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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 1808 | Petite Plaisance |
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| Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. |
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Description: Article about Marguerite Yourcenar with photographs of her home where she lived with her companion Grace Frick since 1950. | |||
| 1782 | Enlightened Scholar of Luminous Artistry |
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| John Wilmerding, Northeast Harbor summer resident combines his professional experience as museum curator (National Gallery) with academia (Dartmouth and Princeton). Article from "Princeton Alumni Weekly", Dec. 5, 1990 |
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Description: John Wilmerding, Northeast Harbor summer resident combines his professional experience as museum curator (National Gallery) with academia (Dartmouth and Princeton). Article from "Princeton Alumni Weekly", Dec. 5, 1990 | |||
| 2008 | Change of Scene |
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| Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. |
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Description: Short Down East Magazine article, with photographs, of Northeast Harbor artist Richard Estes. 2 copies. | |||
| 1683 | Re-User Friendly |
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| "Breakwater", a Fred Savage designed summer cottage in Bar Harbor, originally built for John E. Kane in l904,is turned into a bed and breakfast home. |
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Description: "Breakwater", a Fred Savage designed summer cottage in Bar Harbor, originally built for John E. Kane in l904,is turned into a bed and breakfast home. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1917 | Madame Brooke Astor |
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| Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. |
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Description: Carl Little was asked to tutor Brooke Astor in the French language, she wanted to brush up on it because she was considering a trip to Paris. He enjoyed her very much. | |||
| 1974 | Sutton Island: From Year-round to Summer Colony |
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| Article published, in part, by the Island Institute. This is Mr. Little's complete article of the development of Sutton Island from a working class, year-round place to a summer enclave. Story begins with an account of John Gilley. |
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Description: Article published, in part, by the Island Institute. This is Mr. Little's complete article of the development of Sutton Island from a working class, year-round place to a summer enclave. Story begins with an account of John Gilley. | |||
| 2012 | Piper Prince of the Cranberry Isles |
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| Short biography of Islesford's resident artist and storyteller, Ashley Bryan with focus on his life and home on Cranberry Island. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1991. |
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Description: Short biography of Islesford's resident artist and storyteller, Ashley Bryan with focus on his life and home on Cranberry Island. Published in Down East Magazine, December 1991. | |||
| 1674 | Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. |
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| Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. biographies Lists of gardens |
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Description: Howard Sparhawk Kneedler Jr. biographies Lists of gardens | ||||
| 2041 | Hancock County... a Rockbound Paradise |
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| Copy of book section about the history of Mount Desert, specifically Seal Harbor. Many Photographs: J. D. Rockefeller Jr. riding in car, building sidewalk at Seal Harbor Village Green, Otter Creek Sewing Circle, Hollis Wright's fur trapping barn. |
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Description: Copy of book section about the history of Mount Desert, specifically Seal Harbor. Many Photographs: J. D. Rockefeller Jr. riding in car, building sidewalk at Seal Harbor Village Green, Otter Creek Sewing Circle, Hollis Wright's fur trapping barn. | |||
| 1743 | A Career in Bud; Beatrix Jones Farrand's Education & Early |
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| Biography of Beatrix Farrand with intensive review of early focus on landscape design, her mentors, her developing philosophy of gardening. |
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Description: Biography of Beatrix Farrand with intensive review of early focus on landscape design, her mentors, her developing philosophy of gardening. | |||
| 2014 | Summering with the Peabodys |
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| College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. |
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Description: College student's story of working as a cook in the summer home of M/M Malcolm Peabody on Smallidge Point. Contains descriptions of home interior and customs. 2 copies. | |||
| 1887 | Hands Across the Elbe |
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| Soviet American Linkup as recalled by veterans who witnessed the event on April 25, 1945 on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch who photographed the event as it unfolded. |
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Description: Soviet American Linkup as recalled by veterans who witnessed the event on April 25, 1945 on the Mulde and Elbe Rivers. Given to library by Igor Belousovitch who photographed the event as it unfolded. | |||
| 1737 | Sermon on "The Mount": Edith Wharton's Influence on Farrand |
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| Social and literary influence of Edith Wharton on her niece Beatrix Jones Farrand. Farrand's work on Wharton's Mass. home "The Mount." |
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Description: Social and literary influence of Edith Wharton on her niece Beatrix Jones Farrand. Farrand's work on Wharton's Mass. home "The Mount." | |||
| 1925 | A call To Arms |
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| Exhibit at the Northeast Harbor Library, "Arms of the Past", provides a fascinating look at the firearms & other artifacts that shaped & changed local history. |
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Description: Exhibit at the Northeast Harbor Library, "Arms of the Past", provides a fascinating look at the firearms & other artifacts that shaped & changed local history. | |||
| 2010 | Night Sledding |
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| Brief sketch of winter and snow sledding in Northeast Harbor published in Down East Magazine. 2 copies. |
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Description: Brief sketch of winter and snow sledding in Northeast Harbor published in Down East Magazine. 2 copies. | |||
| 2155 | Acadia: The Transformation of Mount Desert Island from an Exclusive Resort to a National Park |
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| Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents. |
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Description: Senior college essay of Eleanor Kinney about the development of Acadia National Park and conflicts between the summer residents and year-round working residents. | |||
| 2017 | Summers at the Eyrie |
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| Description of Rockefeller family life at their summer home "Eyrie" in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1991. |
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Description: Description of Rockefeller family life at their summer home "Eyrie" in Seal Harbor. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1991. | |||
| 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. This article describes their 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. This article describes their life. | |||
| 1881 | Obituary of Maurice Schumann |
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| Maurice Schumann, a French aide to General de Gaulle in London during World War II who made broadcasts to France & became Foreign Minister, son married Steph Heckscher and they spent summers at High Loft Press in Seal Harbor. |
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Description: Maurice Schumann, a French aide to General de Gaulle in London during World War II who made broadcasts to France & became Foreign Minister, son married Steph Heckscher and they spent summers at High Loft Press in Seal Harbor. | ||||
| 2183 | God's Offshore Delivery System |
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| Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990. |
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Description: Interview with Tony Burkart, minister with Maine Seacoast Mission's boat "Sunbeam". Published on "Preview!", September 7-14, 1990. | ||
| 1885 | The Landing |
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| Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. |
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Description: Story of the German submarine and release of two crewmen spies at Hancock Point on November 29, 1944 as told by one of the boat's engineers. | |||
| 1582 | Memorial Day Address |
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| Memorial Day address given by Harry R. Neilson, Jr. in Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: Memorial Day address given by Harry R. Neilson, Jr. in Northeast Harbor. | |||||
| 2110 | The Lichen collections of Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill. |
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| Biographical information on Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill, Botanists, and lists of their lichen collections. |
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Description: Biographical information on Merritt Fernald and Elmer Merrill, Botanists, and lists of their lichen collections. | |||
| 1730 | Lady into Landscape Gardener: early years at Arnold Arboratum |
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| Early biography of Beatrix Farrand as she develops her landscape "Mentor" Charles Sargent at the Arnold Arboratum and Holm Lea. |
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Description: Early biography of Beatrix Farrand as she develops her landscape "Mentor" Charles Sargent at the Arnold Arboratum and Holm Lea. |
