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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 2225 | In search of another's garden |
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| "Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999. |
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Description: "Atlantique", Bar Harbor, Fred Savage designed home of Catherine and Robert Barrett is restored with landscape inspired by Beatrix Farrand. Article published in the Bangor Daily News, August 28-29, 1999. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1934 | Asticou: History of Inn and an Era |
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| A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations. |
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Description: A booklet containing the history of the Asticou Inn. It is dedicated to The Savage Family, Builders and Caring Innkeepers Through Three Generations. | |||
| 2043 | Running Head: The Inn and an Era |
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| Matthew Bucklin's thesis on the Asticou Inn for MDI High School history honors program. |
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Description: Matthew Bucklin's thesis on the Asticou Inn for MDI High School history honors program. | |||
| 1933 | Northeast Harbor Place Names |
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| Names of places in Northeast Harbor as defined in historical context. |
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Description: Names of places in Northeast Harbor as defined in historical context. | |||
| 1613 | Mount Desert Quarterly |
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| Newsletter of the Mt. Desert Summer Residents Association about school funding formula, jet skis, Steve Smith's ownership of take-out restaurant in Seal Harbor. |
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Description: Newsletter of the Mt. Desert Summer Residents Association about school funding formula, jet skis, Steve Smith's ownership of take-out restaurant in Seal Harbor. | ||||
| 1615 | Castles and Carriage Roads: Bar Harbor and Newport from the 1880's to the 1990's |
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| Paper from a talk given by Judith Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor on July 14, l994. Compares the summer colonies of Bar Harbor and Newport. |
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Description: Paper from a talk given by Judith Goldstein at the Claremont Hotel in Southwest Harbor on July 14, l994. Compares the summer colonies of Bar Harbor and Newport. | |||
| 2213 | Acadia National Park Celebrates 75 Years |
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| This newspaper covers the creation of Acadia National Park, from Woodrow Wilson's federal proclamation creating Sieur de Monts National Monument until today. |
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Description: This newspaper covers the creation of Acadia National Park, from Woodrow Wilson's federal proclamation creating Sieur de Monts National Monument until today. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 2218 | 1999...Looking Back |
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| Looking back on past 100 years on Mount Desert Island |
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| 1596 | The Secret Garden |
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| History of the development of Asticou Terraces and Thuya Gardens with ref. to Joseph Curtis, Charles Savage, Tim Taylor, Denholm Jacobs and Patrick Chasse. vol. 40, no 7. |
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Description: History of the development of Asticou Terraces and Thuya Gardens with ref. to Joseph Curtis, Charles Savage, Tim Taylor, Denholm Jacobs and Patrick Chasse. vol. 40, no 7. | ||||
| 1667 | Far East Down East |
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| Article about the combined oriental and English garden at the summer retreat of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor. |
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Description: Article about the combined oriental and English garden at the summer retreat of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hall on Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor. | ||||
| 1671 | Open Garden Day |
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| Brochure listing private gardens on the open garden tour annually sponsored by the Garden Club of Mount Desert. The tour date was July 28, 1990 and included gardens of Collier, Andrews, Foulke, Saenz, Astor, Dennis, and Penniman/Harris. |
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Description: Brochure listing private gardens on the open garden tour annually sponsored by the Garden Club of Mount Desert. The tour date was July 28, 1990 and included gardens of Collier, Andrews, Foulke, Saenz, Astor, Dennis, and Penniman/Harris. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2215 | Maine Diary, A Time Line of History in the 20th Century |
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| A Time Line of History in the Twentieth Century, 1950-1999 A Maine Diary. |
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Description: A Time Line of History in the Twentieth Century, 1950-1999 A Maine Diary. | ||||
| 1810 | Albena Voyage of 1821 |
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| A booklet containing a couple of the maps prepared from the data in the Clement ship's log, voyage of 1821. |
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Description: A booklet containing a couple of the maps prepared from the data in the Clement ship's log, voyage of 1821. | ||||
| 2172 | The American Century |
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| A history of the last 100 years from the pages of the "Ellsworth American", which is a weekly paper produced in Ellsworth, Maine. |
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Description: A history of the last 100 years from the pages of the "Ellsworth American", which is a weekly paper produced in Ellsworth, Maine. | ||||
| 6962 | Edsel Ford's Bright Idea - Mount Desert joins the War effort |
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| Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. |
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Description: Down East Magazine article about Edsel Fords's plan to keep an army of Mainers employed during World War II. Published June 1995. | |||
| 7372 | Mrs. Brooke Astor's 90th Birthday Celebration |
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| Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor. |
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Description: Several newspaper clippings from the New York Times (March/April 1992) about Brooke Astor's 90th birthday celebrated in Manhattan. Included is a personal recollection of the birthday celebration written by a Northeast Harbor friend of Mrs. Brooke Astor. | |||||
| 1874 | The Stanleys of the Cranberry Islands |
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| Islesford Historical Society Transcription of the genealogical notes of William Otis Sawtelle in 4 volumes. These are photocopies of the manuscripts bound in 4 folders: Volume 1: Little Cranberry Island Volume 2: Great Cranberry Island Volume 3: Mount Desert Island Volume 4: Swans Island |
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Description: Islesford Historical Society Transcription of the genealogical notes of William Otis Sawtelle in 4 volumes. These are photocopies of the manuscripts bound in 4 folders: Volume 1: Little Cranberry Island Volume 2: Great Cranberry Island Volume 3: Mount Desert Island Volume 4: Swans Island |
