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7234 | Mount Desert Island |
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| ...Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings... |
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| Description: ...Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings... | |||||
1687 | On Mount Desert Island |
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| Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont. |
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| Description: Hamilton Robinson, a New York private investor, & his wife decided to build a house on MDI, this was created for them by Architect James V. Righter & designer Nancy Pierrepont. | |||
1693 | Settling in Mount Desert |
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| "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. |
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| Description: "Cedar Hedges" undergoes interior design transformation in the hands of Leta Austin Foster and her husband Ridgely; a Fred Savage designed house in Northeast Harbor. | |||
6868 | Northeast Harbor Sewerage System - Town of Mount Desert |
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| Information for bidders, contract and specifications for sewer construction. March 1914. |
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| Description: Information for bidders, contract and specifications for sewer construction. March 1914. | |||
2148 | Clean Milk and the Emergence of Public Health in Mount |
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| ...Public Health contributions by the summer residents of Mount Desert Island, specifically Mary Dows Dunham, in 1910-1930 regarding the safety of the milk... |
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| Description: ...Public Health contributions by the summer residents of Mount Desert Island, specifically Mary Dows Dunham, in 1910-1930 regarding the safety of the milk... | |||
1688 | Brooke Astor's Cove End, Summers on Mount Desert in Maine |
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| An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. |
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| Description: An article about Brooke Astor's summer home. Interior Design by Mark Hampton, & Nancy Pierrepont. Landscape Architecture by Morgan Wheelock. Photography by B. Brink. | ||
2025 | Deserting the Rock |
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| ...Historical sketch of the lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock as it becomes automated. Published in Down East Magazine, March 1978... |
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| Description: ...Historical sketch of the lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock as it becomes automated. Published in Down East Magazine, March 1978... | |||
1612 | Allied Whale |
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| ...Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve... |
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| Description: ...Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on Mount Desert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve... | |||
1682 | Summers at the Eyrie |
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| ...Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life... |
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| Description: ...Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life... | |||
7409 | Asticou Inn and Cottages |
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| ...Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages... |
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| Description: ...Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages... | ||
1681 | Downeast Design: How Arts and Crafts Architects Shaped a Maine Resort |
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| ...Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work... |
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| Description: ...Article about the influence of the Arts and Crafts Society on the shingle style architecture predominant on Mount Desert Island, specifically in the work... | |||
2234 | Discovering Maine's Lighthouses and Harbors |
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| ...Mount Desert area 10. Downeast coast 11. Bold coast Newspaper available in the Archives... |
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| Description: ...Mount Desert area 10. Downeast coast 11. Bold coast Newspaper available in the Archives... | |||||
5716 | Bar Harbor Maine's Great Coast Resort Gateway to Lafayette National Park |
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| ...Church of the Holy Redeemer, Mount Desert Street 43. Newport House 44. DeGregoire Hotel 45. View of Somes Sound 46. St...Saviour's Episcopal Church, Mount Desert Street 47. The Ovens on the Bay Shore 48. Eagle Lake, source of Bar Harbor's water supply 49...Peonies in bloom at the Mount Desert nurseries... |
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| Description: ...Church of the Holy Redeemer, Mount Desert Street 43. Newport House 44. DeGregoire Hotel 45. View of Somes Sound 46. St...Saviour's Episcopal Church, Mount Desert Street 47. The Ovens on the Bay Shore 48. Eagle Lake, source of Bar Harbor's water supply 49...Peonies in bloom at the Mount Desert nurseries... | |||||
2030 | Stillness at Somesville |
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| Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994. |
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| Description: Photograph essay of springtime in the village of Somesville. Photographs include one showing the traditional black and white houses on Main Street. Published in Down East Magazine, June 1994. | |||
2202 | Island Herald |
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| 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. |
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| 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. | |||||
1563 | Rockefeller Home To Be Razed |
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| June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine. |
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| Description: June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine. | ||||
1565 | Famed Seaside Inn In Final Stages of Being Demolished |
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| June 22, 1964 Update on the demolition of the Seaside Inn in Seal Harbor, Maine. |
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| Description: June 22, 1964 Update on the demolition of the Seaside Inn in Seal Harbor, Maine. | ||||
2021 | Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor |
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| Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. |
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| Description: Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. | |||
2036 | Maine's Rockbound Classic |
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| Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989. |
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| Description: Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989. | ||||
2073 | Martha's Maine |
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| Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor. |
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| Description: Copy of article of John Gordon's interview with Martha Stewart about living in Maine, what she likes to do, places she likes to go, and her love of her home, "Skylands", in Seal Harbor. | |||
7408 | The Rock End and Cottages |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |