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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Property Map-Town of Mount Desert
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bartlett's Landing
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Topographic maps
  • James W. Sewall Co.
  • 1958-1964
Property Map-Town of Mount Desert
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
008.103.3a - Map of Pretty Marsh area showing owners of plots (1 of 3 copies) 008.103.3b - Aerial photograph of Pretty Marsh, Bartlett's Landing area. 008.103.3c - Plan (April 1958) showing property of John D. Rockefeller Jr. et. als. 008.103.3d - Topographic map, 1:24,000, Acadia National Park & Vicinity (1956) 008.103.3e - Mount Desert Zoning map, 1964 008.103.3f - Mount Desert Zoning map, 1964 008.103.3g - Map of Pretty Marsh area showing owners of plots (1 of three copies) 008.103.3h - Map of Pretty Marsh area showing owners of plots (1 of three copies) [show more]
Life Magazine, Mar. 13, 1964
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 1964
Life Magazine, Mar. 13, 1964
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Issue contains Part I: The First World War. Cover photo of British wounded, Western Front, May 1917.
Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge &Thuya Gardens
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Agustus D. Phillips
  • 1966
Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge &Thuya Gardens
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
18 'x 24' map in color from 1966.
Sunrise on Acadia (The National Park Created in 1919),
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Agustus D Phillips
  • 1966
Sunrise on Acadia (The National Park Created in 1919),
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Second Copy of this map in the collection see..**1594, size: 17"x 22"
Three men taking down tree
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 12/8/1960
Three men taking down tree
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Three unknown men removing trees between Old Somesville Firehouse and Mount Desert Island Historical Society Selectmen's Building Dec 8, 1960
Life Magazine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • 1963
Life Magazine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
a-Life magazine for Nov. 29, 1963; photograph of President John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 on cover. Editorial: The President's Empty Chair Articles: Murder of the President; Lyndon Johnson, the 36th President; Intimate Memory of John Kennedy b- Life Magazing October 2, 1964, The Warren Report: How the Commission Pieced Together the Evidence ,
Mount Desert Island, Maine: Guide and Directory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, Guidebook
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Hayward, Marjorie and Barbara E. Joy
  • 1960
Mount Desert Island, Maine: Guide and Directory
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
What to see, what to do, where to go, when to go, how to go, how much.
Eastern Maine Round-Up of Encampments, Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 11/23/1963
Description:
Small blue booklet, souvenir program from meetings of Odd Fellows in Lincoln, Maine, sponsored by the Lincoln Encampment. Watson C. Robbins, Grand Patriarch.
Record book for traveling crooks, Watson Robbins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 10/18/1963
Record book for traveling crooks, Watson Robbins
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small journal kept by Watson Robbins containing records of his traveling crooks including dates, locations, mileage, and new members. Last emtry 4/28/1964.
Name tag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Identification Plate, Nameplate
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 9/1/1963
Name tag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Name tag from 137th Annual Session of Independent Order of Odd Fellows held in Louisville, KY.
Name tag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Identification Plate, Nameplate
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 9/1/1963
Name tag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Name tag from 137th annual session of Independent Order of Odd Fellows held in Loiusvlle KY.
Camp for Mrs. Vincent Astor, " August Moon",Indian Point, Bar Harbor, ME, west elevation
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1963
Description:
Plans for a camp for Mrs. Vincent Astor, Indian Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, west elevation,1963, copy of blue print and pencil on paper, (2 copies)
Past Noble Grands Record Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Log
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 1/10/1961
Past Noble Grands Record Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Record book kept by the secretary of the Past Noble Grands Club containing meeting minutes and a list of past noble grands. Last entry made 1/16/1968.
Name tag and Progam for Annual Sessions.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Identification Plate, Nameplate
  • Organizations
  • Other, Clubs
  • 9/21/1964
Name tag and Progam for Annual Sessions.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Name tag and ribbon from the International Convention of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held in Minneapolis, Sept. 21-25, 1964. Program for Annual Sessions of Grand Lodge I.O.F. of Maine, Grand Encampment I.O.O.F. Of Maine, Rebekah Assembly I.O.O.F. of Maine
Vase
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Vase
  • 1956-1965
Vase
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Belleek vase of the fifth mark. Resembles sheave of wheat with yellow ribbon tied around narrow section in middle. Marked 96-264
Frontiers - A Magazine of Natural History
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other, Biology
  • Other, Ecology
  • Other, Geology
  • 1960
Frontiers - A Magazine of Natural History
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Magazine containing article by LaRue Spiker, titled "The Tundra Meets the Temperate Zone". About the geological formation and modern appearance of Mount Desert.
Pitcher
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Drink Serving Vessel, Pitcher
  • 1965
Pitcher
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Belleek pitcher with 6th mark. Shell shape with gold on handle. Creamy white. Marked 96-338
Somesville Maine, Somesville 1761-1961
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 1/1/1962
Somesville Maine, Somesville 1761-1961
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Somesville Bicentennial pamphlet, black and white with Somesville history and illustrations
In Wildness is the Preservation of the World
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Porter, Eliot
  • 1962
In Wildness is the Preservation of the World
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Porter's photographs set side-by-side with selected Thoreau writings...
The Indian Heritage of America.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Indians of North America
  • Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.
  • 1968
The Indian Heritage of America.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Addresses stereotypes and diversities, early man in America, and Native American tribes, as well as native people in Central and South America, and Canada.
An Investigation of the Granite Quarry Industry in Hancock County, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Hall Quarry
  • Other, Hancock County
  • Other, Quarries
  • Domingos, Frank Eugene
  • 1967
Description:
Study of granite industry in Hancock Co., Maine, after Civil War to locate major quarry sites, ownership of quarries, types of granite products, characteristics of granite centers, and causes for the decline of the industry.
The Right People: The Social Establishment in America
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Social classes
  • Birmingham, Stephen
  • 1968.
The Right People: The Social Establishment in America
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
A witty account of Society and Real Society in America; Northeast Harbor, the Pot and Kettle Club, prep schools, debutante traditions, Junior League, are among the institutions mentioned.
Surf at Seawall
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Howe D. Higgins
  • 1963
Surf at Seawall
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Oil painting of Surf at Seawall, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Surf at Seawall, Mount Desert Island, Me, Painted by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, At Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Right of Way Map
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • Maine State Highway Commission
  • 1965
Right of Way Map
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This map show roads, boundaries, woods, fields, and land ownership by name (Richardson, Vollmer, Russell, Grant, Pray, Harkins. The state highway is given as "258" Size: Approx. 30" X 20" Needs folder.
A Study of Summer Visitors' Facilities in the Town of Mount Desert, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Sewall, James W. Company
  • 1964
Description:
Prepared for the Summer-Year Round Resident Planning Committee of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce. Includes land use maps of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Bracy Cove, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Pretty Marsh. The overall objective was to find ways and means to guide the coourse of change while maintaining the basic character of the community; find ways to achieve growth of the permament summer community. Includes study of hotel/inn and restaurant facilities to see if they are adequate. Among the findings: lengthening season, more older permanent summer residents; need for basic recreational facilities, expansion and modernization of Bar Harbor airport; light housekeeping rental cottages;better shopping and marine services on Sea St. in Northeast Harbor [show more]