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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Special Millennium Edition, The Bar Harbor Times
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Other
  • Places, Town
  • The Bar Harbor Times
  • 12/28/2000
Description:
In December 2000, The Bar Harbor Times published this "Special Millennium Edition" in 2 sections: A (cover-8) and B (9-19). Some of the events covered are "The Timeline of Maine History" (4) and other special events pertaining to the history of Mount Desert Island.
GXS Collection - Books and Souvenir Booklets
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places, Mountain
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings
Description:
Folder 1 Glimpses of Camden, Maine, 1904, J. R. Prescott, 116 pages. Glimpses of Camden On the Coast of Maine, 1916, John R. Prescott, 1 volume (unpaged): all illustrations. Folder 2 A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Maine, 190?, W. H. Sherman, 68 pages : chiefly illustrations. Folder 3 (not yet scanned) Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, 1888, William Berry Lapham, 72 pages: illustrations. Folder 4 Unidentified book about Maine homes and churches in the early days, commentary about home design, coastal living, farming, and general livelihood. 32 pages missing covers. Folder 5 The Summer State of Maine, Holman D. Waldron and Harry D. Young, ca. 1893, Tourist booklet in the shape of the state of Maine; cover illustration is map of Maine, 24 pages. Folder 30 Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, by W. B. Lapham, 1887. Folder 31 Looking at Katahdin, the artists' inspiration, booklet about exhibit at L.C. Bates Museum, 1999. Folder 32 (scan from digitalmaine.com) Maine, the sesquicentennial of statehood, exhibition in the Library of Congress, 1970-1971, booklet. Folder 33 The Maine I Remember by Sidney Urquhast, article from Vogue Magazine, August 2000. Includes a photo of Walter Damrosch (Sidney's grandfather). Folder 43 Penzance in Maine: In Old Acadia, by F. W. Shumaker, 1927. Illustrations by S. Garnett Goesle and Herbet R. Roese. Folder 47 Northeast Harbor Port Directory, 1993. Folder 50 There is only one Bar Harbor - A few of its beautiful spots, by Ernest Emery, 1902. Folder 51 Mount Desert on the coast of Maine, by Mrs. Clara Barnes Martin, 1870 (very fragile) [show more]
Brochures - Woman's Literary Club Collection Box 7
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Other
  • Places, Town
Description:
Several brochures: - "School improvement League of Maine - Library and Art Exchange" (1898) - "The Kalends of the Williams & Wilkins Company", Volume XII, Number 10 (1933) - "The Origin of the Names of the City and Towns in Hancock County Maine", by Ava H. Chadbourne (reprinted from the Ellsworth American) (1951) - Christmas Carols (1967) (2 copies) - "State of Maine Song" - Words and Music by Roger Vinton Snow - "The Colby Alumnus, Summer 1972" These items belong to the Woman's Literary Club Collection, Box 7 (Item 7332). [show more]
Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Other
  • Places, Town
  • Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)
  • 6/28/1984
Description:
This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: 1834-1841 Out of the woods 1842-1872 Boom town 1873-1895 Turning the tide 1896-1911 A new century 1912-1931 Out of the ashes 1932-1945 The lean years 1946-1968 Prosperous peace 1969-1984 Building on past
GXS Collection - Maps and Blueprints
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
GXS Collection - Maps and Blueprints
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Folder 6 A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, 1938. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 6a A Map of Mount Desert Island, issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor, 1950. Illustrations and descriptive text on verso. Folder 7 The Maine Art Museum Trail, map and brochure listing museums around Maine, 2015. Folder 8 Blueprint with first and second floor plans for George S. Talcott house at Seal Harbor, ME, Clayton B. Roath, undated. Folder 40 Map of Seal Harbor. Folder 45 (no image) Architectural Drawing: blueprints of “Cedar Cliff”, house of G. L. Stebbins, Seal Harbor, Maine (very fragile). [show more]
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Plate
  • Places, Town
  • 1920 - 1940 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
China plate with green illustration of Bar Harbor from Malvern Hill.
Photos of Southwest Harbor businesses and locations
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Uncurated Accession
  • Places, Town
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • In Copyright
Description:
Subjects include: - Ambulance - Beals Bowling Alley - Bar Harbor Banking and Trust - Southwest Harbor Bus Lines bus - The Causeway Club and sale water swimming pool - Clark Point - Elmwood Cafe - Gordon & White garage - Harbor View Motel - Library - Main Street - The Moorings - Pumping station - Pemetic School - Steam Boat Wharf - Southwest Harbor Motor Co. - Medical Center on Herrick Road - Tydol gas station Some of the images are photos of old photos. Many of these images appear individually in other items in the Digital Archive. [show more]
Report on the Safe Guiding of Public Welfare
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Report
  • Places, Town
  • Alfred Mullikin
  • 1927
Description:
Alfred Mullikin, C. E. An engineering report to the Building Ordinances Committee of the town of Mount Desert on the character and location of buildings
Rephotography of historical photos of Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • In Copyright
Description:
Six images which merge historical and contemporary images of Southwest Harbor in these locations: - Main Street - The Carroll Building (item 5559) - The Causeway Under Construction (item 5084) - Central Filling Station - Tydol Service Station on Clark Point Road (item 5225) - John R. Tinker House (item 7348) - Southwest Harbor Motor Co. (item 10247) - The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church (item 11229)
Gladys Clark Scrapbook
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • Gladys Clark
  • 1940's
Gladys Clark Scrapbook
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Mrs. H. D. Clark scrapbook of press clippings containing local and national news and regarding various people and events.
Bar Harbor Town Clock in Winter
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • Kathy MacLeod
  • 2019-03
Bar Harbor Town Clock in Winter
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
Description:
The Town Clock was presented to the town of Eden (later named Bar Harbor) for its centennial celebration in July 1896 by the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. The clock is located on Main St. by the Village Green. The Town Clock is a reminder of earlier times when clocks of its kind were more commonplace. This photo was taken by Kathy MacLeod, who was a Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Board Member from 2015-2020.
Northeast Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Northeast Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
The village of Northeast Harbor is situated on the southern end of Mount Desert Island at the entrance to Somes Sound and it is part of the Town of Mount Desert. Its harbor is one of the most well-protected on the island and operates year-round. The town has long been home to a renowned summer community.
Manchester and Branscom Family History
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Description:
1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert [show more]
Petition to widen Main Street, 1906
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Places, Road
  • Places, Town
  • Town of Mount Desert
  • 1906
Petition to widen Main Street, 1906
Northeast Harbor Library
Sequel to Bar Harbor in its heydays
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book
  • Places, Town
  • Maxwell G. Woodward
  • 1984
Sequel to Bar Harbor in its heydays
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Signed copy. Illustrated with old photographs and postcards from the author's collection. Scan: Cover, first pages only.
Bar Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Bar Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
Seal Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Seal Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
Somesville
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Reference
  • Places, Town
Somesville
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
City of Old Town
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other
  • Places, Town
  • James W. Sewall Company, Old Town
  • 1955
City of Old Town
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Rural index on parchment (28x24") to property maps for the City of Old Town.
Southwest Harbor looking East from Little Island
Southwest Harbor Public Library
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Harbor
  • Places, Town
  • Lenhard - Mary Emma Wamsley (Lenhard) Coates (1900-1983)
  • In Copyright
Description:
The Coast Station is shown at the left, and the Hinckley Boat Yard and the Elizabeth Febiger Spahr House are shown at the right.
Letter: Jerome H. Knowles to William Croswell Doane
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Places, Town
  • Jerome H. Knowles
  • 1902
Description:
Regarding incorporation of Seal Harbor, Northeast, Asticou
Cottage Directory of Northeast Harbor - Summer 1929
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Dwellings, House, Cottage
  • 1929
Ten Town of Cranberry Isles documents 1876-1877
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • 1876
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Ten Town of Cranberry Isles documents 1876-1877
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ten Town of Cranberry Isles documents 1876-1877, with summary of each item. Includes receipts for tax assessors; Perley and Russell v. Bunker; Gilley; Schooner Wayland; Leonard Holmes; and mention of a ship attacking a vessel, among other things.
History of Cranberry Isles before 1900
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Places, Town
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
History of Cranberry Isles before 1900
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document, handwritten, "History of Cranberry Isles before 1900", unsigned, 6 loose lined sheets, (text similar to that in book "1906 MDI Census").
Phone listings, cottage map, and miscellaneous
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
  • Places, Town
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Phone listings, cottage map, and miscellaneous
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. (A) Map 1958 map and cottage directory of Cranberry Isles by L. S. Robinson. (Display in Museum reception.) (B) 1987 GCI phone list with artistic yellow cover designed and published by Longfellow School 1987; (C) 1995-1996 GCI phone list; (D) Ladies Aid Fair laminated announcement for Aug 9, 2000 - it's 100th Annual fair. (E) Newspaper publication of poem: “’Twas a Mite Before Midnite – An Ode to Great Cranberry Isle - with apologies to "Twas the Night Before Christmas" - 1982; frame removed. (F) newspaper clippings and obituaries that were stored behind the poem in the frame. [show more]