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Item Title Type Subject Description Creator Date Property Name Street Pages Medium Condition
1957Glimpses of Early Mount Desert Homes
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
...A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family...
  • Belle Smallidge Knowles
  • 30
  • photocopy
Glimpses of Early Mount Desert Homes
Item:
  • 1957   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • Belle Smallidge Knowles
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0469
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 30
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
...A history of Early Mount Desert Homes, the Manchester family, the Hadlock family and the Smallidge family...
6465Woman's Literary Club Papers
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
...History of Mount Desert, subjects covering Churches, Lighthouses, Artists, Poets, Transportation, Authors & Educators...
Woman's Literary Club Papers
Item:
  • 6465   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Organizations, Religious
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Collection:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records
Object ID:
  • 80
Location:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records Subject File
Description:
...History of Mount Desert, subjects covering Churches, Lighthouses, Artists, Poets, Transportation, Authors & Educators...
1682Summers at the Eyrie
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
...Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life...
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
  • August 1996
  • page 58
  • magazine
Summers at the Eyrie
Item:
  • 1682   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Ellen MacDonald Ward
Date:
  • August 1996
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0194
Location:
  • General Collection Box 6
Pages:
  • page 58
Medium:
  • magazine
Description:
...Although their Mount Desert summer home was palatial in scale, the Rockefellers came to Seal Harbor each year to enjoy the simple life...
2049Manchester and Branscom Family History
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
...Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount...Desert area: 1...Steamer Mount Desert...
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Manchester and Branscom Family History
Item:
  • 2049   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0563
Location:
  • CD Box 1, General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Description:
...Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount...Desert area: 1...Steamer Mount Desert...
4361Performance of play "Universal Neurasthenia"
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Performance
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Scene from a lawn play written by Margaret Doane Gardiner. Shows audience. Performed at "Ye Haven" on August 15, 1906.
  • Margaret Doane Gardiner
  • 1906
  • paper mounted on 13x5" board
  • good
Performance of play "Universal Neurasthenia"
Item:
  • 4361   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Margaret Doane Gardiner
Date:
  • 1906
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0370 MDG
Location:
  • Photograph Box 1, 4E2
Medium:
  • paper mounted on 13x5" board
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Scene from a lawn play written by Margaret Doane Gardiner. Shows audience. Performed at "Ye Haven" on August 15, 1906.
3231Letter: W. B. Blaisdell to Jerome H. Knowles
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
Regarding Mrs. Jerusha Tripp request of deed to her husband's property. Includes response from J. H. Knowles
  • W. B. Blaisdell
  • 1916
  • 2
  • Letter
Letter: W. B. Blaisdell to Jerome H. Knowles
Item:
  • 3231   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings
Creator:
  • W. B. Blaisdell
Date:
  • 1916
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Knowles Company Legal Documents
Object ID:
  • 593
Location:
  • XII
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • Letter
Description:
Regarding Mrs. Jerusha Tripp request of deed to her husband's property. Includes response from J. H. Knowles
4952Philena Manchester
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Small girl (Philena) in plaid dress standing in front of the two halves of the Manchester House, which had been cut in half and moved across Manchester Road. (MAN 42)
  • 1 photograph
Philena Manchester
Item:
  • 4952   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1331
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Small girl (Philena) in plaid dress standing in front of the two halves of the Manchester House, which had been cut in half and moved across Manchester Road. (MAN 42)
4953Frank, Philena, and Russell Manchester
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Three Manchester children (Frank, Philena and Russell) sitting on lawn in front of house. House now owned by Chuck Bucklin, and has been renovated. (MAN 41)
  • 1 photograph
Frank, Philena, and Russell Manchester
Item:
  • 4953   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1332
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph
Description:
Three Manchester children (Frank, Philena and Russell) sitting on lawn in front of house. House now owned by Chuck Bucklin, and has been renovated. (MAN 41)
4982Panoramic view of audience at Ye Haven.
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Performance
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
See item 4361, Photo 0370 MDG.
  • 1906
Panoramic view of audience at Ye Haven.
Item:
  • 4982   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Performance
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1906
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1372
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
See item 4361, Photo 0370 MDG.
4223Gilman High School
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Beside the Union Church, before addition. Group is kindergarten class. Site now Wadsworth Park. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Gilman High School
Item:
  • 4223   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Creator:
  • Julia G. Manchester
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0225 JM, GPN 0160 JM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Medium:
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Description:
Beside the Union Church, before addition. Group is kindergarten class. Site now Wadsworth Park. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
5058A. Edwin Tracy
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Photograph of A. Edwin (Buddy) Tracy at the Northeast Harbor Post Office taken by R. Pyle in 1978.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 1978
A. Edwin Tracy
Item:
  • 5058   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Post Office
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 1978
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1455
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Photograph of A. Edwin (Buddy) Tracy at the Northeast Harbor Post Office taken by R. Pyle in 1978.
5160Northeast Harbor Fire Barn
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
Northeast Harbor Fire Co. on Summit Rd. between present (2009) bank and S. R. Tracy Co. Four men in Photograph; two are S. R. Tracy & John C. Peddar. A hand tank and hose cart are outside. Small building in rear (left) was the jail house. Reprint of Photo 0219 JM.
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • after 1903
Northeast Harbor Fire Barn
Item:
  • 5160   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
Creator:
  • Julia G. Manchester
Date:
  • after 1903
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1581
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Northeast Harbor Fire Co. on Summit Rd. between present (2009) bank and S. R. Tracy Co. Four men in Photograph; two are S. R. Tracy & John C. Peddar. A hand tank and hose cart are outside. Small building in rear (left) was the jail house. Reprint of Photo 0219 JM.
5477Winter scene of Gilman High and Tracy Brothers
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Photograph of Buss and Ding Tracy playing in snow in front of Gilman High School.
Winter scene of Gilman High and Tracy Brothers
Item:
  • 5477   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1857
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Photograph of Buss and Ding Tracy playing in snow in front of Gilman High School.
5509Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
  • Transportation, Automobile
Eleven b/w scanned photographs of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, in 1972. Photo 1887 a: Fire House Photo 1887 b: Carlo's car Photo 1887 c: Bank Photo 1887 d: P. P. Hill's Photo 1887 e: Kimball Shop Photo 1887 f: Kimball Shop (from lower end) Photo 1887 g: McGrath's Photo 1887 h: Dot (Renault) Photo 1887 i: Dad getting into car in front of drug store Photo 1887 j: Drug store Photo 1887 k: Where Bank will be. Tracy's paint shop in white building
  • Velma Ashley
  • 1972
Main Street, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5509   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Velma Ashley
Date:
  • 1972
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1887
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Eleven b/w scanned photographs of Main Street, Northeast Harbor, in 1972. Photo 1887 a: Fire House Photo 1887 b: Carlo's car Photo 1887 c: Bank Photo 1887 d: P. P. Hill's Photo 1887 e: Kimball Shop Photo 1887 f: Kimball Shop (from lower end) Photo 1887 g: McGrath's Photo 1887 h: Dot (Renault) Photo 1887 i: Dad getting into car in front of drug store Photo 1887 j: Drug store Photo 1887 k: Where Bank will be. Tracy's paint shop in white building [show more]
5724MacKenzie family at Wildwood
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Four scanned photographs of members of the MacKenzie family and the residence at "Wildwood" in Seal Harbor (aka Dane estate). Material loaned to R. Pyle comes from Nancy Keating of Harpswell, ME.
  • ca. 1910
  • 3 photocopies
  • photocopy
MacKenzie family at Wildwood
Item:
  • 5724   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Date:
  • ca. 1910
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2110
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 3 photocopies
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Four scanned photographs of members of the MacKenzie family and the residence at "Wildwood" in Seal Harbor (aka Dane estate). Material loaned to R. Pyle comes from Nancy Keating of Harpswell, ME.
5735Children playing, Main Street, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
Children playing in snow banks in front of old fire station, now Great Harbor Maritime Museum. Roy Salisbury Collection
  • 1952
  • 1 photograph, 1 duplicate
Children playing, Main Street, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 5735   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
Date:
  • 1952
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2121 RS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 1 photograph, 1 duplicate
Description:
Children playing in snow banks in front of old fire station, now Great Harbor Maritime Museum. Roy Salisbury Collection
5745Ice Skating
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Cultural & Recreational Structures
Roy Salisbury Collection Ice skating rink behind MDES where ball field is. House in background: S. R. Tracy
  • ca. 1949
  • 4 photographs
Ice Skating
Item:
  • 5745   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Civic, Cultural & Recreational Structures
Date:
  • ca. 1949
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 2131 RS
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 4 photographs
Description:
Roy Salisbury Collection Ice skating rink behind MDES where ball field is. House in background: S. R. Tracy
1977Section of book
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging
Pages taken from Steinway & Sons book. Talks about Northeast Harbor, Charles Eliot, Kimball House,
  • Richard K. Lieberman
  • 2
  • photocopy
Section of book
Item:
  • 1977   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging
Creator:
  • Richard K. Lieberman
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0490
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Pages taken from Steinway & Sons book. Talks about Northeast Harbor, Charles Eliot, Kimball House,
2021Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
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.
  • Christopher Glass
  • 2004
  • pages 60-63
  • photocopy
Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 2021   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Christopher Glass
Date:
  • 2004
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0533
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • pages 60-63
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.
2073Martha's Maine
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
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.
  • John Golden
  • Nov-11
  • 8
  • photocopy
Martha's Maine
Item:
  • 2073   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • John Golden
Date:
  • Nov-11
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0587
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 8
Medium:
  • photocopy
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.
4180Wedding Party at Rock End Hotel
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Wedding party. Women in white dresses with flowered hats, men in black tuxedoes. Outside, next to ivy-covered home.
  • Isaac T. Moore
  • 1904
Wedding Party at Rock End Hotel
Item:
  • 4180   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Events, Personal Milestone
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
Creator:
  • Isaac T. Moore
Date:
  • 1904
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0172 ITM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Wedding party. Women in white dresses with flowered hats, men in black tuxedoes. Outside, next to ivy-covered home.
4211Telegraph office, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Utility Structure, Telegraph Office
Kate and Susie. The telegraph office was in building now occupied by British Tweeds (1989). Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • 1899
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Telegraph office, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 4211   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Utility Structure, Telegraph Office
Creator:
  • Julia G. Manchester
Date:
  • 1899
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0213 JM, GPN 0068 JM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Medium:
  • photograph, glass plate negative
Description:
Kate and Susie. The telegraph office was in building now occupied by British Tweeds (1989). Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
4217Northeast Harbor Fire Barn on Summit Road
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
The tall structure was a Fire department hose and bell tower. Roadway at left of Tracy's Paint Shop. Library also has 3 enlargements by William Hocker. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
  • Julia G. Manchester
  • 1897 or 1898
Northeast Harbor Fire Barn on Summit Road
Item:
  • 4217   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
Creator:
  • Julia G. Manchester
Date:
  • 1897 or 1898
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0219 JM
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
The tall structure was a Fire department hose and bell tower. Roadway at left of Tracy's Paint Shop. Library also has 3 enlargements by William Hocker. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
4487"Glengariff" the Dane home in Seal Harbor & gardens.
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places, Garden
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Gardens of the Dane home, named "Glengariff" in Seal Harbor. The first Photograph is of Barbara Chase's father Robert Duncan from Aberdeen, Scotland. Photographs are photocopies.
  • 1913
"Glengariff" the Dane home in Seal Harbor & gardens.
Item:
  • 4487   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Garden
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1913
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 0575
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Description:
Gardens of the Dane home, named "Glengariff" in Seal Harbor. The first Photograph is of Barbara Chase's father Robert Duncan from Aberdeen, Scotland. Photographs are photocopies.
4796West View, Northeast Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Built 1900, Fred Savage design. Original owner Ansel Manchester. 1986 owner Dr. J. Warren Brown. Cottage in 1986 Survey.
  • Knowles Company
  • 1930's
  • Manchester Road
  • 6 photographs
West View, Northeast Harbor
Item:
  • 4796   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwelling, Interior
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
Creator:
  • Knowles Company
Date:
  • 1930's
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Street:
  • Manchester Road
Collection:
  • Photograph
Object ID:
  • Photo 1138
Location:
  • Photograph Filing Cabinet
Pages:
  • 6 photographs
Description:
Built 1900, Fred Savage design. Original owner Ansel Manchester. 1986 owner Dr. J. Warren Brown. Cottage in 1986 Survey.