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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Art Building, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Art Building, Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photographic postcard of the Art Building, Bar Harbor. Published by F.E. Sherman, Bar Harbor.
Frenchman's Bay and Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Frenchman's Bay and Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Artist's depiction of Frenchman's Bay and Bar Harbor.
Schooner, Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Schooner, Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Picture postcard of four masted schooner in Southwest Harbor. Photo by Ballard Photos.
Cromwell Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Cromwell Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Artist's depiction of Cromwell Harbor, Bar Harbor Me.
Chatwold
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Unknown
Chatwold
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photographic postcard of Chatwold cottage, Bar Harbor.
Beatrix Farrand Reef Point Stationary
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Stationery
  • People
  • 1900 - 1950 c.
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Undetermined
Beatrix Farrand Reef Point Stationary
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Varying sized of white paper with blue type. Larger sheet reads "Beatrix Farrand Landscape Gardener Reef Point Bar Harbor, Maine". Smaller sheets read "Reef Point Bar Harbor, Maine". Last pieces of stationary in which Farrand refers to herself as "Landscape Gardener".
Leather Portfolio and Key
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Stationery
  • none
  • 1900 - 1920 c
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Undetermined
Leather Portfolio and Key
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Beatrix Farrand's black leather portfolio with matching leather insert. Portfolio has tabs which are labeled "Unanswered", "Answered", "Unpaid", and "Paid". Outside of both the portfolio and insert are initialed "BJ" for Beatrix Jones, her maiden name. Small paper envelope labeled "key" contains the small key which goes to the portfolio. Portfolio "A" (.01), Portfolio "B" (.02), Key (.03) [show more]
Capitan's Inkwell from Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Inkwell
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1914 c
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Undetermined
Description:
Silver inkwell with an engraving of the SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie and the name "Cecilie" engraved under. Inkwell belonged to SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie, a German ocean liner which came to Bar Harbor August 5, 1914.
"Queen of the Sea" Movie Postcards
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • People
  • 1917
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Undetermined
"Queen of the Sea" Movie Postcards
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Three framed black and white postcards of various scenes from the movie "The Queen of the Sea". Postcard in upper righthand corner depicts actress, probably Annette Kellerman, dressed as a mermaid laying on rocky shore. Below that is a postcard depicting a child actress dressed in white toga in a rock crevasse. Third postcard depicts an actor dressed in furs, a round helmet, and sandals standing next to a boat. Text of this postcard reads: "A Boreas Guard in Annette Kellerman's picture Queen of the Sea. August 19, 1917". "The Queen of the Sea" was released in 1918 and was filmed on Mount Desert Island. It starred Annette Kellerman as Merilla the Queen of the Sea. [show more]
George B Dorr at Hunter's Beach postcard
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • none
  • 1880 - 1900
  • Acadia National Park
  • Copyright Undetermined
George B Dorr at Hunter's Beach postcard
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Vertical postcard, colorized image of George B. Dorr standing on a rocky outcrop at Hunter's Beach. Caption on card reads "Cleft at Hunter's Beach, Bar Harbor, ME".
Seal Cove Garage Stationary, undated
Seal Cove Auto Museum
  • Object, Writing, Paper
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Seal Cove Garage
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Richard C. Paine Jr., the founder of the Seal Cove Auto Museum, sold cars through his Seal Cove Garage. Stationary from the Seal Cove Garage.
Postcard from MDI
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • 1995
Postcard from MDI
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Postcard dated June 1995 from Gwen and Brog (?) to Jean Fernald. Exchanges general family and community news
Ship's log child's notebook
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Ship's log child's notebook
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ship's log, used as child's notebook by Emery Richardson, poor condition (found in Bob LaHotan's barn when he cleaned it 2001). A child used it for practicing letters and drawing sailboats.
Hermes Dip Pens
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Dip Pen
  • Hermes
  • 1900 - 1954 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
Hermes Dip Pens
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Pair of matching Hermes dip pens with hade handles owned by Beatrix Farrand.
Seal Harbor Library Bookmark
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Bookmark
Seal Harbor Library Bookmark
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Small five x two inch booksmark with the Seal Harbor Seal, library address, library hours. Date Unknown
The Eyrie
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
The Eyrie
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Postcard of The Eyrie John D. Rockefeller, Jr. estate in Seal Harbor.
St. Ignatius Church, Northeast Harbor, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • National Art Views Company N.Y. City
St. Ignatius Church, Northeast Harbor, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
LaRue Spiker Family Document
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Envelope
  • 4/15/1980
LaRue Spiker Family Document
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
An envelope from Milo B. Stevens & Co. to Frank Sample inside of the envelope is: A return envelope reading Milo B. Stevens & Co., Washington, D.C., Solicitors of Patents and Claims. The envelope is empty. A blank Claim for Pension Form A notice reading Duplicate Discharge telling how to get a second copy of military discharge papers if they are lost or destroyed. A notice reading Employ a Recognized Attorney to help file pension claims. A form to fill out to return to Milo B. Stevens so they can help with military pension benefits for your widow. These Items are inside a leather accodian file. [show more]
Kimball Notebook
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Daniel Kimball
  • 1828-1862
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Kimball Notebook
Northeast Harbor Library
Minutes of the Bicentennial Committee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Other, Bicentennial Committee
  • Other, Meetings
  • Mount Desert Island Historical Society Bicentennial Committee
  • 1961
Minutes of the Bicentennial Committee
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Notebook containing 11 pp. of minutes of meetings of the Bicentennial Committee.
Envelope for discharge papers for Stuart J. Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Envelope
  • November 5, 1945
Envelope for discharge papers for Stuart J. Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Envelope which Stuart J. Smith official military records were sent to him in from the War-Navy Departments in Washington, D.C.
View of the Pier in 1890, Bar Harbor, Maine
Tremont Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
  • Other, Fishing industry
  • Other, Pier, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Steamship Travel
  • Other, Transportation
  • Other, Wharf, Bar Harbor
  • 1890
Description:
published by Island Images, Bar Harbor
Green Mountain railway train 1880-1891, Bar Harbor, Maine
Tremont Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
  • Other, Cadillac Mountain
  • Other, Green Mountain
  • Other, Train Travel
  • Other, Transportation
Description:
published by Island Images, Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor fire of 1947
Tremont Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
  • October 1947
Bar Harbor fire of 1947
Tremont Historical Society
Bar Harbor fire of 1947, Prospect Avenue destruction
Tremont Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
  • October 1947