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| Collection of four books from the Mountain house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Collection of four books from the Mountain house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Books, collection of four. (A) List of Merchant Vessels of the United States 1893 with illustrations and excellent information. (B) List of Merchant Vessels of the United States 1887. (C) The Island of Mount Desert Register - no date visible, but probably 1910. Book includes a chapter of history of Cranberry Isles, page 97. Many newspaper clippings from 1930s to 1960s glued to inside front book jacket and initial pages including obituaries, Cranberry Isles and Mount Desert news, shipwrecks and life savers, the firebug article etc. One black and white photo of the Mountain house before the fire. Obituary clippings include: Clara S. Alley Feb. 26, 1965; Gilbert Hadlock; Wilbert Rice; Mrs. Herbert Bell; Almenia Lurvey; Thomas M. Stanley; Charles Hulbert; Capt. William Bulger dies eleven days after his brother 1927; Mary Ann Carroll; Sim H. Mayo; Oscar Jarvis; Fred Phippen; Capt. Thomas Newman; Mrs. John Carroll; Otis Sawtelle; and Harvey Stanley; Also a handwritten list of the John Stanley, Jr. and wife Margaret family starting 1789 through 1842. Receipt from Strawbridge & Clothier for Mrs. Mabel Stanley no year. Info on Ellen Maria Spurling b. 1842 died 1929 and children. Note about Sam Chapman b. 1868 and Cora Chapman b. 1863. (Color photocopies made of articles and stored with book (C).) (D) "At Mount Desert: A Summer's Sowing" by Mildred Fairfax, copyright Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society, 1893. “At Mount Desert,” by Mildred Fairfax, is in many respects a peculiarly attractive book. A defect of many stories is that they almost leave out the scenery, but it is not so in this instance. The tale itself is deeply interesting, with its young man gone astray, its good-angel sister, and its fortune lost and plotted for, but the writer is evidently in love with all the scenic effects of sea and sky and land along the rugged Maine coast, and at Mount Desert. There would be almost too much word-painting if it were not for the admirable half-tone photographic views which serve as illustrations. They become part of the narrative, and give it a realism not otherwise attainable.” (See www.ebay.com/itm/1893-At-Mount-Desert-Island-by-Mildred-Fairfax-A-Summers-Sowing-8-Plates-/322180352978). [show more] | |||
| Articles: Queen Elizabeth II: Star Weekly (Toronto, Can.) 1953 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Articles: Queen Elizabeth II: Star Weekly (Toronto, Can.) 1953 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Magazine clippings, photos & articles on coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: Star Weekly (Toronto, Can.) 6 June 1953 (pp. 1-4, 7-10); Life 27 Apr 1953 (cover page only, with address label "Capt. Frank L Stanley, GCI); Sunday News (New York) 31 May 1953 (complete photo section, pp 1-20). | |||
| The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 Years Later Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 Years Later Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper supplement to the Bar Harbor Times, 1987, "The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 Years Later." With photos and remembrances. | |||
| Spurling family obituaries and wedding announcement Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Spurling family obituaries and wedding announcement Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: (A) Deane Spurling Whitney 10/2/1994 obituary; (B) Ida M. Spurling obituary 4/5/1994; and (C) wedding announcement for Harold Spurling & mabel Ingersol of Lynn. | ||
| Framed article about the History of the Northeast Harbor Fleet International Class Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Framed article about the History of the Northeast Harbor Fleet International Class Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Framed article, History of the Northeast Harbor Fleet International Class | ||||
| Newspaper article retrospectives of 1947 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Newspaper article retrospectives of 1947 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1967 and 1972 articles from Bar Harbor Times and Ellsworth American on Fire of 1947 | ||||
| Articles on the Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Articles on the Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Hand written notes, typed articles with edits of contributions to Bar Harbor Times by LaRue Spiker of the Fire of 1947 40th Anniversary of fire. Previously archived as 011.FIC.37.1 | |||
| Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: photocopy of BH Times, pp. 1-7 Bar Harbor Fire | |||
| Radio announcements about Fire of !947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Radio announcements about Fire of !947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Announcement by unknown radio station of what radio announcer Johnny McCray saw regarding Fire of 1947, 2 photocpies, radio announcement of description of what Superintendent of Public Works, Bangor(?) Reprint on computer | |||
| Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer reports on 1922 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer reports on 1922 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Articles from various newspapers pertaining to the history of Southwest Harbor. Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire, authored by LaRue Spiker Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.8 | |||
| Bar Harbor Times Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bar Harbor Times Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Entire newspaper. Report on Jordan Pond House fire. Entire newspaper is devoted to the fire. | |||
| Times Past Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Times Past Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 8/1/1999.Detailed description of the fire that destroyed the Kebo Valley clubhouse. | |||
| Mount Desert: The most beautiful island in the world Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mount Desert: The most beautiful island in the world Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Chapters on: Indians and explorers; Jesuits; de Gregoire; Bernard; Wreck of the Grand Design; British Navy; Early settlers; Summer visitors; Green Mountain Railway; Navy; Social Life; Bar Harbor fire; Jackson Lab; Acadia National Park. | ||
| Green Grows Bar Harbor: reflections from Kebo Valley Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Green Grows Bar Harbor: reflections from Kebo Valley Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: History of Bar Harbor, with photographs by Sargent Collier. Includes chapters on Acadia National Park, social and club life, island laboratories, Bar Harbor-Yarmouth ferry, Fire of 1947, Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar Harbor Club, Pot and Kettle Club, the Building of Arts, Great Automobile War. Mentions performances of the Boston Symphony at the Building of Arts. | ||
| Special Paper Maine Fire Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Special Paper Maine Fire Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Picture record of Bar Harbor Fire of 1947 | |||
| Interview Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Audio recording of The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House | |||
| Bar Harbor Burns Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Bar Harbor Burns Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: article from the Bureaugraph , November 1947 on Maine Fires and Situation on Mount Desert Island | |||
| Health Measures after the Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Health Measures after the Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy Health measures to be taken related to returning evacuees, pledge of funds to Jackson Lab, Red Cross role, Bar Harbor Times | |||
| Society issues related to Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Society issues related to Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Boston Sunday Herald article on decline of BH as resort area, Chamber letter to the editor (photocopy) and photocopy of letter in the Bangor Daily News responding to a letter of Nov 3 of demise of summer homes | |||
| Accounts of Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Accounts of Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper stories from Boston Post, Bangor Commercial, NY Times (listing places burned and owners) retyped on a computer | |||
| Articles on Jordan Pond House History and Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Articles on Jordan Pond House History and Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Eight pages of articles detailing history of the Jordan Pond House, its loss by fire, reactions to the loss, employee reminiscences and popover recipe. Many photographs included. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.038.1 | ||
| Jordan Pond House Burns Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Jordan Pond House Burns Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Articles beginning on p.1 and continued on p.2 describing the fire which destroyed the Jordan Pond House on June 21, 1979. Several photos are included. Previously archived as 012.FIC.038.2 | ||
| Various Articles Pertaining to the History of Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Various Articles Pertaining to the History of Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Articles from various newspapers pertaining to the history of Southwest Harbor. Titles include: A Legend of Southwest Harbor, authored by Mrs. Seth Thornton Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.8 | |||
| Island Retrospect Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Island Retrospect Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times ,10/13/1983, written by Dotty Cooke. A first hand account of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire as told by Dotty Cooke. |