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| 12789 | A Barney Beal Ballad |
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| by Alice Frost Lord (1877-1966) Columnist for the Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine | 
Description: by Alice Frost Lord (1877-1966) Columnist for the Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine | ||||
| 3475 | A Biography of Ruth Moore of Gott’s Island, Maine |
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| Reprinted in The Newsletter of the Tremont Historical Society - 2007-2008. | 
Description: Reprinted in The Newsletter of the Tremont Historical Society - 2007-2008. | ||
| 12827 | A Friendship Comes Home |
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| The Friendship sloop Gladiator, built in 1902, worked in Maine waters for more than two decades, then wandered to Chesapeake Bay and New Jersey for several decades more. In 1973, it came back to Maine for good. From the April/May 2006 issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors | 
Description: The Friendship sloop Gladiator, built in 1902, worked in Maine waters for more than two decades, then wandered to Chesapeake Bay and New Jersey for several decades more. In 1973, it came back to Maine for good. From the April/May 2006 issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors | |||
| 3462 | A Literary Refuge: Ruth Moore and Eleanor Mayo |
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| The article appears in Chebacco: The Magazine of Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Volume XIII, 2012, p. 39-49 | 
Description: The article appears in Chebacco: The Magazine of Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Volume XIII, 2012, p. 39-49 | ||
| 13450 | Advertisement for Mrs. Tom Thumb |
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| Mrs. Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, aka Lavinia Warren, the wife of General Tom Thumb, continued to tour after her husband's death. In this advertisement, the newspaper misprinted her name as Gevena in the announcement for her visit to Bar Harbor in 1896. | 
Description: Mrs. Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, aka Lavinia Warren, the wife of General Tom Thumb, continued to tour after her husband's death. In this advertisement, the newspaper misprinted her name as Gevena in the announcement for her visit to Bar Harbor in 1896. | |||
| 15405 | Alden Yawls Nirvana and Valhalla |
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| Floor and sail plans for two yawls, the Nirvana and the Valhalla, designed by John G. Alden in 1948 and built by the Henry R. Hinckley company in 1949-1950. | 
Description: Floor and sail plans for two yawls, the Nirvana and the Valhalla, designed by John G. Alden in 1948 and built by the Henry R. Hinckley company in 1949-1950. | ||||
| 3617 | Article about John Lenzy Stanley in Maine - A History |
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| 3036 | Article About Rich and Grindle Boatbuilders |
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| Adapted from an article by Meredith Rich Hutchins for the Mount Desert Islander – July 7, 2005 | 
Description: Adapted from an article by Meredith Rich Hutchins for the Mount Desert Islander – July 7, 2005 | |||
| 14994 | Article and Photograph About Howe D. Higgins' Hobby Business |
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| 12830 | At the dedication of a tablet to the memory of George Edward Street, pastor, in Phillips church, Exeter, New Hampshire, January 14, 1906 |
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| Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June, 1904 | 
Description: Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June, 1904 | ||||
| 15597 | Atwater Kent - Inventor, Industrialist and Philanthropist |
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| 12788 | Austin 'Castle' in Maine Has Odd History |
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| 15011 | Bar Harbor Days |
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| “Bar Harbor Days” by Mrs. Burton Harrison with illustrations by Fenn and Hyde was published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, 1887. | 
Description: “Bar Harbor Days” by Mrs. Burton Harrison with illustrations by Fenn and Hyde was published by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, New York, 1887. | ||
| 12810 | Boatswain Denies Writing Report |
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| 15601 | Bowdoin Cottage being built in Bar Harbor |
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| Newspaper article about the Bowdoin Cottage, known as La Rochelle, when it was being constructed on West Street in Bar Harbor in 1902. A transcription of the article is also attached to this item. | 
Description: Newspaper article about the Bowdoin Cottage, known as La Rochelle, when it was being constructed on West Street in Bar Harbor in 1902. A transcription of the article is also attached to this item. | |||
| 14867 | Bud Long's Birding Notebook from 1949 |
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| In this journal Bud Long recorded his bird sightings on Mount Desert Island, Maine from January 8, 1949 through August 1st 1949. | 
Description: In this journal Bud Long recorded his bird sightings on Mount Desert Island, Maine from January 8, 1949 through August 1st 1949. | |||
| 12797 | Building Demolition Changes SWH Landscape |
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| Bar Harbor Times, October 23, 1986 | ||||
| 3029 | Building the Better Lobster Trap |
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| "Jim Knott, 76, is said to be the reason wooden lobster traps now are used mostly as decorations or glass-topped coffee tables. He is credited with developing the first wire lobster trap and being the first to use one, in 1957, off Good Harbor Beach on Gloucester’s eastern shore. " Bangor Daily News | 
Description: "Jim Knott, 76, is said to be the reason wooden lobster traps now are used mostly as decorations or glass-topped coffee tables. He is credited with developing the first wire lobster trap and being the first to use one, in 1957, off Good Harbor Beach on Gloucester’s eastern shore. " Bangor Daily News | ||
| 13293 | Bygone Bar Harbor - A Postcard Tour of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park |
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| Together, the pictures and text evoke the spirit of the Golden Age of Bar Harbor, with all the accoutrements of the rich and famous robber barons who summered there. Included are images of steamships and railroads; the summer homes, or cottages, and their gardens; the fabulous grand hotels; people in period dress in leisure pursuits; and the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1947, as well as views of the town and harbor and Acadia National Park. | 
Description: Together, the pictures and text evoke the spirit of the Golden Age of Bar Harbor, with all the accoutrements of the rich and famous robber barons who summered there. Included are images of steamships and railroads; the summer homes, or cottages, and their gardens; the fabulous grand hotels; people in period dress in leisure pursuits; and the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1947, as well as views of the town and harbor and Acadia National Park. | |||
| 12781 | Cap't Bunker's Boy |
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| "Maine Speaks: An Anthology of Maine Literature," The Maine Literature Project, Edited by Jeff Fischer Director, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance in conjunction with the Maine Council for English Language Arts, First Edition, 1989, p. 359. | 
Description: "Maine Speaks: An Anthology of Maine Literature," The Maine Literature Project, Edited by Jeff Fischer Director, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance in conjunction with the Maine Council for English Language Arts, First Edition, 1989, p. 359. | ||||
| 12811 | Capt. Thurston's Death Recalls Old Shipwreck |
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| The Ellsworth American | ||||
| 12787 | Castle in Maine Mournful Relic of Mining Boom |
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| Castle in Maine Mournful Relic of Mining Boom: Two Aging Sisters and 20 Cats Dwell in Unfinished Manor of the 1870s. Also known as Austin's Castle. The Pueblo Indicator, Pueblo, Colorado July 17, 1937 | 
Description: Castle in Maine Mournful Relic of Mining Boom: Two Aging Sisters and 20 Cats Dwell in Unfinished Manor of the 1870s. Also known as Austin's Castle. The Pueblo Indicator, Pueblo, Colorado July 17, 1937 | |||
| 13306 | Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect, A Lover Of Nature And Of His Kind, Who Trained Himself For A New Profession, Practised It Happily And Through It Wrought Much Good |
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| A classic biography of a pioneer in the field of landscape architecture, who was a colleague and partner of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. | 
Description: A classic biography of a pioneer in the field of landscape architecture, who was a colleague and partner of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. | ||
| 3047 | Chisholms Mount Desert Guide Book, page 72 |
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| A paragraph desribing the scene at the Steamboat Wharf in Southwest Harbor | 
Description: A paragraph desribing the scene at the Steamboat Wharf in Southwest Harbor | |||
| 3444 | Chisolm's Mount Desert Guide-Book, page 75 |
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| A paragraph about the structures on Clark Point including the Claremont Hotel, Dirigo House, the Union Church, and Edgecliff Cottage | 
Description: A paragraph about the structures on Clark Point including the Claremont Hotel, Dirigo House, the Union Church, and Edgecliff Cottage |
