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1006Road Map, Mount Desert Island, Maine Mount Desert Island Road and Path Map, 1930
  • Map
  • Places, Carriage Road
  • Structures, Transportation, Bridge
  • Bates, Waldron
  • Jaques, Herbert
    Munroe, William H.
  • Rand, Edward L.
  • Walker Lithograph & Publishing Co.
  • 1930
Description:
Road map of Mount Desert Island, ME showing the motor roads, Rockefeller carriage roads, and trails on the island. Elevation lines are also included. 1 : 40,000
1007Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge & Thuya GardenAsticou Terraces Pictorial Map, 1973
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Places, Garden
  • Recreation
  • Phillips, Augustus D.
  • Augustus Phillips and Son
  • 1973
Description:
Thuya Lodge was constructed from 1912-1916 by Boston architect Joseph H. Curtis. The Asticou Terraces were designed by Curtis as a series of paths and shelters from Peabody Drive up to the Lodge. The Garden was constructed and designed in 1956-1961 by Charles K. Savage, trustee of the property upon Curtis' death. Curtis was a summer resident of Northeast Harbor, ME and chose to give Asticou Terraces, Thuya Lodge, and Thuya Garden to the public. A memorial to Curtis is now found on the grounds. Pictorial map of the Asticou Terraces and the Thuya Lodge and Garden showing the grounds as well as the placement and type of trees. Buildings and animals are also drawn on the map. People Mentioned: Joseph H. Curtis, Paul G. Favour Jr. 1 in. = 20 ft. [show more]
1009Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine Mount Desert Island and Adjacent Islands Geographical Map, 1887
  • Map
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Colby, George N.
  • Foster, F. D.
  • 1887
Description:
Geographical map showing the locations of towns, landmarks, and geographical features of Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, ME. Lists of the heights of mountains peaks and the summer levels of lakes and ponds are also included. 1 in. = 1 mile
1011Indian Encampment at Bar Harbor Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Camp
  • Vessels, Boat, Canoe
  • Kilburn, B. W.
Description:
Indian encampment at Bar Harbor, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white
1014John and John A. Somes Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Jay, B. F.
Description:
John and John A. Somes pose outside a house. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. People Depicted: John Somes, John A. Somes Black and white
1025Mount Desert House Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Horses
  • People
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Transportation, Carriage
  • Allen
Description:
Tourists and a horse and buggy on the grounds of the Mount Desert House in Somesville, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen and "Mt. Desert House/ Somesville" in black pen. Black and white
1026Boating Party in a Fog Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Maritime
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Allen
Description:
Six people sit in a small boat in the fog while on a boating party. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white
1027Waves Crashing on the Shore Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Bradley, B.
Description:
Waves crash against the rocks at Great Head on Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white
1028Freeman House with Buggy Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Recreation
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Allen
  • 1865 c.
Description:
Freeman House with a buggy in the driveway, in Southwest Harbor, ME, c. 1860s. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white
1029The Ovens at Bar Harbor Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Allen
Description:
The Ovens at Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen and "Ovesn at Bar Harbor/ Mt. Desert, Me." Black and white
1030Man in Devil's Oven Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Allen
Description:
An unidentified man stands in Devil's Oven on Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white
1031Cathedral Rock Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Shore
  • Bradley, B.
Description:
Tourists sit on the beach beside the Cathedral at the Ovens on Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen and "The Cathedral." Black and white
1032Five Tourists at The Ovens Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places, Shore
  • Bradley, B.
Description:
Five tourists pose at The Ovens at Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen and "View at the Ovens." Black and white
1041Sea Wall on Mount Desert Island Stereograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Kilburn, B. W.
Description:
View of a Seawall, at Mount Desert Island, ME. Inscription on the back reads "R. H. Hyson" in blue pen. Black and white
1042Pier with Mountains in Distance Photograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Maritime
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Pier
  • Vessels, Boat
Description:
Boat docked at a pier, with mountains visible in the background. Black and white
1043Otter Creek Cove Photograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Fisherman's shack at Otter Creek Cove. Inscription on back reads "Fisherman's shack at Otter Creek Cove" in pencil and a stamp for LaRue Spiker is at the bottom right. Black and white
1045Gilman High School Class Photograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Members of a Gilman High School class, probably at a reunion. Some members are individually identified on the back of the photograph. Stickers on back provide the names of some of the individuals in the photograph. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads "Gilman HS Class 100%" in red marker and "The earliest graduate item/ Spiker" in blue pen. People Depicted: Art McCrae, Frazier Peckham, Emily Phillips Reynolds, Gordon Falt Black and white [show more]
1046Winter Carnival Photograph
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Seasons, Winter
  • Recreation
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Richard Savage, Jim McLeod, and an unidentified man give two children a ride in a tractor with a snow plow at a winter carnival. Sticker on back identifies some of the individuals in the photograph. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads "Winter Carnival/ Spiker" in black pen. People Depicted: Richard Savage, Jim McLeod Black and white
1063Mount Desert Island School Survey, Preliminary Report, December 1, 1948
  • Document, Report
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Bailey, William O.
  • Cass, John C.
  • Crawford, John R.
  • Dotter, D. D.
  • Drake, C. Elwood
  • Hall, Joseph I.
  • Rankin, Rome
  • Sezak, William
  • Shibles, Mark R.
  • Smith, Payson
  • 1948-12-01
Description:
Report on a survey of the educational programs and facilities of the schools on Mount Desert Island taken in 1948, including trends in enrollment, school housing needs, finances, and transportation. The survey recommends the establishment of a consolidated, regional school for grades 7-12.
3083Snow coverd field with a Sluice Gate and mountains in the background
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Sunny snow covered field with shrubs in the foreground and on the left handside center a sluice gate. Further back a forest and snow capped mountains
3150Fernald Point
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Snow covered bushes in foreground then trees with Somes Sound peeking through in the background. Note-Fernald Point Featured page March 3 90%
3209Winter view of Somes Sound from a field
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Other, Building
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Snow covered field in the foreground with a reflection of a tree with Somes Sound boardered by snow covered mountains on both sides in the background. Also in the background on the right a snow covered house.
4780CCC camp, Men and camp buildings, c. 1930
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Vigue, Alford
Description:
Black and white image of two men in t-shirts, hats, and trousers outside of a tent at a CCC camp on Mount Desert Island. None of the men are identified. Warm weather season.
4784CCC camp, Men and camp buildings, c. 1930
  • Image, Photograph, Negative, Sheet Film Negative
  • Vigue, Alford
Description:
Black and white image of twelve men and two large buildings that were at a CCC camp on Mount Desert Island. None of the men are identified. Each man has an axe or other tool in hand. Winter
5166Captain Lew Stanley
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Martin P. Lyons, III
  • 1948
Description:
Photograph of pencil sketch of Capt. Lew Stanley by Aimee Lamb. Aimee Lamb lived on Sutton Island in the summers with her sisters. One was Rosamund Lamb. Lew Stanley is an uncle of Ralph W. Stanley. Captain Lewis Gilman "Lew" Stanley was born May 16, 1869, the son of Enoch B. (Sr.) and Caroline H. (Guptill) Stanley of Great Cranberry Island, ME. He was married to Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley. Captain "Lew" died Jan. 29, 1957. His house was located on "The Pool", and he had a large boathouse there as well. The boathouse blew down in the storm of 1978. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Southwest Harbor. He is buried in the Stanley Cemetery on Great Cranberry Island. [show more]