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| 4230 | Mount Desert Light Station, Storm of October 7, 1962: Interviews |
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Description: Written transcript of Interview of men who were at the Mount Desert Light Station, Storm of October 7, 1962., paper transcript. Storm related to Hurrican Daisy. Unknown interviewers, date and place of interview, and speaker. Needs to be identified prior to putting out on internet. This transcript exists on paper. (See media link, above) The digital file (WORD doc) has not been located. It may be in Jean Fosillo's home files and should be located and a copy attached to this record via multimedia link. [show more] | |||
| 4231 | Interview of men who were at the Mount Desert Light Station, Storm of October 7, 1962. |
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Description: Audio recording of interview of men who were at the Mount Desert Light Station, Storm of October 7, 1962. Storm related to Hurrican Daisy. Unknown interviewers, date and place of interview, and speaker. Needs to be identified prior to putting out on internet. | ||
| 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 | |||
| 2707 | Kimball House |
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Description: Bar Harbor Times. Photo of the Kimball House by LaRue Spiker captioned, “Change Fell Another Giant.” | ||
| 2722 | Unknown Poet Bewails the Bane of Polishing Lighthouse Brass |
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Description: One page newspaper clipping from unknown source reprinting a poem entitled "Brasswork or The Lighthouse Keepers Lament". | |
| 2723 | Bakers Island Lighthouse Photo |
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Description: Newspaper photograph with brief description of Bakers Island Lighthouse. | |
| 2724 | Lighthouses Symbolize the Reach and Hazards of Blue Water Around MDI |
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Description: Two copies of one page articles on history and description of lighthouses in the vicinity of Mt. Desert Island. | |
| 10587 | Swamps and Wetlands are in Trouble |
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Description: Bar Harbor Times “Swamps and Wetlands in Trouble” September 7, 1967. | ||
| 10588 | Bar Harbor Times “Successful Fishpacking Plant Created from Charred Ruin at Bernard” |
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Description: Bar Harbor Times “Successful Fishpacking Plant Created from Charred Ruin at Bernard” LaRue Spiker November 12, 1964. | ||
| 10606 | Newsclipping: Bar Harbor Times “Lurvey Spring near old Beech Hill Road” July 21, 1960. |
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Description: Newsclipping: Bar Harbor Times “Lurvey Spring near old Beech Hill Road” July 21, 1960. | ||
| 12431 | Scrapbook |
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Description: A scrapbook of recipes and household tips pasted in a book. Note in book indicates these are recipes of Corinthia Bassett Earl (Dad's Grandmother) d. 1897 in her 70's, buried in Derby, Conn. Had been a printer in Cleveland. | ||
| 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). | ||
| 17099 | Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island |
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| 16521 | Green Grows Bar Harbor: reflections from Kebo Valley |
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Description: History of Bar Harbor, with photographs by Sargent Collier. Includes chapters on Acadia National Park, social and club life, island laboratories, Bar Harbor-Yarmouth ferry, Fire of 1947, Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar Harbor Club, Pot and Kettle Club, the Building of Arts, Great Automobile War. Mentions performances of the Boston Symphony at the Building of Arts. | |
| 16558 | Edith Hamilton: an Intimate Portrait |
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Description: Biography of Edith Hamilton, who lived for awhile at Sea Wall. Inscribed Marion Holmes in front. | |
| 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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| 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 | |||
| 2741 | Southwest Harbor Man Authors Book on Bird-Carving and Secrets of his Craft |
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Description: Two copies of an article published on two pages announcing the publication of the book "Bird Carving: A Fascinating Hobby" authored by Southwest Harbor carver, Wendell Gilley. One copy of the article includes a photograph of a carved duck done by Gilley. Previously archived as object Id 012.fic.047.32 | |
| 2743 | Youth Escapes Czarist Russia to Become Successful American |
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Description: Article on two pages with photograph describing the life and work of Harry Adler. Adler emigrated from Russia at age 12, first to France and later to New York. His work as a tailor brought him to Seal Harbor in the summer and eventually he moved to Mt. Desert Island and established clothing stores in Bar Harbor and Waterville, Maine. Previously archived as 012.FIC.047.30 |
