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You searched for: Date: 1950sSubject: Events
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Photograph of boats under sail during Luders 16 race, 1950
Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • 1950
  • Mount Desert
  • Copyright Undetermined
Description:
Damaged black and white photograph of multiple boats under sail, including #4, during the Luders 16 race. Written on the back: "Luders Start 1950, Pg53, Frame 13, Photographed by Robert L. Scott, 172 Newbury St, Boston, Mass.", [photo has measurement marks on back]
Bar Harbor Times
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Places, Town
  • 10/4/1951
  • Mount Desert Island
Bar Harbor Times
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
A weekly newspaper covering the events of the communities on MDI, the schools, births, deaths, marriages and other important news or items of interest that occur.
Parish of St. Mary's and St. Jude's is Observing its 75th Anniversary
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Events
  • Organizations, Religious
  • 5/23/1957
Description:
Full page article published in the Bar Harbor Times, entitled " Sunday in the Parish", featuring clergy and parishioners to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the parish. Several b/w photographs.
The Fenton Challenge Cup
Northeast Harbor Fleet
  • Object, Prize, Trophy
  • Events
  • Revere
  • 1959
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
The Fenton Challenge Cup
Northeast Harbor Fleet
Description:
Silver trophy bowl. It appears this trophy was reused in later years. Around the back are the list of the winners of this trophy. Inscription reads as follows. __________ The Fenton Challenge Cup PRESENTED BY THE BOATHOUSE SORRENTO YACHT CLUB 1959 1960 Bar Harbor Yacht Club 1961 Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club 1984 Red Baron - William W. Smith 1985 - Cowabunga - Julia O. Thompson 1988 - Fox - J. Campbell Henry 1988 - Evermore - Laura K.S. Welles 1990 - Fox - J. Campbell Henry 1991 - Shanti - Anne A. Mazlish 1992 - Magic - Bradley C. Madeira 1993 - Magic - Bradley C. Madeira 1994 - E. Amory Loring 1995 - E. Amory Loring 1996 - Stockton Smith 1997 - Bandit - Gardner Loring 1998 - Toby Elliman 2000 - Resolute - Sarah N. Coffin 2001 - Slingshot - Elizabeth & Henry Brauer 2002- Eve - Parker Brown Stamped on the bottom of the trophy it reads: Sterling Reproduction Paul Revere. [show more]
Mount Desert: The most beautiful island in the world
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Explorers
  • Other, Railroad companies
  • Other, Railroads
  • Collier, Sargent F.
  • 1952
Mount Desert: The most beautiful island in the world
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Chapters on: Indians and explorers; Jesuits; de Gregoire; Bernard; Wreck of the Grand Design; British Navy; Early settlers; Summer visitors; Green Mountain Railway; Navy; Social Life; Bar Harbor fire; Jackson Lab; Acadia National Park.
Wayback Ball, Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Gala
  • People
  • Stephen Ashley
  • 12-31-1948 and 1-6-1950
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Description:
Photo 2008 a: Velma and Gene Ashley Photo 2008 b: Attendees dancing Photo 2008 c: Attendees dancing Photo 2008 d: Attendees dancing
In Memory of Samuel Atkins Eliot 1862-1950
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Announcement, Obituary
  • Events
  • People
  • 7/16/1950
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • 1955
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter from Harvard to Saltonstall re: shark
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter, from Henry B. Bigelow, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge MA, 6 Sep 1955, to John L. Saltonstall, identifying man-eating shark that attacked boat
Memorial Day Parade
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • 1951
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Memorial Day Parade
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Photograph of honor guard and band marching in the Memorial Day parade. Pine Tree Market is on right. Scanned from Facebook.
Gilman High School
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • 1956
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Gilman High School
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Demolition of Gilman High School in 1956.
Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events, Gala
  • Other
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Inn
  • Structures, Commercial, Restaurant
  • 1954
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Asticou Celebratory Menu 1604-1954
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Asticou Celebratory Menu, in French and English, in honor of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Island of Mount Desert by Samuel De Champlain, September 5, 1604. September 5, 1954
150th Anniversary of the Founding of Seal Harbor in 1809
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • Places, Town
  • 1959
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Description:
August 20, 1959 Commemorative Issue.
Wayback Ball, Seal Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events, Gala
  • People
  • Stephen Ashley
  • 1/16/1950
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
Wayback Ball, Seal Harbor
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Hollis and Wilma Easton, Girland and Vinnie Robinson, Gene and Velma Ashley
Harbor Reconstruction
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
  • William D. Hocker
  • circa 1950
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Harbor Reconstruction
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Land fill and reconstruction of Northeast Harbor's town dock and boat launch.
Stetson school students
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • August 1956
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Stetson school students
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Five b/w photographs showing kindergarten students at the Stetson School in Northeast Harbor in 1956 helping Marilyn Meader celebrate her birthday.
Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (1)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (1)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The Southwest Boat Corp. launches the "Judith Lee Rose." Black and white
Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (2)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (2)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The Southwest Boat Corp. launches the "Judith Lee Rose." Black and white
Group at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (1)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Group of unidentified people at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Group at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (2)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Group of unidentified women and children at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Two Girls at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Two unidentified girls at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Group at Launching of "Judith Lee Rose" Negative, 1954 (3)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
  • Ballard, W. H.
  • 1954
  • Southwest Harbor
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Group of unidentified men at the launching of the "Judith Lee Rose" by the Southwest Boat Corp. in 1954. Black and white
Iola Klaas and LaRue Spiker on Their Position in Regard to the Stockholm Resolution of Peace Statement, c. 1950
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Declaration
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Klaas, Iola
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950 c.
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Iola Klaas and LaRue Spiker explain the background and importance of the Stockholm Resolution of Peace, which was passed at the World Committee in Defense of Peace. They emphasize the dangers of atomic warfare, particularly for children, and advocate for the outlawing of the atomic bomb. People Mentioned: O. John Rogge, Rockwell Kent, Albert Kahn, Johannes Steel, W. E. B. DuBois
LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (1)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Declaration
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950-07-08
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
LaRue Spiker provides a statement regarding her activities of July 7, 1950. She relates a conversation with reporter Ed Cotton about a communist petition she had allegedly distributed. People Mentioned: Ed Cotton, Iola Klaas, Maurice O. Hunt
LaRue Spiker Disputing Accusations of Communism Statement, July 8, 1950 (2)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Declaration
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1950-07-08
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
LaRue Spiker provides a statement regarding her activities of July 6, 1950. She explains that she was attempting to get signatures on petition from the Civil Rights Congress about the Stockholm Resolution for Peace when she was stopped and questioned by police officers.
Roy Salisbury Collection - Mount Desert High School
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Photograph
  • Events
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • circa 1950
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Description:
BW photographs of the construction of Mount Desert High School, Northeast Harbor. Styled by Cedric G. Chase, Photographic Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA.