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Islesford Historial Museum Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Organizations, Civic Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum		Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Islesford Historial Museum Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13271 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations, Civic Structures, Civic, Exhibition, Museum Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Description: William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939), physicist, historian, genealogist, author founded the museum in 1919. Architect Edmund B. Gilchrist designed the Colonial Revival building, built in 1927. The building, Sawtelle’s Edwin Hadlock’s ship chandlery (The Blue Duck Ships’ Store) the Sawtelle gravesite, and 1.3 acres were acquired by the National Park Service in 1948. The Islesford Historical Museum built in 1927 contains deeds, maps, engravings, papers, and artifacts related to the early history of the Acadia region. The collection also includes artifacts of the region's cultural history including fur- nishings, tools, photographs and scrapbooks. The records of the active schooner which carried cargoes from the Cranberry Isles to ports all over the world cover about one hundred years beginning in 1796. [show more]
The Islesford Coast Guard Station Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Manuscript	Organizations	Emily P. Reynolds	Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford		The Islesford Coast Guard Station Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1983 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Organizations Creator: Emily P. Reynolds Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Description: Handwritten paper, presented to Northeast Harbor Women's Club.
Beach Drill Practice Pole Photograph Islesford Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic People		Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford	Copyright Not Evaluated	Beach Drill Practice Pole Photograph Islesford Historical Society Identifier: ihs-1016 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic People Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Description: Man participating in a beach drill practice for the Coast Guard. Inscription on back reads "Beach Drill practice pole at Coast Guard Station Islesford" in pencil Black and white
U.S. Coast Guard Life Boat Photograph, c. 1940s Islesford Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic Vessels, Boat	Dwelley, H.	Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford	Copyright Not Evaluated	U.S. Coast Guard Life Boat Photograph, c. 1940s Islesford Historical Society Identifier: ihs-1017 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic Vessels, Boat Creator: Dwelley, H. Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Description: A U.S. Coast Guard life boat with other boats in the background. Inscription on back reads "USCG Life boat/ Photo by H. Dwelley/ 1940s" in pencil Black and white
U.S. Coast Guard Members with Model Ships Photograph, c. 1930s Islesford Historical Society	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Civic People Vessels, Boat		Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford	Copyright Not Evaluated	U.S. Coast Guard Members with Model Ships Photograph, c. 1930s Islesford Historical Society Identifier: ihs-1018 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Civic People Vessels, Boat Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Description: Six members of the U.S. Coast Guard holding four model ships. Inscription on back reads "#1 - Left to Right/ Payson Tucker (?) - Elmer Farnsworth, Herbert Foss (?) - Freeman Harmon (Skipper)/ Sailboats all made by Ephriam Alle - (He isn't in the photo./ I still have one of those sailboats - (Made in 1945) and in darned good shape" in black pen and is signed "Ted Sp[?] Sr., 12/29/93." People Depicted: Payson Tucker, Elmer Farnsworth, Herbert Foss, Freeman Harmon, Ephriam Alley Black and white [show more]
Cranberry Isles Life Saving Station Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Organizations Structures, Other Structures		Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Cranberry Isles Life Saving Station Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13228 Type: Reference Subject: Organizations Structures, Other Structures Place: Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford Description: "The first Coast Guard presence in the Mt. Desert Island area was a Life Saving Station located on Little Cranberry Island, established by an act of congress on June 18th, 1878. In 1937, the Southwest Harbor complex was created and used as a lighthouse depot by the U.S. Light House Service. By 1945, the Coast Guard Station on Little Cranberry Island was moved to the facility in Southwest Harbor.” - “Sector Field Office (SFO) Southwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Maine – History,” United States Coast Guard site, 06/28/13, Accessed online 07/20/10; http://www.uscg.mil/d1/sfoSouthwestHarbor/history.asp. [show more]

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