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Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage		1888	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7390 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage Publisher: Ferris Brothers Printers, Philadelphia Date: 1888 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
Sunshine and Shadow, Seal Harbor Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Places, Road Transportation, Carriage	Charles A. Townsend	1905	Mount Desert, Seal Harbor		Sunshine and Shadow, Seal Harbor Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5996 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Places, Road Transportation, Carriage Creator: Charles A. Townsend Date: 1905 Place: Mount Desert, Seal Harbor Description: Dirt road (Rowland Road) surrounded by trees, with wooden-post fence. Horse drawn carriage receding in background.
Main Street Businesses Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Market Business Businesses, Medical Business People Places, Town Transportation, Carriage			Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor		Main Street Businesses Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5307 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Market Business Businesses, Medical Business People Places, Town Transportation, Carriage Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: B/W photograph of Main St., Northeast Harbor building holding Ober's Market, a Bakery, and a dentist. Two men aboard a horse-drawn buggy in front of wooden sidewalk. Several people pose in front of store.
Photo Album Islesford Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album	People Places, Shore Transportation, Carriage					Photo Album Islesford Historical Society Identifier: ihs-1325 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album Subject: People Places, Shore Transportation, Carriage Description: Seal Harbor
Buckboard on Carriage Road Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Places, Carriage Road Transportation, Carriage		July 1942	Acadia National Park		Buckboard on Carriage Road Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5756 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Carriage Road Transportation, Carriage Date: July 1942 Place: Acadia National Park Description: Horse-drawn buckboard on a Carriage Road. Roy Salisbury Collection
A Buckboarding Party at the Bluffs - Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People Places, Mountain Transportation, Carriage	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1900 c.		No Copyright - United States	A Buckboarding Party at the Bluffs - Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6014 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Mountain Transportation, Carriage Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Description: The buckboard is stopped on the road between Southwest Harbor and Somesville, now Route 102. The view is looking west across Echo Lake to Beach Cliffs.
Buckboard Party Passing Sand Beach Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People Places, Shore Transportation, Carriage		1888-07-21	Acadia National Park, HCTPR	No Copyright - United States	Buckboard Party Passing Sand Beach Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12747 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Shore Transportation, Carriage Date: 1888-07-21 Place: Acadia National Park, HCTPR Description: From July 12 to July 24, 1888 a party of twenty young people who attended Westtown [Quaker] School vacationed on Mount Desert Island. The young people stayed at The Roberts House hotel in Northeast Harbor from July 14, 1888 to July 23, 1888. They wrote and privately published a journal of their adventures, with one person writing each chapter. The journal was illustrated with photographs hand tipped in to the pages. Judy and Peter Obbard, longtime summer residents of Southwest Harbor, have kindly loaned their copy of “Mount Desert Memories” to the Southwest Harbor Public Library to study. Here in the Tenth Day Chapter, written by Anna Helena Goodwin, the young people, aboard a buckboard, passed Sand Beach on July 21, 1888 Goodwin – Anna Helena Goodwin (1862-1958) [show more]
A Buckboarding Party at the Bluffs - Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	People Places, Mountain Transportation, Carriage	Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)	1900 c.		No Copyright - United States	A Buckboarding Party at the Bluffs - Echo Lake Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6015 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Places, Mountain Transportation, Carriage Creator: Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939) Date: 1900 c. Description: Notice the elaborate hat worn by the lady in the front seat! The buckboard is stopped on the road between Southwest Harbor and Somesville, now Route 102. The view is looking west across Echo Lake to Beach Cliffs.

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