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| 2142 | S. S. Rangeley |
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| Copies of a brochure loaned by Miriam Pyle about the steamboat S. S. Rangeley, launched in 1913 and first serving the towns on Mt. Desert Island. Brief summary of steam boats in general. Publ. by Rangeley Foundation - Peter Bell. |
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Description: Copies of a brochure loaned by Miriam Pyle about the steamboat S. S. Rangeley, launched in 1913 and first serving the towns on Mt. Desert Island. Brief summary of steam boats in general. Publ. by Rangeley Foundation - Peter Bell. | |||
| 2146 | Old-Time New England - The Bulletin of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities |
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| Vol. XXVII, No. 3, January 1937, Serial No. 87. Contains articles about the "The Steamer J. T. Morse", Harvard College, William Claggett & William C. Endicott. Scan: Cover, first pages only. |
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Description: Vol. XXVII, No. 3, January 1937, Serial No. 87. Contains articles about the "The Steamer J. T. Morse", Harvard College, William Claggett & William C. Endicott. Scan: Cover, first pages only. | ||||
| 2272 | Old Maine Steamboat Becomes New Jersey Restaurant |
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| Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant. |
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Description: Steamer RANGELEY begins a new life as a floating restaurant. | ||||||
| 1709 | The Maine Schooners |
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| 2095 | Haven Haps, & Mishaps |
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| 2236 | Excerpts from the Log of the Hobo USN Patrol Boat #783 |
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| A booklet about the USN Patrol Boat #783 in 1917, Botswain George R. Hadlock, Commanding. There is a copy of photograph of boat, crew & log excerpts from 4/1917-11/1918. |
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Description: A booklet about the USN Patrol Boat #783 in 1917, Botswain George R. Hadlock, Commanding. There is a copy of photograph of boat, crew & log excerpts from 4/1917-11/1918. | ||||
| 2028 | Reaping the Sea Breezes Off the Coast of Maine |
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| Northeast Harbor Fleet host International One Design (IOD) races. Colored photographs by Brundage and Litchfield. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1983. |
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Description: Northeast Harbor Fleet host International One Design (IOD) races. Colored photographs by Brundage and Litchfield. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1983. | |||
| 1712 | The Revival of a Classic |
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| Luder-16 racing on MDI makes a comeback after 30 years. Owners include Alec Goriansky, Jane Zirnkilton, and Alan McIlhenny. The boats were built in the 1930's by Luders Marine Construction Co. in CT. |
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Description: Luder-16 racing on MDI makes a comeback after 30 years. Owners include Alec Goriansky, Jane Zirnkilton, and Alan McIlhenny. The boats were built in the 1930's by Luders Marine Construction Co. in CT. | |||
| 7313 | Oceanus Dolphins Club’s L. Francis Herreshoff Rule for measuring and rating racing sail boats |
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| 1764 | Woolies |
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| Spiral bound book of Susan Dillon's history of her "Woolie" collection with 23 Photographs and identification of the embroideries Photographs by Pete Travers. See Item 3503 |
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Description: Spiral bound book of Susan Dillon's history of her "Woolie" collection with 23 Photographs and identification of the embroideries Photographs by Pete Travers. See Item 3503 | ||||
| 1588 | Crafting the Model: Maine Lobster boat Building as a Design Tradition |
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| Copy of R. Lunt article appearing in book "By Land and By Sea; Studies in the Folk-lore of Work and Leisure. ( R. D Abrahams, ed.) Dedicated to Horace Beck on his 65th birthday. |
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Description: Copy of R. Lunt article appearing in book "By Land and By Sea; Studies in the Folk-lore of Work and Leisure. ( R. D Abrahams, ed.) Dedicated to Horace Beck on his 65th birthday. | ||||
| 2147 | Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society Annual Reports |
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| 1926 1941 1949 1954 1955 (50th anniversary) 1968 1971 Scans: Covers, first pages only. |
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Description: 1926 1941 1949 1954 1955 (50th anniversary) 1968 1971 Scans: Covers, first pages only. | |||||
| 1591 | Green Mountain Railway: |
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| Essay by high school student Jessica Sattler submitted to the Island History Journal for possible publication. History of the development of the rail line up Green (Cadillac) Mountain and its dismantlement. Green Mountain Cog Railway 1883-1890 Now on Mount Washington |
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Description: Essay by high school student Jessica Sattler submitted to the Island History Journal for possible publication. History of the development of the rail line up Green (Cadillac) Mountain and its dismantlement. Green Mountain Cog Railway 1883-1890 Now on Mount Washington | ||||
| 2117 | An Act to prohibit automobiles |
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| Draft of an act to amend the use of automobiles in Mount Desert. |
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Description: Draft of an act to amend the use of automobiles in Mount Desert. | ||||
| 2118 | Letter to Jerome H. Knowles from John S. Melcher |
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| Concerning the recommended use of the roads for automobiles in Mount Desert and how to compromise with Southwest Harbor etc. |
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Description: Concerning the recommended use of the roads for automobiles in Mount Desert and how to compromise with Southwest Harbor etc. | ||||
| 2119 | Petition to Senate & House of Representatives of Maine |
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| Petition of and others, for a regulation for the of Automobiles in the town of Mount Desert. |
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Description: Petition of and others, for a regulation for the of Automobiles in the town of Mount Desert. | |||||
| 1526 | Letter from Bishop Doane to Jerome Knowles |
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| December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island. |
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Description: December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island. | |||
| 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 supply. Article published in "Research Reports from the Rockefeller Archive Center", Fall 2002 (p. 10-14). |
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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 supply. Article published in "Research Reports from the Rockefeller Archive Center", Fall 2002 (p. 10-14). | |||
| 6961 | New in the Neighborhood |
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| Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano. |
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Description: Down East Magazine article with photographs about Mr. and Mrs. Anthony's cottage in Northeast Harbor, designed by architect Roc Caivano. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1599 | Letter from Carlton McGown to Charles Eliot |
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| Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney. |
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Description: Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney. | ||||||
| 1676 | William A. M. Burden house: Northeast Harbor, Maine. |
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| Detailed, illustrated description of the W. A. M. Burden house in Northeast Harbor, burned in August 1999. Ref.: Wallace K. Harrison, architect; Isamu Nagouchi, artist. |
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Description: Detailed, illustrated description of the W. A. M. Burden house in Northeast Harbor, burned in August 1999. Ref.: Wallace K. Harrison, architect; Isamu Nagouchi, artist. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | ||
| 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. |
