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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 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. | ||||||
| 1605 | To The Lighthouse |
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| A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it. |
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Description: A unique summer retreat on Maine's Bear Island. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morad obtained a long term lease from the National Park Service & obtained permission to restore it. | ||||
| 1607 | The One Hundredth Anniversary |
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| Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert |
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Description: Program from services commemorating the organization of the Congregational Society of Mount Desert | ||||
| 1610 | Menu from Popplestone Restaurant |
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| Menu from the Popplestone Restaurant which opened for a few years just off the Village Green in Northeast Harbor. It was owned by Lydia Lynam; later converted to apts. |
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Description: Menu from the Popplestone Restaurant which opened for a few years just off the Village Green in Northeast Harbor. It was owned by Lydia Lynam; later converted to apts. | ||||||
| 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 Mullane. |
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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 Mullane. | |||
| 1616 | Carriage Roads and Bridges of Acadia National Park |
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| Short article about John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s carriage roads in Acadia National Park. |
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Description: Short article about John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s carriage roads in Acadia National Park. | |||
| 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. | ||||
| 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 of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717) |
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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 of Fred Savage. Many photographs of residences and churches. See Photo 2103 (item 5717) | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1685 | Somes House |
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| Pamphlet with Photographs of the Somes House, a lodging in Mount Desert. |
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Description: Pamphlet with Photographs of the Somes House, a lodging in Mount Desert. | |||||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 7211 | Lighthouse Conference - October 1985 |
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| Article published in "Maine Preservation News", Volume XI, No. 4, Winter 1986. |
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Description: Article published in "Maine Preservation News", Volume XI, No. 4, Winter 1986. | ||||
| 7213 | Lighthouses Guides |
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| 3 Lighthouses Guides: - "Lighthouses", Official Gannett Maine Guide, 1982 - "Lighthouses", Maine Geographic, 1983 - "The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse", Sites 10, 1983 Scans: covers, first pages only. |
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Description: 3 Lighthouses Guides: - "Lighthouses", Official Gannett Maine Guide, 1982 - "Lighthouses", Maine Geographic, 1983 - "The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse", Sites 10, 1983 Scans: covers, first pages only. | |||||
| 7214 | Bass Harbor Head Light |
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| Article about Bass Harbor Lighthouse published in "The Islander Magazine", July 1982 Item also contains a chronology of Bass Harbor Head Light (photocopy). |
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Description: Article about Bass Harbor Lighthouse published in "The Islander Magazine", July 1982 Item also contains a chronology of Bass Harbor Head Light (photocopy). | ||||
| 7215 | Shore Village Museum, Rockland, Maine |
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| Several publications regarding the Shore Village Museum in Rockland, Maine: - "Lighthouse Keeper's Lament", by Ken Black, May 7, 1981 - "The Pilot Psalm", by Ken Black - "Rockland Museum displays Petit Manan Light lens", by Ken Black, March 6, 1983 - "Maine's Lighthouse Museum", by Bill Caldwell, Portland Press Herald, April 3, 1983 - "Lighthouse postcard collection 'mushrooming', says museum here", by Ivy W. Dodd, The Courier Gazette, September 3, 1983 |
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Description: Several publications regarding the Shore Village Museum in Rockland, Maine: - "Lighthouse Keeper's Lament", by Ken Black, May 7, 1981 - "The Pilot Psalm", by Ken Black - "Rockland Museum displays Petit Manan Light lens", by Ken Black, March 6, 1983 - "Maine's Lighthouse Museum", by Bill Caldwell, Portland Press Herald, April 3, 1983 - "Lighthouse postcard collection 'mushrooming', says museum here", by Ivy W. Dodd, The Courier Gazette, September 3, 1983 [show more] | ||||
| 7216 | When the Lighthouse Sends the Message 1-4-3 |
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| Sheet music of "When the Lighthouse Sends the Message 1-4-3". Music by D. M. Stewart, lyrics by D. M. Stewart and R. M. Jopling. |
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Description: Sheet music of "When the Lighthouse Sends the Message 1-4-3". Music by D. M. Stewart, lyrics by D. M. Stewart and R. M. Jopling. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 7235 | Kimball House and Cottages |
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| Brochure (photocopy) of the Kimball House and its cottages, with a map of the area and photographs of the individual structures. Newspaper clipping (The Bar Harbor Times, December 12, 1974) with 2 photographs: the Kimball House and the Steam Boat Wharf in Northeast Harbor in 1897. |
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Description: Brochure (photocopy) of the Kimball House and its cottages, with a map of the area and photographs of the individual structures. Newspaper clipping (The Bar Harbor Times, December 12, 1974) with 2 photographs: the Kimball House and the Steam Boat Wharf in Northeast Harbor in 1897. |
