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Dedication of the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Isaac T. Moore	1920	Mount Desert Island		Dedication of the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5985 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1920 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Crowd milling about. Radio tower on Thompson's Island visible. (MAN 6)
Dedication of the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Isaac T. Moore	1920	Mount Desert Island		Dedication of the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5986 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1920 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Crowd seated in foreground (where visitor's center is now) marching band on bridge. Radio tower in background.
Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Isaac T. Moore	1920	Mount Desert Island		Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5994 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1920 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Crowd standing watching unknown man give speech. Photograph looking east from Thompson's Island. (MAN 18)
Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Isaac T. Moore	1920	Mount Desert Island		Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5995 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1920 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Crowd standing on Thompson's island. Barn and farmhouse where Visitor's Center now is. (MAN 17)
Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Isaac T. Moore	1920	Mount Desert Island		Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5987 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1920 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Band marching in foreground, crowd marching with American flags in background.
Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Isaac T. Moore	1920	Mount Desert Island		Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5993 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1920 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Crowd standing near shore, looking west toward Bayside in Trenton. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge	Isaac T. Moore	1920	Mount Desert Island		Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-4961 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events Structures, Transportation, Bridge Creator: Isaac T. Moore Date: 1920 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Crowd seated in foreground (where visitor's center is now) marching band on bridge. Radio tower in background. Digital image from Jeff Dobbs Productions.
Mount Desert - The Story of Saint Sauveur Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Booklet	People Places, Island	William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)	1921	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert - The Story of Saint Sauveur Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7410 Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: People Places, Island Creator: William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939) Date: 1921 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Printed for private circulation in 1921.
The Future of Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Places, Island	Charles W. Eliot II	1928	Mount Desert Island		The Future of Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6127 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Island Creator: Charles W. Eliot II Date: 1928 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Charles Eliot's report to the Plan Committee of the B. H. Village Improvement Society addressing the future of Lafayette National Park and of the villages on MDI via the park service or the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. Maps included. (Scanned copy in part from University of Maine)
Sir Samuel Argall, the First Englishman at Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	People	William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939)	1924	Mount Desert Island		Sir Samuel Argall, the First Englishman at Mount Desert Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6144 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Creator: William Otis Sawtelle (1874-1939) Date: 1924 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Publication of a paper presented by William Sawtelle to the Maine Historical Society in 1923 about Samuel Argall, merchant tailor, of Bristol, England, and the first Englishman recorded to have visited Mount Desert Island in 1613.
Property of J. Stanley Reeve at Deep Cove Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Projection, Plan	Other	Charles A. Haynes	1929	Mount Desert Island		Property of J. Stanley Reeve at Deep Cove Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2576 Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Other Creator: Charles A. Haynes Date: 1929 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Blueprint, 49x36", of property lot of J. Stanley Reeve at Deep Cove on Western Bay.
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, July 26, 1922 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile	Cammerer, Arno B.	1922-07-26	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, July 26, 1922 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1033 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1922-07-26 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the acting director of the National Park Service, Arno B. Cammerer, to the Lafayette National Park custodian, George B. Dorr. Cammerer informs Dorr that a proposed road project in Lafayette National Park has been approved. Cammerer believes the proposed plan will provide access to more of the park and states that the planning recognized the importance of keeping some areas remote from the development to maintain their wild character. People Mentioned: E. C. Finney, Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more]
George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody Letter, March 8, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile	Pepper, George Wharton	1924-03-08	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody Letter, March 8, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1032 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile Creator: Pepper, George Wharton Date: 1924-03-08 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Senator George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody. Senator Pepper includes a copy of the text from a letter he wrote to Loren Kimball, outlining his position on the construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Pepper tells Peabody that he feels the Jordan Pond Valley is spoiled but hopes that the Bubble Pond Valley may yet be saved. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Barrington Moore to Harold Peabody Letter, March 14, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other Places, Park Places, Road Recreation Transportation, Automobile	Moore, Barrington	1924-03-14	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Barrington Moore to Harold Peabody Letter, March 14, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1030 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other Places, Park Places, Road Recreation Transportation, Automobile Creator: Moore, Barrington Date: 1924-03-14 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Barrington Moore suggesting arguments to Harold Peabody for advancing his campaign against the further construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Moore argues that while roads are necessary for the park to fulfill its mission of providing access to the public, certain areas must be kept wild, not only for the enjoyment of those seeking solitude in nature but also to serve as natural laboratories for scientists. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr [show more]
Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 14, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Weekes, Frederic Delano	1924-07-14	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 14, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1026 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Weekes, Frederic Delano Date: 1924-07-14 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell, the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. Weekes states his hope that high-ranking officials in the National Park Service will share his and Rowell's view that road construction in Lafayette National Park should be curtailed. Weekes goes on to suggest that those involved with the various path committees should confer and create a plan to prevent over-development in the park. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard, Arno B. Cammerer, Harold Peabody [show more]
Lafayette National Park Northeast Harbor Library	Map	Places, Island Places, Park		1922	Mount Desert Island		Lafayette National Park Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-3570 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Places, Park Date: 1922 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Topographic map showing boundaries of Lafayette National Park (now Acadia National Park). Hancock County towns (Trenton, Lamoine, Hancock, and Sorrento) and some nearby islands are shown. George Wood's "Geology of Mt. Desert" is printed on the back.
George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker Letter, September 27, 1920 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Dorr, George B.	1920-09-27	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker Letter, September 27, 1920 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1035 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Dorr, George B. Date: 1920-09-27 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile	Lynam, Fred C.	1924-03-11	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1031 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other Places, Park Recreation Transportation, Automobile Creator: Lynam, Fred C. Date: 1924-03-11 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peters, John A.	1924-03-19	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1029 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peters, John A. Date: 1924-03-19 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Deasy, Luere B.	1924-03-20	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1028 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Deasy, Luere B. Date: 1924-03-20 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peters, John A.	1924-03-21	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1027 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peters, John A. Date: 1924-03-21 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Places, Park	Dorr, George B.	1925-04-10	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1024 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Places, Park Creator: Dorr, George B. Date: 1925-04-10 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Work, Hubert	1925-05-18	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1023 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1925-05-18 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peabody, Harold	1925-05-21	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925 Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1022 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peabody, Harold Date: 1925-05-21 Place: Mount Desert Island 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	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Cammerer, Arno B.	1927-02-28	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (2) Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Identifier: bhvia-1021 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-02-28 Place: Mount Desert Island 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]

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