Description: Guidebook of Mount Desert Island writen by Ezra Herrick Dodge. Title page read's: "Dodge's Guide Book and Map to and over Mount Desert Island by E. H. Dodge, of Tremont (Mt. Desert), Me. Portland: Loring, Short and Harmon. June, 1872"
The Village Improvement Societiesof Bar Harbor, Seal Harbor, Northeast, and Southeast Harbor1915
Date:
1915
Place:
Mount Desert Island
Description: Guide to Mount Desert Island paths published by the Village Improvement Societies of Bar Harbor, Seal Harbor, Northeast, and Southeast Harbor. Cover reads: "A Path Guide of Mount Desert Island Maine Published by The Village Improvement Societies of Bar Harbor, Seal Harbor, Northeast, and Southeast Harbor 1915"
Description: Black and white sepia tone publicity still for the 1918 Fox Film production "The Queen of the Sea" which was filmed on Mount Desert Island. Featured in the photo are five actors dressed in vaguely viking costumes with furs, horned or winged helmets, roman sandals, and carrying staffs, swords, crossbow and sheilds. Standing in the center with a lighter fur tunic, metal studded belt, large helmet, and holding a sword up is actor Walter Law portraying King Boreas. [show more]
Description: Black and white sepia tone photograph depicting the entire cast and crew of the 1918 Fox Film production "The Queen of the Sea" which starred Annette Kellerman and was filmed on Mount Desert Island.
Description: Black and white publicity still for the movie "The Queen of the Sea". Depicts two actresses, Annette Kellerman and Beth Ivins. Annette Kellerman is dressed as a mermaid sitting on rocks and Beth Ivins is on the sand below, holding Kellerman's hand. A thirds child actor dressed as a mermaid sits next to Kellerman. "The Queen of the Sea" was released in 1918 and was filmed on Mount Desert Island. It starred Annette Kellerman as Merilla the Queen of the Sea. [show more]
Description: Three framed black and white postcards of various scenes from the movie "The Queen of the Sea". Postcard in upper righthand corner depicts actress, probably Annette Kellerman, dressed as a mermaid laying on rocky shore. Below that is a postcard depicting a child actress dressed in white toga in a rock crevasse. Third postcard depicts an actor dressed in furs, a round helmet, and sandals standing next to a boat. Text of this postcard reads: "A Boreas Guard in Annette Kellerman's picture Queen of the Sea. August 19, 1917". "The Queen of the Sea" was released in 1918 and was filmed on Mount Desert Island. It starred Annette Kellerman as Merilla the Queen of the Sea. [show more]
Modeled by Robert abbe; Reproduced by Howels Microcosm, Washington D.C. Copyright 1916.
Date:
1916
Place:
Mount Desert Island
Description: Relief map of Mt. Desert Island + vicinity. Modeled by Robert Abbe; reproduced by Howell's Microcosm, Washington D.C. copyright 1916. Turquoise, white, black and brown. Top righthand corner has label with title as well as signatures showing endorsements from Charles W Eliot and George B Dorr for the Trustees of Public Reservation. Lower righthand corner has label with maker and reproducer as well as date. On back is a label explaining the history; may be original. [show more]
Description: This story map provides a brief presentation and discussion of the water quality data collected from 43 taps on the COA campus during 2022. While 28 elements were included in the test, the report focuses mainly on lead levels from various campus taps.
Description: A first edition copy 'Place Names of Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Islands, Maine' written by Henry A. Raup. Published by Mount Desert Island's Historical Society.
Description: Collection consisting of two 3"x5" photographs and 14 color slides in Kodak slide box. All taken between 1976 and circa 1980 The items in this collection are: 2023.03.001 - 3"x5" photograph of Mercury #10 sailing 2023.03.002 - 3"x5" photograph of race committee boat Shearwater rafted with three sailboats 2023.03.003 - Kodak slide box 2023.03.004 - Slide showing blue Hinckley sailboat, sail 555, under sail 2023.03.005 - Sailboats racing in front of Bear Island 2023.03.006 - International Class race, #3 on left, #2 (Auriga) on right, off Gilpatrick Cove 2023.03.007 - International Class #2 (Auriga) under sail off Gilpatrick Ledge 2023.03.008 - International Class #2 (Auriga) under sail off Bear Island 2023.03.009 - 3 Mercuries racing close together, 2 boats visible in distance 2023.03.010 - 3 Mercuries racing close together, 2 boats in distance overlapping 2023.03.011 - 3 Mercuries racing close together, 1 boat visible in distance 2023.03.012 - International Class #1 (Firefly), close up, two people aboard, man at helm is wearing a hat 2023.03.013 - International Class #1 (Firefly) from stern; Great Cranberry Island in background 2023.03.014 - Stern of dark blue sailboat, Pirate, #13560 2023.03.015 - Dark blue sailboat, Pirate, #13560, from boat 2023.03.016 - Two Solings racing #412 and #312; Bunker & Ellis in distance, with Bear Island beyond 2023.03.017 - Solings racing downwind in front of Branscom's Coal Wharf; the closer boat is #554, and the boat behind has a striped spinnaker [show more]
Description: Oil on board portrait of James G. Ducey (1918-1958) and accompanying plaque. Portrait shows Ducey seated in an International One Design sailboat wearing a blazer, white sweater, and red shirt. His right hand is placed on the deck of the boat, next to a winch. In the background, the mountains of Mount Desert Island are visible. The portrait is signed "Dwight Shepler 1960" in the lower left corner. The brass plaque under this portrait reads: James G. Ducey 1918-1958 Rear Commodore - 1943, 1951 Secretary - 1943-1945, 1951-1959 Founder of the Sailing Class [show more]
Description: Nynke's project included conversations with community members and leaders, fieldwork to find abandoned paths, designs of multi-use paths, and map-making in GIS. This project flowed out of an earlier class focused on Active Transportation (Bicycle and Pedestrian) in Bar Harbor in the Spring of 2022. However, this project is not supposed to be about me; I am far from a neutral player that collected information to revitalize Active Transportation advocacy on MDI. [show more]
Description: The Common Loon (Gavia immer) has historically been used as an indicator species during it's summer breeding season. More specifically, loons have been used as an indicator for heavy metals, biocontamination, and acidity (Canadian Lakes Loon Survey).
Description: White souvenir plate with scalloped edges and blue illustrations depicting the Rodrick House, Balance Rock, a birds eye view of Bar Harbor, the Green Mountain Railway, and sail boats in Frenchmen's Bay.
Description: Blue souvenir plate with five illustrations from Mount Desert Island: Sieur De Monts, Thunder Hole, Balance Rock, Great Head, and a birds eye view of Bar Harbor.
Description: The goal of this project was to identify birding hotspots on Mount Desert Island. To do this, I used data from eBird to determine which birds are most common in each sector. The sectors are areas used by birders during the annual Christmas Bird Count . Birding hotspots are areas that birders go to frequently
Description: Black and white image of two men in t-shirts, hats, and trousers outside of a tent at a CCC camp on Mount Desert Island. None of the men are identified. Warm weather season.