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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
5496USS Dolphin off Wheelwright point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel
Photograph taken from Kimball's dock looking toward Wheelwright point with US Navy vessel "Dolphin" center place. Photograph is very faded. This area is now called Clifton Dock.
  • Burr
  • 1889
  • poor
USS Dolphin off Wheelwright point
Item:
  • 5496   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel
Creator:
  • Burr
Date:
  • 1889
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1872
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Condition:
  • poor
Description:
Photograph taken from Kimball's dock looking toward Wheelwright point with US Navy vessel "Dolphin" center place. Photograph is very faded. This area is now called Clifton Dock.
5082Eagle Lake Ferry
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Eagle Lake Ferry, circa 1885, serving the Green Mountain Railway. Copy of ticket pictured in upper rt. corner. The boat was sunk in lake before 1910.
  • 1885
Eagle Lake Ferry
Item:
  • 5082   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
Date:
  • 1885
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1479
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Eagle Lake Ferry, circa 1885, serving the Green Mountain Railway. Copy of ticket pictured in upper rt. corner. The boat was sunk in lake before 1910.
7386Green Mountain Railway
  • Reference
  • Places, Mountain
  • Transportation, Railroad
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).
  • Frank H. Clergue
  • 1883
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 7386   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Places, Mountain
  • Transportation, Railroad
Creator:
  • Frank H. Clergue
Date:
  • 1883
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).
5287Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
B/W photograph of train going up Green Mountain (Cadillac Mountain).
  • 1884
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5287   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1884
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1709
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W photograph of train going up Green Mountain (Cadillac Mountain).
5083Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
Passenger cars and locomotive of the Green Mountain Railway at Eagle Lake shore. The locomotive was taken for use on Mt. Washington. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
  • 1885
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5083   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1885
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1480
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Passenger cars and locomotive of the Green Mountain Railway at Eagle Lake shore. The locomotive was taken for use on Mt. Washington. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
5084Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
Green Mountain Railway looking down track toward train sheds, ferry dock and Eagle Lake. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
  • 1885
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5084   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1885
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1481
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Green Mountain Railway looking down track toward train sheds, ferry dock and Eagle Lake. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
5085Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
Green Mountain Railway looking up the track toward top of mountain. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
  • 1885
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5085   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Date:
  • 1885
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1482
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Green Mountain Railway looking up the track toward top of mountain. Green Mountain is now Cadillac Mountain.
5564Green Mountain Railway
  • Image, Photograph
  • Transportation, Railroad
B/W photograph of Green Mountain locomotive pushing passenger car to top of mountain (now Cadillac Mountain). Engineer is Walter H. Dunton.
  • Willis H. Ballard
  • 1885
Green Mountain Railway
Item:
  • 5564   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Transportation, Railroad
Creator:
  • Willis H. Ballard
Date:
  • 1885
Place:
  • Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1954
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
B/W photograph of Green Mountain locomotive pushing passenger car to top of mountain (now Cadillac Mountain). Engineer is Walter H. Dunton.
1454The 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.
1590Letter 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.
1451Original 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.
4439Otter Creek Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Construction
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Wooden bridge on site of present causeway. Note on back states Jan 25, 1889. In course of construction, demolished by gale.
  • 1889
Otter Creek Bridge
Item:
  • 4439   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Construction
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Date:
  • 1889
Place:
  • Bar Harbor, Otter Creek
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0504
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Wooden bridge on site of present causeway. Note on back states Jan 25, 1889. In course of construction, demolished by gale.
5021Otter 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.
2237Book 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.
2389J. 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.
5156Asticou Settlement
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Taken from harbor of the Asticou Inn, the Robert's Cottage and other homes in the Asticou settlement. Photograph courtesy of Richard Savage II, copied by William Hocker.
  • ca. 1885
Asticou Settlement
Item:
  • 5156   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Places, Shore
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • ca. 1885
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1577
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Taken from harbor of the Asticou Inn, the Robert's Cottage and other homes in the Asticou settlement. Photograph courtesy of Richard Savage II, copied by William Hocker.
4906Home of Henry and Lydia Tracy
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Photograph of the home of Henry and Lydia Tracy. Henry and Lydia Tracy with 6 of the 13 children.
  • ca. 1880
  • 1 photograph
Home of Henry and Lydia Tracy
Item:
  • 4906   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • ca. 1880
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1268
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Photograph of the home of Henry and Lydia Tracy. Henry and Lydia Tracy with 6 of the 13 children.
7033Unknown House
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Brownstone house. Elevations, floor plans.
  • Fred L. Savage
  • ca. 1885-1886
  • 4
  • paper
  • good
Unknown House
Item:
  • 7033   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Fred L. Savage
Date:
  • ca. 1885-1886
Collection:
  • Architectural Drawing Collection
Object ID:
  • ADC 0443 FLS
Location:
  • FF C-28
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Brownstone house. Elevations, floor plans.
2486The 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.
1599Letter 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.
1020Addition 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.
1067House 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.
1068Addition 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.
1101House 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.
1102Alteration 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.