Cranberry Isles, Little Cranberry Island, Islesford
Description: The photograph shows the room which was built onto the back of the Islesford Library in 1998 to house the Islesford Historical Society collection.
Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
Structures, Civic, Public, Town Hall
Creator:
Ralph - Isaac E. Ralph
Date:
1916
Place:
Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Description: Two sheets of blueprints for the proposed municipal building and firehouse on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. One sheet shows Front and Side Elevations (west and south). The top of the drawing is labeled "Building Fire-House, Northeast Harbor, Town of Mt. Desert. I.E. Ralph, Architect. To the right of the elevation drawings is a partial section of the wall and roof. The other sheet shows the first and second floor plans, as well as a partial section of the building denoting the sizes and types of wood to be used. The first floor has space for the fire department, as well as a heater room and toilet, while the second floor has a large Selectmens' Office in the front, unfinished space behind, and a small toilet room. Both sheets are roughly 24" x 36" The municipal building was constructed between 1916 and 1917 and cost a total of $7151.66. For his work on the plans, I.E. Ralph received $146.90. [show more]
Description: 18" high, 53 3/4" long Part of a larger project to redesign the northern part of Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Charles Sumner Frost was a summer resident in Northeast Harbor.
Description: Frame containing four fragments of pages from programs from the Pastime Theatre in Northeast Harbor, ME. Two of the fragments contain lists of coming attractions, one for the weeks of October 9 and 16 and the other for the weeks of January 1 and 7, 1917. People Mentioned: Billie Burke, Dustin Farnum, Pearl White, Pauline Frederick, Francis Bushman, Theodore Roberts, Fannie Ward, Marguerite Clark, Harold Lockwood, John Barrymore, Marie Doro, Sidney Drew, Mrs. Sidney Drew [show more]
Description: Garden and fountain in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. A brief history of the White House is printed on the back of the photograph. Hand Colored
Description: Manilla folder with "Neighborhood House" written on it. Inside contains two copies of plans for the revenue project of the Islesford Neighborhood House