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| Shipbuilding on Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Shipbuilding on Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library Description: Copy of Stanley's "History of Shipbuilding on MDI "with a list of vessels built between 1782 and 1902. Several photographs of the boats were added by R. Pyle at the Northeast Harbor library. | |
| Benjamin Graves Record Books Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Benjamin Graves Record Books Northeast Harbor Library Description: Box 1 Record book A, 1897-1909 Record book B, Oct. 1902-Oct. 1903 Record book C, 1927-1929 Record book D, 1925-1927 Record book E, 1931-1935 Record book F, 1929-1931 Record book G, 1932 Record book H, 1951 Includes database of clients and works (see uploaded pdf file): Information from Benjamin Graves'work done in the village and on Mount Desert Island from around 1897 through 1951. Much of this time was before reinforced concrete was widely adopted, so while the ledger detail includes other materials, "stone" is a common denominator. Labor rates and other local masons names are shown, as well as early rusticators. Bishop Doane, the Episcopal Church, Pres. Eliot and others' work is laid out. [show more] | ||
| Bar Harbor Loan & Building Association Envelope Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Bar Harbor Loan & Building Association Envelope Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Envelope with the return address for Bar Harbor Loan & Building Association, c. 1930s | |
| Architectural Drawings & Early Sketches of Fred L. Savage Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Architectural Drawings & Early Sketches of Fred L. Savage Northeast Harbor Library Description: Catalog of Fred Savage exhibit held at the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. | |
| Acadia Night Sky Festival Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Acadia Night Sky Festival Southwest Harbor Public Library | ||
| Beaver Dam Failure on Mount Desert Island College of the Atlantic |
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|  Beaver Dam Failure on Mount Desert Island College of the Atlantic Description: Terrain analysis-based risk assessment of beaver-modified wetlands for dam failure during intense precipitation events. |
| Mt. Dessert Island Bridge Dedication Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Mt. Dessert Island Bridge Dedication Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library 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 |
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|  Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library 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. | |
| Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library 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 |
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|  Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Band marching in foreground, crowd marching with American flags in background. | |
| Dedication of the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Dedication of the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library 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 |
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|  Dedication of Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library 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 the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Dedication of the Trenton Bridge Northeast Harbor Library Description: Dedication ceremony of old Trenton Bridge. Crowd milling about. Radio tower on Thompson's Island visible. (MAN 6) | |
| Collection of photographs and slides Northeast Harbor Fleet |
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|  Collection of photographs and slides Northeast Harbor Fleet Description: Collection consisting of two 3"x5" photographs and 14 color slides in Kodak slide box. All taken between 1976 and circa 1980 The items in this collection are: 2023.03.001 - 3"x5" photograph of Mercury #10 sailing 2023.03.002 - 3"x5" photograph of race committee boat Shearwater rafted with three sailboats 2023.03.003 - Kodak slide box 2023.03.004 - Slide showing blue Hinckley sailboat, sail 555, under sail 2023.03.005 - Sailboats racing in front of Bear Island 2023.03.006 - International Class race, #3 on left, #2 (Auriga) on right, off Gilpatrick Cove 2023.03.007 - International Class #2 (Auriga) under sail off Gilpatrick Ledge 2023.03.008 - International Class #2 (Auriga) under sail off Bear Island 2023.03.009 - 3 Mercuries racing close together, 2 boats visible in distance 2023.03.010 - 3 Mercuries racing close together, 2 boats in distance overlapping 2023.03.011 - 3 Mercuries racing close together, 1 boat visible in distance 2023.03.012 - International Class #1 (Firefly), close up, two people aboard, man at helm is wearing a hat 2023.03.013 - International Class #1 (Firefly) from stern; Great Cranberry Island in background 2023.03.014 - Stern of dark blue sailboat, Pirate, #13560 2023.03.015 - Dark blue sailboat, Pirate, #13560, from boat 2023.03.016 - Two Solings racing #412 and #312; Bunker & Ellis in distance, with Bear Island beyond 2023.03.017 - Solings racing downwind in front of Branscom's Coal Wharf; the closer boat is #554, and the boat behind has a striped spinnaker [show more] |
| Maine Fire Disaster Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Perlinsky, Kaufman, and Mourkas Contract, March 16, 1935 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Perlinsky, Kaufman, and Mourkas Contract, March 16, 1935 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Transcript of the lease between Mark Perlinsky, lessor, and Angela C. Kaufman and Thomas Mourkas, lessees, for the property and building known as the Perlinsky Block on the western side of Main Street in Bar Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: Mark Perlinsky, Angela C. Kaufman, Thomas Mourkas, Anna C. Valent, Ida M. Grindle, R. C. Masterman |
| R.C. Masterman Receipt, August 19, 1937 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  R.C. Masterman Receipt, August 19, 1937 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Receipt signed by Norman Shaw for $212.64 paid by R.C. Masterman, attorney for Angela C. Kaufman. People Mentioned: Norman Shaw, R. C. Masterman, Angela C. Kaufman, I. C. Haraden |
| Ivan E. Cedar and Angela C. Kaufman Contract, July 18, 1936 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Ivan E. Cedar and Angela C. Kaufman Contract, July 18, 1936 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Promissory note from Ivan E. Cedar, in which he agrees to pay $100 to Angela C. Kaufman. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman |
| Ivan E. Cedar Dishonor Legal Notice, August 8, 1936 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Ivan E. Cedar Dishonor Legal Notice, August 8, 1936 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Notice of dishonor stating that a check for $125 from Ivan E. Cedar to Angela C. Kaufman could not be cashed due to shortage of funds. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, Ivan E. Cedar |
| Kaufman, Perlinsky, and Mourkas Agreement, July 26, 1935 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Kaufman, Perlinsky, and Mourkas Agreement, July 26, 1935 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Statement in which Angela C. Kaufman and Thomas Mourkas agree to dissolve the lease of the Perlinsky Block in Bar Harbor, ME to Mark Perlinsky. People Mentioned: George Hadlock | |
| Mount Desert Deer, Past and Present, 1944 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Mount Desert Deer, Past and Present, 1944 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Second edition of a booklet on the management of deer herds on Mount Desert Island written by Lawrie Holmes. Holmes writes about the history of wildlife management and legislation on Mount Desert Island, characteristics of the deer population, how to determine the age of a deer using bone tests, and game management techniques that have been attempted in other locations. A bibliography of sources and photographs of other deer control activities are included as well. People Mentioned: Maurice Sullivan, Marvin Frost, C. C. Little, George Washington, Ira N. Gabrielson, George Shiras III, Peter Kalm, H. L. Shantz, George E. Street, Thomas Cobbet Jr., Ernest O. Porrell, H. D. Ruhl, G. M. Haskell, I. H. Bartlett, Bill Nye, Shaler B. Aldous, C. M. Aldous, John Pearce, Earl Atwood, W. J. Banks, Bob Bush, Victor H. Cahalane, W. Conklin, E. L. Cheatum, Glenn H. Morton, E. C. Cross, Ruth Drummond, W. S. Feeney, F. B. Forbs, L. F. Marcy, A. Leroy Vorhis, C. E. French, C. C. Furnas, S. M. Furnas, Richard Gerstell, Paul H. Hickie, Fred W. Johnson, Ralph T. King, Aldo Leopold, S. B. Locke, Walter Mann, Merwin A. Marston, L. A. Maynard, Gardener Bump, Robert Darrow, J. C. Woodward, Jack Miner, Glenn H. Morton, Donald McBeath, A. E. Porsild, Earl Saunders, C. J. Spiker, George M. Sutton, E. T. Seton, Harold Titus [show more] |
| Archaelogical Site Locations in Acadia National Park and Vicinity Jesup Memorial Library |
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|  Archaelogical Site Locations in Acadia National Park and Vicinity Jesup Memorial Library | |||
| Block Diagrams of the Development of Mt. Desert Island Jesup Memorial Library |
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|  Block Diagrams of the Development of Mt. Desert Island Jesup Memorial Library | |||
| Century-Old Geological Survey of Mt. Desert Island Recalled Jesup Memorial Library |
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|  Century-Old Geological Survey of Mt. Desert Island Recalled Jesup Memorial Library |
