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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
12564United States Stamp - U.S. Frigate Constitution - 1797-1947 - Issued October 21, 1947
  • Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate
  • Hepburn - Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Sr. (1880-1967)
  • United States Postal Service
  • 1947
  • Boston MA
Media: Rotary Press-Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Blue green Size: 1.5625" x 1" Country: United States Postage Value: 3 Cents Issue Origin: To commemorate the 150th anniversary if the launching of the U.S. Frigate Constitution Issue Date: October 21, 1947 Issue Location: Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Issue Size: 131,488,000
United States Stamp - U.S. Frigate Constitution - 1797-1947 - Issued October 21, 1947
Item:
  • 12564   
Type:
  • Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp
Subject:
  • Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate
Creator:
  • Hepburn - Andrew Hopewell Hepburn Sr. (1880-1967)
Publisher:
  • United States Postal Service
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Boston MA
State:
  • MA
Tags:
boat, ship
Description:
Media: Rotary Press-Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Blue green Size: 1.5625" x 1" Country: United States Postage Value: 3 Cents Issue Origin: To commemorate the 150th anniversary if the launching of the U.S. Frigate Constitution Issue Date: October 21, 1947 Issue Location: Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Issue Size: 131,488,000
12570United States Stamp - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) - Issued March 28, 1940
  • Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp
  • People
  • Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958)
  • Roach - William A. Roach (1888-1969)
  • Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992)
  • Vail - James T. Vail (1907-)
  • Wells - William B. Wells (1874-1942)
  • United States Postal Service
  • 1940
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator.
United States Stamp - Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) - Issued March 28, 1940
Item:
  • 12570   
Type:
  • Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958)
  • Roach - William A. Roach (1888-1969)
  • Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992)
  • Vail - James T. Vail (1907-)
  • Wells - William B. Wells (1874-1942)
Publisher:
  • United States Postal Service
Date:
  • 1940
Place:
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
State:
  • MA
Description:
Postage Stamp Title: Charles W. Eliot Scott Cat. Number: 871 Subject: Eliot – Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) Design: William A. Roach (1888-1969) Engravers - Lettering: William B. Wells (1874-1942) and James T. Vail (1907-) Engraver – Portrait: Roberts - Gilroy Roberts (1905-1992) Engraver – Frame: Arlt - Carl Theodore Arlt (1883-1958) Media: Rotary Press Printer: United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing Color: Bright red violet Size: 1” x 1.0625” Country: United States Postage Value: 3 cents Issue Series: Famous American Educators Issue Origin: American educators Issue Date: March 28, 1940 Issue Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Issue Size: 51,636,270 The third group in the Famous Americans Series honors five American educators — Horace Mann, Mark Hopkins, Charles W. Eliot, Frances E. Willard, and Booker T. Washington. The issues appeared between March 14 and April 7, 1940. The five stamps were issued in the birth order of their honorees. The “Lamp of Knowledge” shown on the stamp was the symbol designated by the United States Postal Service to indicate an educator. [show more]
27261942 Map of Mount Desert Quadrangle
  • Map, Base Map
  • Places
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • United States Department of the Interior
  • 1942
  • Acadia National Park
Topography by A.J. Ogle, Frank Larner, B.P. Taylor, J.L. Watkins, F.E. Doane, H.D. Cummings, J.H. Lycett, B.J. Keating, R.S. Pearse, R.V. Ford and Steven T. Mank, surveyed in 1934-35 and 1939-40.
1942 Map of Mount Desert Quadrangle
Item:
  • 2726   
Type:
  • Map, Base Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher:
  • United States Department of the Interior
Date:
  • 1942
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
Topography by A.J. Ogle, Frank Larner, B.P. Taylor, J.L. Watkins, F.E. Doane, H.D. Cummings, J.H. Lycett, B.J. Keating, R.S. Pearse, R.V. Ford and Steven T. Mank, surveyed in 1934-35 and 1939-40.
1040Pemetic Yearbook 1940
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1940-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1940
Item:
  • 1040   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1940-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1041Pemetic Yearbook 1941
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1941-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1941
Item:
  • 1041   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1941-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1042Pemetic Yearbook 1942
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1942-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1942
Item:
  • 1042   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1942-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1043Pemetic Yearbook 1943
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1943-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1943
Item:
  • 1043   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1943-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1044Pemetic Yearbook 1944
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1944-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1944
Item:
  • 1044   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1944-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1045Pemetic Yearbook 1945
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1945-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1945
Item:
  • 1045   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1945-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1046Pemetic Yearbook 1946
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1946-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1946
Item:
  • 1046   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1946-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1047Pemetic Yearbook 1947
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1947-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1947
Item:
  • 1047   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1947-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1048Pemetic Yearbook 1948
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1948-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1948
Item:
  • 1048   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1948-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
1049Pemetic Yearbook 1949
  • Publication, Book
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
  • 1949-06
  • Southwest Harbor
Pemetic Yearbook 1949
Item:
  • 1049   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Publisher:
  • The Senior Class of Southwest Harbor High School
Date:
  • 1949-06
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
26311941 Path and Road Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Map, Base Map
  • Places
  • Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909)
  • Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916)
  • Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)
  • Revised and Published by William Jay Turner
  • 1941
  • Acadia National Park
1941 Path and Road Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 2631   
Type:
  • Map, Base Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909)
  • Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916)
  • Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)
Publisher:
  • Revised and Published by William Jay Turner
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable, hiking trail
26301941 Path and Road Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Map, Base Map
  • Places
  • Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909)
  • Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916)
  • Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)
  • Revised and Published by William J. TurnerWalker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston
  • 1941
  • Acadia National Park
1941 Path and Road Map of the Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 2630   
Type:
  • Map, Base Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Bates - Waldron Bates (1856-1909)
  • Jaques - Herbert Jaques (1857-1916)
  • Rand - Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924)
Publisher:
  • Revised and Published by William J. TurnerWalker Lith. & Pub. Co., Boston
Date:
  • 1941
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable, hiking trail
11766Champlain Memorial Overlooking Hunter's Beach, Acadia National Park.
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places
  • Metrocraft, Everett, Massachusetts
  • 1945 c.
  • Acadia National Park
Landing place of discover of Mount Desert Island
Champlain Memorial Overlooking Hunter's Beach, Acadia National Park.
Item:
  • 11766   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places
Publisher:
  • Metrocraft, Everett, Massachusetts
Date:
  • 1945 c.
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
Description:
Landing place of discover of Mount Desert Island
9318Jordan Pond House
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, Maine
  • 1948
  • Acadia National Park
  • Jordan Pond
Jordan Pond House
Item:
  • 9318   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
Publisher:
  • Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, Maine
Date:
  • 1948
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Jordan Pond
9404Andy's Little Store as Andy's Restaurant
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
  • 1943 c.
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 432 Main Street
Andy's Little Store as Andy's Restaurant
Item:
  • 9404   
Accession #:
  • 1034
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
Publisher:
  • Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
Date:
  • 1943 c.
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 432 Main Street
Source:
  • Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
Tags:
store, building, winter, restaurant, automobile
12442Lobster Fishermen at Otter Cove, Acadia National Park
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Places
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
  • 1942
  • Acadia National Park
The men are fishing from spray hood boats equipped with hauling arms for their wooden traps. Otter Creek Cove with Cadillac Mountain in background on the left and Dorr Mountain on the right. The map shows the stone causeway in the picture.
Lobster Fishermen at Otter Cove, Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 12442   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Places
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
Publisher:
  • Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Date:
  • 1942
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
State:
  • ME
Description:
The men are fishing from spray hood boats equipped with hauling arms for their wooden traps. Otter Creek Cove with Cadillac Mountain in background on the left and Dorr Mountain on the right. The map shows the stone causeway in the picture.
26361947 Map of Areas Burned by Bar Harbor Fire
  • Map, Base Map
  • Places
  • The National Survey, Chester VT
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1947
  • Bar Harbor
Map Shows Burned Area of Village and Vicinity
1947 Map of Areas Burned by Bar Harbor Fire
Item:
  • 2636   
Type:
  • Map, Base Map
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • The National Survey, Chester VT
Publisher:
  • Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 1947
Place:
  • Bar Harbor
State:
  • ME
Tags:
zoomable
Description:
Map Shows Burned Area of Village and Vicinity
15620Beal's Bowling Spa Opened Last Week in Southwest Harbor
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Businesses, Bowling Alley Business
  • Bar Harbor Times
  • 1948-03-18
  • Southwest Harbor
Full page advertisement on page 6 in the March 18, 1948 Bar Harbor Times. The two photographs in the ad were taken by Willis Ballard. They are items 6371 and 6372 in the Digital Archive.
Beal's Bowling Spa Opened Last Week in Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 15620   
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Businesses, Bowling Alley Business
Publisher:
  • Bar Harbor Times
Date:
  • 1948-03-18
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Description:
Full page advertisement on page 6 in the March 18, 1948 Bar Harbor Times. The two photographs in the ad were taken by Willis Ballard. They are items 6371 and 6372 in the Digital Archive.
10055Eastern Maine Class M Basket Ball Championship - Pemetic High School Team and Cheerleaders
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 1948-03
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 329 Main Street
Eastern Maine Class M Basket Ball Championship - Pemetic High School Team and Cheerleaders
Item:
  • 10055   
Accession #:
  • 1053
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • People
Publisher:
  • Bangor Daily News
Date:
  • 1948-03
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 329 Main Street
Source:
  • Collection of the Newman Family
Tags:
people, group, team, woman, basketball, zoomable, man
10056Fred Eaton Young in his Blacksmith Shop, Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 1948-05-02
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 397 Main Street
The shop, now gone, was located at 397 Main Street, on the north side of the property, Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Fred Eaton Young in his Blacksmith Shop, Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 10056   
Accession #:
  • 1053
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • People
Publisher:
  • Bangor Daily News
Date:
  • 1948-05-02
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 397 Main Street
Source:
  • Collection of the Newman Family
Tags:
blacksmith, people, man
Description:
The shop, now gone, was located at 397 Main Street, on the north side of the property, Southwest Harbor, Maine.
3458Well-Known Women Novelists Build Own Home Of CCC Camp Lumber
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Jarvis - Eleanor Jarvis Newman (1909-2006)
  • Newman - Mrs. Laurence S. Newman
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 1947-12-09
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
Well-Known Women Novelists Build Own Home Of CCC Camp Lumber
Item:
  • 3458   
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Article
Subject:
  • People
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Creator:
  • Jarvis - Eleanor Jarvis Newman (1909-2006)
  • Newman - Mrs. Laurence S. Newman
Publisher:
  • Bangor Daily News
Date:
  • 1947-12-09
Place:
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
State:
  • ME
10053Isaac Ike F. Stanley in his Antique Shop
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Dunbar
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 1948-03-17
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Isaac Ike F. Stanley in his Antique Shop
Item:
  • 10053   
Accession #:
  • 1053
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Dunbar
Publisher:
  • Bangor Daily News
Date:
  • 1948-03-17
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Newman Family
Tags:
people, man, hat