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: 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
Description: About Francis Bernard, governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts, his interest in the boundary question between the U.S. and Nova Scotia, and his grant of 100, 00 acres of land. Built a summer home in part of SW Harbor.
Description: Field notes for the town of Mt. Desert kept by Alfred Mullikin, town engineer; entire book dedicated to Jordan Pond Road; book completed in July 1930 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.75 DIETZGEN / ENGINEERS' MINING TRANSIT BOOK No. 422 / tan leather over cardboard
Description: Field notes for the town of Mt. Desert kept by Alfred Mullikin, town engineer-indexed; last entries are in fall of 1928 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.75 DIETZGEN / ENGINEERS' MINING TRANSIT BOOK No. 422 / tan leather over cardboard
Description: No title page but assume field notes belong to Alfred Mullikin based on handwriting; indexed through 1929 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.75 DIETZGEN / ENGINEERS' MINING TRANSIT BOOK No. 422 / tan leather over cardboard
Description: Field notes for the town of Mt. Desert kept by Alfred Mullikin, town engineer-indexed; through 1928 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.75 DIETZGEN / ENGINEERS' MINING TRANSIT BOOK No. 422 / tan leather over cardboard
Description: Field notes for the town of Mt. Desert kept by Alfred Mullikin, town engineer-indexed 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.75 DIETZGEN / ENGINEERS' MINING TRANSIT BOOK No. 422 / tan leather over cardboard
Description: Field notes for the town of Mt. Desert kept by Alfred Mullikin, town engineer-indexed 7.25 x 4.75 x 0.75 DIETZGEN / ENGINEERS' MINING TRANSIT BOOK No. 422 / tan leather over cardboard
Description: Two cars parked along road side over looking lake and mountain beyound. Man stands with foot on running board of 1920s convertible. Woman near back, wears white shoes, print skirt, white sweater, and hat. Second car, man stands with foot on runningboard. Another man stands near front wheel. Third talks to woman in white sweater. Marked, “H.L. Bradley, Bar Harbor, Me.” H.L. Bradley was the son of photographer Bryant Bradley. 11/20/13: No marking HL Bradley on back; rather it is stamped LaRue Spiker (ABenson) [show more]
Description: A Cream colored booklet: A report to the Plan Committee Bar Harbor Improvement Association from Architect, Charles W. Eliot, the 2nd. 1928. Includes color maps and black and white photographs
Description: Map. Digital photograph of a property map of Moorfield Storey's GCI properties ca. 1928. Legend on lower corner reads: "Map showing land on Great Cranberry Island, Maine, belonging to Moorfield Storey [at xx/xx maybe 8/31?], surveyed and made by [Alruly or Alruh?] L. Reed, surveyor, Northeast Harbor, Maine." This very large plan map shows parcels on the south west portion of GCI along the town road surrounding Bulger Hill. It shows property boundaries with owners names (often including deed references from about 1886-1928), placement of houses, water tank, woods etc. Names include: Donald; Stanley Heirs-Storey; Frank Nelson; Duran to Storey; Stanley to Storey; Emma E. Birlem to Moorfield Storey; Wyatt to Storey; George O. Johnson to Moorfield Storey; Moorfield Storey to Charles M. Storey; Ralph Bulger to Chas M. Storey; Clarence Crosby to Chas. M. Storey; Margaret H. Pierce; the Cranberry Club; and John H. Pressey to Moorfield Storey, among others. This map shows the extent of changes wrought by rusticators. It also captures the location of the "old house" before it was moved in 1945, and the location of the Stanley Cemetery: 2015.326.2088B shows this detail. [Due to poor quality of the photograph, some writing is illegible. Donor has original which we'll eventually scan.] [show more]
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.