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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
7091JAX - The Jackson Laboratory
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Organizations
  • People
Vol. 19, No. 3, Winter 1971-1972. Issue dedicated to Dr. Clarence Cook Little, scientist, educator, founder and first director of The Jackson Laboratory (1929-1956), who died on December 22, 1971.
  • 1971-1972
  • 16
  • 1 brochure
  • good
Description:
Vol. 19, No. 3, Winter 1971-1972. Issue dedicated to Dr. Clarence Cook Little, scientist, educator, founder and first director of The Jackson Laboratory (1929-1956), who died on December 22, 1971.
6075Maine Central Railroad Company
  • Publication, Book
  • Bradley L. Peters
  • 1976
  • 16
  • pamphlet
6151One Man's Museum
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum
The story of the Islesford Historical Museum.
  • Meg Fernald
  • 1990
  • 16
  • pamphlet
Description:
The story of the Islesford Historical Museum.
6156Mount Desert: The Early French Visits
  • Publication, Book
Booklet describing French discovery & exploration of Mount Desert, 1604 Mount Desert: Early History
  • Charles Savage
  • 1973
  • 16
  • 1 book
Description:
Booklet describing French discovery & exploration of Mount Desert, 1604 Mount Desert: Early History
7089Union Church of Northeast Harbor - Fifty Years 1889-1939
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events, Civic
  • Organizations, Religious
Prayer by Palfrey Perkins. Fiftieth Anniversary Address by Samuel A. Eliot.
  • 1939
  • 16
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Prayer by Palfrey Perkins. Fiftieth Anniversary Address by Samuel A. Eliot.
7408The Rock End and Cottages
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings.
  • Herman L. Savage
  • 16
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings.
7296A History of Bartlett's Island, Mount Desert, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Dedicated to Christopher Bartlett and his wife, Freelove Razee Bartlett, and to the spirits of their descendants who lived and worked on Bartlett's Island.
  • Esther Binnewies and Murial Davisson
  • 1981
  • 164
  • 1 book
  • fair
Description:
Dedicated to Christopher Bartlett and his wife, Freelove Razee Bartlett, and to the spirits of their descendants who lived and worked on Bartlett's Island.
6141The Vincent Astor Foundation 1948-1997
  • Publication, Book
Provides an overview of the foundation's grantmaking between 1960 and 1997. Includes board president's message, grants lists for each year, 1997 financial statements, and lists of 1997 and previous board members and staff.
  • 6/1/1998
  • 170
  • 1 book
Description:
Provides an overview of the foundation's grantmaking between 1960 and 1997. Includes board president's message, grants lists for each year, 1997 financial statements, and lists of 1997 and previous board members and staff.
7043Annual Report of the Municipal Officers, Bar Harbor
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Places, Town
Annual Report of the Municipal Officers of the Town of Bar Harbor, State of Maine for the year ending December 31, 1947.
  • 1947
  • 184
  • 1 book
  • good
Description:
Annual Report of the Municipal Officers of the Town of Bar Harbor, State of Maine for the year ending December 31, 1947.
7111Emergence Myth
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
According to the Hanelthnayhe or Upward-reaching rite. Recorded by Father Berard Haile, O. F. M. Rewritten by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 13 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb, Mrs. John Wetherell and Mrs. Laura A. Armer. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. III.
  • Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 1949
  • 186
  • 2 copies
  • good
Description:
According to the Hanelthnayhe or Upward-reaching rite. Recorded by Father Berard Haile, O. F. M. Rewritten by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 13 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb, Mrs. John Wetherell and Mrs. Laura A. Armer. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. III.
7080A Report on Tribal boundaries and Hunting areas of the Malecite Indian of New Brunswick
  • Publication, Booklet
  • People
  • Places
Reprinted from "American Anthropologist", Vol. 48, No. 3, July-September 1946.
  • Frank G. Speck, Wendell S. Hadlock
  • 1946
  • 19
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Reprinted from "American Anthropologist", Vol. 48, No. 3, July-September 1946.
6154Sutton Island Maine: Its Houses, People, Animals, Weather
  • Publication, Book
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings
Developmental history of Sutton Island which includes information on land owners and families, including John Gilley, Mary Cabot Wheelwright, and Rachel Field.
  • George Lyman Paine
  • 1963
  • 19
  • 1 book
Description:
Developmental history of Sutton Island which includes information on land owners and families, including John Gilley, Mary Cabot Wheelwright, and Rachel Field.
7110The Great Star Chant
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mythology
  • People
The Myth and Prayers of the Great Star Chant and the Myth of the Coyote Chant. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 22 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb and others. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. IV.
  • Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 1956
  • 190
  • 2 copies
  • good
Description:
The Myth and Prayers of the Great Star Chant and the Myth of the Coyote Chant. Recorded by Mary C. Wheelwright. With 22 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb and others. Navajo Religion Series, Vol. IV.
6072Report of the Commissioner of Education of the State of Maine for the School Biennium Ending June 30, 1944
  • Publication, Book
This report covers a detailed statement of the schools of Maine, including census, school attendance, receipts, expenditures and general progress.
  • Harry V. Gilson
  • 6/30/1944
  • 194
  • 1 book
Description:
This report covers a detailed statement of the schools of Maine, including census, school attendance, receipts, expenditures and general progress.
6051Historic resource study for the carriage road system, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Carriage Road
  • Places, Hiking Trail
  • Places, Park
Copy of intensive study of the ANP carriage road system involving transfer of land ownership, natural resources, trail and road planning & design, costs, labor
  • William Rieley and Roxanne Brouse
  • 1989
  • 2 volumes: illustrations, maps
Description:
Copy of intensive study of the ANP carriage road system involving transfer of land ownership, natural resources, trail and road planning & design, costs, labor
7103Cianbro, the Constructors
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Businesses, Building Business
By Ival R. Cianchette, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman and chief executive officer of Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, Maine.
  • Ival R. Cianchette
  • 1984
  • 20
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
By Ival R. Cianchette, member of the Newcomen Society, chairman and chief executive officer of Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, Maine.
7409Asticou Inn and Cottages
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages. Several exterior and interior photographs of the inn, the surrounding buildings and areas and of the island are included.
  • George A. Savage
  • 1924
  • 20
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages. Several exterior and interior photographs of the inn, the surrounding buildings and areas and of the island are included.
7073The American Revolution 1775-1783
  • Map, Cartograph, Atlas
  • Events
  • Other, History
An Atlas of 18th Century Maps and Charts.
  • Naval History Division, Department of the Navy
  • 1972
  • 20 maps
  • 1 large folder, 1 book
  • good
Description:
An Atlas of 18th Century Maps and Charts.
7094Indian Games, Toys and Pastimes of Maine and the Maritimes
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Object, Toy
  • People
  • Recreation
Bulletin X of The Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. Illustrated by Alice Dengler.
  • Edith Favour
  • 1974
  • 21
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Bulletin X of The Robert Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. Illustrated by Alice Dengler.
6132Searsport's Sam Houston
  • Publication, Book
  • Charlene Knox Farris
  • 1987
  • 21
  • pamphlet
7093Opportunities on Maine Farms
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Organizations, Civic
With a personal message from Fred J. Nutter, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maine. Contains articles, photographs and detailed production maps for beef and sheep, dairy, poultry, gardens and fruit, food processing plants, apples and blueberries.
  • State of Maine
  • 1952
  • 22
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
With a personal message from Fred J. Nutter, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Maine. Contains articles, photographs and detailed production maps for beef and sheep, dairy, poultry, gardens and fruit, food processing plants, apples and blueberries.
6057Recreation Penobscot Bay, Mount Desert region
  • Publication, Book
This is one of the four reports which will serve as a Master Plan for the development of the State of Maine. Recreation should be developed without destroying scenery.
  • Stelling, Lord-Wood & Van Suetendael
  • Nov-62
  • 22
Description:
This is one of the four reports which will serve as a Master Plan for the development of the State of Maine. Recreation should be developed without destroying scenery.
7058The Story of Ancient Pemaquid - Metropolis of the "New World"
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
  • Harold W. Castner
  • 1953
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
7072The Discovery of America
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places
A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
  • Massachusetts Historical Society
  • 1975
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
7086Who was Paugus?
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • People
Reprinted from "The New England Quarterly", Vol. XII, No. 2, June 1939.
  • Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
  • 1939
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Description:
Reprinted from "The New England Quarterly", Vol. XII, No. 2, June 1939.