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5614l'Ile heureuse de Marguerite Yourcenar
  • Document, Recording, Video Recording
  • People
  • Places, Island
Radio broadcast of Marguerite Yourcenar about Sutton Island.
  • Marguerite Yourcenar
  • VHS
Description:
Radio broadcast of Marguerite Yourcenar about Sutton Island.
2351Scull Property
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Piece(s) of drawing on parchment of Scull property on Manchester Rd.
  • section
  • MAP
  • very fragile, damaged
Description:
Piece(s) of drawing on parchment of Scull property on Manchester Rd.
1480Seal Island, Nova Scotia
  • Image, Art, Other Art
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • Places, Island
Scene of the wreck of the steamship Columbia July 2, 1843
  • Stanhope Lenard Esq.
  • pencil on paper
Description:
Scene of the wreck of the steamship Columbia July 2, 1843
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.
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
1695Fraas & Slade's Art of the Quilt
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade collaborate on one-of-a-kind quilts created with a unique technical skill and creative vision. The couple reside in Edgecomb, ME.
  • Carl Little
  • Jul-08
  • pages 71-75
  • photocopy
Description:
Gayle Fraas and Duncan Slade collaborate on one-of-a-kind quilts created with a unique technical skill and creative vision. The couple reside in Edgecomb, ME.
1792La Grande Poetesse du Maine...
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, Poetry
  • People
Brief biography and review of the works of Hortense Flexner, poetess, of Sutton Island. Mr. Little quotes Marguerite Yourcenar for details of Flexner's life and works, some of which Madam Yourcenar translated. Published in "Island Journal", Volume Seven, 1990
  • Carl Little
  • pages 66-67
  • magazine
Description:
Brief biography and review of the works of Hortense Flexner, poetess, of Sutton Island. Mr. Little quotes Marguerite Yourcenar for details of Flexner's life and works, some of which Madam Yourcenar translated. Published in "Island Journal", Volume Seven, 1990
1771Will of Samuel Hadlock of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Legal, Will
  • People
Description of wills in general and the will of Samuel Hadlock in specific. Includes a copy of the hand written will.
  • Ralph Hamilton Long
  • Aug-90
  • pages 63-66
  • magazine
Description:
Description of wills in general and the will of Samuel Hadlock in specific. Includes a copy of the hand written will.
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.
1723Salvaging Cargo from the Wreck of the Emily F. Northam
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Shipwreck
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
  • Farnham W. Smith
  • Mar-74
  • pages 58-65
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of article about the salvage of cargo from the schooner "Emily F. Northam" wrecked on the mudflats off Cranberry Island December 2, 1926. Capts. Hadlock and Jarvis organized a salvage crew of Fernalds, Stanleys, and Spurlings.
1691Artists of the Working Waterfront
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Article on artists who focus on the preservation of the Maine waterfront as part of the economy through their works.
  • Carl Little
  • May-09
  • pages 45-51
  • Photocopy
Description:
Article on artists who focus on the preservation of the Maine waterfront as part of the economy through their works.
1728Climbing Plants in Eastern Maine
  • Publication, Other Publication
  • Places, Garden
Unusual & beautiful vines thrive in Reef Points Gardens in Bar Harbor, Maine. These pages are copied from Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbook on Vines.
  • Beatrix Farrand
  • May-50
  • pages 40-45
  • photocopy
Description:
Unusual & beautiful vines thrive in Reef Points Gardens in Bar Harbor, Maine. These pages are copied from Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbook on Vines.
1657Daniel Fernald
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
Daniel Fernald is a commercial fisherman, mentor, coach of basketball, gallery owner, and ... oh, yes ...artist. He lives on Little Cranberry Island.
  • Carl Little
  • Jul-01
  • pages 40-44
  • magazine
Description:
Daniel Fernald is a commercial fisherman, mentor, coach of basketball, gallery owner, and ... oh, yes ...artist. He lives on Little Cranberry Island.
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.
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.
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
1605To The Lighthouse
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it.
  • Susan Mary Alsop
  • Jun-00
  • pages 122-131
Description:
A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it.
2228Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Garden
Designed by Beatrix Farrand, the Rockefeller Gardens in Seal Harbor combine East and West influences in landscape design and artifacts. Several photographs included. Published in House & Garden, February 1985.
  • Paula Deitz
  • Feb-85
  • pages 116-127
  • magazine
Description:
Designed by Beatrix Farrand, the Rockefeller Gardens in Seal Harbor combine East and West influences in landscape design and artifacts. Several photographs included. Published in House & Garden, February 1985.
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.
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.
1918Bleachers, Pins, & the Green Line Blues
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • People
A photograph of the Northeast Harbor Library. People in photograph are Mrs. Fay & Ambassador Norman Armour.
  • Aug-75
  • page 238
  • magazine
Description:
A photograph of the Northeast Harbor Library. People in photograph are Mrs. Fay & Ambassador Norman Armour.
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.
3847The Roundup
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Religious
Issues of "The Roundup", a regularly printed journal of the Mount Desert Larger Parish from 1946-1950. The paper includes a calendar of events, parishioners profiles, general news of the church. a. April 1946 b. May 1946 c. August 1947 d. October 1948 e. December 1948 f. July 1949 g. December 1949 h. January 1950 i. March 1950 j. May 1950 k. April 1950 l. August 1950
  • multiple issues
Description:
Issues of "The Roundup", a regularly printed journal of the Mount Desert Larger Parish from 1946-1950. The paper includes a calendar of events, parishioners profiles, general news of the church. a. April 1946 b. May 1946 c. August 1947 d. October 1948 e. December 1948 f. July 1949 g. December 1949 h. January 1950 i. March 1950 j. May 1950 k. April 1950 l. August 1950
1128Normal School, Washington Normal School, Machias Normal School
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Institutional, School
See also Item 2545 for details of carpenter's finish.
  • Fred L. Savage
  • Machias
  • 97 sheets
  • blueprint, tracing cloth, paper, tracing paper
Description:
See also Item 2545 for details of carpenter's finish.
1042House and Lot Plan for Mrs. Mary H. Williams
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
5 tracing papers oversized and rolled 2 copies of Specifications for Frame Cottage.
  • Fred L. Savage
  • The Ledges
  • Huntington Road
  • 91 sheets
  • blueprint, tracing cloth, paper, tracing paper
Description:
5 tracing papers oversized and rolled 2 copies of Specifications for Frame Cottage.