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| 12565 | A Museum of Early American Tools |
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| 12646 | A Study of Summer Visitors' Facilities in the Town of Mount Desert, Maine |
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Description: Prepared for the Summer-Year Round Resident Planning Committee of the Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce. Includes land use maps of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Bracy Cove, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Pretty Marsh. The overall objective was to find ways and means to guide the coourse of change while maintaining the basic character of the community; find ways to achieve growth of the permament summer community. Includes study of hotel/inn and restaurant facilities to see if they are adequate. Among the findings: lengthening season, more older permanent summer residents; need for basic recreational facilities, expansion and modernization of Bar Harbor airport; light housekeeping rental cottages;better shopping and marine services on Sea St. in Northeast Harbor [show more] | ||
| 16947 | The American Builder's Companion |
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| 16981 | Jones Tracy, Tall Tale Teller from Mount Desert |
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Description: Vol X in Northeast Folklore Series, published in 1968. Tall tales and anecdotes about MDI families (Manring, Smallidge, Carroll, Holmes, Somes, Storer and Reed among them) and particularly about Jones Tracy (1856-1939). | ||
| 11412 | Story of Mount Desert Island |
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Description: Copy of Samuel Eliot Morison's book The Story of Mount Desert Island. (Little, Brown and Co., 1960) | ||
| 11878 | Poems For Sutton Island |
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| 7432 | Harper Lees's To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Description: Copy of Christopher Sergel play. Stamped "property of MDIHS, No 9, purchased 71" on inside front cover. | ||
| 2678 | 200th Anniversary of Somesville Settlement |
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Description: Bar Harbor Times 200th Anniversary of Somesville Settlement | |||
| 2683 | June 1960 Maine Dairy Edition | The Enterprise |
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Description: Front pages stories include: Prize Contest Goes With Maine Dairy Edition Haymaking Has Changed Gov. Reed Send Word to Maine Dairy People | Wishes Them Well On Occasion Of June Milk Month Where The Money Goes | Milk Costs Interesting Black Heifer Was Now Good | Early Maine Cow Turned Down Took Bath In Maine Milk | Great Boost For State Milk Control Has Its Reasons | Sets Industry On Firm Feet Retiring Queen | |||
| 18587 | Marguerite Yourcenar |
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Description: Four articles from Ellsworth American Newspaper and the Bar Harbor Times Newspaper about Marguerite Yourcenar. One is a book review of A Coin in Nine Hands. Three are of her winning the Grand Prix de la Litterature from the French Academy. Previously archvied as object id 011.FIC.004.3 | |||
| 18586 | Marguerite Yourcenar |
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Description: Four clipping from unknown newspapers about Marguerite Yourcenar. One is about the sexism women faced when trying to enter the French Academy. Two are clippings of photos of her. One is an obituary written in the New York Times about her. Previously archived as 011.FIC.004.4 | |||
| 18588 | Marguerite Yourcenar |
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Description: One article from the New York Times Bookreview 1/10/88, one article from the Bangor Daily News March 7, 1980 about Marguerite Yourcenar. Previously archived as object id 011.FIC.004.2 | |||
| 2766 | Bar Harbor Fisherman--Oldster Spry As Any Bloomin' Youngster; Ed Whitmore of Bar Harbor Active Man |
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Description: Two articles, both incomplete, celebrating the 94th and 96th birthdays of C.E. Whitmore also known as Ed Whitmore. Previoulsy archived as object Id 012.FIC.047.1 | ||
| 18703 | Biography of William Manning |
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Description: An article from the Bar Harbor Times Thursday July 30, 1964 and is a biography of William Manning by LaRue Spiker. Details his early life in England, rise to become Bishop, life on Mount Desert Island. | |||
| 18701 | End of Fabulous Home, Fabulous Era |
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Description: An article fromthe Bangor Daily January 11, 1963 showing an aerial photograph of John D. Rockefeller Jr. summer cottage and the fact it is to be torn down that week. | |||
| 18702 | Ships of the Past When Ellsworth Built 'em |
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Description: An article from an unknown newspaper about schooners maitinence, building, and specifications of certain ships. | |||
| 2685 | It's Time to Swing "Em At The Way Back Ball |
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Description: Description of the plans for the 75th Way Back Ball and the Hayseeders who organize the event. Probably a 1969 article and may have been published in the Bangor Daily News. | |||
| 2690 | A class Regatta at MDI Saturday |
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Description: Newspaper article 1966, about A Class regatta at MDI. Also discusses the Oceanus Cruising Club. Previously accessioned as 007.118 | |||
| 19200 | The Kimball Story |
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Description: Article about the closing of the Kinball House in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Article is from the Bangor Daily News, Saturday/Sunday August 27-28, 1966. The story was written by Laurence S, Newman, Jr. | ||
| 19264 | Seal Harbor Neighborhood Hall Association |
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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 Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Newspaper clipping talking about the opening of the new neighborhood hall in Seal Harbor and the first concert that was held in the hall. | |||
| 19272 | The Eyrie |
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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 Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Article from the Bar Harbor Times on the demolition of The Eyrie the estate of John D. Rockefeller. | |||
| 19305 | Seal Harbor Library |
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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 Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Photograph from unknown newspaper. Showing two librarians helping two children find books for a school project. | |||
| 3051 | John Gilley of Baker's Island |
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Description: Biography of John Gilley and story of Baker's Island; 72 pps; 4.5" X 5.5" | ||
| 4414 | Odd Fellows History |
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| 19343 | Recollections of Dr Henry Stebbins, 1962 |
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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 Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Some recollections from Dr. Hrney Stebbins written in September 14, 1962 about the summer life on Seal Harbor, Maine. Topics: 1917 thunderstorm which locals called the Allied Bombardment, 1924 'hurricane' and the rescue of the boat Andiamo, building of the cottage "Miradero". 1 typed page. [show more] |
