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| Rock End Hotel Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Rock End Hotel Northeast Harbor Library Description: Sepia Photograph (8"x10") taken around 1895 (?) of the Rock End Hotel and dock. Also shown is the McLean Cottage which may be the 1st house designed by Fred Savage. The wharf is in the general direction of the Northeast Harbor Fleet pier extending to Vaughn's Point. | ||
| Kimball House Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Kimball House Northeast Harbor Library Description: Kimball House on the corner of South Shore Road and Kimball Rd., Northeast Harbor. The Rock End Hotel is down the road (center). St. Mary's bell tower is at lower right. | |
| Kimball House Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Kimball House Northeast Harbor Library Description: Looking across the mouth of Northeast Harbor from Asticou to the Kimball House. Shows cottages. | ||
| Contract: H. L. Savage with Herman Savage, 1913 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Contract: H. L. Savage with Herman Savage, 1913 Northeast Harbor Library | |
| Savoy Toilet Paper Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Savoy Toilet Paper Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: High quality "Savoy" toilet paper from Malvern Hotel; stack of flat sheets; package is white with navy blue lettering; manufactured in Boston and New York by Stone & Forsyth | |
| GXS Collection - Hotels, Inns, Schools, Homes, Buildings Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  GXS Collection - Hotels, Inns, Schools, Homes, Buildings Northeast Harbor Library Description: Northeast Harbor Folder 12 The Rock End Hotel, booklet published by C. B. Webster & Co., Boston. undated, 16 pages, illustrations and descriptions of MDI and the hotel. Seal Harbor Folder 13 The Glen Cove, Seal Harbor, brochure about the house and surrounding area, includes map of the island, undated. Folder 14 Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952; Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, brochure, undated Folder 15 Seaside Inn Menus, 1895 Bar Harbor Folder 16 Edenbrook Motel, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1962. Folder 17 Wonderview Motor Lodge, Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1965. Folder 18 Hotel Bar Harbor, brochure, ca. 1952. Folder 19 The Van Doren Cottage at Hulls Cove, Bar Harbor, sale brochure, undated (1914, courtesy of J. B. Dyer). Folder 20 Redwood, Bar Harbor, sketch by John Calvin Stevens, brochure, 1992. Folder 21 Lawrence House, Bar Harbor, printed copy of sketch, September 17, 1883 Mainland Maine. Folder 54 Inn at Canoe Point, brochure, 1987 Southwest Harbor Folder 55 The Island House, bed & breakfast inn on Mount Desert Island, brochure Isle au Haut Folder 56 Union Congregational Church of Isle au Haut, Maine, 1857-1957, booklet, 20 pages. Mainland Maine Folder 22 Grindstone Inn, Winter Harbor. 2 brochures: the first ca. early 1900's, the second 1952. Folder 23 Woodlawn/Black House in Ellsworth: Maine's most interesting mansion, an example of Georgian architecture preserved with original furnishings. 5 brochures. Folder 24 Gouldsboro land improvement company's Grindstone inn and lands, Winter Harbor, 1891, 38 unnumbered pages illustrations. Folder 25 Washington Normal School at Machias Maine Fred L. Savage Architect, printed copy of sketch. Folder 49 “Old Wiscasset”, booklet. Historical data compiled by William Davis Patterson, August 1931. Printed by “The Times Co.”, Bath, Maine. Folder 57 Stanwood Homestead Museum, Ellsworth, Maine. Established 1960. A living memorial to Cordelia J. Stanwood. Brochure with map of Birdsacre Sanctuary. Folder 58 Historic Lewiston: A self-guided tour of our history, architecture and culture, brochure of historic buildings and sites with map, 2001. Folder 59 It must be Maine Architectural Trail, booklet about the architecture of Maine's small towns and villages, 16 pages. [show more] | ||||
| The Rock End and Cottages Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  The Rock End and Cottages Northeast Harbor Library Description: Advertising booklet of the Rock End Hotel and its cottages. Several exterior photographs of the hotel, the surrounding areas and the island are included, as well as floor plans of the buildings. | ||
| Asticou Inn and Cottages Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Asticou Inn and Cottages Northeast Harbor Library Description: Asticou Inn and Cottages, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine. Advertising booklet of the Asticou Inn and its cottages. Several exterior and interior photographs of the inn, the surrounding buildings and areas and of the island are included. | |
| Asticou Inn Lobby Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Asticou Inn Lobby Northeast Harbor Library Description: View of the lobby of the Asticou Inn with numerous small rugs scattered across the floor. 4 rocking chairs facing a fireplace. Desk with chair. | ||
| GXS Collection - Postcards 61-112 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  GXS Collection - Postcards 61-112 Northeast Harbor Library Description: Postcards: 61. Bar Harbor Panoramic 62. Sargent Drive and Somes Sound, ca. 1920's (Chas. A. Townsend) 63. Birches, Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, Maine 64. Asticou 65. Seal Harbor, Maine 66. Surf on the rocks, Bar Harbor, ME 67. Bear Island Light, Northeast Harbor, ME (Paul A. Knaut) 68. South Bubble Mountain at the North end of Jordan Pond (A.D. Phillips) 69. Surf at Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 70. Mount Desert from Islesford, ME (1952) 71. Hotel Florence and Village Green, Bar Harbor, ME 72. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, ME 73. Bar Harbor Airport, Trenton, ME (A, D. Phillips) 74. Path of the Total Eclipse of the Sun in the State of Maine July 20th 1963 5:45pm 75. The flashing red light at Bass Harbor Head, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 76. Captain Jim Sharp's "Adventure" from Camden, Maine (A. D. Phillips) 77. Across the Bay of Fundy 78. Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, ME (Chas. A. Townsend) 79. Steamer Norumbega from Mount Desert Ferry to Manset, ME 80 (a+b) Islehurst, Mount Desert Bridge 81. Great Head, Bar Harbor, Maine 82. Thunder Hole Surf, Mt. Desert, Maine 83. Atlantic Comber, Mount Desert Island, Maine 84. Boat Shop at Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine 85. Bar Harbor and Porcupines from Cadillac Mt. 86. Bar Harbor and mountains 87. Fishing boats at Southwest Harbor, Maine 88. Fishing boats at Manset wharf 89. Fishing craft at Southwest Harbor, Maine 90. Appalachian Mt Club, Echo Lake Camp 91. The Rockbound Coast 92 (a+b) Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine 93. Congregational Church, Cranberry Isle, Maine (1907) 94. Surf, Mount Desert Island, Maine 95 (a-e) Entrance to Somes Sound 96. Southwest Harbor from Manset Shore 97 (a+b) Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine 98. Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor, Maine 99. Webster's Cafe, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1949) 100. Greetings from Bar Harbor 101. Steamer Norumbega, Bar Harbor, Maine 102. The Lobster House, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Maine (1940) 103. Christmas Wreath (by Mildred Gilley, Northeast Harbor, Maine) 104. Man in raincoat (I. T. Moore) 105. Steamer Gov. Bodwell in Vinalhaven harbor 106 (a+b) Bar Harbor and mountains 107. Jordan Pond, Mount Desert, Maine (Chas. A. Townsend) 108. Stereoview Schooner Head 109. Stereoview Green Mt. House, Mount Desert 110. Stereoview Mount Desert Scenery 111. Glimpse of Frenchman’s Bay from Cadillac Mountain Summit Road, Bar Harbor, Maine 112. Kimball House, Northeast Harbor, Maine 113. Church of the Redeemer and Aniscott, Sorrento, Maine 114. J. T. Morse steamer leaving Bar Harbor for Rockland, Maine 115. Abbe Museum, Sieur de Monts Springs 116. Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, Maine 117. Maplecroft Cabins - Route 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 118. Bay Meadow Bungalows - Bar Harbor, Maine Updated August 5th, 2023 [show more] | |||
| Thermometer Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Thermometer Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: Thermometer from the kitchen of Cunningam's Hotel. | ||
| View of the Stanley House hotel from the water Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  View of the Stanley House hotel from the water Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: A rare view of the Stanley House from the water. The shoreline with water, rocks, and trees are in the foreground with the only the roof and upper stories of the hotel visible in the backbround. | ||
| Newspaper Clippings featuring the Claremont Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Newspaper Clippings featuring the Claremont Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: "At inn overlooking the sea, tradition has a capital T" from The Globe and Mail - September 21, 1994 "Claremont spruces up for another century" from The Bar Harbor Times - August 18, 1994 "Visitor's guide to a lush Maine isle" from The New York Sunday Times -August 9, 1989 A write up by Charles C. Calhoun in MAINE - 1994 "An escape to Acadia Park when the crowds have gone" in The Inquirer "Edwardian Elegance, Regal Comfort" in The Times Record - August 30, 2002 [show more] | |
| Ocean View Cabins on Route 3 in Seal Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Ocean View Cabins on Route 3 in Seal Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: According to Earl Brechlin, the location of the cabins appears to be just east of Little Harbor Brook between Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor. The view is looking towards the southwest from the hill on the north side of Route 3. If you zoom in above the place you can just make out the bridge over the stream which is tidal at that point. The little island fits with topos of the area. There's a large estate there now. The back of the card indicates that the cabins were owned by Arthur and Evelyn Gibbs. [show more] | |
| Claremont Hotel photo albums Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Claremont Hotel photo albums Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Some of the items in this uncurated accession are in: Item 16625 - Newspaper Clippings featuring the Claremont Hotel Item 16568 - The Claremont Hotel 100th Anniversary Party | |||
| Downtown Bar Harbor Proposed Beautification - West End Drug Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Downtown Bar Harbor Proposed Beautification - West End Drug Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: Celebrated landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand commissioned a watercolor artist (unknown) to produce scenes of downtown Bar Harbor with her recommendations to the Village Improvement Association for beautifying the downtown with trellises, window boxes, plants, and flowers. Farrand's recommendations were never carried out. West End Drug building & delivery wagon on Main Street | |
| Freeman Cottage Freeman Annex Ashmont Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Franklin Ward Machine Shop Dockside Motel XYZ Restaurant Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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| Island House Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Island House Hotel Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: "The Island House, owned by Deacon Henry H. Clark, was the first summer hotel on Mount Desert Island. Deacon Clark began the hotel business by taking into his hospitable home the first occasional tourists who came to the island for a short stay. He gradually enlarged his house until in 1885 it was entirely remodeled and did a thriving business, employing many of the townspeople during the summer season." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 174 - 1938. [show more] | ||
| Mount Desert Spring Inn Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Gilparick's Cove with Rock End Hotel and the Wedge Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Gilparick's Cove with Rock End Hotel and the Wedge Northeast Harbor Library Description: Sepia tone photograph (very faded) of the Rock End Hotel and in front of it the boat house and carpenter shop, In 2000 the site of the Northeast Harbor Fleet. Predates the walkway to Smallidge Point. See also Item 5282 Photograph owned by Mrs. Julia Manchester. | ||
| Rock End Hotel before addition Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Rock End Hotel before addition Northeast Harbor Library Description: B/W 5x7" photograph of the Rock End Hotel before 1909 addition viewed from Smallidge Point. On left is the Rock End Cottage. Boat house & dock in center was (a) J. Soulis carpentry shop, (b) Spurling's dock, (c) Lamson's dock. See also Item 5371 (original from which this photo was made) | ||
| Belmont Hotel Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Belmont Hotel Northeast Harbor Library Description: Two different sets of parchment drawings of the three-level floor plan of the Belmont Hotel in Bar Harbor. | |
| Envelope advertising the Stanley House sent from Manset Post Office 1905 Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Envelope advertising the Stanley House sent from Manset Post Office 1905 Tremont Historical Society Description: Envelope advertising the Stanley House sent from Manset Post Office 1905 | |||
| Newspaper article lamenting the closing of and history of Manset Post Office 1995 Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Newspaper article lamenting the closing of and history of Manset Post Office 1995 Tremont Historical Society Description: Newspaper article by Bill Benson lamenting the closing of and history of Manset Post Office 1995 |