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Description: Written policy governing fire prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities in ANP. Prepared by the senior foreman (forester) and Asst. Park Fire Chief (Park Ranger) | |||
| 4702 | Lowell Estate, Hancock Point |
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| Series of pictures of house and view. Note car for date of photograph. |
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Description: Series of pictures of house and view. Note car for date of photograph. | ||||
| 4879 | House near Claremont, Southwest Harbor |
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| Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's. |
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Description: Cottage and vistas slightly south of the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor, presumably in the 1940's. | ||||
| 5745 | Ice Skating |
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| Roy Salisbury Collection Ice skating rink behind MDES where ball field is. House in background: S. R. Tracy |
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Description: Roy Salisbury Collection Ice skating rink behind MDES where ball field is. House in background: S. R. Tracy | |||||
| 3886 | Town of Mount Desert Free Public Library |
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| History of Northeast Harbor Library & Reading Room, a picture of proposed building, articles of the Maine Library Association, newspaper clipping & a picture postcard. |
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Description: History of Northeast Harbor Library & Reading Room, a picture of proposed building, articles of the Maine Library Association, newspaper clipping & a picture postcard. | |||
| 6882 | Union Somesville Meeting House Services Lists |
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| Schedules and service bulletins for the Union Somesville Meeting House, part of Mount Desert Larger Parish. 1944 1946 1947 1949 |
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Description: Schedules and service bulletins for the Union Somesville Meeting House, part of Mount Desert Larger Parish. 1944 1946 1947 1949 | |||||
| 3854 | Mount Desert Larger Parish: |
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| Statement of work accomplished, events, schedules, and news. |
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Description: Statement of work accomplished, events, schedules, and news. | ||||
| 2040 | Red Cross History |
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| Paper presented at a Woman's Literary Club meeting by Winifred Graves about the history of the Red Cross in Mount Desert, specifically Northeast Harbor, before the organization became the Mt. Desert Public Nursing Association. |
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Description: Paper presented at a Woman's Literary Club meeting by Winifred Graves about the history of the Red Cross in Mount Desert, specifically Northeast Harbor, before the organization became the Mt. Desert Public Nursing Association. | |||
| 1841 | Personal letter at the end of WWII |
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| Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included. |
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Description: Personal letter, in diary format, from Hoyt Clark to his niece describing the sad news of the death of some of his crew members in a B29 plane crash just after WWII was declared over. Cover letter included. | |||
| 1195 | Mount Desert High School |
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| Elevation, wall detail in class room, first floor electrical plan, ground floor heating plan 1 list of equipment ordered |
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Description: Elevation, wall detail in class room, first floor electrical plan, ground floor heating plan 1 list of equipment ordered | |||
| 6049 | Mount Desert Deer: |
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| 1846 | Translation of Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal |
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| Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826. |
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Description: Professor Sawtelle's translation (presumed) of Sam Hadlock Jr.'s journal of his European traveling show with Eskimo George Niagungitok and Mary ?. Includes a short biography of Hadlock's life on Cranberry Island. Sent to R. Pyle by Hugh Dwelley. biography of Sam Hadlock on Cranberry Island. Journal dates from 1822-1826. | |||
| 7117 | Walter S. Wyman (1874-1942) |
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| One of Maine's Great Pioneers. By William B. Skelton, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, Maine. |
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Description: One of Maine's Great Pioneers. By William B. Skelton, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman of the board of Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, Maine. | ||
| 1702 | Neighborhood House Event Tickets |
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| 3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948 |
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Description: 3 tickets 39th Annual Firemen's Ball, August 21, 1947 (2 copies) Sophomore Barn Dance, October 26, 1948 |
