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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 2025 | Deserting the Rock |
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| Historical sketch of the lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock as it becomes automated. Published in Down East Magazine, March 1978. |
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Description: Historical sketch of the lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock as it becomes automated. Published in Down East Magazine, March 1978. | |||
| 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. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 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). | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| 2021 | Yourcenar House, Northeast Harbor |
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| Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. |
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Description: Short article about the simple architecture and interior design of the Marguerite Yourcenar house in Northeast Harbor Yourcenar house, "Petite Plaisance," on Shore Road in Northeast Harbor. Photographs. | |||
| 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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| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 2036 | Maine's Rockbound Classic |
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| Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989. |
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Description: Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 1563 | Rockefeller Home To Be Razed |
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| June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine. |
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Description: June 10, 1962 Demolition of the Rockefeller's cottage, The Eyrie in Seal Harbor, Maine. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 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. |
