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| The Ovens at Bar Harbor Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  The Ovens at Bar Harbor Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The Ovens at Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen and "Ovesn at Bar Harbor/ Mt. Desert, Me." Black and white | ||
| Freeman House with Buggy Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Freeman House with Buggy Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Freeman House with a buggy in the driveway, in Southwest Harbor, ME, c. 1860s. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white |
| Waves Crashing on the Shore Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Waves Crashing on the Shore Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Waves crash against the rocks at Great Head on Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white | ||
| John and John A. Somes Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  John and John A. Somes Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: John and John A. Somes pose outside a house. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. People Depicted: John Somes, John A. Somes Black and white | |
| Winter Carnival Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Winter Carnival Photograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Richard Savage, Jim McLeod, and an unidentified man give two children a ride in a tractor with a snow plow at a winter carnival. Sticker on back identifies some of the individuals in the photograph. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads "Winter Carnival/ Spiker" in black pen. People Depicted: Richard Savage, Jim McLeod Black and white | |
| Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine
Mount Desert Island and Adjacent Islands Geographical Map, 1887 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine
Mount Desert Island and Adjacent Islands Geographical Map, 1887 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Geographical map showing the locations of towns, landmarks, and geographical features of Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, ME. Lists of the heights of mountains peaks and the summer levels of lakes and ponds are also included. 1 in. = 1 mile |
| Road Map, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Mount Desert Island Road and Path Map, 1930 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Road Map, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Mount Desert Island Road and Path Map, 1930 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Road map of Mount Desert Island, ME showing the motor roads, Rockefeller carriage roads, and trails on the island. Elevation lines are also included. 1 : 40,000 |
| Mount Desert Quadrangle Topographical Map, 1942 Jesup Memorial Library |
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|  Mount Desert Quadrangle Topographical Map, 1942 Jesup Memorial Library Description: Topographical map of the Mount Desert Quadrangle in Hancock County, ME produced by the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Depicts the elevations of Mount Desert Island and surrounding islands. 1:62500 | |
| George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker Letter, September 27, 1920 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker Letter, September 27, 1920 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker, thanking her for her information regarding Mr. Moore's appointment. Dorr hopes he will have an opportunity to personally discuss his plans for the park with Baker. | |
| Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from Fred C. Lynam to the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, Frank B. Rowell. Lynam disagrees with Senator George Wharton Pepper's objection to the proposed road construction project in Lafayette National Park. Lynam believes the road network is necessary for providing access to the park to those who cannot, or do not want, to hike. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper |
| John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from John A. Peters to Senator George Wharton Pepper. Peters urges Pepper to state support for proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park at a scheduled hearing with the Secretary of the Interior. Peters goes onto to advise Pepper to suggest the creation of an advisory panel to assist in the creation of road planning projects in the future. Finally Peters states the senator's "misunderstanding" of the road issue should not keep him from attending the upcoming Republican convention. People Mentioned: Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more] |
| Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, in which Deasy states his support of proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park. Deasy has the utmost confidence in the park custodian, George Dorr, and states that opposition to the project is not acting in the interest of the public. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot, George B. Dorr |
| John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter in which John A. Peters urges Frank B. Rowell to change his position regarding the proposed road construction on Mount Desert Island. Peters refers to enclosed copies of letters arguing for the proposed project to continue. People Mentioned: Luere B. Deasy, George Wharton Pepper |
| George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: Letter from George Dorr to Gist Blair regarding Blair's acceptance of the chairmanship of a committee. Dorr states he would like Blair's work to extend to the whole of conservation. |
| Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, to Harold Peabody, responding to inquiries from Mr. and Mrs. Peabody regarding the status of road construction projects in Lafayette National Park. Work quotes a telegram from George Dorr stating that there are no road construction projects proceeding in the national park except those which were authorized the previous summer and that since these projects are on land held by trustees of public reservations, the Department of the Interior has no control over them. People Mentioned: Marian Lawrence Peabody, George B. Dorr, Stephen T. Mather [show more] |
| Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, regarding conflicting information about new road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody accuses the Lafayette Park administrators of maintaining a policy of secrecy about projects. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard |
| Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more] |
| John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond. |
| Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more] |
| Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: Charles W. Eliot writes to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president, Gist Blair, regarding the delay of the arrival of the National Park Service's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. Eliot was to work with the government's representative in July, but, due to the delay, is now putting his plans on hold until August. He inquires of Blair if he might be of some service to the village in the interim, and if the Village Improvement Association would be willing to pay for his additional travel expenses. People Mentioned: Arno B. Cammerer [show more] |
| Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association informing him that there will be a delay in the arrival of the government's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Charles W. Eliot | |
| Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, regarding the arrival of a government landscape architect. Cammerer assures Blair that, despite continued delays, the National Park Service wants to work with Blair's organization toward a plan for Lafayette National Park's future development. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot |
| Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from landscape architect Sidney N. Shurcliff confirming that he is to make a plan of a proposed parkway. People Mentioned: Robert Patterson |
| V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: An unsigned letter to V. Roswell Ludgate of the National Park Service asking that vistas in Acadia National Park, which have become obscured by tree growth, be cleared. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr | |
| M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association |
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|  M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott |