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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
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 12889   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.527
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Long, Ralph H.
Publisher:
  • Beech Hill Pub. Co.
Date:
  • 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
2818Unique Features in Forest Growh of MDI Found in Study Completed by Ecologist
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Forests
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • LaRue Spiker writing for the Bar Harbor Times
  • 11/9/1961
Unique Features in Forest Growh of MDI Found in Study Completed by Ecologist
Item:
  • 2818   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1025
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Forests
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker writing for the Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 11/9/1961
Description:
Article deals with the study of Mt. Desert Island forest by ecologist, Dr. Ronald Davis. Tree, bird and mammal species found in these forests are discussed. Previously archived as 012.FIC.029.5
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.
Birds of Mt. Desert Island Acadia National Park.
Item:
  • 17121   
Object ID:
  • 996-20-20
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Natural History
Creator:
  • Tyson, Carroll S. and James Bond.
Publisher:
  • Waverly Press
Date:
  • 1941.
14655Native Birds of Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Natural History
  • Bond, James
  • Livingston Publishing Co.
  • 1969
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 14655   
Object ID:
  • 996-232-23
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Natural History
Creator:
  • Bond, James
Publisher:
  • Livingston Publishing Co.
Date:
  • 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)
13002Inventing Acadia: Artists and Tourists at Mount Desert
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Belanger, Pamela J.
  • Farnsworth Art Museum
  • 1999
Inventing Acadia: Artists and Tourists at Mount Desert
Item:
  • 13002   
Object ID:
  • 002-84.433
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Belanger, Pamela J.
Publisher:
  • Farnsworth Art Museum
Date:
  • 1999
Description:
Landscape paintersThomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, and others discovered Mt. Desert Island and inspired tourists to visit. This book examines how images and works of art inspired the artists and tourists, alike.
13004Acadia Revealed: Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Kaiser, Jay
  • Papyrus Travel Guides
  • 2000
Acadia Revealed: Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 13004   
Object ID:
  • 002-82.1
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Kaiser, Jay
Publisher:
  • Papyrus Travel Guides
Date:
  • 2000
17196Beyond the Park Loop Road: Continuing the Exploration of Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Natural History
  • Thayer, Robert A.
  • Down East Books
Beyond the Park Loop Road: Continuing the Exploration of Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 17196   
Object ID:
  • 001-158
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Natural History
Creator:
  • Thayer, Robert A.
Publisher:
  • Down East Books
17251The Park Loop Road: A Guide to Acadia National Park’s Scenic Byway
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Thayer, Robert A.
  • Down East Books
  • 1999
The Park Loop Road: A Guide to Acadia National Park’s Scenic Byway
Item:
  • 17251   
Object ID:
  • 999-1-261
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Thayer, Robert A.
Publisher:
  • Down East Books
Date:
  • 1999
16516Bygone Bar Harbor: A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Brechlin, Earl
  • Down East Books
  • 2002
Bygone Bar Harbor: A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 16516   
Object ID:
  • 002-37
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Brechlin, Earl
Publisher:
  • Down East Books
Date:
  • 2002
Description:
Postcard tour of Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park
16701Folk Art from Mount Desert Island Collections
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Art exhibitions
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Burger-Gossart, Judith
  • Blurb.com
  • 2010
Folk Art from Mount Desert Island Collections
Item:
  • 16701   
Object ID:
  • 010.041.01
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Art exhibitions
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Burger-Gossart, Judith
Publisher:
  • Blurb.com
Date:
  • 2010
Description:
Catalog accompanying Folk Art Exhibit at Sound School House, 2010.
2812"Automobile War" on MDI was Long and Spirited
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
  • 1/5/1978
"Automobile War" on MDI was Long and Spirited
Item:
  • 2812   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1029.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 1/5/1978
Description:
Two copies of a one page article, illustrated with photographs, describing disputes and court cases in the early 20th century regarding use of automobiles on Mt. Desert Island. One copy of the article has been annotated in pencil. PReviously archived as object Id 012.FIC.034.3
2814Great Automobile War: Part II
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
  • 6/20/1968
Great Automobile War: Part II
Item:
  • 2814   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1028
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker writing for Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 6/20/1968
Description:
One page article describing the early 20th century disputes on Mt. Desert Island regarding the use of automobiles on Island roads. Part I of article is missing. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.034.1
2813MDI's Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents, 1900-1915
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Diana Abrell writing for Bar Harbor Times
  • 9/6/1984
MDI's Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents, 1900-1915
Item:
  • 2813   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.034.2
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, History
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Diana Abrell writing for Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 9/6/1984
Description:
Article beginning on p.17 and continued on p.32 describing the disputes on Mt. Desert Island in the early 20th century regarding the use of automobiles on the Island. Addended to the article is a poem, reprinted from Bar Harbor Life, August 23, 1913, entitled "Automobiles, The Mount Desert Town Meeting. Only initials "H.W.S." [Herbert Weir Smyth] identify the author of the poem.
2909The Great Automobile War: Part II
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, Buckboards
  • Other, Davis. Co.
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1968
The Great Automobile War: Part II
Item:
  • 2909   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.160.2
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, Buckboards
  • Other, Davis. Co.
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Spiker, LaRue
Date:
  • 1968
Description:
Bar Harbor Times article of June 20, 1968 concerning ban against automobiles on Mt. Desert and its challenge in 1909. Photograph of Davis Co. buckboards on street in Bar Harbor.
2910Automobiles on Mt. Desert Island
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Automobiles on Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 2910   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.160.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Automobiles
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Description:
Poor quality photocopies of articles from undated newspaper (unidentified, but likely Bar Harbor) relating to debate about allowing cars on Mt. Desert Island. Handwritten notes on verso of some indicate dates are April 4, 1900; July 4, 1906
13001Beyond Bar Harbor: Being a history, memoir, and walks of Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Dresser, Thomas
  • 1996
Beyond Bar Harbor: Being a history, memoir, and walks of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 13001   
Object ID:
  • 006.18
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Dresser, Thomas
Date:
  • 1996
Description:
History, walks, trails, lodging, and more on Mt. Desert Island.
13705Crossing Lines: Jews and Gentiles in Three Maine Communities
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Religion
  • Goldstein, Judith S.
  • 1994
Crossing Lines: Jews and Gentiles in Three Maine Communities
Item:
  • 13705   
Object ID:
  • 002-88-511
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Religion
Creator:
  • Goldstein, Judith S.
Date:
  • 1994
Description:
A Record of the 1992-93 exhibit conceived by Judith S. Goldstein and organized by the Univ. of Maine Museum of Art
13718A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, W.H. Sherman
  • Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • 1996
A Souvenir of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 13718   
Object ID:
  • 008.029
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, W.H. Sherman
Publisher:
  • Bar Harbor Historical Society
Date:
  • 1996
Description:
Souvenir Booklet of Bar Harbor - Reproduction of 1893 booklet. Benefit of the Bar Harbor Historical Society
12584John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 12584   
Object ID:
  • 000-6-276
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Originally published in the Century Magazine; the author knew John Gilley well and appreciated his hard work clearing fields, building dwellings, fished, raised a family, etc. He was a "hard-working, stout hearted man".
12874John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Eliot, Charles W.
  • Idlewild Press
  • 1899
John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Item:
  • 12874   
Object ID:
  • 000-11-281
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Gilley, John
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Eliot, Charles W.
Publisher:
  • Idlewild Press
Date:
  • 1899
Description:
Originally an article in the Century Magazine, published 50 years prior. this work tells the story of John Gilley, who " by hard toil cleared fields, built dwellings, fished on forgotten waters, reared families and...managed schools and churches and administered self-governing communities." Gilley was born on Cranberry Island and lived most of his life on Baker's Island.
16907The Tracy Log Book: 1855, A Month in Summer, With original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Church, Frederic Edwin
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tracy, Charles
  • Mazlish, Anne
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
  • 1997
The Tracy Log Book: 1855, A Month in Summer, With original sketches and drawings by Frederic Edwin Church
Item:
  • 16907   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.437
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Church, Frederic Edwin
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Tracy, Charles
Creator:
  • Mazlish, Anne
Publisher:
  • Acadia Publishing Co.
Date:
  • 1997
14695A Short Story of Bygone Days for my Grandchildren
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • Rice, “Grammy”
  • unpublished
A Short Story of Bygone Days for my Grandchildren
Item:
  • 14695   
Object ID:
  • 997-2-247
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Seal Harbor
Creator:
  • Rice, “Grammy”
Publisher:
  • unpublished
Description:
Recollections of Mount Desert Island "before cars, TV, and electric refrigerators."
12370Mt. Desert Bridge Correspondence
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Mt. Desert Bridge Correspondence
Item:
  • 12370   
Object ID:
  • 009.020.10.a-jj
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Collection:
  • Mount Desert Bridge Company
Description:
Proxies for 1900 annual meeting: appointment of K.K. Thompson by A.P. Niswell; Henrietta T. Nickles; J.E. Thompson; Edward Lurvey; D.S. Foster; A.S. Scott; Sarah F. Thompson; Virginia C. Thompson. Letter to Mr. Somes, President of Board of Directors of the Mount Desert Bridge Corp. from E.M. Hamor re record-keeping. Telegram to Mr. John W. Somes from Benjamin Plummer of Main Belting Co. of Philadelphia re sending check. Letter from Whitcomb, Hayes and Co. of Ellsworth accompanying check for damages to bridge by Tug "Little Round Top" Letter from Whitcomb, Hayes and Co. of Ellsworth to John W. Somes regarding descrepancy in amount of check for bridge damage. Letter from Reuben of Trenton to Mr. Somes re shingles and [bord] purchased. Financial statement for Mount Desert Bridge Co. On reverse a list of Board Members: John W. Somes, President; E. M. Hamor, Treasurer; Mrs. A.C. Thompson, Treasurer; C.A. Thompson, agent; T.S. Somes, Mount Desert; John J. Somes, Mt. Desert; E.M. Hamor, West Eden; John L. Thompson, Providence, R.I., Mrs. A.C. Thompson, Trenton. Letter from John A. Peters, lawyer of Ellsworth, to John W. Somes regarding a claim by H.L. Baker of Boston for injury to a yacht on July 19, 1909 having been informed by Mr. Deasy of possible suit. Letter from H.L. Baker to Deasy and Lynam of Bar Harbor re circumstances leading to claim for damages to his boat. Letter from Deasy and Lynam of Bar Harbor to John A. Peters re claim of damage to boat of H.L. Baker. Includes note to Deasy and Lynam from H.L. Baker asking for settlement; notes that case was thrown out of court. Letter from John A. Peters to John W. Somes re H.L. Baker's claim of damage to his boat. Envelope addressed to John W. Somes from C.A. Thompson which contans bill for lumber. Notice to the proprietors of the Mount Desert Bridge Corp. of the annual meeting on second Mon. of July by John J. Somes. Letter from F.S. Thompson, President and Manager of Beaver Belting Co. of Chicago to John W. Somes requesting transfer of stock to D. Shephard Thompson in accordance of the will of Josephine Thompson. Balance of letter is friendly remembrance of friends and Mt. Desert childhood. Appointment of J.A. Somes as proxy by Blanche Somes Colwell, and by J.S. Heath. Notice of 1914 annual meeting by Abraham J. Somes, clerk of Boston. Letter to Paul D. Sargeant, Chief Engineer, State Highway Commission, Augusta, Maine, from Chas. L. Shand of Bar Harbor expressing concern about poor condition of bridge at Mt. Desert Narrows and urging actions to replace. Letter to C.H. Gilman from Mt. Desert Bridge Engineer regarding enclosed sketch of lighting for drawbridge. Copy. Letter to L.B. Googins from Mt. Desert Bridge Engineer regarding materials for bridge and using stone from old bridge. Copy. Letter to Attorney Carl H. Gilman from R.D. Ewell of Marine Manufacturing and Supply Co., New Brunswick, NJ, re prices on lamps for steel swing drawbridge. Letter to Carl H. Gilman from Winthrop Slade, general superintendent of the Boston Bridge Works, re installation of Mt. Desert Narrows Bridge. Letter to State Hwy. Commission from Melville Allen, chairman, office of County Commissioners, Hancock Co., requesting information regarding progress on the Mt. Desert Narrows Bridge. Letter to Chas. L. Shand, Chariman, Trustees Mount Desert Districk from Chief Engineer re matters of the bridge which are in hands of attorney general. Letter to/from A.C.T. to Mr. Somes re amount and option to Mr. D.S. Foster. Letter to L.B. Jones, bridge engineer, from Carl H. Gilman, inspector of State Highway Commission re wires crossing bridge. Letter to L.B. Jones, bridge engineer, from Carl H. Gilman, inspector of State highway commission staging progress on material for earth core approaches. Mrs. Annie E. Thompson, owner of the property north of the bridge, agreed to sell fill material. Letter to C.N. Thompson of Cyr Brothers Co. from the bridge inspector re rental property of Annie E. Thompson to the north of the Mt. Desert Bridge. Also discusses hay harvesting rights. [show more]
2781Corona Climaxing Eclipse Evokes Unified Response from People on Cadillac; Eclipse watchers on Cadillac are Colorful Crowd
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Cadillac Mountain
  • Other, Eclipses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 07/25/1963
Corona Climaxing Eclipse Evokes Unified Response from People on Cadillac; Eclipse watchers on Cadillac are Colorful Crowd
Item:
  • 2781   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1064
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Cadillac Mountain
  • Other, Eclipses
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
Creator:
  • Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Date:
  • 07/25/1963
Description:
Newsclipping inclues two articles on two pages, both articles pertaining to the viewing of a solar eclipse from locations on Mt. Desert Island. Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.043.17
1531Assorted Articles
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Clark family
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Schooners
  • Stanley, Ralph W.
Assorted Articles
Item:
  • 1531   
Object ID:
  • 004-10
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Boat & ship industry
  • Other, Clark family
  • Other, Mount Desert Island
  • Other, Schooners
Creator:
  • Stanley, Ralph W.
Description:
This is a white loose-leaf binder, approximately 10" X 11", containing six articles by Ralph Stanley: The Clark family: Charmian Kittredge and Jack London The Romer Boys Shipbuilding on Mount Desert Island Early Maritime History of Mount Desert Island Schooner Augusta E. Herrick of Swan's Island Boatbuilding during World War II: M.D.I., Ellsworth, Stonington, and Bluehill