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| 2738 | 1607 Map of the Coast of Maine |
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| From "Descripsion Des Costs & Isles De La Nouvelle France, Faict et Observes par Le Sr. de Champlain." Pen-and-ink with green wash on vellum - shows coast of North America from western Nova Scotia to Cape Cod. | 
Description: From "Descripsion Des Costs & Isles De La Nouvelle France, Faict et Observes par Le Sr. de Champlain." Pen-and-ink with green wash on vellum - shows coast of North America from western Nova Scotia to Cape Cod. | ||||
| 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] | ||
| 2678 | 1880 Map Showing Route of Steamers Connecting Mount Desert Island with Eastern R.R. for Boston |
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| 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] | ||
| 2742 | 1881 Map of the Village of Bar Harbor, Town of Eden, Maine |
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| From the "Atlas of Hancock County, Maine" | 
Description: From the "Atlas of Hancock County, Maine" | ||
| 2747 | 1881 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine | 
Description: Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine | |||
| 2749 | 1881 Map of Mount Desert Village (Somesville), Maine |
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| 2684 | 1881 Map of Bar Harbor, Maine |
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| Tipped in map from "The Bar Harbor Blue Book and Mount Desert Guide With Maps and Tables" | 
Description: Tipped in map from "The Bar Harbor Blue Book and Mount Desert Guide With Maps and Tables" | ||
| 11770 | View of the Shorefront at Bar Harbor from the West End Hotel |
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| This photograph was probably from an 1882 series of photographic views of New Hampshire and Maine published by Charles Pollock. The series included four views of Bar Harbor. | 
Description: This photograph was probably from an 1882 series of photographic views of New Hampshire and Maine published by Charles Pollock. The series included four views of Bar Harbor. | ||
| 2677 | 1883 Topographical drawing of the Crest, Face and Talus of a Granite Cliff. (Eagle Cliff, Mt. Desert Id.) |
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| Shows the Carroll Homestead, Valley Cove and unidentified homestead just north of Valley Cove. | 
Description: Shows the Carroll Homestead, Valley Cove and unidentified homestead just north of Valley Cove. | ||
| 2668 | 1885 Map of Mount Desert and Adjacent Islands, Maine |
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| Embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine. An inset at the bottom shows parts of Scarborough and Old Orchard and the cities of Saco and Biddeford. | 
Description: Embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont and Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine. An inset at the bottom shows parts of Scarborough and Old Orchard and the cities of Saco and Biddeford. | ||
| 2602 | 1886 Bird's Eye View of Bar Harbor, Maine |
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| Insets at left and right show Hotel Des Iles, Bradley Block, Grand Central Hotel, Rodick House, Episcopal Church and West End Hotel. References at bottom add: Green Mountain, Eagle Lake, Ogden's Point, Bar Island, Abby's Retreat, Indian Camp, Steamboat Wharf, Mt. Kebo, Union Church, Rockaway House, School Houses, Newport House, Atlantic House, Lookout House, Belmont Hotel, St. Sauveur House, Agamont House, Wayside Inn, Rodick Cottages, Ash Cottage, Deering House, Exchange, Boat Wharf, and Steamer Lewiston. Artist's name A. F. Poole appears at lower left of main image. | 
Description: Insets at left and right show Hotel Des Iles, Bradley Block, Grand Central Hotel, Rodick House, Episcopal Church and West End Hotel. References at bottom add: Green Mountain, Eagle Lake, Ogden's Point, Bar Island, Abby's Retreat, Indian Camp, Steamboat Wharf, Mt. Kebo, Union Church, Rockaway House, School Houses, Newport House, Atlantic House, Lookout House, Belmont Hotel, St. Sauveur House, Agamont House, Wayside Inn, Rodick Cottages, Ash Cottage, Deering House, Exchange, Boat Wharf, and Steamer Lewiston. Artist's name A. F. Poole appears at lower left of main image. [show more] | |
| 2621 | 1887 Map of Mount Desert Island and the Coast of Maine, Boston and Maine RR |
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| 2673 | 1887 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| Map of Mount Dessert Island, Sorrento, portions of Lamoine, Hancock, Frenchmans Bay, and adjacent islands. Compiled and drawn from official plans and actual surveys. | 
Description: Map of Mount Dessert Island, Sorrento, portions of Lamoine, Hancock, Frenchmans Bay, and adjacent islands. Compiled and drawn from official plans and actual surveys. | ||
| 5220 | The Clark Point Area and Greening Island from Freeman Ridge |
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| "From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene. | 
Description: "From high on Freeman's Hill, one can view the development on Clark Point, an area once owned by the island's first minister, Ebinazer Eaton. Deacon Clark's hostelry and the William Underwood & Company spurred development on this point. Many of the residences belong to Clark family members. Storekeepers and tradesmen drawn to the area for work were settling here as well. Far off in the distance, the towers of Robert Kaighn's elaborate 1892 summer cottage signal the beginnings of the summer colony." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 52 - 2001 Compare this image to item 12583 for a contemporary view of the same scene. [show more] | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2720 | 1894 Map of Hancock County. Maine |
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| 5090 | Fleet of Offshore Fishing Schooners - The Mackerel Fleet in Southwest Harbor, Maine |
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| The view is from the Pemetic Hotel (The Castle) and, on the Southwest Harbor side, shows the Clarence Clark (Ellsbert/Heilaka) house left foreground. The long roofed building in the center, next to the harbor, a bowling alley after World War II - currently the Hamilton Marine building. The building on the right with the striped roof is the firm of Clark & Parker/Manset Marine Supply Co./ and the Oceanarium since 1979. The Oceanarium is the oldest commercial building on Clark Point - the only one extant except the Clarence Clark House. The Manset shore is in the background with discernible landmarks, including the Manset Union Church, the Stanley wharf, the early Stanley House and numerous commercial buildings on the Shore Road. There are about 30 schooners visible in the harbor and tied up at the wharves. - Identifications by Meredith Hutchins - 2006 | 
Description: The view is from the Pemetic Hotel (The Castle) and, on the Southwest Harbor side, shows the Clarence Clark (Ellsbert/Heilaka) house left foreground. The long roofed building in the center, next to the harbor, a bowling alley after World War II - currently the Hamilton Marine building. The building on the right with the striped roof is the firm of Clark & Parker/Manset Marine Supply Co./ and the Oceanarium since 1979. The Oceanarium is the oldest commercial building on Clark Point - the only one extant except the Clarence Clark House. The Manset shore is in the background with discernible landmarks, including the Manset Union Church, the Stanley wharf, the early Stanley House and numerous commercial buildings on the Shore Road. There are about 30 schooners visible in the harbor and tied up at the wharves. - Identifications by Meredith Hutchins - 2006 [show more] | ||
| 2731 | 1896 Map of Bar Harbor Maine |
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| Presented by Edward B. Mears, Real Estate and Building | ||
| 5126 | Two Men at J.C. Ralph's Studio & Post Office |
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| There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. | 
Description: There are several street lamps visible in the photograph - the one on the right is different from the others. The lamp post on the left is at the corner of Clark Point Road. The building with the overhang beyond it is the Odd Fellows building. The building on the right is J.C. Ralph's Studio - Optician and Jeweler - and the Post Office. A man is standing in the door of the Post Office and a man standing in front of Ralph's Studio. The photograph was taken soon after John Ralph moved his store and expanded it. “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. [show more] | |||
| 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 | ||
| 6073 | Lunt's Harbor |
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| Notice the three women in hats and dresses near the center of the photograph. | 
Description: Notice the three women in hats and dresses near the center of the photograph. | |
| 6079 | Buildings on the Shore Road in Manset |
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| 6117 | Buildings on Shore Road, Manset, from Water |
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| There are six major buildings along the shore. Left to right: Two and a half story building on left with long front walk is now Hinckley Yacht Brokerage - 130 Shore Road. Building to the right of it with sign says, "Ship Work" - now a residence at 119 Shore Road. It now has an addition on the right. Fourth building from the left has a sign, "Portland Liquid Paint." The steeple on the Manset Union Church is visible on the horizon between the fourth and fifth building from the left. Fifth building from the left has a hammock on the front porch. | 
Description: There are six major buildings along the shore. Left to right: Two and a half story building on left with long front walk is now Hinckley Yacht Brokerage - 130 Shore Road. Building to the right of it with sign says, "Ship Work" - now a residence at 119 Shore Road. It now has an addition on the right. Fourth building from the left has a sign, "Portland Liquid Paint." The steeple on the Manset Union Church is visible on the horizon between the fourth and fifth building from the left. Fifth building from the left has a hammock on the front porch. [show more] | ||
| 9184 | Schooner Fred C. Holden in Bass Harbor Passing the Shore at Bernard |
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| View from Bass Harbor to Bernard. | 
Description: View from Bass Harbor to Bernard. |
