Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.
Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire
Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire
Date:
1884
Collection:
Special Collection Books
Object ID:
SCB 634.9 REPORT
Location:
Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
8
Medium:
pamphlet
Condition:
good
Description: Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.
Engraved by William Bracher; printed by F. Bourquin. Includes a classified directory of some of the principal business firms and professional men of the county. Includes historical notes and census data.
Description: Engraved by William Bracher; printed by F. Bourquin. Includes a classified directory of some of the principal business firms and professional men of the county. Includes historical notes and census data.
Depths shown by isolines and soundings. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes tidal information. Description: 1 map ; 101 x 63 cm. Cartographic Mathematical Data: Scale 1:40,000; (W 68°34ʹ--W 68°18ʹ/N 44°32ʹ--N 44°12ʹ).
Description: Depths shown by isolines and soundings. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes tidal information. Description: 1 map ; 101 x 63 cm. Cartographic Mathematical Data: Scale 1:40,000; (W 68°34ʹ--W 68°18ʹ/N 44°32ʹ--N 44°12ʹ).
Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane (Daisy) for her Aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881. This design inspired the window in St. Mary's-by-the-sea. Accompanying is a Photograph copy of a paper written by Margaret Doane Fayerweather in 1955 about the history of the lighthouse window.
Description: Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane (Daisy) for her Aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881. This design inspired the window in St. Mary's-by-the-sea. Accompanying is a Photograph copy of a paper written by Margaret Doane Fayerweather in 1955 about the history of the lighthouse window.
A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
Description: A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons.
Description: Copy of letters between Charles W. Eliot and Bishop William Doane regarding community efforts to develop a Free Union Church in Northeast Harbor.
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).
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).
One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "Known today as Pond Hill, route 3/198 500 yards south of the Gate House. The date is questionable because the photo shows the original Asticou Inn which was not built until after 1881." Tom Eliot Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Description: One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "Known today as Pond Hill, route 3/198 500 yards south of the Gate House. The date is questionable because the photo shows the original Asticou Inn which was not built until after 1881." Tom Eliot Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "This picture was taken from the roadway before the road was cut down into the hillside, thus the camera height above the water would place today's photographer about six feet in the air." Tom Eliot
Description: One of 9 photographs of the Northeast Harbor area taken in the 1880's during encampments by the Champlain Society. "This picture was taken from the roadway before the road was cut down into the hillside, thus the camera height above the water would place today's photographer about six feet in the air." Tom Eliot