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12719Boots and Flowers Outside Hot Flash Anny
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Business Shop
  • Nature, Plants
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 4 Clark Point Road
Boots and Flowers Outside Hot Flash Anny
Item:
  • 12719   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Businesses, Business Shop
  • Nature, Plants
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 4 Clark Point Road
15797Pug the Rand family dog
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
Pug the Rand family dog
Item:
  • 15797   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
15798Muffin the Rand family cat
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
Muffin the Rand family cat
Item:
  • 15798   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
14135Audubon Boy
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
Audubon Boy
Item:
  • 14135   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
3003Prince
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
“Prince” was a horse that originally belonged to Nell (Carrroll) Thornton in Houlton, Maine. Prince apparently died while staying with the Carroll Family in Southwest Harbor. Archivists were surprised at the number of Carroll family photographs of or featuring the horse, each lovingly labeled with his name. This letter attests to the family’s attachment to Prince.
Prince
Item:
  • 3003   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
State:
  • ME
Description:
“Prince” was a horse that originally belonged to Nell (Carrroll) Thornton in Houlton, Maine. Prince apparently died while staying with the Carroll Family in Southwest Harbor. Archivists were surprised at the number of Carroll family photographs of or featuring the horse, each lovingly labeled with his name. This letter attests to the family’s attachment to Prince.
11019Horses at Top of Sluice
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Horses at Top of Sluice
Item:
  • 11019   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
7145Fire Pumper and Three Horses Racing to a Fire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
"Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html"
Fire Pumper and Three Horses Racing to a Fire
Item:
  • 7145   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Description:
"Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html" [show more]
13864Jack - The Bemis Family Horse
  • Set
  • Nature, Animals
Jack - The Bemis Family Horse
Item:
  • 13864   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
12754Audubon Boy
  • Image, Art, Illustration
  • Nature, Animals
Audubon Boy Number: 41471 Foaled: 1897 Sire: J.J. Audubon Dam: Flaxy by Bourbon Wilkes Bred by: E.P. Weathers of Avon, Kentucky Sold to: James Y. Gatcomb, Concord, New Hampshire Pacing Record: 1:59¼ From Wallace’s American Trotting Register containing the pedigrees of Standard Bred Trotters and Pacers and an Appendix of Non-Standard Animals, by The American Trotting Register Association, Volume XVII, Chicago, 1907, Standard Stallions, p. 153.
Audubon Boy
Item:
  • 12754   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Illustration
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
Description:
Audubon Boy Number: 41471 Foaled: 1897 Sire: J.J. Audubon Dam: Flaxy by Bourbon Wilkes Bred by: E.P. Weathers of Avon, Kentucky Sold to: James Y. Gatcomb, Concord, New Hampshire Pacing Record: 1:59¼ From Wallace’s American Trotting Register containing the pedigrees of Standard Bred Trotters and Pacers and an Appendix of Non-Standard Animals, by The American Trotting Register Association, Volume XVII, Chicago, 1907, Standard Stallions, p. 153. [show more]
16094Greetings from Manset, Me.
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Nature, Animals
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Greetings from Manset, Me.
Item:
  • 16094   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
15861Stuffed Snow Owl
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
This taxidermy snow owl was created by Wendell Holmes Gilley and is kept at the Wendell Gilley Museum.
Stuffed Snow Owl
Item:
  • 15861   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
Description:
This taxidermy snow owl was created by Wendell Holmes Gilley and is kept at the Wendell Gilley Museum.
9465Seagulls on the Wharf at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • Southwest Harbor
Seagulls on the Wharf at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 9465   
Accession #:
  • 1034
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
14843Blackpoll Warbler Nesting Habitat
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
Blackpoll Warbler Nesting Habitat
Item:
  • 14843   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
14853Birding on Little Duck Island
  • Set
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
This set contains Hal H. Harrison photographs from some of Bud Long's birding trips, mostly on Little Duck Island.
Birding on Little Duck Island
Item:
  • 14853   
Type:
  • Set
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Description:
This set contains Hal H. Harrison photographs from some of Bud Long's birding trips, mostly on Little Duck Island.
14856Mystic Isle Explorer' Club - Duck Island Expedition
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "The Little Duck Island had its own camp sign. It faced the sea with Mt. Desert 7 miles away."
Mystic Isle Explorer' Club - Duck Island Expedition
Item:
  • 14856   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "The Little Duck Island had its own camp sign. It faced the sea with Mt. Desert 7 miles away."
14859No Fresh Water on Little Duck Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "No fresh water on Little Duck I., so Red Long rationed our supply. George Harrison and Bid [sic] Long await their turn."
No Fresh Water on Little Duck Island
Item:
  • 14859   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "No fresh water on Little Duck I., so Red Long rationed our supply. George Harrison and Bid [sic] Long await their turn."
14861George Harrison and Bennie Long in a "pup tent"
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "George Harrison (left) and Bennie Long slept in a ''pup tent.' They looked like this at dawn each morning."
George Harrison and Bennie Long in a "pup tent"
Item:
  • 14861   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "George Harrison (left) and Bennie Long slept in a ''pup tent.' They looked like this at dawn each morning."
14868Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history."
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 14868   
Type:
  • Publication, Guidebook
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
Description:
This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history." [show more]
14869Gathering Firewood on Little Duck Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Everyone gathered wood for our nightly camp fire and for cooking our neals [sic]. L. to R. Bud, Red and Bennie Long"
Gathering Firewood on Little Duck Island
Item:
  • 14869   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Everyone gathered wood for our nightly camp fire and for cooking our neals [sic]. L. to R. Bud, Red and Bennie Long"
14870Bob Howe Catches a Herring Gull
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Range [sic] Bob Howe catches a Herring Gull using the top of our photo blind as a roosting place"
Bob Howe Catches a Herring Gull
Item:
  • 14870   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Range [sic] Bob Howe catches a Herring Gull using the top of our photo blind as a roosting place"
14871Bud Long captures a Black Guillemot
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Bud Long captures a Black Guillemot in its nest among rocks on Little Duck I."
Bud Long captures a Black Guillemot
Item:
  • 14871   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Bud Long captures a Black Guillemot in its nest among rocks on Little Duck I."
14872Bob Howe Inspects a Baby Herring Gull
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Acadia Park Ranger Bob Howe inspects a baby Herring Gull on Little Duck Island"
Bob Howe Inspects a Baby Herring Gull
Item:
  • 14872   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Acadia Park Ranger Bob Howe inspects a baby Herring Gull on Little Duck Island"
14873Bud Long Takes Notes a Herring Gull Nest
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Bud Long takes notes at a Herring Gull nest. His bother [sic] Bennie, inspects one of the three eggs from the nest."
Bud Long Takes Notes a Herring Gull Nest
Item:
  • 14873   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Bud Long takes notes at a Herring Gull nest. His bother [sic] Bennie, inspects one of the three eggs from the nest."
14874Camp Site on Little Duck Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Structures, Tent, Camping Tent
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "General view of our camp site on Little Duck I. Gulls nested in grassy meadow between our tents and the rocks."
Camp Site on Little Duck Island
Item:
  • 14874   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Structures, Tent, Camping Tent
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "General view of our camp site on Little Duck I. Gulls nested in grassy meadow between our tents and the rocks."
14875Bronze Plaque on Little Duck Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Bob Howe reads a bronze plaque bolted to the rocks near our camp on Little Duck I.." The plague reads "This island was given to the National Association of Audubon Societies in 1934 in memory of Benjamin Walworth Arnold who loved birds and who bought Little Duck Island in 1908 in the hope that the Sea Gulls, Petrel Terns, Sea Pigeons, and all the birds that nest along these shores might have perpetual sanctuary.
Bronze Plaque on Little Duck Island
Item:
  • 14875   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Bob Howe reads a bronze plaque bolted to the rocks near our camp on Little Duck I.." The plague reads "This island was given to the National Association of Audubon Societies in 1934 in memory of Benjamin Walworth Arnold who loved birds and who bought Little Duck Island in 1908 in the hope that the Sea Gulls, Petrel Terns, Sea Pigeons, and all the birds that nest along these shores might have perpetual sanctuary. [show more]