Description: Video. Two DVDs made by Northeast Historic Films in Bucksport, ME, of a 16MM film and three documents. A letter from David Wesphal, Acadia Film/Video, GCI, ME, 17Feb1989 to Robertina (Bobby) Gray, Cranberry Island Library President; and a newspaper clipping dated Feb. 16, 1989 (newspaper unidentified) discussing the Northeast Historic Film archive in Blue Hill; and a film log for each of the seven reels. Westphal's letter speaks about the sugar tin can that Gray brought to him containing seven 400-ft reels of film which Wesphal titled Sugar 1, 2, 3 etc. Westphal suggests the film go to the Blue Hill Film depository for long term storage. He says the whole film runs about 1 and a half hours, was shot at slow speed (silent speed). Reel 1: Lobster-Herring (some on CI). Reel 2: Duck Island, A Few Yachts, Robinson Mtn. Reel 3: Bob in Punt, Al and Rene, Yojo, Bathing Group, Lorae, Isl and Pine Isl, Bob in Lorae. Reel 4: Morse, Panorama, Reception, Picnic Bakers, Anna Arm. Reel 5: Valley Cove, Teacup Inn, Mt Road, Jordan Pond, Grand Pre, Lena at Bakers. Reel 6: Bemesa and Yacht Races. Reel 7: Bathing, Sammy Sanford, Natives on Wharf, Eber at P.O., Enoch, Capt Rice, Kelly and Boy Radts. The leader on the digital copy of the film reads: The David Westphal Collection, Acc 0702, Browning Home movies, transferred from 16mm master by Northeast Historic Film 12 June 1996. At GCIHS this film is called the Lloyd Hayes-Bob Browning video and is believed to have been taken ca. 1929-1931; www.gcihs.org/1/photos/lloyd_hayes.html: Bob Browning donated home movies made by Lloyd Benjamin Hayes (1880-1943), and that Lloyd and Rachel Hayes bought and refurbished the old Spurling home, ran a boarding house 1934-1937, and made these home movies. [show more]
Description: Letter from George Dorr to Samuel Eliot regarding the development of Lafayette National Park, referred to as Sieur de Monts National Monument.
Description: Indexed record of town department accounts including: common schools, poor & insane, roads & bridges, Seal Harbor, fire, police, sewer, state roads, sidewalks, interest on Town accounts, ploughing roads, etc. 1923 is indexed separately beginning on page cloth bound (tan) with red leather corners
Description: Indexed record of town department accounts including: common schools, poor & insane, roads & bridges, Seal Harbor, fire, police, sewer, state roads, sidewalks, interest on Town accounts, ploughing roads. Includes appropriated amounts for 1927 Leather cover
Description: Indexed record of town department accounts including: common schools, poor & insane, roads & bridges, Seal Harbor, fire, police, sewer, state roads, sidewalks, interest on Town accounts, ploughing roads. Leather cover
Description: Not indexed. Record of Town Orders; Misc. receipts; list of unpaid taxes 1913-1923; report of Treasurer and Collector; contains loose papers at back of book leather cover with reinforced top and bottom edges in red leather
Description: description and valuation of real estate liable to be taxed in town of Mt Desert; residents first then non-residents; both groups in alphabetical order by first initial of last name 20 x 18.75 x 2.5 post bound; golden brown corduroy cloth cover with brown leather reinforced corners and spine edge
Description: description and valuation of real estate liable to be taxed in town of Mt Desert; residents first then non-residents; both groups in alphabetical order by first initial of last name 20 x 18.75 x 3.25 post bound; golden brown corduroy cloth cover with brown leather reinforced corners and spine edge
Description: alphabetically indexed lien claims on mortgages or bills of sale between individuals or the town and businesses black cloth cover with red leather corners and spine
Description: receipts and payments to and from the town treasury in chronological order - shows the cash flow for the year black cloth cover with red leather corners and spine
Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing NB lot descriptions no longer included in listing, but page reference is given to description in the real estate book 19.75 x 12.5 x 1.25 hard cardboard covered with black cloth, corners and spine reinforced with red leather [show more]
Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing NB lot descriptions no longer included in listing, but page reference is given to description in the real estate book 19.75 x 12.5 x 1.25 hard cardboard covered with black cloth, corners and spine reinforced with red leather [show more]
Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing NB lot descriptions no longer included in listing, but page reference is given to description in the real estate book 19.75 x 12.5 x 1.25 hard cardboard covered with black cloth, corners and spine reinforced with red leather [show more]
Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing NB lot descriptions no longer included in listing, but page reference is given to description in the real estate book 19.75 x 12.5 x 1.25 hard cardboard covered with black cloth, corners and spine reinforced with red leather [show more]
Description: Total valuation for town, includes number of polls assessed, poll rate, town assessment requirements per town meeting for town operations, schools, roads, county tax, non-residents-assessments and tax collector's statement at end of listing NB lot descriptions no longer included in listing, but page reference is given to description in the real estate book 19.75 x 12.5 x 1.25 hard cardboard covered with black cloth, corners and spine reinforced with red leather [show more]