1: Bar Harbor Burning. Reprint of a letter from U. Maine, Orono, student to his father in NJ about the l947 Bar Harbor fire which he and fraternity brothers helped fight. 2: The Big Fire by Parson Williams and Mrs. Williams 3: Bar Harbor 40 Years Later
Description: 1: Bar Harbor Burning. Reprint of a letter from U. Maine, Orono, student to his father in NJ about the l947 Bar Harbor fire which he and fraternity brothers helped fight. 2: The Big Fire by Parson Williams and Mrs. Williams 3: Bar Harbor 40 Years Later
1916-1941 owned by John S. Melcher, 106 Lafayette St. NYC. Burned in 1947. No. 105 in 1928 Knowles Cottage map. Photos 0968 d-h: Living Room Photos 0968 i + j: View from porch showing part of the beautiful garden, with vista toward the sea
Description: 1916-1941 owned by John S. Melcher, 106 Lafayette St. NYC. Burned in 1947. No. 105 in 1928 Knowles Cottage map. Photos 0968 d-h: Living Room Photos 0968 i + j: View from porch showing part of the beautiful garden, with vista toward the sea
Copy of a hand-printed report (of a BH summer resident?) of summer cottages selected for their Architectural qualities which were destroyed in the Fire of 1947. Greenway Court, Archbold, Thirlstane, Mizzentop and Stanwood.
Description: Copy of a hand-printed report (of a BH summer resident?) of summer cottages selected for their Architectural qualities which were destroyed in the Fire of 1947. Greenway Court, Archbold, Thirlstane, Mizzentop and Stanwood.
Description: View of Bear Island from Clifton Dock with lighthouse on far right side of the island and the old Coast Guard dock, abandoned in 1947, in center.
A set of architectural drawings in blueprints. 6 sheets of plans, labelled "Preliminary Sketches" for the boating pavillion and dock area of the Terraces. See notes re: 4 plans found in 2019.
Description: A set of architectural drawings in blueprints. 6 sheets of plans, labelled "Preliminary Sketches" for the boating pavillion and dock area of the Terraces. See notes re: 4 plans found in 2019.
"Bunker Genealogy: Descendants of James Bunker of Dover, N. H.", by Moran Jr. Edward Carleton Moran Jr. Bunker, from Sawtelle Records. Archive copy: phocopied by Louise Pyle, original owned by Robert Pyle. Uploaded copy: from archive.org
Description: "Bunker Genealogy: Descendants of James Bunker of Dover, N. H.", by Moran Jr. Edward Carleton Moran Jr. Bunker, from Sawtelle Records. Archive copy: phocopied by Louise Pyle, original owned by Robert Pyle. Uploaded copy: from archive.org
Andrews Residence (Mr. Schofield Andrews), later Scull Residence (Patricia and David Scull), "Driftwood". Original owner: Mr. and Mrs. Partrick Grant Jr. of Philadelphia. Remodelled in 1947, second floor was cut off.
Description: Andrews Residence (Mr. Schofield Andrews), later Scull Residence (Patricia and David Scull), "Driftwood". Original owner: Mr. and Mrs. Partrick Grant Jr. of Philadelphia. Remodelled in 1947, second floor was cut off.
Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler.
Description: Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler.
Students of Jan Church in MDES 8th grade research history topics at NEHL: 1. The Gilley Family 2. Glooskap - Indian Legend 3. General Joshua Chamberlain 4. The Early History of Mount Desert Island 5. Fred L. Savage & Wallace K. Harrison, 2 architects in Northeast Harbor 6. Maine's harbor seals 7. The Great Fire of Bar Harbor in 1947 8. Religious and superstitious beliefs of Maine Indians 9. Isle au Haut
Description: Students of Jan Church in MDES 8th grade research history topics at NEHL: 1. The Gilley Family 2. Glooskap - Indian Legend 3. General Joshua Chamberlain 4. The Early History of Mount Desert Island 5. Fred L. Savage & Wallace K. Harrison, 2 architects in Northeast Harbor 6. Maine's harbor seals 7. The Great Fire of Bar Harbor in 1947 8. Religious and superstitious beliefs of Maine Indians 9. Isle au Haut
Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
Description: Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)