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Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Guidebook	Places, Island Places, Landscape Structures, Commercial, Lodging			Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7234 Type: Publication, Guidebook Subject: Places, Island Places, Landscape Structures, Commercial, Lodging Date: Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.
Roc Caivano Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People		07.10.2021	Mount Desert Island		Roc Caivano Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7338 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 07.10.2021 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Elly Andrews interviews 4 of Roc Caivano's close friends from his Yale years: Bob Knight, Peter Woerner, Tom Carey, and Ron Filson. Roc received his BA from Dartmouth College and a Master of Architecture degree from Yale University. He and and wife Helen arrived on MDI in 1974 where he was hired to start a program in Environmental Design at the College of the Atlantic. While at COA, Roc, Barbara Sassaman and Harris Hyman established an office in Southwest Harbor where they were involved in the renovation of the Turrets, a granite shorefront “cottage” designed by Bruce Price and originally built in 1895. They also created the Wendell Gilley Museum, the Somesville bridge and a number of single family residences. For over 45 years Roc Caivano Architects prepared the master plan for Acadia National Park, the renovation and conversion of the Schoodic Navel Station in to the Schoodic National Park Education Center, Acadia’s Fee Station and the Island Explorer Bus Shelter System, the Mary Dow and MDI Hospital Oncology Centers and other medical and educational facilities. [show more]
Bar Harbor Times Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Newspaper	Events Places, Town		10/4/1951	Mount Desert Island		Bar Harbor Times Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2173 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events Places, Town Date: 10/4/1951 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
1808 Plan of the Moiety of the Island of Mount Desert Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places	Town - Salem Town Jr. (1780-1872)	1808	Mount Desert Island	No Known Copyright	1808 Plan of the Moiety of the Island of Mount Desert Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-11307 Type: Map Subject: Places Creator: Town - Salem Town Jr. (1780-1872) Date: 1808 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Surveyed and drawn by: Town - Salem Town Jr. (1780-1872) Inscription on map says "“A Plan of the moiety of the Island of Mount Desert granted by the Legislature of Massachusetts in June 1785 and afterwards by a division of said Island assigned to John Barnard Esq. surveyed and Lotted in 1808 By Salem Town Jun.r Hancock Is Register of Deeds Office July12, 1839 – This is a true copy of the Plan titled & signed as above, and deposited in this office. Attest F.B. Morgan Reg.r" Although popularly known as the "Salem Towne Map," this original map, owned by the Southwest Harbor Public Library, was drawn and clearly signed by "Salem Town Junr" in 1808. [show more]
Local Civil War Soldiers Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Other People		1842-1860's	Mount Desert Island		Local Civil War Soldiers Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5423 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Other People Date: 1842-1860's Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Scanned photographs of area Maine Militia and Civil War soldiers. Photo 1829 a: Colonel William Edwin Hadlock, Little Cranberry Isle Photo 1829 b: Samuel T. Savage, enlisted 8-21-1862 Photo 1829 c: Augustus Chase Savage, Acting Lieutenant, US Navy 1864-1865 Photo 1829 d: Thomas Savage, 1842-1865 (from a tintype) See item 2051/GEN 0565
The Tracy Diary Jesup Memorial Library	Document, Other Documents	People	Tracy	1855	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	The Tracy Diary Jesup Memorial Library Identifier: jml-8382 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: People Creator: Tracy Date: 1855 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A log of the Tracy visit from New York to Mount Desert island from July 30th - September 4th of 1855. Includes commentary by George B Dorr. Three documents.
Grave of Brother Du Thet & Ruins of St. Savior's Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	Structures, Ceremonial, Gravehouse	T. W. Strong	1857	Mount Desert Island		Grave of Brother Du Thet & Ruins of St. Savior's Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-4888 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Ceremonial, Gravehouse Creator: T. W. Strong Date: 1857 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Lithograph of grave on the southeast side of MDI, site of a mission founded A.D. 1613 by Father Biard destroyed by Argall of Virginia.
Freeman House with Buggy Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Recreation Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel	Allen	1865 c.	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Freeman House with Buggy Stereograph Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1028 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Recreation Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel Creator: Allen Date: 1865 c. Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Freeman House with a buggy in the driveway, in Southwest Harbor, ME, c. 1860s. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white
Rose Lamb's Sketch Book Northeast Harbor Library	Object, Painting, Sketchbook	People Places, Island	Rose Lamb	1869	Mount Desert Island		Rose Lamb's Sketch Book Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1468 Type: Object, Painting, Sketchbook Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Rose Lamb Date: 1869 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Rose Lamb, the aunt of Aimee and Rosamund Lamb of Sutton Island used to come to the Asticou Inn. The sketch book includes pencil sketches of people and places on Mount Desert Island.
Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Chart, Family Tree	People	N. K. Sawyer	1871	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6444 Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: People Creator: N. K. Sawyer Date: 1871 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Attributed to Ezra A. Dodge. Downloaded from archive.org. NEHL has a spiral bound photocopy of poor quality
Dodge's Guide Book and Map Bar Harbor Historical Society	Publication, Guidebook	Places, Island	Ezra Herrick Dodge	1874-06	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Undetermined	Dodge's Guide Book and Map Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-1081 Type: Publication, Guidebook Subject: Places, Island Creator: Ezra Herrick Dodge Publisher: Portland: Loring, Short and Harmon Date: 1874-06 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Guidebook of Mount Desert Island writen by Ezra Herrick Dodge. Title page read's: "Dodge's Guide Book and Map to and over Mount Desert Island by E. H. Dodge, of Tremont (Mt. Desert), Me. Portland: Loring, Short and Harmon. June, 1872"
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book	Places, Island	Samuel Adams Drake	1875	Mount Desert Island		Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1726 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places, Island Creator: Samuel Adams Drake Date: 1875 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Chapters 2 and 3 of Samuel Drake's book which deals with the history, geography, and ecology of Mount Desert Island. Many photographs included.
1880 Map Showing Route of Steamers Connecting Mount Desert Island with Eastern R.R. for Boston Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places	U. S. Coast Survey	1880	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	1880 Map Showing Route of Steamers Connecting Mount Desert Island with Eastern R.R. for Boston Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-2678 Type: Map Subject: Places Creator: U. S. Coast Survey Publisher: Passenger Dep't of Eastern R.R. Co. Date: 1880 Place: Mount Desert Island
1881 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places		1881	Mount Desert Island	In Copyright	1881 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-2747 Type: Map Subject: Places Date: 1881 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine
Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward Northeast Harbor Library	Map	Places, Island	J. Hilgard, Superintendent	1882	Mount Desert Island		Topography of Mount Desert Island and Islands to the Southward Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2434 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Creator: J. Hilgard, Superintendent Date: 1882 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Large topographical map of Mount Desert Island and off shore islands.
Chart of the Outer Islands of Mount Desert Island Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places		1883	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Chart of the Outer Islands of Mount Desert Island Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-2741 Type: Map Subject: Places Date: 1883 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Coast Chart No. 103, Mount Desert Island, Frenchman’s and Blue Hill Bays and Approaches, Maine
1883 Topographical drawing of the Crest, Face and Talus of a Granite Cliff. (Eagle Cliff, Mt. Desert Id.) Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places	Hergesheimer - E. Hergesheimer	1883	Mount Desert Island	No Known Copyright	1883 Topographical drawing of the Crest, Face and Talus of a Granite Cliff. (Eagle Cliff, Mt. Desert Id.) Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-2677 Type: Map Subject: Places Creator: Hergesheimer - E. Hergesheimer Date: 1883 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Shows the Carroll Homestead, Valley Cove and unidentified homestead just north of Valley Cove.
Mount Desert Souvenir : Fifteenth Annual Excursion of the Massachusetts Press Association, July 5-9, 1884 Southwest Harbor Public Library	Publication, Book	Places	Allen - Warren P. Allen (1843-1905)	1884	Mount Desert Island	No Known Copyright	Mount Desert Souvenir : Fifteenth Annual Excursion of the Massachusetts Press Association, July 5-9, 1884 Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15625 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Places Creator: Allen - Warren P. Allen (1843-1905) Publisher: Charles W. Eddy Date: 1884 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A souvenir album of the Bar Harbor, Maine, area published by Charles W. Eddy, Ware, Massachusetts, with autoglyph prints by W. P. Allen, West Gardner, Massachusetts. Includes "21 autoglyph illustrations [by W.P. Allen] from photographs at Mount Desert, Maine, and a portrait. W.P. Allen, of West Gardner, purchased Artotype patent rights [in] 1879...Chandler identifies the Autoglyph with the Indotype patent." -- Hanson Collection catalog, p. 79 Includes photographs of: - Rodick House - Pulpit Rock - Balancing Rock - Duck Brook - Eagle Lake House - Green Mountain Railroad Train - Summit House on Green (Cadillac) Mountain - Mount Desert Island from Hancock Point - East from Sullivan Landing - Spouting Horn - Buckboard Part with Bee-Hive (Beehive) Mountain in background - Great Head - The Ovens - Cathedral Rock - Profile Rock - Natural Bridge - Great Oven [show more]
Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library	Map	Places, Island		1885	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert and adjacent islands embracing the towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-3726 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Date: 1885 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Relief shown in hachures and spot heights. Shows roads and landowners.
1885 Map of Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places		1885	Mount Desert Island	No Known Copyright	1885 Map of Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-2668 Type: Map Subject: Places Publisher: George N. Colby & Co. Date: 1885 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine. An inset at the bottom shows parts of Scarborough and Old Orchard and the cities of Saco and Biddeford.
Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine Mount Desert Island and Adjacent Islands Geographical Map, 1887 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Map	Structures, Dwellings, House	Colby, George N.	1887	Mount Desert Island	Copyright Not Evaluated	Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine Mount Desert Island and Adjacent Islands Geographical Map, 1887 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1009 Type: Map Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: Colby, George N. Publisher: Foster, F. D. Date: 1887 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Geographical map showing the locations of towns, landmarks, and geographical features of Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, ME. Lists of the heights of mountains peaks and the summer levels of lakes and ponds are also included. 1 in. = 1 mile
1887 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Map	Places		1887	Mount Desert Island	No Known Copyright	1887 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-2673 Type: Map Subject: Places Publisher: Colby & Stuart Date: 1887 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Map of Mount Dessert Island, Sorrento, portions of Lamoine, Hancock, Frenchmans Bay, and adjacent islands. Compiled and drawn from official plans and actual surveys.
Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Book, Journal, Diary	People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage		1888	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert Memories - Chronicles of the Mount Desert Party Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7390 Type: Publication, Book, Journal, Diary Subject: People Places, Island Transportation, Carriage Publisher: Ferris Brothers Printers, Philadelphia Date: 1888 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: In July 1888, a group of young people from Philadelphia set off for a holiday in Maine, destination Mount Desert Island. This privately published travel journal recounts with humor their adventures during those days of fun and discovery. This volume belongs to Sarah Carter and contains 36 sepia photographs. The entire journal (cover image) as well as the individual photographs have been scanned. From the Preface: "As the summer of 1888 drew near, some young friends put their heads together to arrange a pleasant trip, and realizing that it is not good for man (and consequently woman) to be alone, they decided to take pity on a few of the sons of Adam, of George Fox persuasion, inviting them to join in an excursion to Mt. Desert; for which said sons of Adam desire to express their true and lasting gratitude." From the estate of John Welsh Drayton and Cynthia Whitney Drayton. Donated to the Library by Mr. Whitney Drayton. [show more]
Mary F. Steenstra, Sixteen Years Old, Rowing a Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	People Vessels, Boat	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)	1890	Mount Desert Island	No Copyright - United States	Mary F. Steenstra, Sixteen Years Old, Rowing a Boat Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5162 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: People Vessels, Boat Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1890 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Mary F. Steenstra, 16 years old, wearing her eyeglasses, with her watch fob cord tucked through her button holes, her handkerchief neatly tucked into her sash and her hat at her feet seems relaxed at the oars of a rowboat, probably in the waters off Mount Desert Island.
Schooner Puritan in Somes Sound Off Brown Mountain Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)	1890	Mount Desert Island	No Copyright - United States	Schooner Puritan in Somes Sound Off Brown Mountain Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-5022 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1890 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Henry L. Rand probably photographed schooner "Puritan" while sailing in Somes Sound aboard his catboat, "Lanita." The photograph was taken in Somes Sound between Halls Quarry behind the camera and Brown Mountain, later Norumbega Mountain in the East behind the schooner.

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