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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Description | Creator | Date | Property Name | Street | Pages | Medium | Condition | |
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| 7125 | Southwest Harbor man gave up family business to become "Whittling" artist |
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| Article published in the Bar Harbor Times (date unknown) about Wendell Gilley and his bird carvings. |
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Description: Article published in the Bar Harbor Times (date unknown) about Wendell Gilley and his bird carvings. | ||
| 7188 | Peabody Women - 3 Generations |
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| 4 articles about three generations of Peabody Women: Frances Fitzgerald, her mother Maretta Tree and her grandmother, Mary Parkman Peabody. 1. "Genteel dissension among 3 generations of Peabody women"Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "Naughy Marietta", Newsweek, May 14, 1979 3. "'American Women, a film by a Peabody", Washington Star, April 26, 1979 4. "Those Peabody Women...'The Female Line'", Boston Herald American, April 28, 1979 |
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Description: 4 articles about three generations of Peabody Women: Frances Fitzgerald, her mother Maretta Tree and her grandmother, Mary Parkman Peabody. 1. "Genteel dissension among 3 generations of Peabody women"Submarine Heroes Return: Crew of USS Tirante recalls WWII Action" 2. "Naughy Marietta", Newsweek, May 14, 1979 3. "'American Women, a film by a Peabody", Washington Star, April 26, 1979 4. "Those Peabody Women...'The Female Line'", Boston Herald American, April 28, 1979 [show more] | ||||
| 7396 | The Forest Hill Society Ledger Book |
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| The Forest Hill Society was a women's group mainly focused on raising money to help defray costs at the Forest Hill Cemetery. This ledger covers a period of 13 years, between March 1958 and January 1971. |
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Description: The Forest Hill Society was a women's group mainly focused on raising money to help defray costs at the Forest Hill Cemetery. This ledger covers a period of 13 years, between March 1958 and January 1971. | |||
| 7136 | Portrait bust of Emily Marshall Otis |
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| Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison. |
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Description: Photograph and caption from an article published in "The Magazine Antiques", June 1973, by Walter Muir Whitehill, director and librarian emeritus: "Portrait busts in the library of the Boston Athenaeum". The bust of Emily Marshall was carved from a death mask in Florence in 1839 by Horatio Greenough and given to the Athenaeum in 1956 by her great-grandson, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison. | |||
| 7194 | Regional Authors of Mount Desert Island |
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| List of regional authors of Mount Desert Island compiled on April 11, 1978 by Robert R. Pyle for the Northeast Harbor Library. |
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Description: List of regional authors of Mount Desert Island compiled on April 11, 1978 by Robert R. Pyle for the Northeast Harbor Library. | |||
| 7300 | Mariner Notes & Antiques |
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| Editor: Ted Welles Published and Copyrighted by the Antique Boat Society, Inc., Manset, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2, 1976 Volume 1, No. 4, 1977 Scan: Cover, first pages only |
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Description: Editor: Ted Welles Published and Copyrighted by the Antique Boat Society, Inc., Manset, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2, 1976 Volume 1, No. 4, 1977 Scan: Cover, first pages only | ||||
| 7309 | Mount Desert Island Visitor |
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| Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970. |
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Description: Newspaper supplement published by the Bar Harbor Times covering sightseeing and activities on and around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Volume 3, No. 3. Published on July 17, 1970. | |||
| 1893 | Cabot, the mysterious sailor who gave England rights to North American |
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| Excerpts from Morison's book, The European Discovery of America (1971), about Cabot's voyages to North America beginning in 1497. |
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Description: Excerpts from Morison's book, The European Discovery of America (1971), about Cabot's voyages to North America beginning in 1497. | |||
| 1956 | Filming the Japanese Gods |
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| Shinto: Nature, Gods, and Man in Japan, is a 16mm color film, produced by the Japan Society, the crew included David Westphal from Northeast Harbor (see Photograph). |
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Description: Shinto: Nature, Gods, and Man in Japan, is a 16mm color film, produced by the Japan Society, the crew included David Westphal from Northeast Harbor (see Photograph). | |||
| 2001 | The Bunkers of Cranberry Island |
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| Short biography of brothers Raymond, Tud, and Wilfred Bunker who continue a long family tradition living from the sea. Published in Down East Magazine, November 1979. |
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Description: Short biography of brothers Raymond, Tud, and Wilfred Bunker who continue a long family tradition living from the sea. Published in Down East Magazine, November 1979. | |||
| 2011 | Memories of Northeast Harbor |
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| Reminiscence of Samuel Eliot Morison's childhood in Northeast Harbor between 1890 and 1900. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1978. |
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Description: Reminiscence of Samuel Eliot Morison's childhood in Northeast Harbor between 1890 and 1900. Published in Down East Magazine, July 1978. | |||
| 2013 | Rachel Field of the Cranberry Isles |
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| Short biography of Rachel Field's life on Sutton Island and nearby Cranberry Islands and how her environment influenced her writing. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1971. |
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Description: Short biography of Rachel Field's life on Sutton Island and nearby Cranberry Islands and how her environment influenced her writing. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1971. | |||
| 2018 | Castles for Sale |
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| Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. |
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Description: Brief article about the sale of "Anchorage" brokered by Sotheby Parke Bernet Galleries, summer home of Nelson and Happy Rockefeller until 1979. Photographs of the Rockefellers relaxing at home. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1978. | |||
| 2020 | Maine's Seacoast Mission |
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| Reprint about the Maine Sea Coast Missionary Soc. founded in 1905 by Alexander and Angus MacDonald. Stories of the mission's service to the islands. Photographs of founders and other directors, in addition the society's boats, esp. "Sunbeam"(s). |
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Description: Reprint about the Maine Sea Coast Missionary Soc. founded in 1905 by Alexander and Angus MacDonald. Stories of the mission's service to the islands. Photographs of founders and other directors, in addition the society's boats, esp. "Sunbeam"(s). | |||
| 2022 | From Champlain to Tomorrow |
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| Article about the inception of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust largely inspired by Peggy Rockefeller to protect, conserve private lands along the Maine coast. Published in Down East Magazine, 1974. |
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Description: Article about the inception of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust largely inspired by Peggy Rockefeller to protect, conserve private lands along the Maine coast. Published in Down East Magazine, 1974. | |||
| 2023 | The Bar Harbor Auto War |
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| Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975. |
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Description: Article about the conflict when the automobile was introduced to Mount Desert Island. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1975. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 2081 | Letter of application for employment to Mrs. Rodman Fay |
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| Letter from Robert Pyle to Mrs. Rodman Fay for consideration for employment at the Northeast Harbor Library. He lists courses of college studies and plans of continuing education |
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Description: Letter from Robert Pyle to Mrs. Rodman Fay for consideration for employment at the Northeast Harbor Library. He lists courses of college studies and plans of continuing education | |||
| 2082 | Ceremony at the Northeast Harbor Library with plaque in memory of Belle Smallidge Knowles |
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| Remarks of Asa Knowles at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Belle S. Knowles, first librarian at the Northeast Harbor Library. Brief biography included. |
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Description: Remarks of Asa Knowles at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Belle S. Knowles, first librarian at the Northeast Harbor Library. Brief biography included. | |||
| 2096 | Is the One Nurse Public Health Agency a Victim of Progress? |
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| Paper about healthcare in Maine, especially Mount Desert. |
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Description: Paper about healthcare in Maine, especially Mount Desert. | |||
| 2099 | Hands across the Equator |
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| A page from the Boston Globe newspaper, describing Mrs. George Shattock personal involvement in organizing The Pan American Society, and many other accomplishments. |
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Description: A page from the Boston Globe newspaper, describing Mrs. George Shattock personal involvement in organizing The Pan American Society, and many other accomplishments. | |||
| 2108 | Annual Report of Mount Desert Island Hospital |
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| MDI Hospital, Bar Harbor, ME is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals & Licensed Under Maine State Department of Health & Welfare. |
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Description: MDI Hospital, Bar Harbor, ME is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals & Licensed Under Maine State Department of Health & Welfare. | |||
| 2113 | Northeast Harbor 1870-80 |
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| Hand sketched map, "Before the summer people came", of Northeast Harbor made by Robert Pyle showing locations of several family homes. |
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Description: Hand sketched map, "Before the summer people came", of Northeast Harbor made by Robert Pyle showing locations of several family homes. | |||||
| 2136 | Authors in Maine Author Collection at the Maine State Library |
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| List of Maine authors in the Maine author collection at the Maine State Library 1978. |
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Description: List of Maine authors in the Maine author collection at the Maine State Library 1978. | ||||
| 2141 | Summary of Land Use Study Report Lower Hadlock, Ripple Pond, Little Round Pond |
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| Summary report of Campbell, Aldrich and Nulty, Architects of Land Use for Mt. Desert areas: Lower Hadlock Pond, Ripple Pond, and Little Round Pond |
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Description: Summary report of Campbell, Aldrich and Nulty, Architects of Land Use for Mt. Desert areas: Lower Hadlock Pond, Ripple Pond, and Little Round Pond |
