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You searched for: 'bar harbor'Date: 1940s
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 1947
Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Biggest Job in 26 Years Faces Publicity Bureau Newspaper clippings (photocopies) of articles about the loss of Bar Harbor after the 1947 fire...
Cranberry Isles brochure ca. 1929-1942
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Places
  • 1940
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Cranberry Isles brochure ca. 1929-1942
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
...Bus service connected to train "Bar Harbor Express."...
The Jesup Memorial Library Exhibitions Flier, 1946
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Document, Announcement
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Jesup Memorial Library
  • 1946
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
...Flier listing upcoming exhibitions at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, ME...
Letter to Mrs. Williams
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire fighters
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Salisbury Cove
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1947
Letter to Mrs. Williams
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Unknown who wrote letter regarding recollection of Bar Harbor Fire, Fire of 1947 from Somesville, trying to get firefighters to Salisbury Cove...
Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 6, 1947
Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Suggestions of ways to counteract bad publicity indicating that the whole state, MDI, Bar Harbor have been destroyed by the fire of 47...
Letter from Horace Bunker to his Uncle Ben
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • 1945
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter from Horace Bunker to his Uncle Ben
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Edgar Bunker to his Uncle Ben in 1945; he sends a copy of God’s Pocket, Rachel Field’s novel about Samuel Hadlock’s tour of Europe, and he describes his recent 50th wedding anniversary celebration, transcribed.


File Attachment:
2013.246.2760_Transcription.pdf
…., Feb. 19, 1945 Dear Uncle Ben, When Horace and I visited you a while ago on our trip to Bar Harbor and Cranberry Island, I asked you if you had ever
Are You Ready For the Peace?, c. 1945
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Jesup Memorial Library
  • 1945 c.
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
General letter from the Jesup Memorial Library to accompany a catalog of its most recent acquisitions. The letter asks for monetary contributions and lists different subscriber levels. The names of the members of the book committee are also provided. People Mentioned: John Whitcomb, Arthur Train, Mrs. R. Amory Thorndike, Dora Brewer, John Hampton Barnes, Mrs. Edward Browning, Mrs. Haskell Cleaves, Mrs. Harry Conners, Mrs. Shepard Fabbri, Sheldon Goldthwait, Mrs. Richard W. Hale, Mrs. Russell S. Hubbard, Mrs. John H. Evans, Seth Libby, Mrs. Ralph Masterman, Eleanor Mellon, Harriett V. C. Ogden, Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz, Mrs. Stanley M. Rinehart, Mrs. C. Morton Smith, Alonzo H. Tuck [show more]
Panel Art Prints
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • 1948
Panel Art Prints
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Small (3 X 5) photo album of black and white photos in and around Bar Harbor, taken in 1948, one year after Fire...
Scrapbook, newspaper clippings about 1947 Bar Harbor Fire
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, 1947
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • 1948
Scrapbook, newspaper clippings about 1947 Bar Harbor Fire
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...A green faux leather scrapbook that includes many clippings from the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert island...
1949 Logbook
Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Organizations
  • Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • 1949
  • Copyright Undetermined
1949 Logbook
Northeast Harbor Fleet
Description:
149 pages of notices related to the 1949 season, along with entry lists, race results, and bylaws amendments.


File Attachment:
NEHF_1949_Annual Report 2022X.04.019.pdf
…Note exception in Bar Harbor races. …Note exception in the Bar Harbor Yacht Club Regatta races . …Bar Harbor, but no provision wi l l be made f or towing dinghi e s. …BAR HARBOR YACHT CLUB REGATTA Thur sday, July 28, 1949 th The Bar ~rbor Rega.tto. for 1949 is being held in conjunction with e ~ual July Cruis e of The
1946 Logbook
Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Organizations
  • Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • 1946
  • Copyright Undetermined
1946 Logbook
Northeast Harbor Fleet
Description:
101 pages, including Racing Instructions booklet (page 17 missing), announcements, notices, etc.


File Attachment:
NEHF_1946 REDUCED.pdf
…THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET RACING INSTRUCTIONS 1946 The Northeast Harbor Fleet RACING INSTRUCTIONS 1946 RACING RULES The Rac ing l{ul es o f the North …tst Harbor Fleet. …I THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET NOATiiEAST HARBOR MAINE I THE NORTFI.EAST HARBOR FLEET 1946 'l'HE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET ' . 1. …1.1t0rning and afternoon r a ces with each crew bringing a lunch for a picnic on Bar (Prior} I s land at the head of Somes Sound.
Information card for the U.S.S. Missouri visit to Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Card
  • Other
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • Other, Transportation - water
  • 1946
Description:
...Missouri launched January 29, 1944 Commissioned June 11, 1944 Visited Bar Harbor in August of 1946 Connie Jellison went on board for a tour...
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Plate
  • Places, Town
  • 1920 - 1940 c
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Undetermined
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
...China plate with umber illustrations of Bar Harbor from Malvern Hill...
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Plate
  • Places, Town
  • 1920 - 1940 c
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Undetermined
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
...China plate with blue illustration of Bar Harbor from Malvern Hill...
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Plate
  • Places, Town
  • 1920 - 1940 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
Decorative China Plate
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
...China plate with green illustration of Bar Harbor from Malvern Hill...
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Railing Piece
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Souvenir
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1940 c.
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Undetermined
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Railing Piece
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Block of railing from the German liner ship the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Gold plaque attached says "Teakwood Rail from the U.S.S. Mount Vernon 1917 - 1940". The Kronprinzessin Cecilie was given the name U.S.S. Mount Vernon when it was seized by the U.S. government at the start of WWI.
Bar Harbor Playhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • 1948
Bar Harbor Playhouse
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...Playbill for the Bar Harbor Playhouse and the Surry Playhouse. Contains mostly advertisements of local businesses...
Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, details
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1948
Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, details
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Details, Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, blue print, n.d...
Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, details
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1948
Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, details
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Details, Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, pencil on tissue, 1/19/1948...
YMCA , Bar Harbor, Maine, 1949-1970
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1949
YMCA , Bar Harbor, Maine, 1949-1970
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
...Sketchplan, alterations, section drawings, floor plan of gym, YMCA , Bar Harbor, Maine, 1949-1965...
House for Antonio Y. Stewart, Bar Harbor, Hulls Cove, 1948
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1948
Description:
...Sketchplan, bar and cupboard details, 3A, House for Antonio Y. Stewart, Bar Harbor, Hulls Cove, 1948...
Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, Full size details, rafters
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1948
Description:
...Full Size details, rafters, Malvern Flower Shop, Bar Harbor, pencil on tissue, n.d...
House for Mrs. Potter Palmer, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1948-1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1948
Description:
...Potter Palmer, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1948-1950...
House for Mrs. Beatrix Farrand, Bar Harbor, Maine, Sheet 3
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1946
Description:
...Beatrix Farrand, Bar Harbor, Maine, blueprint, 2/1946...
House for Mrs. Beatrix Farrand, Bar Harbor, Maine , sheet 2
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Other, Architectural & site components
  • Other, Architectural drawings
  • Patterson, R.W., SR
  • 1946
Description:
...Beatrix Farrand, Bar Harbor, Maine, blueprint, 2/1946...