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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Creator | Publisher | Date | Place | Address | Description | |
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| 15361 | Winter View of the Underwood Factory in Bass Harbor from Bernard |
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| The cannery was housed in the brick building at left (now Hopkins Landing condominiums). | 
Description: The cannery was housed in the brick building at left (now Hopkins Landing condominiums). | ||
| 5063 | The Dolliver Brothers Cleaning Fish at Seawall |
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| Edward T. Dolliver and William H. Dolliver | 
Description: Edward T. Dolliver and William H. Dolliver | ||
| 9494 | Champlain Society Members at Camp Pemetic |
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| From Left to Right: Samuel Atkins Eliot II (1862-1950) - Meteorologist & "Hunter" - 17 years old in 1880. Samuel was the brother of Charles Eliot George Bradford Dunbar (1860-1929) - "Hunter" - 20 years old in 1880 - holding saw and hatchet. George was brother to William Dunbar. John Lathrop Wakefield (1859-1949) - Botanist - 20 years old in 1880. John was brother to Frank Mortimer Wakefield and a first cousin of Edward and Henry Rand. Charles Eliot (1859-1897) - Director - 20 years old in 1880 - with sunglasses. William Harrison Dunbar (1862-?) - "Hunter"- 17 years old in 1880. William and George Dunbar were brothers. William is carrying a vasculum for collecting botanical specimens. Orrin A. Donnell (1859-1942) - Seaman - 21 years old in 1880 - standing with oar. Ernest Lovering (1859-1932) - "Hunter"- 20 years old in 1880. vas·cu·lum n. (pl. -la ) Bot. a collecting box for plants, typically in the form of a flattened cylindrical metal case with a lengthwise opening, carried by a shoulder strap. - "vasculum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (March 16, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vasculum.html. To see what a vasculum looks like see Item 5316. | 
Description: From Left to Right: Samuel Atkins Eliot II (1862-1950) - Meteorologist & "Hunter" - 17 years old in 1880. Samuel was the brother of Charles Eliot George Bradford Dunbar (1860-1929) - "Hunter" - 20 years old in 1880 - holding saw and hatchet. George was brother to William Dunbar. John Lathrop Wakefield (1859-1949) - Botanist - 20 years old in 1880. John was brother to Frank Mortimer Wakefield and a first cousin of Edward and Henry Rand. Charles Eliot (1859-1897) - Director - 20 years old in 1880 - with sunglasses. William Harrison Dunbar (1862-?) - "Hunter"- 17 years old in 1880. William and George Dunbar were brothers. William is carrying a vasculum for collecting botanical specimens. Orrin A. Donnell (1859-1942) - Seaman - 21 years old in 1880 - standing with oar. Ernest Lovering (1859-1932) - "Hunter"- 20 years old in 1880. vas·cu·lum n. (pl. -la ) Bot. a collecting box for plants, typically in the form of a flattened cylindrical metal case with a lengthwise opening, carried by a shoulder strap. - "vasculum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (March 16, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vasculum.html. To see what a vasculum looks like see Item 5316. [show more] | ||
| 5510 | Steamboat Wharf Road and Try House Point - Bernard |
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| Notice the two children standing in front of the small structure located just left and below center of the photo. The building at the left on the point just to the top right of the trees is the Try House for boiling whale oil. The house on the far right is the Freeman and Vesta Gott house - the Trask house in 2006. | 
Description: Notice the two children standing in front of the small structure located just left and below center of the photo. The building at the left on the point just to the top right of the trees is the Try House for boiling whale oil. The house on the far right is the Freeman and Vesta Gott house - the Trask house in 2006. | ||
| 5924 | Lawn Tennis at the Island House |
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| The view is toward the head of Southwest Harbor. The house in the far background at the extreme left is the James E. Robinson house, which then occupied what is now 410 Main Street in Southwest Harbor – Map 3 – Lot 44 – MHPC #405-0145. The building to its right in the photograph is the Farnsworth Store. The house in the foreground right - behind the tennis players is: Joseph Gilman Parker Jr. House ME – SWH – Clark Point Road - 114 The tennis players were most probably guests at the Island House across Clark Point Road from where they are playing on its lawn. | 
Description: The view is toward the head of Southwest Harbor. The house in the far background at the extreme left is the James E. Robinson house, which then occupied what is now 410 Main Street in Southwest Harbor – Map 3 – Lot 44 – MHPC #405-0145. The building to its right in the photograph is the Farnsworth Store. The house in the foreground right - behind the tennis players is: Joseph Gilman Parker Jr. House ME – SWH – Clark Point Road - 114 The tennis players were most probably guests at the Island House across Clark Point Road from where they are playing on its lawn. [show more] | ||||
| 11307 | 1808 Plan of the Moiety of the Island of Mount Desert |
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| Surveyed and drawn by: Town - Salem Town Jr. (1780-1872) Inscription on map says "“A Plan of the moiety of the Island of Mount Desert granted by the Legislature of Massachusetts in June 1785 and afterwards by a division of said Island assigned to John Barnard Esq. surveyed and Lotted in 1808 By Salem Town Jun.r Hancock Is Register of Deeds Office July12, 1839 – This is a true copy of the Plan titled & signed as above, and deposited in this office. Attest F.B. Morgan Reg.r" Although popularly known as the "Salem Towne Map," this original map, owned by the Southwest Harbor Public Library, was drawn and clearly signed by "Salem Town Junr" in 1808. | 
Description: Surveyed and drawn by: Town - Salem Town Jr. (1780-1872) Inscription on map says "“A Plan of the moiety of the Island of Mount Desert granted by the Legislature of Massachusetts in June 1785 and afterwards by a division of said Island assigned to John Barnard Esq. surveyed and Lotted in 1808 By Salem Town Jun.r Hancock Is Register of Deeds Office July12, 1839 – This is a true copy of the Plan titled & signed as above, and deposited in this office. Attest F.B. Morgan Reg.r" Although popularly known as the "Salem Towne Map," this original map, owned by the Southwest Harbor Public Library, was drawn and clearly signed by "Salem Town Junr" in 1808. [show more] | ||
| 6294 | Buoy Depot on Clark Point at Old Steamboat Wharf Site |
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| Aerial view of the United States Coast Guard Light House Service Buoy Depot, now referred to as the Aids to Navigation Team. | 
Description: Aerial view of the United States Coast Guard Light House Service Buoy Depot, now referred to as the Aids to Navigation Team. | |
| 10671 | Buildings on Shore Road in Manset |
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| 9737 | Aerial View - Building the Stone Causeway at Deacon's Cove on Clark Point |
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| Left scow was Lyle Newman’s scow. Right scow was Harvard Beal’s scow. | 
Description: Left scow was Lyle Newman’s scow. Right scow was Harvard Beal’s scow. | |||
| 10743 | 1932 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| 2601 | 1899 Map of the Railroads of the State of Maine |
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| Map of the Railroads of the State of Maine Accompanying the Report of the Railroad Commissioners. Prepared for the Board of Railroad Commissioners under the direction of William A. Allen, C.E., Revised by Fred W.S. Blanchard. Bath, Me, 1899 | 
Description: Map of the Railroads of the State of Maine Accompanying the Report of the Railroad Commissioners. Prepared for the Board of Railroad Commissioners under the direction of William A. Allen, C.E., Revised by Fred W.S. Blanchard. Bath, Me, 1899 | ||
| 2600 | 1916 Map of Sieur de Monts National Monument, Maine |
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| Sieur de Monts National Monument, Mount Desert Island, Maine, Embracing the island summit and about five thousand acres of adjacent lands with Monument Boundary. Department of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, Secretary, General Land Office, Clay Tallman, Commissioner. | 
Description: Sieur de Monts National Monument, Mount Desert Island, Maine, Embracing the island summit and about five thousand acres of adjacent lands with Monument Boundary. Department of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, Secretary, General Land Office, Clay Tallman, Commissioner. | ||
| 2603 | 1921 Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| 2620 | 1971 Appalachian Mountain Club Map of Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, Maine |
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| 2007 | 1928 Map of Lafayette National Park, Maine |
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| From U.S. Geological Survey topographical Maps of Mt. Desert, Bar Harbor, and Swan Island quadrangles – Surveyed in 1901 and 1902. Edition of 1922, reprinted 1928 Maine (Hancock County). | 
Description: From U.S. Geological Survey topographical Maps of Mt. Desert, Bar Harbor, and Swan Island quadrangles – Surveyed in 1901 and 1902. Edition of 1922, reprinted 1928 Maine (Hancock County). | |
| 2608 | 1931 Topographic Map of Acadia National Park, Hancock County, Maine |
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| Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps Surveyed in 1901 and 1902 | 
Description: Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service from U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps Surveyed in 1901 and 1902 | ||
| 2609 | 1935 Map of Acadia National Park and Vicinity, Maine |
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| A printed note in the upper right section of page, outside the map area reads "Advanced sheet. Subject to correction." | 
Description: A printed note in the upper right section of page, outside the map area reads "Advanced sheet. Subject to correction." | ||
| 2605 | 1956 Topographic Map of Acadia National Park and Vicinity, Hancock County, Maine |
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| Topography by planetable surveys 1934-1935, and 1939. Revised 1956. Acadia National Park boundary by National Park Service. | 
Description: Topography by planetable surveys 1934-1935, and 1939. Revised 1956. Acadia National Park boundary by National Park Service. | |
| 2610 | 1971 Map of Acadia National Park and Vicinity, Maine |
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| This map has two insets at right, one showing Winter Harbor and the other showing Isle Au Haut. | 
Description: This map has two insets at right, one showing Winter Harbor and the other showing Isle Au Haut. | ||
| 2623 | 1911 Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| 2624 | 1917 Map of Mount Desert Island Maine |
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| Revised and corrected – adapted from the map dated June 1893, compiled for the Flora of Mount Desert Island. | 
Description: Revised and corrected – adapted from the map dated June 1893, compiled for the Flora of Mount Desert Island. | |
| 2626 | 1920 Path-Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| Anne (Weston) McGowan gave twelve Mount Desert Island maps and brochures to the Southwest Harbor Public Library in June 2014. Among the maps was this blueprint. The Treadway family, who summered at “Grayrock” in Seal Harbor, had given the maps to her. This rare and delicate map contains hand-drawn annotations in red and black ink. Most are located in the lower right quadrant in the vicinity of Sargent Mountain, Redfield Hill, Day Mountain and Seal Harbor. To see these markings, view the map at full size and full screen. The actual map is located in the archives of the Southwest Harbor Public Library. It measures 45" x 32.5". | 
Description: Anne (Weston) McGowan gave twelve Mount Desert Island maps and brochures to the Southwest Harbor Public Library in June 2014. Among the maps was this blueprint. The Treadway family, who summered at “Grayrock” in Seal Harbor, had given the maps to her. This rare and delicate map contains hand-drawn annotations in red and black ink. Most are located in the lower right quadrant in the vicinity of Sargent Mountain, Redfield Hill, Day Mountain and Seal Harbor. To see these markings, view the map at full size and full screen. The actual map is located in the archives of the Southwest Harbor Public Library. It measures 45" x 32.5". [show more] | |
| 2628 | 1930 Path Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| 2629 | 1930 Path Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| 2630 | 1941 Path and Road Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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