Item	Title	Type	Subject	Description	Creator	Date	Property Name	Street	Pages	Medium	Condition
7390	Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage	In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton.		1888			60	1 book with 36 photographs	very fragile	Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Item: 7390    Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage Date: 1888 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: General Collection Object ID: GEN 0846 Location: General Collection OS Box 1, 5A5 Pages: 60 Medium: 1 book with 36 photographs Condition: very fragile Description: In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
2438	Bay of Islands - Newfoundland	Map	Places, Island	Bay of Islands of Newfoundland west coast from British surveys 1880-1881.		1884			1	MAP	good	Bay of Islands - Newfoundland Item: 2438    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1884 Place: Other Places Collection: Great Harbor Collection Object ID: 235 Location: GHC Box 6 Pages: 1 Medium: MAP Condition: good Description: Bay of Islands of Newfoundland west coast from British surveys 1880-1881.
2434	Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward	Map	Places, Island	Large topographical map of Mount Desert Island and off shore islands.	J. Hilgard, Superintendent	1882			1	MAP	fair	Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward Item: 2434    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Creator: J. Hilgard, Superintendent Date: 1882 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: Great Harbor Collection Object ID: 231 Location: GHC Box 6 Pages: 1 Medium: MAP Condition: fair Description: Large topographical map of Mount Desert Island and off shore islands.
3720	Cranberry Islands Property Map	Map	Places, Island	Copies from the Registry of Deeds from 1880.		1880			3 copies	MAP		Cranberry Islands Property Map Item: 3720    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1880 Place: Cranberry Isles Collection: Map Collection Object ID: MAP 0174 Location: Map Box 1 Pages: 3 copies Medium: MAP Description: Copies from the Registry of Deeds from 1880.
4504	Bear Island-Western Way	Image, Photograph	Places, Island	Photograph, 8"x10" of Bear Island - Western Way view from the south piazza of Charles W. Eliot's cottage.		1884						Bear Island-Western Way Item: 4504    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Island Date: 1884 Place: Cranberry Isles, Bear Island Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 0605 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: Photograph, 8"x10" of Bear Island - Western Way view from the south piazza of Charles W. Eliot's cottage.
5498	Bar Harbor Village	Image, Photograph	Places, Island Places, Town	B/W Photograph of Bar Harbor looking east over the village to the Porcupine Islands. The street toward the right is Mount Desert Street.		1881						Bar Harbor Village Item: 5498    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Island Places, Town Date: 1881 Place: Bar Harbor Collection: Photograph Object ID: Photo 1874 Location: Photograph Filing Cabinet Description: B/W Photograph of Bar Harbor looking east over the village to the Porcupine Islands. The street toward the right is Mount Desert Street.
3726	Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles	Map	Places, Island	Relief shown in hachures and spot heights. Shows roads and landowners.		1885			1	MAP (framed)		Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles Item: 3726    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1885 Place: Mount Desert Island Collection: Map Collection Object ID: MAP 0180 GNC Location: On display in the library Pages: 1 Medium: MAP (framed) Description: Relief shown in hachures and spot heights. Shows roads and landowners.
3716	Map of Mount Desert Island	Map	Places, Island	Shows landownership.		1887			1 map, 1 photocopy		very fragile	Map of Mount Desert Island Item: 3716    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1887 Collection: Map Collection Object ID: MAP 0170 CS Location: FF E-30 5C TOP Pages: 1 map, 1 photocopy Condition: very fragile Description: Shows landownership.
3723	Mount Desert and adjacent islands	Map	Places, Island	Photographic negative of the map.	Walling	1881			1	plastic Photographic negative		Mount Desert and adjacent islands Item: 3723    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Creator: Walling Date: 1881 Collection: Map Collection Object ID: MAP 0177 Location: Shelf 5C4 Pages: 1 Medium: plastic Photographic negative Description: Photographic negative of the map.
3808	Mount Desert Island, Maine	Map	Places, Island	Aids to navigation corrected to 1886. map (s) ; 80 x 63 cm. Scale, 1:40,000 (or, 3,333 1/3 ft. = 1 in.).		1882			1	paper with wooden hanger		Mount Desert Island, Maine Item: 3808    Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1882 Collection: Map Collection Object ID: MAP 0264 Location: 5D TOP Pages: 1 Medium: paper with wooden hanger Description: Aids to navigation corrected to 1886. map (s) ; 80 x 63 cm. Scale, 1:40,000 (or, 3,333 1/3 ft. = 1 in.).

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