Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
7234	Mount Desert Island	Publication, Guidebook	Places, Island Places, Landscape Structures, Commercial, Lodging	Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.					56	photocopy		Mount Desert Island Item: 7234    Type: Publication, Guidebook Subject: Places, Island Places, Landscape Structures, Commercial, Lodging Date: Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0830 Location: Rivers Clippings filing cabinet Pages: 56 Medium: photocopy Description: Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.
5575	Robert Pyle	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Civic, Library	Copy of a Facebook message to Bob Pyle with a photograph of him at an Open House at the Library honoring his 40+ years of service to the library and community. Connie Madeira is on lower right.		10/26/2011						Robert Pyle Item: 5575    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Civic, Library Date: 10/26/2011 Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1960 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Copy of a Facebook message to Bob Pyle with a photograph of him at an Open House at the Library honoring his 40+ years of service to the library and community. Connie Madeira is on lower right.
2237	Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service	Document, Government	Organizations, Civic Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	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.	Hugh S. Thompson	11-24-1888				photocopy		Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service Item: 2237    Type: Document, Government Subject: Organizations, Civic Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Hugh S. Thompson Date: 11-24-1888 Place: United States Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0751 Location: General Collection Box 23 Medium: photocopy 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.
6880	Union Church Property Deed	Document, Legal, Deed	Organizations, Religious Structures, Ceremonial, Church	A copy of the deed signing over property to be used for erection and maintenance of a church to be called "The Union Church of Northeast Harbor".	Samuel Gilpatrick	12-17-1887			photocopy			Union Church Property Deed Item: 6880    Type: Document, Legal, Deed Subject: Organizations, Religious Structures, Ceremonial, Church Creator: Samuel Gilpatrick Date: 12-17-1887 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Union Church of Northeast Harbor Object ID: UCNEH 0008 Location: Local Churches Box 1 Shelf 4C2 Pages: photocopy Description: A copy of the deed signing over property to be used for erection and maintenance of a church to be called "The Union Church of Northeast Harbor".
4888	Grave of Brother Du Thet & Ruins of St. Savior's	Image, Photograph	Structures, Ceremonial, Gravehouse	Lithograph of grave on the southeast side of MDI, site of a mission founded A.D. 1613 by Father Biard destroyed by Argall of Virginia.	T. W. Strong	1857			1 photograph			Grave of Brother Du Thet & Ruins of St. Savior's Item: 4888    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Gravehouse Creator: T. W. Strong Date: 1857 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1250 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph Description: Lithograph of grave on the southeast side of MDI, site of a mission founded A.D. 1613 by Father Biard destroyed by Argall of Virginia.
5497	Bar Harbor Village	Image, Photograph	Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Ceremonial, Church	Sepia Photograph of Bar Harbor looking east over the village to the Porcupine Islands. The street in the foreground is Mount Desert Street. Update 6/19/21: According to Mr. Daniel Pyle (current organist/music-director at St. Saviour’s) this photograph, which shows the original church-building, must date from sometime after 1878 (when the first building was completed) and 1885, when building of the current structure must have started (it was completed in 1886).		1871-74						Bar Harbor Village Item: 5497    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Island Places, Town Structures, Ceremonial, Church Date: 1871-74 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1873 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Sepia Photograph of Bar Harbor looking east over the village to the Porcupine Islands. The street in the foreground is Mount Desert Street. Update 6/19/21: According to Mr. Daniel Pyle (current organist/music-director at St. Saviour’s) this photograph, which shows the original church-building, must date from sometime after 1878 (when the first building was completed) and 1885, when building of the current structure must have started (it was completed in 1886). [show more]
6963	Kimball House, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel			1880			1 photograph			Kimball House, Northeast Harbor Item: 6963    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Date: 1880 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1711 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph
6889	Life-Saving Station 1, Cranberry Isles, ME	Document, Other Documents	Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station	Copies of Wreck Reports from Life-Saving Station located at Cranberry Isle District No. One. These were from the U.S. Life Saving Station at Little Cranberry Island before it became The U.S. Coast Guard in 1913. The station was discontinued in 1946. Ted Spurling	Franklin Stanley	1880-1996				photocopies		Life-Saving Station 1, Cranberry Isles, ME Item: 6889    Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Structures, Other Structures, Life Saving Station Creator: Franklin Stanley Date: 1880-1996 Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: Wreck Reports Object ID: WR 0001 Location: 4B3 Medium: photocopies Description: Copies of Wreck Reports from Life-Saving Station located at Cranberry Isle District No. One. These were from the U.S. Life Saving Station at Little Cranberry Island before it became The U.S. Coast Guard in 1913. The station was discontinued in 1946. Ted Spurling
2486	The Anchorage	Document, Projection, Plan	Structures, Dwellings, House	Floor plans blueprints of the original "Anchorage" in Seal Harbor. It was later torn down to build the Nelson Rockefeller house. Subsequently owned by Josephine Ford.	Rear Admiral Arent Schuyler Crowninshield	1880s			3	ARCH		The Anchorage Item: 2486    Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Rear Admiral Arent Schuyler Crowninshield Date: 1880s Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Collection: Great Harbor Collection Object ID: 289 Location: GHC Box 8 Pages: 3 Medium: ARCH Description: Floor plans blueprints of the original "Anchorage" in Seal Harbor. It was later torn down to build the Nelson Rockefeller house. Subsequently owned by Josephine Ford.
1191	House at Indian Head, Northeast Harbor	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing	Structures, Dwellings, House	4 blueprints, 5 blueprints stapled, 7 drawings loose. Gabled house with patterned shingles, columned piazza. Used by John Manchester III Inn. Stacy B. Lloyd, 1993. See also 0073 FLS (item 1072) and GHC 357 (item 2562)	Fred L. Savage	1880's	Indian Head	Indian Head	24	blueprints, tracing cloths		House at Indian Head, Northeast Harbor Item: 1191    Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Fred L. Savage Date: 1880's Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Property Name: Indian Head Street: Indian Head Collection: Architectural Drawing Collection Object ID: ADC 0193 FLS Location: FF C-6 Pages: 24 Medium: blueprints, tracing cloths Description: 4 blueprints, 5 blueprints stapled, 7 drawings loose. Gabled house with patterned shingles, columned piazza. Used by John Manchester III Inn. Stacy B. Lloyd, 1993. See also 0073 FLS (item 1072) and GHC 357 (item 2562)
5021	Otter Creek showing Russian Tea Room	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Otter Creek from western shore. Shows wooden bridge, Russian Tea Room to right of trees above water. Farm dates from 1880's. Collected for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.		1880's			1 photograph			Otter Creek showing Russian Tea Room Item: 5021    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse Structures, Transportation, Bridge Date: 1880's Place: Bar Harbor, Otter Creek Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1413 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 1 photograph Description: Otter Creek from western shore. Shows wooden bridge, Russian Tea Room to right of trees above water. Farm dates from 1880's. Collected for "Mount Desert: an Informal History". Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
5392	Asticou Inn and cottages connected	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn	Advertising brochure showing the exterior of the original hotel, located in Asticou, ME, and smaller photographs of the Clover and Phillips cottages with people at entrances. Floor plans on the back.		1880's ?						Asticou Inn and cottages connected Item: 5392    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Date: 1880's ? Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1801 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Advertising brochure showing the exterior of the original hotel, located in Asticou, ME, and smaller photographs of the Clover and Phillips cottages with people at entrances. Floor plans on the back.
1454	The Lighthouse Window	Image, Art, Painting	Object, Art, Stained Glass Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	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.	Margaret Herrison Doane	1881			1 painting	paper		The Lighthouse Window Item: 1454    Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Object, Art, Stained Glass Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Margaret Herrison Doane Date: 1881 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Art Collection Object ID: ART 0003 MHD Location: Art Box 1, 4B3 Pages: 1 painting Medium: paper 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.
1451	Original Christmas card painted by Daisy Doane.	Image, Art, Other Art	Object, Art, Stained Glass Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane ("Daisy") for her aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881 from which the window in St. Mary's-by-the-Sea, Northeast Harbor, was done.	Daisy Doane	1881						Original Christmas card painted by Daisy Doane. Item: 1451    Type: Image, Art, Other Art Subject: Object, Art, Stained Glass Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Daisy Doane Date: 1881 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Art Collection Object ID: 554 now ART 0003 MHD Location: ART Box 1, 4B3 Description: Original card painted by Margaret Herrison Doane ("Daisy") for her aunt Mary Spring Perkins, Christmas 1881 from which the window in St. Mary's-by-the-Sea, Northeast Harbor, was done.
1590	Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.		1882			1	manuscript		Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse Item: 1590    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Date: 1882 Place: Cranberry Isles, Bear Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0102 Location: General Collection Box 4 Pages: 1 Medium: manuscript Description: October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
5394	St. Mary's Church and Magnum Donum	Image, Photograph	Structures, Ceremonial, Church Structures, Dwellings, House	B/W Photograph, 6.5x4", viewed from top of Kimball House, of the original wood St. Mary's Church and "Magnum Donum" residence of Rev. William Doane.	Fayerweather	1884						St. Mary's Church and Magnum Donum Item: 5394    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Church Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Fayerweather Date: 1884 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1803 MDG Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: B/W Photograph, 6.5x4", viewed from top of Kimball House, of the original wood St. Mary's Church and "Magnum Donum" residence of Rev. William Doane.
2389	J. B. Rumill's Farm	Document, Projection, Plan	Other, Land Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse	Drawing, 18 1/2x12 1/2", of the J. B. Rumill farm in Tremont and surrounding properties of: Albee, Robbins, and Dow.	Heath	1884			1	MAP	fragile, damaged	J. B. Rumill's Farm Item: 2389    Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Other, Land Structures, Dwellings, House, Farmhouse Creator: Heath Date: 1884 Place: Tremont Collection: Great Harbor Collection Object ID: 190 Location: GHC Box 5 Pages: 1 Medium: MAP Condition: fragile, damaged Description: Drawing, 18 1/2x12 1/2", of the J. B. Rumill farm in Tremont and surrounding properties of: Albee, Robbins, and Dow.
1101	House for Moorfield Storey	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing	Structures, Dwellings, House	See also item 1102, by Wheelwright and Haven.	Fred L. Savage	1884-1885	Stornoway	South Shore Road	6 sheets	tracing paper, tracing cloth, blueprint		House for Moorfield Storey Item: 1101    Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Fred L. Savage Date: 1884-1885 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Property Name: Stornoway Street: South Shore Road Collection: Architectural Drawing Collection Object ID: ADC 0102 FLS Location: FF C-6 Pages: 6 sheets Medium: tracing paper, tracing cloth, blueprint Description: See also item 1102, by Wheelwright and Haven.
1102	Alteration and Addition to House for Moorfield Storey	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing	Structures, Dwellings, House	See also item 1101, by Fred L. Savage.	Wheelwright and Haven	1884-1885	Stornoway	South Shore Road	7 sheets	tracing cloth, paper		Alteration and Addition to House for Moorfield Storey Item: 1102    Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Wheelwright and Haven Date: 1884-1885 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Property Name: Stornoway Street: South Shore Road Collection: Architectural Drawing Collection Object ID: ADC 0103 FLS Location: FF C-6 Pages: 7 sheets Medium: tracing cloth, paper Description: See also item 1101, by Fred L. Savage.
5157	Asticou settlement	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Structures, Dwellings	Taken from side field showing the Asticou Inn, cemetery, the Robert's cottage and other residences at the settlement. Copied by William Hocker.		1885						Asticou settlement Item: 5157    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn Structures, Dwellings Date: 1885 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1578 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Taken from side field showing the Asticou Inn, cemetery, the Robert's cottage and other residences at the settlement. Copied by William Hocker.
1067	House for S. D. Sargeant	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing	Structures, Dwellings, House	Small booklet (8 pages) with sketches of floor plans; colored elevations. Includes a folder containing correspondence and slides from an exhibit of these plans at the Portland Museum of Art in 2004: "The Maine Perspective: Architectural Drawings, 1875-1925", which focused on Shingle Style and the Colonial Revival period.	Fred L. Savage	1886-1888	Grasslands	Manchester Road	34, 1 booklet	blueprint, tracing cloth, paper		House for S. D. Sargeant Item: 1067    Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Fred L. Savage Date: 1886-1888 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Property Name: Grasslands Street: Manchester Road Collection: Architectural Drawing Collection Object ID: ADC 0068 FLS Location: FF C-11 Pages: 34, 1 booklet Medium: blueprint, tracing cloth, paper Description: Small booklet (8 pages) with sketches of floor plans; colored elevations. Includes a folder containing correspondence and slides from an exhibit of these plans at the Portland Museum of Art in 2004: "The Maine Perspective: Architectural Drawings, 1875-1925", which focused on Shingle Style and the Colonial Revival period.
1068	Addition to House for S. D. Sargeant	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing	Structures, Dwellings, House	The 2 blueprints are photographic prints of the building. Booklet with 4 elevations, 3 plans, and 2 coers. graphite, ink and washes on heavy xove paper.	Fred L. Savage	1886-1888	Grasslands	Manchester Road	17 sheets	blueprint, tracing paper		Addition to House for S. D. Sargeant Item: 1068    Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Fred L. Savage Date: 1886-1888 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Property Name: Grasslands Street: Manchester Road Collection: Architectural Drawing Collection Object ID: ADC 0069 FLS Location: FF C-11 Pages: 17 sheets Medium: blueprint, tracing paper Description: The 2 blueprints are photographic prints of the building. Booklet with 4 elevations, 3 plans, and 2 coers. graphite, ink and washes on heavy xove paper.
1020	Addition to House for Lieut. R. G. Davenport	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing	Structures, Dwellings, House	1 folder of notes and sketches. Addition 1887.	Fred L. Savage	1887	Rock Crest	Peabody Drive	15 sheets	tracing papers		Addition to House for Lieut. R. G. Davenport Item: 1020    Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Fred L. Savage Date: 1887 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Property Name: Rock Crest Street: Peabody Drive Collection: Architectural Drawing Collection Object ID: ADC 0020 FLS Location: FF C-22, ADC Box 1 Pages: 15 sheets Medium: tracing papers Description: 1 folder of notes and sketches. Addition 1887.
5583	The Alders, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage	Hayward summer cottage. Reported to have been torn down or burned in 1947.	Isaac T. Moore (?)	1887-1913		South Shore Road	3 photographs		fair	The Alders, Northeast Harbor Item: 5583    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage Creator: Isaac T. Moore (?) Date: 1887-1913 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Street: South Shore Road Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1969 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Pages: 3 photographs Condition: fair Description: Hayward summer cottage. Reported to have been torn down or burned in 1947.
1599	Letter from Carlton McGown to Charles Eliot	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Structures, Dwellings, House	Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney.		1888						Letter from Carlton McGown to Charles Eliot Item: 1599    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1888 Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0111 Location: General Collection Box 4 Description: Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney.

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