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You searched for: Year start: 1900Year end: 1910Place: is exactly 'Mount Desert Island'Subject: Nature
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Century-Old Geological Survey of Mt. Desert Island Recalled
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Nature
  • Mount Desert Island
Memorial to George Halcott Chadwick
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Nature
  • Mount Desert Island
Minerals of Mount Desert Island Maine
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Nature
  • Mount Desert Island
Section of Geology and Mineralogy
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Nature
  • Mount Desert Island
Section of Geology and Mineralogy
Jesup Memorial Library
The Physiography of Mount Desert
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Nature
  • Mount Desert Island
The Physiography of Mount Desert
Jesup Memorial Library
Student Projects, Interviews of Locals on Various Topics
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Nature, Animals, Shellfish, Lobsters
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Mount Desert Elementary School
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
Mackenzie Miller -- Lobstermen Catherine Ding -- Lobstering Will Renault -- Lobstermen Duncan Hetzer -- Lobstering Eliza Schleif -- Lobstering Ella Pappas -- Lobstering Oliver King -- Lobstering Valeria Chiri -- Lobstering Jacob Legutko -- Lobstering Bonnie Snyder -- Lobstering Peter Jones -- Lobstering Desmond Reifsnyder -- Lobstering Samantha Jacobs -- Lobstering Sam Hoff -- Longboarding with Jon Ho Sage Cross -- Cooking in MDI with Jamie Cross Forest Watras -- Hiking on MDI with Earl Brechlin Kate St. Dennis -- Sailing Zeke Valleau -- Bird carving Camden Garland -- Basketball with Barry Stratton Dawson Burnette -- Drumming with Beau Lisy Chase McGee -- Architecture with Bill Hanley Katie King -- Acadia with Skippy Lane Isaac Philbrook -- Minigolf with Jim Perrish Brigette Olearcek -- Lobstering with Ricky Alley and Adam Okareek [show more]
Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge & Thuya GardenAsticou Terraces Pictorial Map, 1973
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Places, Garden
  • Recreation
  • Phillips, Augustus D.
  • 1973
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Thuya Lodge was constructed from 1912-1916 by Boston architect Joseph H. Curtis. The Asticou Terraces were designed by Curtis as a series of paths and shelters from Peabody Drive up to the Lodge. The Garden was constructed and designed in 1956-1961 by Charles K. Savage, trustee of the property upon Curtis' death. Curtis was a summer resident of Northeast Harbor, ME and chose to give Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge, and Thuya Garden to the public. A memorial to Curtis is now found on the grounds. Pictorial map of the Asticou Terraces and the Thuya Lodge and Garden showing the grounds as well as the placement and type of trees. Buildings and animals are also drawn on the map. People Mentioned: Joseph H. Curtis, Paul G. Favour Jr. 1 in. = 20 ft. [show more]
Winter Carnival Photograph
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Seasons, Winter
  • Recreation
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Winter Carnival Photograph
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Richard Savage, Jim McLeod, and an unidentified man give two children a ride in a tractor with a snow plow at a winter carnival. Sticker on back identifies some of the individuals in the photograph. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads "Winter Carnival/ Spiker" in black pen. People Depicted: Richard Savage, Jim McLeod Black and white
Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Lynam, Fred C.
  • 1924-03-11
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
Description:
A letter from Fred C. Lynam to the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, Frank B. Rowell. Lynam disagrees with Senator George Wharton Pepper's objection to the proposed road construction project in Lafayette National Park. Lynam believes the road network is necessary for providing access to the park to those who cannot, or do not want, to hike. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Places, Park
  • Dorr, George B.
  • 1925-04-10
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
Description:
Letter from George Dorr to Gist Blair regarding Blair's acceptance of the chairmanship of a committee. Dorr states he would like Blair's work to extend to the whole of conservation.
M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1)
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Peabody, Marian Lawrence
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1)
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
Description:
A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott
Nest of a Blackpoll Warbler
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Mount Desert Island
  • In Copyright
Nest of a Blackpoll Warbler
Southwest Harbor Public Library
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Blackpoll Warbler nest site (Ralph Long in photo). Finally, Bud Long found the nest of a Blackpoll Warbler on Mt. Desert I. A record for Maine."
Edward Lothrop Rand and Buckboard Party on High Head
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1890-09-01
  • Mount Desert Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Description:
Four men and four women are shown off for a day's outing. The ninth man is the buckboard driver. Edward Lothrop Rand is standing by the buckboard carrying his vasculum for collecting botanicl specimens. vas·cu·lum n. (pl. -la ) Bot. a collecting box for plants, typically in the form of a flattened cylindrical metal case with a lengthwise opening, carried by a shoulder strap. - "vasculum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (March 16, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vasculum.html. [show more]