Description: Painting by Charles Edwin Kinkead, oil, framed, of a marsh or field with still water in the foreground, trees in the background, and the mountains of Acadia National Park in the far distance; perhaps The Pool on Great Cranberry Island; or the Bass Harbor marshes per artist Carl Little who has painted there. Written on the back: "Mr Kinkead painted this picture / Presented it to Sadie Hamor 1925"; the painting, on canvas, is cut from its original stretcher and glued to a cardboard backing. (Note: the artist's name is a.k.a. Kinkaid or Kincaid.) [show more]
Description: Charles Eliot's report to the Plan Committee of the B. H. Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Maps included. (Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)
Description: Pierce Head is behind Bear Island next to Harbor Brook. Bishop Mackay-Smith's home is on the right. The left area is Berry Cliff. Right is now David Rockefeller's.
Description: Limited edition map. Edition was 100 copies. This is number 36. Hand colored. Adhered to artist board and lacquered. Includes historical notes and drawings.
Description: Photo 1215 a: Mabel Ingalls Point, Harbor Brook Beach, Bear Island taken from Berry Cliff property. Photo 1215 b: Bear Island from Harbor Brook Beach.
Description: Topographic map showing boundaries of Lafayette National Park (now Acadia National Park). Hancock County towns (Trenton, Lamoine, Hancock, and Sorrento) and some nearby islands are shown. George Wood's "Geology of Mt. Desert" is printed on the back.
Description: A report by landscape architect Charles W. Eliot on the conservation of nature and the character of Mount Desert Island. The report features maps and photographs. People Mentioned: Gist Blair, Parker Corning, George B. Dorr, Charles S. Frost, William Lawrence, Fred C. Lunam, Vance McCormick, David Hennen Morris, Charles P. Pike, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work
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]