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| 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). | |||
| 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. | ||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 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. | |||
| Vessel "Hurricane" aground on Great Cranberry Island Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Vessel "Hurricane" aground on Great Cranberry Island Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper articles. Article 963 A "Maine's Misty Kingdoms" NY Times August 26, 1984; Article 963 B about the boat "Hurricane" aground on GCI (no date). | |||
| A Little Bit of Hell, Maine Style Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| A Little Bit of Hell, Maine Style Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Article: A Little Bit of Hell, Maine Style. (TBD 1/9/18, article not located; see also pending Backlog item 2501 for possible copy.) See reprint in Cranberry Chronicle Spring 2014 edition, page 7, from Bangor Daily News ca. 1919; Sam Spurling was aboard the Cashier during this event. Introductory paragraph: “A Little Bit of Hell—Maine Style That’s What Capt. Spurling Gave a Pirate. State Gets Tokens of His Courage. from the Bangor Daily News, ca. 1919 It was just ninety-six years ago Tuesday (Jan. 21) that an event happened in the harbor of Trinidad, Cuba, which reflected great credit on the leader of a bold enterprise, recollections of which have recently been stirred in Maine, on account of the purchase by the state of a brace of pistols and a sword from Mrs. E. Preble of Framingham, Mass…..” And see Charles Liebow notes on the Cashier: - CASHIER: Masters - Samuel Spurling & William Moore, Built in Eden in 1820, 30 Gross Tons, 49.8/17.8/5.3: Two masts with a square stern. Perhaps the vessel from which Sam Spurling gave the Caribbean pirates a "little bit of Hell, Maine style." [show more] | ||
| "Shark bites boat" 1955 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| "Shark bites boat" 1955 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper clipping, 5 Aug 1955, "Shark bites boat" (see items 400-406) | |||
| Fabbri Home at Bar Harbor Burns Postcard and Clipping, 1917-1918 Jesup Memorial Library |
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|  Fabbri Home at Bar Harbor Burns Postcard and Clipping, 1917-1918 Jesup Memorial Library Description: Postcard from 1917 featuring a photograph of the Fabbri Cottage and a newspaper clipping from January 24, 1918 [year written on clipping incorrect] describing the recent fire that destroyed the home. Black and White | ||
| Articles describing the 1916 Firebug Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Articles describing the 1916 Firebug Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two copies of articles describing the 1916 Firebug on the Cranberry Isles with a summary provided by Bruce Komusin |