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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Ship's Log, Schooner Marion
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1836
  • Mount Desert
  • Copyright Undetermined
Ship's Log, Schooner Marion
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Description:
Ship's log for the Schooner Marion, 1836-1837 This log records voyages of the Schooner Marion, commanded by Eaton Clark from February 1836 to June 1836 (potentially a bit longer). From June 1836 (and definitely by November ben 1836) until July 1836 the schooner was commanded by Jacob Sawyer. Destinations mentioned include: Puerto Rico, Mount Desert, Lubec, Williamstown, New York, Port au Plat, St. Domingo, and others
Fire Alarm Call Chart
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Chart
  • Object, Fire Protection Device
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Fire Alarm Call Chart
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Collection of Documents
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
Collection of Documents
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Description:
Collection of five documents, largely connected with the Clark family of Southwest Harbor. Copy of a charter document, dated 1864, between Nathan Clark and William Underwood, to charter the Schooner Loochoo. Letter from Railway Express Agency, August 16, 1946, to R.P. Clark thanking him for his long service. Letter from Maine Central Railroad, January 29, 1911, to R.P. Clark discussing the terms of his employment as express agent. Telegraph Blank (jokingly?) written for Grace Carroll from the Associated Press, August 6, 1903, warning her of hostile warships in Somes Sound. Receipt for goods purchased by Nathan Clark of Eaton & Lane, Boston, August 15, 1865. Goods include: flour, sugar, rum, good whiskey, butter, ticking, matches [show more]
Plan of Proposed Developments at Northeast Harbor
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Reprographic Copy, Blueprint
  • Concept, Development
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
  • Prentiss & Carlisle Co., Inc.
  • 1937-10
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Plan showing proposed development of Northeast Harbor Marina, October 1937. Plans by Prentiss & Carlisle Co., Inc. of Bangor. Plans suggest the construction of a bulkhead across the area known as Frazier's Cove, with the filling of this area with fill taken from the dredging process. The plan also includes parking areas, new docks, a restroom, club, and shop building, and storage areas. This redevelopment plan was not realized, but the Sea Street are was rebuilt in the 1950s. [show more]
N.E. Harbor Authority, View from South West
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Gulick - Millard B. Gulick
  • 1938-07
  • No Known Copyright
Description:
Photograph of painting signed MBG July 1938 showing the proposed redevelopment of the Sea Street area in Northeast Harbor as planned by Griswold & Gulick, architects of Boston. This proposal was ultimately unrealized, though the Sea Street dock area was redeveloped in the 1950s.
W.S. Brown Account Book
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Brown - W.S.
  • 1890 c.
  • Mount Desert Island
  • No Known Copyright
W.S. Brown Account Book
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Description:
Account book kept by W.S. Brown, master of the schooner J.S. Butler, and other vessels. Includes references to cargoes carried, ports visited, and men employed on the schooner. Also includes records of expenditures, mostly for food, but some references to items like knives. Brown may be William Sheldon Brown but additional research is needed. The book may have been used at an earlier time, as several pages have be ripped out, and Brown's name is found in pencil with the date of 1880 near the beginning [show more]
Oliver Wagstaff to Northeast Harbor Fire Department Chief Letter and Envelope, October 29, 1947
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations
  • Wagstaff, Oliver
  • 1947-10-29
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Oliver Wagstaff thanks the Northeast Harbor Fire Department for transporting him from his home to the hospital at no charge. To express his appreciation, he encloses a check for $25 to be used for equipment maintenance. Letter is written on stationery labeled Overfloat, Northeast Harbor, Maine. Overfloat was located on Harborside Road, Northeast Harbor.
Blueprint Elevation and Floor Plans for the Municipal Building, Main Street, Northeast Harbor
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Reprographic Copy, Blueprint
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Town Hall
  • Ralph - Isaac E. Ralph
  • 1916
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Description:
Two sheets of blueprints for the proposed municipal building and firehouse on Main Street, Northeast Harbor. One sheet shows Front and Side Elevations (west and south). The top of the drawing is labeled "Building Fire-House, Northeast Harbor, Town of Mt. Desert. I.E. Ralph, Architect. To the right of the elevation drawings is a partial section of the wall and roof. The other sheet shows the first and second floor plans, as well as a partial section of the building denoting the sizes and types of wood to be used. The first floor has space for the fire department, as well as a heater room and toilet, while the second floor has a large Selectmens' Office in the front, unfinished space behind, and a small toilet room. Both sheets are roughly 24" x 36" The municipal building was constructed between 1916 and 1917 and cost a total of $7151.66. For his work on the plans, I.E. Ralph received $146.90. [show more]
Proposal Rendering for Northeast Harbor Development, circa 1928
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing
  • Structures, Civic, Public
  • Structures, Civic, Public, Town Hall
  • Frost - Charles Sumner Frost (1856-1931)
  • 1928 circa
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Description:
18" high, 53 3/4" long Part of a larger project to redesign the northern part of Main Street, Northeast Harbor. Charles Sumner Frost was a summer resident in Northeast Harbor.
Scrapbook with 44 Postcards of Mount Desert Island
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Postcard Album
  • Places, Island
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Pastime Theatre Program Fragments, 1917
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Program, Theater Program
  • Concept, Arts and Culture
  • Recreation
  • Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater, Cinema
  • Pastime Theatre
  • 1917
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Pastime Theatre Program Fragments, 1917
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Description:
Frame containing four fragments of pages from programs from the Pastime Theatre in Northeast Harbor, ME. Two of the fragments contain lists of coming attractions, one for the weeks of October 9 and 16 and the other for the weeks of January 1 and 7, 1917. People Mentioned: Billie Burke, Dustin Farnum, Pearl White, Pauline Frederick, Francis Bushman, Theodore Roberts, Fannie Ward, Marguerite Clark, Harold Lockwood, John Barrymore, Marie Doro, Sidney Drew, Mrs. Sidney Drew [show more]
Island Steamboat Company, Steamer "Golden Rod" timetable
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Businesses, Transportation Business
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Framed poster with timetable for the steamer "Golden Rod" traveling between Southwest Harbor, Somesville, Northeast Harbor, and Seal Harbor. Captain William M. Crosby. Also mentions Somes House, George A. Somes, proprietor
Movie Poster for the Pastime Theater
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Concept, Arts and Culture
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Movie Poster for the Pastime Theater
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Angela C. Kaufman and Ivan E. Cedar Productions Contract, July 6, 1936
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Legal, Agreement, Contract
  • Concept, Arts and Culture
  • Cedar, Ivan E.
  • Kaufman, Angela C.
  • Maine
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Contract in which Angela C. Kaufman agrees to play for Ivan E. Cedar Productions at the Bijou Theatre in Bangor, ME on every Monday and Tuesday for seven weeks beginning July 13, 1936. An addendum dated July 21, 1936 cancels the contract.
Angela C. Kaufman to Mildred Morrison Letter, July 15, 1935
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Kaufman, Angela C.
  • 1935-07-15
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Angela C. Kaufman sends a check for $71 and requests a receipt. Mildred Morrison acknowledges the receipt on the same paper. Letter is written on stationary from The Sunset Hotel in Bar Harbor, ME.
Robert B. Williamson to Norman Shaw Letter, November 5, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Williamson, Robert B.
  • 1938-11-05
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Robert B. Williamson acknowledges the receipt of a letter from Norman Shaw dated November 4 regarding Angela C. Kaufman. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, William R. Pattangall, Ernest L. Goodspeed, Lois H. Birkenwald
Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Summer Malt Liquor Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Scribner, Roland A.
  • 1938-03-28
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Roland A. Scribner, the Chief Clerk of the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides details and application instructions for obtaining summer malt liquor licenses. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal.
Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Part Time and Summer Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Scribner, Roland A.
  • 1938-03-28
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Roland A. Scribner, the Chief Clerk of the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides information about part-time and summer malt liquor licenses. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal. People Mentioned: Harold S. Boardman, Thomas F. Locke, Raymond E. Thurston
William W. Gallagher to R.C. Masterman Letter, June 22, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Gallagher, William W.
  • 1938-06-22
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
William W. Gallagher, Assistant Attorney General and Counsel for the State of Maine Liquor Commission, informs R.C. Masterman that the application and bond for a summer spirituous and vinous liquor license for The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant in Bar Harbor, ME was not in the proper form. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal. People Mentioned: Harold S. Boardman, Thomas F. Locke, Raymond E. Thurston
From William W. Gallagher Letter, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Gallagher, William W.
  • 1938
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
From William W. Gallagher Letter, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Description:
William W. Gallagher, Assistant Attorney General and Counsel for the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides information regarding the requirements of hotel and club licenses to sell spirituous and vinous liquors.
Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Part-Time Malt Liquor Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Scribner, Roland A.
  • 1938-03-28
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Roland A. Scribner, the Chief Clerk of the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides details and application instructions for obtaining part-time malt liquor licenses. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal.
Mount Desert Kennel Club Dog Show Poster, c. 1930s
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Advertising, Poster
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • 1930
  • Bar Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
The Mount Desert Kennel Club's first annual dog show took place in 1931. Poster advertising a dog show hosted by the Mount Desert Kennel Club at the athletic field in Bar Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: T. E. L. Kemp
R.C. Masterman to Angela C. Kaufman Letter, April 5, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Legal Process
  • Masterman, R.C.
  • 1938-04-05
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
R.C. Masterman writes regarding a mortgage on a property. He advises Mrs. Angela C. Kaufman that the mortgage cannot be made in her name on a property that belongs to a corporation. The letter includes a handwritten note about using a notary when signing documents. People Mentioned: David O. Rodick
Sunset Hotel and Restaurant Summer License Legal Notice, 1938 (2)
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Announcement, Legal Notice
  • Legal Process
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Sunset Hotel and Restaurant, Inc.
  • 1938-06
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Bond for The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant Corporation of Bar Harbor, ME to accompany their application for a summer hotel license for the period ending October 31, 1938.
Sunset Hotel and Restaurant Surety Bond Application Form, May 31, 1938
Great Harbor Maritime Museum
  • Document, Form, Application, License Application
  • Legal Process
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • Sunset Hotel and Restaurant, Inc.
  • Mount Desert Island
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Application to the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York for a surety bond for the Sunset Hotel and Restaurant in Bar Harbor, ME. A financial statement from the Sunset Hotel and Restaurant from December 31, 1937 is included with their application. People Mentioned: Mark Perlinsky, Angela C. Kaufman, Peter Manty, R. C. Masterman, Wyman P. Wadleigh, Charles Chapman, Harold Carter