Description: Photocopied pages (4) from history magazine discussing Stephen Jones of Gouldsborough. Handwritten notes on reverse pertaining to Thomas Richardson of Bass Harbor and the partitioning of land on MDI.
Description: Photograph of a concert in the Somesville Union Meeting House, c. 2010. Pictured: Skip Fraley, Ralph Stanley, Ruth Grierson, Peter Golbitz, Rick Cuselis. Piano player unknown. In audience (left) Tom Kranofsky.
Description: Copy of photograph of Dottie Dyer Grindle in full length dress on steps of Sound Schoolhouse steps. On reverse is an explanation by Sylvia A Grindle Gillon of the source of the dress.
Description: Flyer advertising various events related to Jennifer Steen Booher's photography of the stained glass windows of MDI. Part of the 2019 edition of Chebacco.
Description: This is a 7 and 1/2 by 10 inch ledger or record book entitled,Junior Endeavor Somesville Beginning Dec 10, 1907 Secretary Abbie Hanna Beginning is empty but the back pages shows members dues? paid and activites the group undertook.
Description: The Callendar House was the first summer cottage built of brick in Bar Harbor. When this photograph was taken in 2016, the Jackson Lab owned this structure which is located on the Schooner Head Road just outside of Bar Harbor. The history of Bar Harbor is the history of the rich and famous and the story of the Callendar House fits right into this history. The imposing “cottage” was built in 1901 for Mrs. John Callendar Livingston, a member of the prominent and incredibly prosperous Livingston family, by Fredrick Savage. The structure was Savage’s most formal design and also the most expensive (partly because just before it was completed in 1901, the entire building burnt leading to a near complete rebuilding). Savage, himself, was a native of Northeast Harbor and the vast majority of his work consisted of cottages and hotels, showing the rise of Bar Harbor’s place as a “summer colony”. Savage built cottages in many styles including several prominent Queen Anne and Shingle Style structures showcasing the dominant design trends of the late 19th century and early 20th century. The Callendar House, however, can be seen as firmly colonial revival in design and was the first summer “cottage” built with brick. At the time of its construction it was praised by the Bar Harbor Record for both its refinement and its modernity. In 1992, the Callendar House was purchased by the Jackson Lab at a foreclosure auction. (Source: Maine Preservation). [show more]
Description: Scanned photographs used for "A Walking Tour of Northeast Harbor Main Street" led by Bob Pyle, Library Director, and Willie Granston, Curator of the Great Harbor Museum, in July and August 2011. 1. Early Northeast Harbor 2. Looking down Summit to Main Street 3. Kindergarten at the school before Gilman 4. Gilman School 5. Main Street, 1918 6. South on Main Street 7. Fire Barn and Jail 8. Red Cross House 9. Herrick Boarding House 10. Herrick's Livery, 1910 11. Geo Brown Garage 12. Pastime Theatre 13. Bain Building 14. Hillcrest Market 15. Scrubby Ober's 16. Haynes Express 17. Herrick's Stable, 1910 18. Brown's 19. Paper-Hanging shop & Pool Hall 20. Northeast Plumbing Hamor Stanley 21. Masonic/Holmes Building 22. Mrs. Flye's Sandwiches 23. Barber Shop 24. Fish Market 25. Manchester House 26. Manchester Bros. Garage 27. Pine Tree Market 28. Drug Store 29. Fire House [30. Merritt Ober Meats - See Item 4969 (Photo 1359)] 31. Flower Shop 32. Joseph H. Curtis House 33. Paint Shop 34. P. P. Hill Jewelry & Antiques 35. Carry-on Shop 36. L. Elrie Holmes Building 37. Winter Industries & Western Union 38. Red Front A & P during Bar Harbor Bank era 39. Post Office 40. Joy Building 41. Colonel's & V. R. Smith Dry-goods 42. J. D. Phillips Drug Store 43. Eri Bunker House 44. I. E. Ralph 45. Fish Iveney's 46. Neighborhood House [show more]
Description: In 2019 graphic arts students at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor created these posters to promote the Digital Archive. The students were: - Mark F. Riewestahl (Take a trip down the rabbit hole) - Rosemary Santoro (Discover the history that connects us) - Alissar Chaar (Local history is just a click away) - Anita van Dam (Connect the dots to discover history in a click).
Description: Published in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Norwood's Cove which took place on August 9, 1914. The book describes how the events appeared to those Mainers who participated in the battle, and how those events became part of the local historical narrative.
Description: This book of W.H. Ballard photographs, from the collection of the Southwest Harbor Public Library, compiles images from the Ballard exhibit displayed in the library from June 30, 2013 - July 26, 2013. The book images that are less well known than Ballard's famous postcards and scenic views of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Written and edited by Meredith Hutchins Designed and produced by Charlotte R. Morrill Research by Meredith Hutchins and Charlotte R. Morrill [show more]
Description: This photograph of Ralph as a dancing master was taken and stylized by Jeff Dobbs as cover art for "Dancing at the Mill" - Life on Mount Desert Island from the mid-1700s through the late 1940s. Produced by Jeff Dobbs and Bing Miller of Dobbs Productions, written by Gunnar Hansen, Documentary Video, August 2011. The photographs were taken in an old barn near Kennebec Place in Bar Harbor.