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| 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. | |
| 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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| 2631 | 1941 Path and Road Map of the Western Part of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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| 2635 | 1904 Map of Bar Harbor, 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). | |
| 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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| 10743 | 1932 Map of Mount Desert Island, Maine |
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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. | |||
| 6152 | The Manset Shore |
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| The Stanley House is visible in the background. The women on the street are shown with shirtwaists and long skirts. "Before the days of summer boarders, Manset, shown here, was the hub of Southwest Harbor. The only post office south of Somesville lay in this corridor, along with the customs house and shipbuilding and fishing operations… Seen here is William Ward's house, right, overlooking his wharf on the shroe, which housed his store and bowling alley. The adjacent wharf is where John L. Stanley operated his ice and fisheries businesses, and Lewis Newman's meat market lies further at the left." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 58 - 2001 | 
Description: The Stanley House is visible in the background. The women on the street are shown with shirtwaists and long skirts. "Before the days of summer boarders, Manset, shown here, was the hub of Southwest Harbor. The only post office south of Somesville lay in this corridor, along with the customs house and shipbuilding and fishing operations… Seen here is William Ward's house, right, overlooking his wharf on the shroe, which housed his store and bowling alley. The adjacent wharf is where John L. Stanley operated his ice and fisheries businesses, and Lewis Newman's meat market lies further at the left." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 58 - 2001 [show more] | ||||
| 6156 | The Haynes Point Area on the Manset Shore |
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| The photograph was probably taken from the Stanley House. The grey shingled building with sagging roof on the front left is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. The building to the left of the horizontally striped building is James Parker's fish shed. The mansard roofs of Ocean House Hotel and Cottage are visible just under the horizon. The photograph shows the Durgain shed and James Parker's Wharf. | 
Description: The photograph was probably taken from the Stanley House. The grey shingled building with sagging roof on the front left is Albert Bartlett's sail loft. The building to the left of the horizontally striped building is James Parker's fish shed. The mansard roofs of Ocean House Hotel and Cottage are visible just under the horizon. The photograph shows the Durgain shed and James Parker's Wharf. | ||||
| 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] | ||||
| 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. | |
| 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] | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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] | ||
| 6079 | Buildings on the Shore Road in Manset |
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| 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. | ||
| 5568 | Southwest Harbor - View from Manset to Clark Point |
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