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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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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. | |||
| 1511 | Steamship Cimbria at Southwest Harbor |
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| Collection of dispatches in regard to Russian Transport Cimbria which arrived at Southwest Harbor in 1878. |
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Description: Collection of dispatches in regard to Russian Transport Cimbria which arrived at Southwest Harbor in 1878. | ||||
| 7299 | USS Samuel Eliot Morison FFG-13 |
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| USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13) is the seventh ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of Guided Missile Frigates. Includes a newspaper clipping published in The Boston Globe on October 12, 1980: "Frigate Morison joins Navy fleet". |
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Description: USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13) is the seventh ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of Guided Missile Frigates. Includes a newspaper clipping published in The Boston Globe on October 12, 1980: "Frigate Morison joins Navy fleet". | |||||
| 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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| 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. | |||
| 1590 | Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse |
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| October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down. |
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Description: October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down. | ||||
| 7217 | Lighthouses: Chronological listing of the First District |
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| Chronological listing of the First District. Marked in red are those still manned in 1983. |
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Description: Chronological listing of the First District. Marked in red are those still manned in 1983. | ||||||
| 7218 | Why are some Lighthouses ... |
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| Article detailing the nature of lighthouses, their structure and appearance. |
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Description: Article detailing the nature of lighthouses, their structure and appearance. | |||||
| 2237 | Book 230, Treasury Depart. regarding Life Saving Service |
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| A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons. |
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Description: A photocopy of authorization from Sect. of Treasury to acquire or purchase for the United States land to use for Life-Saving Stations, Houses of Refuge & Beacons. | ||||
| 2121 | Cottages at Seal Harbor |
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| Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director. |
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Description: Leaflet listing Seal Harbor cottages for rent for the 1920 summer season through Seal Harbor Realty Co, George L. Stebbins, Managing Director. | |||
| 2122 | Cottages at Seal Harbor |
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| List of cottages available for rent in Seal Harbor, includes rental price and often the owner's name. Also, a booklet of "The Tree Tops", for sale or to rent; includes photographs of the property. |
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Description: List of cottages available for rent in Seal Harbor, includes rental price and often the owner's name. Also, a booklet of "The Tree Tops", for sale or to rent; includes photographs of the property. | |||||
| 2257 | Sulmare Cottage, Islesford, Little Cranberry |
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| Sulmare Cottage for sale brochure. |
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| 2258 | Tree Top Cottage, Islesford, Little Cranberry |
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| Tree Top Cottage for sale brochure. |
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| 1684 | Edsel B. Ford Mount Desert Island Estate |
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| Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart. |
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Description: Developed by Lynam Realtors for the sale of the Edsel Ford estate in Seal Harbor, brochure has many photographs and drawings. Following Ford, owners of "Skylands" have been Skylands have included Edward Leed and Martha Stewart. | |||
| 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. | ||||
| 2127 | Brown Mountain Gate Lodge for John D. Rockefeller Jr. |
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| Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822) |
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Description: Contract documents and building specifications for the building of Acadia National Park's Brown Mountain Gate House in Northeast Harbor. See also item 5414 (Photo 1822) | |||
| 6978 | Deed of Land for Cottage |
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| Deed of Land for Cottage in Northeast Harbor by the Registry of Deeds, November 2, 1892. |
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Description: Deed of Land for Cottage in Northeast Harbor by the Registry of Deeds, November 2, 1892. |
