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4319Steamer NORUMBEGA on the rocks at Clark's Point
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Comment: She left Northeast Harbor on accumulated steam with her boilers shut down and ran out of "oomph". She was refloated without damage. Mounted on 21x19" board.
  • 1912
Description:
Comment: She left Northeast Harbor on accumulated steam with her boilers shut down and ran out of "oomph". She was refloated without damage. Mounted on 21x19" board.
5950Steamer SAPPHO, Mount Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Willis H. Ballard
  • 1 postcard
5951Steamer MOUNT DESERT, Mount Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Willis H. Ballard
  • 1 postcard
5952Steamer FRANK JONES, Mount Desert Island
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Steamboat
  • Willis H. Ballard
  • 1 postcard
5585Mount Desert Coast of Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Vessels, Ship
Photograph of an engraving of ship sailing on coast of MDI.
  • Harry Fenn
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Photograph of an engraving of ship sailing on coast of MDI.
4331Valley Cove, picnic
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Pleasure Craft, Yacht
Shows sloop-rigged yacht anchored with bow to westward facing the cove's shore. Picnic goers (in long skirts and hats for the women) on coach and in cabin.
  • 1898
Description:
Shows sloop-rigged yacht anchored with bow to westward facing the cove's shore. Picnic goers (in long skirts and hats for the women) on coach and in cabin.
2023The Bar Harbor Auto War
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Places, Island
  • Transportation, Automobile
Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975.
  • Richard A. Savage
  • 1975
  • pages 66-87
  • magazine
Description:
Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975.
2694Automobile Acts, 1907 - 1913
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Transportation, Automobile
Great automobile war Cover - 1: 1907 2-3: 1909 4-6: 1911 7: 1912 8: 1913 9: Name list, telegrams, envelope 10: Seventy fifth legislature, Senate - No. 29, January 25, 1911 11: Seventy sixth legislature, House - No. 82, January 29, 1913 12: Seventy sixth legislature, House - No. 118, February 3, 1913
  • Town of Mount Desert
  • 1907-1913
  • act
Description:
Great automobile war Cover - 1: 1907 2-3: 1909 4-6: 1911 7: 1912 8: 1913 9: Name list, telegrams, envelope 10: Seventy fifth legislature, Senate - No. 29, January 25, 1911 11: Seventy sixth legislature, House - No. 82, January 29, 1913 12: Seventy sixth legislature, House - No. 118, February 3, 1913
5507Trenton Bridge
  • Image, Photograph
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
Two b/w photographs (a + b) showing the "swing" bridge at the Trenton causeway.
  • September 1947
Description:
Two b/w photographs (a + b) showing the "swing" bridge at the Trenton causeway.
3185Letters: Edward B. Mears to Belle Smallidge, 1901
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Correspondence regarding various rentals.
  • Edward Mears
  • 1901
  • Letter
Description:
Correspondence regarding various rentals.
2577Knowles residence
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Unidentified blueprints of exterior elevations and three level floor plans of a house. Mailed by Asa Knowles in 1940 to Mrs. Jerome Knowles in Northeast Harbor.
  • 1940
  • 7
  • ARCH
Description:
Unidentified blueprints of exterior elevations and three level floor plans of a house. Mailed by Asa Knowles in 1940 to Mrs. Jerome Knowles in Northeast Harbor.
2202Island Herald
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Local newspaper published every Friday in summer months. Features individual and community events in Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Seal Harbor. This issue includes the history of Jordan Pond House.
  • 8/12/1904
  • newspaper
Description:
Local newspaper published every Friday in summer months. Features individual and community events in Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Seal Harbor. This issue includes the history of Jordan Pond House.
5928Rock End Hotel Postcard Foldout
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Images and information about the Rock End Hotel and Cottages, grounds, and views from the hotel. a: Rock End Hotel, enlarged 1909 b: Hotel and adjacent grounds c: Looking north to Brown's Mountain. Village of Northeast Harbor on the right, one quarter of a mile distant d: View of western way and the ocean, looking south from the hotel piazza e: View of Western Mountain from hotel f: View from the piazza showing Some Sound and the public boathouse 500 feet southwest of the hotel g: Bear Island Light, one mile southeast from the hotel, sean from third story window h: Looking southwest from the hotel piazza i: View of Robinson and Western Mountains, northwest of the hotel j: From Greenough's Island looking northeast to the hotel k: St. Mary's by the Sea, on thousand feet from the hotel l: Jordan Pond, a fine place for rowing or fishing m: Maine Central Railraod Ferry boats passing in front of the hotel, one half mile away n: View to the southeast from second story of the hotel showing, over the tree tops, Bear Island Light one mile away o: View of Sargent Mountain and Asticou Hill, northeast of the hotel
  • 3 foldouts with 15 photos and descriptions
Description:
Images and information about the Rock End Hotel and Cottages, grounds, and views from the hotel. a: Rock End Hotel, enlarged 1909 b: Hotel and adjacent grounds c: Looking north to Brown's Mountain. Village of Northeast Harbor on the right, one quarter of a mile distant d: View of western way and the ocean, looking south from the hotel piazza e: View of Western Mountain from hotel f: View from the piazza showing Some Sound and the public boathouse 500 feet southwest of the hotel g: Bear Island Light, one mile southeast from the hotel, sean from third story window h: Looking southwest from the hotel piazza i: View of Robinson and Western Mountains, northwest of the hotel j: From Greenough's Island looking northeast to the hotel k: St. Mary's by the Sea, on thousand feet from the hotel l: Jordan Pond, a fine place for rowing or fishing m: Maine Central Railraod Ferry boats passing in front of the hotel, one half mile away n: View to the southeast from second story of the hotel showing, over the tree tops, Bear Island Light one mile away o: View of Sargent Mountain and Asticou Hill, northeast of the hotel [show more]
4888Grave 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
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.
6969GXS Collection - Postcards 61-112
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Shore
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Ship
Postcards: 61. Bar Harbor Panoramic 62. Sargent Drive and Somes Sound, ca. 1920's (Chas. A. Townsend) 63. Birches, Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, Maine 64. Asticou 65. Seal Harbor, Maine 66. Surf on the rocks, Bar Harbor, ME 67. Bear Island Light, Northeast Harbor, ME (Paul A. Knaut) 68. South Bubble Mountain at the North end of Jordan Pond (A.D. Phillips) 69. Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME 73. Bar Harbor Airport, Trenton, ME (A, D. Phillips) 74. Path of the Total Eclipse of the Sun in the State of Maine July 20th 1963 5:45pm 75. The flashing red light at Bass Harbor Head, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 76. Captain Jim Sharp's "Adventure" from Camden, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 77. Across the Bay of Fundy 78. Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, ME (Chas. A. Townsend) 79. Steamer Norumbega from Mount Desert Ferry to Manset, ME 80 (a+b) Islehurst, Mount Desert Bridge 81. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine 82. Thunder Hole Surf, Mt. Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. Bar Harbor and Porcupines from Cadillac Mt. 86. Bar Harbor and mountains 87. Fishing boats at Southwest Harbor, Maine 88. Fishing boats at Manset wharf 89. Fishing craft at Southwest Harbor, Maine 90. Appalachian Mt Club, Echo Lake Camp 91. The Rockbound Coast 92 (a+b) Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine 93. Congregational Church, Cranberry Isle, Maine (1907) 94. Surf, Mount Desert Island, Maine 95 (a-e) Entrance to Somes Sound 96. Southwest Harbor from Manset Shore 97 (a+b) Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine 98. Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor, Maine 99. Webster's Cafe, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1949) 100. Greetings from Bar Harbor 101. Steamer Norumbega, Bar Harbor, Maine 102. The Lobster House, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1940) 103. Christmas Wreath (by Mildred Gilley, Northeast Harbor, Maine) 104. Man in raincoat (I. T. Moore) 105. Steamer Gov. Bodwell in Vinalhaven harbor 106 (a+b) Bar Harbor and mountains 107. Jordan Pond, Mount Desert, Maine (Chas. A. Townsend) 108. Stereoview Schooner Head 109. Stereoview Green Mt. House, Mount Desert 110. Stereoview Mount Desert Scenery 111. Glimpse of Frenchman’s Bay from Cadillac Mountain Summit Road, Bar Harbor, Maine 112. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine 113. Church of the Redeemer and Aniscott, Sorrento, Maine 114. J. T. Morse steamer leaving Bar Harbor for Rockland, Maine 115. Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Springs 116. Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine 117. Maplecroft Cabins - Route 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 118. Bay Meadow Bungalows - Bar Harbor, Maine Updated August 5th, 2023
Description:
Postcards: 61. Bar Harbor Panoramic 62. Sargent Drive and Somes Sound, ca. 1920's (Chas. A. Townsend) 63. Birches, Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, Maine 64. Asticou 65. Seal Harbor, Maine 66. Surf on the rocks, Bar Harbor, ME 67. Bear Island Light, Northeast Harbor, ME (Paul A. Knaut) 68. South Bubble Mountain at the North end of Jordan Pond (A.D. Phillips) 69. Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME 73. Bar Harbor Airport, Trenton, ME (A, D. Phillips) 74. Path of the Total Eclipse of the Sun in the State of Maine July 20th 1963 5:45pm 75. The flashing red light at Bass Harbor Head, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 76. Captain Jim Sharp's "Adventure" from Camden, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 77. Across the Bay of Fundy 78. Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, ME (Chas. A. Townsend) 79. Steamer Norumbega from Mount Desert Ferry to Manset, ME 80 (a+b) Islehurst, Mount Desert Bridge 81. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine 82. Thunder Hole Surf, Mt. Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. Bar Harbor and Porcupines from Cadillac Mt. 86. Bar Harbor and mountains 87. Fishing boats at Southwest Harbor, Maine 88. Fishing boats at Manset wharf 89. Fishing craft at Southwest Harbor, Maine 90. Appalachian Mt Club, Echo Lake Camp 91. The Rockbound Coast 92 (a+b) Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine 93. Congregational Church, Cranberry Isle, Maine (1907) 94. Surf, Mount Desert Island, Maine 95 (a-e) Entrance to Somes Sound 96. Southwest Harbor from Manset Shore 97 (a+b) Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine 98. Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor, Maine 99. Webster's Cafe, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1949) 100. Greetings from Bar Harbor 101. Steamer Norumbega, Bar Harbor, Maine 102. The Lobster House, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1940) 103. Christmas Wreath (by Mildred Gilley, Northeast Harbor, Maine) 104. Man in raincoat (I. T. Moore) 105. Steamer Gov. Bodwell in Vinalhaven harbor 106 (a+b) Bar Harbor and mountains 107. Jordan Pond, Mount Desert, Maine (Chas. A. Townsend) 108. Stereoview Schooner Head 109. Stereoview Green Mt. House, Mount Desert 110. Stereoview Mount Desert Scenery 111. Glimpse of Frenchman’s Bay from Cadillac Mountain Summit Road, Bar Harbor, Maine 112. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine 113. Church of the Redeemer and Aniscott, Sorrento, Maine 114. J. T. Morse steamer leaving Bar Harbor for Rockland, Maine 115. Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Springs 116. Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine 117. Maplecroft Cabins - Route 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 118. Bay Meadow Bungalows - Bar Harbor, Maine Updated August 5th, 2023 [show more]
2173Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Places, Town
A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
  • 10/4/1951
  • newspaper
Description:
A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
4998Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
Acadia Mountain in background. From Sargeant Drive looking northwest.
  • John Pervear
  • 1988
Description:
Acadia Mountain in background. From Sargeant Drive looking northwest.
4070Somes Sound and Acadia Mountain
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Golf Course
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
The farm in middle distance is the Corson farm, whose fields became the golf course. The farmhouse was moved and is now "Millbrook Cottage"
  • Isaac T. Moore
Description:
The farm in middle distance is the Corson farm, whose fields became the golf course. The farmhouse was moved and is now "Millbrook Cottage"
4088Somes Sound, Saint Sauveur, Acadia Mountains
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Sound
Taken from the shore near Manchester Road west of "Rosserne".
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1976
Description:
Taken from the shore near Manchester Road west of "Rosserne".
4175Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
Looking down on Somes Sound from the Bordeaux property. Mountains: Brown's, now Norumbega on right, Acadia, and Hall Quarry.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1904
Description:
Looking down on Somes Sound from the Bordeaux property. Mountains: Brown's, now Norumbega on right, Acadia, and Hall Quarry.
4176Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Landscape
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Sound
Looking down Somes Sound. Norumbega and Acadia mountains in background, Babson's (or Gull) Rock to middle right, on shore.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1904
Description:
Looking down Somes Sound. Norumbega and Acadia mountains in background, Babson's (or Gull) Rock to middle right, on shore.
4177Somes Sound
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Sound
This view involves the farm that became Bordeaux Dairy.
  • Isaac T. Moore
Description:
This view involves the farm that became Bordeaux Dairy.
6957Philomena Manchester Photograph Album - Winter Scenes
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Sound
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Various photographs of winter scenes from the early 1900s. Box 2 (MAN 85)
  • 12 photographs
Description:
Various photographs of winter scenes from the early 1900s. Box 2 (MAN 85)
5967Entrance to Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places, Landscape
  • Places, Sound
  • 1 postcard
4409Mount Desert Island Shoreline
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Shore
  • Sterling Haskell
  • 1950's
  • 4 photographs