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13697Bird Stories for Little People
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Children
  • Other, Fiction
  • N/A
  • A.L. Burt Co.
Description:
Stories and poems with many illustrations Edward C. Remick written on 1st page
12889Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Long, Ralph H.
  • Beech Hill Pub. Co.
  • 1987
Description:
Almost 150 native species of birds reside on Mount Desert and surrounding Islands; this book is a guide to those birds here from June to August of the year. It indicates good places to view these birds
12938Maine Lobsterboats: Builders and Lobstermen Speak of Their Craft
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Shellfish, Lobsters
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Thorndike, Virginia L.
  • DownEast Books
  • 1998
Description:
Describes construction and features of lobsterboats and give profiles of those who built them.
14156Apgar’s Plant Analysis.
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Plants
  • Other, Biology
  • Other, Botany
  • Other, Education
  • Apgar, E.A. and A.C.
  • Ivison
  • 1874
Description:
Student's record book. Donated by A.C. Thom
14655Native Birds of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Natural History
  • Bond, James
  • Livingston Publishing Co.
  • 1969
Description:
Indicate the habitats of all the birds that breed on or near MDI during the past fifty years. Ian Fleming named his James Bond after the well known ornithologist who summered in Pretty Marsh. (description added by AC 2011)
12969Lobstering and The Maine Coast
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Shellfish, Lobsters
  • Other, Fishing
  • Martin, Kenneth R. and Nathan R. Lipfert
  • Maine Maritime Museum
  • 1985
Description:
Community life and everyday aspects of coastal Maine, especially lobstering, the "regional maritime culture."
17337Working the Sea
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Shellfish, Lobsters
  • Other, Fishing industry
  • Seavey, Wendell
  • North Atlantic Books
  • 2005
12899In Wildness is the Preservation of the World
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Porter, Eliot
  • Sierra Club/Ballentine Books
  • 1962
Description:
Porter's photographs set side-by-side with selected Thoreau writings...
12957The Seasons of New England
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Seasons
  • Other, New England
  • Owen, Robert Emmett
  • Spanierman Gallery
  • 2000
Description:
Spanierman Gallery catalog of 1998 exhibit of Robert Emmett Owen's paintings. Owen dedicated his career to painting the New England landscape
12892Living on the Edge: A Guide to Plants of the seaside and salt marsh and animals and algae of tide pools
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature
  • Nature, Plants
  • Grierson, Ruth Gortner and Thomas F. Vining
  • V.F. Thomas Co.
  • 2003
Description:
Describes the habitats (sand, cobbles, salt marsh, tide pools) of the plants and animals found by the sea; includes photographs, Latin names, and descriptions of the plants, algae, and animals.
17121Birds of Mt. Desert Island Acadia National Park.
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Natural History
  • Tyson, Carroll S. and James Bond.
  • Waverly Press
  • 1941.
3828Inventory of Real Estate of Abraham Somes Senior
  • Document, List, Inventory
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Estates
  • Other, Land
  • 1819?
Description:
Small booklet of real estate of Abraham Somes, land, animals owned, content of home such as featherbed, clothing and values Back page adds up estate in two different ways indicates that the estate was valued at $1332.?? in one column and $1330.?? in other column
4166Cordelia Stanwood
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Cordelia Stanwood by LaRue Spiker. 4 pages.
4179Bird Refuge on Cobscook Bay
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Environment
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Bird Refuge on Cobscook Bay by LaRue Spiker. 4 pages.
8989Mount Desert Tavern
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Nature, Animals, Horses
  • Other, Building
  • People
  • Unknown
  • c 1870 - 1890
Description:
Historic Mount Desert Tavern, also know as, the Mount Desert House. Tall sign post on front lawn. Mount Desert House sign partially cut out of picture. Lattice work fence leads to front door. Shutters on front windows shut. Two men standing near front door. Two men in front of lattice work. Several men and boys stand around large wagon with horse. Shadow visible in foreground. Negative for 97-342-507.
9100Auto War
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Buildings
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Horses hitched to buckboards along street. Men sit in carriages or stand next to them. To the left are grass squares and saplings. Across street three large buildings. Middle building holds R.F. Suminsby, smaller builing next door, sign read [----] Stevens. Stamped on back with LaRue Spiker, P O Box 625, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679. "Auto War" in red crayon
9102No person shall allow
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Five horses and buggies lined up outside hotel. Three porters on steps of covered porch. Three story claboard building with thirteen windows (visible) across second story. White curtains in every window. On back: Stamp of laRue Spiker P O Box 625, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 "No person shall allow--
9103Schooner Kate
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • Other, Ships
  • Places, Landscape
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Two masted schooner in wharf in front of A.J. Whiting Store (later Fernald’s Store, (later Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, even later, an art gallery). Back of blacksmith shop visible on left. Small sailing dory tied to wharf. Anchor hangs from bow. Several men seated in the bow of schooner, one standing aft near main mast. Man driving wagon pulled by two white horses. Somes Meadow in distance. On back is written The Schooner Kate and La Rue Spicker Southwest Harbor V/4 [show more]
9105Green Mountain House
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Building
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Green Mountain House on top of Cadillac Mountain. Cedar shingled roof with vertical siding and coverd porch. Horse and buggy outside porch. Marked LaRue Spiker on back.
9117Schooner Kate L. Pray
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, Ships
  • People
  • Unknown
Description:
Two masted schooner at wharf in front of A.J. Whiting’s (later, 1887) Fernald’s Store (later Port-in-a-Storm Bookstore, then art gallery). Back of blacksmith shop visible on left. Small sailing dory tied to wharf. Anchor hangs from bow. Several men seated in the bow of schooner, one standing aft near main mast. Man driving wagon pulled by two white horses. Somes meadow in distance. Mark in lower left hand corner. Edges very worn. Stained and faded. Marked on back, “Schooner Kate L. Pray.” [show more]
9437Dead Seagull on Branch
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
8 X 10 black and white photograph of a dead seagull on branch.
9438Tree Root
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950-1980s
Description:
8 X 10 black and white photograph of an unusual bulbous root of tree.
9486Puppy 'Perken' in Car
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1977, June
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of puppy Perken in car, with paws on window and head looking out, ears are slightly perked up. Perken is 8 weeks old, June 1977. Toyota written backwards on car dash board slightly above his right ear.
9487Puppy 'Perken' in Grass
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1977, June
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of dog holding something in it's mouth and walking in tall grass. The dog is facing to the right. Note on back :"June '77, 2nd week". Dark colored dog with light coloring on cheeks and above eyes. Tail is curled up and is holding object in mouth, right paw is up in air. Slightly out of focus.
9488Puppy 'Perken', 2nd Week
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1977, June
Description:
5 X 7 black and white photograph of puppy Perken, 8 weeks, June ‘77’. Dark colored dog with light coloring on cheeks and above eyes. Dog is standing with front legs on couch cushion, head is turned to face camera, body faces couch. Standing on hardwood floor, doorway on left side behind dog. Note on back: June ‘77, 2nd week.