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Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place
Deed to Sheep Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Legal, Deed	Other, Deed Other, Sheep Island		?		Deed to Sheep Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3793 Type: Document, Legal, Deed Subject: Other, Deed Other, Sheep Island Date: ? Description: Deed illegible from Alexander Baring, Henry Baring of London convey to John Soames Land on Sheep's Island 6 acres Photocopy
Box Candle and stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Household Box, Candle Box			?		Box Candle and stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17608 Type: Object, Furnishings, Household Box, Candle Box Date: ? Description: Hand-painted (black background) Japanese motif tin and candle stand with white candle.
History of the original Northeast Harbor Fire Company Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Organizations, Civic Other	Alvah L. Reed		Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor	History of the original Northeast Harbor Fire Company Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7227 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Organizations, Civic Other Creator: Alvah L. Reed Date: Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Photocopy of a document written by Alvah L. Reed on the history of the original Northeast Harbor Fire Company.
Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Guidebook	Places, Island Places, Landscape Structures, Commercial, Lodging			Mount Desert Island	Mount Desert Island Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7234 Type: Publication, Guidebook Subject: Places, Island Places, Landscape Structures, Commercial, Lodging Date: Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Photocopy of a guidebook to Mount Desert Island containing a few historical notes and images of landscapes and buildings.
Unidentified Portraits Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	People				Unidentified Portraits Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7316 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: Description: 9 unidentified portraits found in the Northeast Harbor Library basement: Cover. Unidentified young child. Large gilded frame, very ornate (12x14) 1. Unidentified young woman with elegant vest and necklace. Simple wooden black frame (8x10) 2. Unidentified older woman with fur collar coat and hat. Simple wooden black frame (5.5x7.5) 3. Unidentified young woman in long elegant dress standing by high-backed chair. Wooden brown frame (7x11) 4. Unidentified young woman in wedding dress with veil holding white lilies. Carved wooden frame (9x12) 5. Unidentified middle aged woman, sitting in elegant white dress. Portrait from photograph. Damaged frame and glass (13x11.5) 6/7. Unidentified young woman posing in elegant light dress, standing by a pedestal. Photograph is a bit faded. Carved brown wooden frame, lightly gilded (9.5x15) 8. Unidentified older man with mustache, in suit jacket and tie. Simple black wooden frame, damaged (8x10) 9. Unidentified older man in outdoor setting, hat in hand. Light wooden frame, partly gilded (5x7) Any information on any of these portraits is welcome. [show more]
Burr Kimball Northeast Harbor Library	Image, Photograph	People		.		Burr Kimball Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-5518 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: . Description: Sepia photograph of young girl wearing dress and lace bonnet.
Waitress uniform, probably from 1940s Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Uniform			.		Waitress uniform, probably from 1940s Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12199 Type: Object, Clothing, Uniform Date: . Description: Dress uniform for a waitress. Cream colored. Loose waist. Short sleeves. Two pockets below waist.
Map of Settler's Lots Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Projection, Plan	Other		? (old!)	Mount Desert	Map of Settler's Lots Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2357 Type: Document, Projection, Plan Subject: Other Date: ? (old!) Place: Mount Desert Description: Parchment drawing of settler's land parcels in the Town of Mt. Desert (Northeast Harbor to Harbor & Somesville.) Some properties are identified by owner; others numbered
Unknown Woman, tintype Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	Other, Portrait	Unknown	- c 1900		Unknown Woman, tintype Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-14671 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: Other, Portrait Creator: Unknown Date: - c 1900 Description: Woman age 50-60. Name in pencil on back not readable ([great ---- Hau-). Hair pulled back tight. Wears dark dress buttons down front. White collar with plaid scarf around neck joined by large white brooch. Hands folded in lap. Ring on middle finger,color added to cheeks.
Bil Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	Other, Portrait		- c s		Bil Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-8837 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: Other, Portrait Date: - c s Description: Bill Somes at age 12. Hair short, parted on left side. Standing with left hand on back of chair. Dark cushioned chair with fringe on back and seat. Boy wears dark jackets buttoned to neck. Four folds on each side of jacket and short pockets. Large bow at neck, dark with crisscrossing white stripes. Dark trousers with black boots.
Meeting Minutes April 1, 2019 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Minutes			01 April 1971		Meeting Minutes April 1, 2019 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5282 Type: Document, Minutes Date: 01 April 1971 Description: Minutes from a meeting held on 01 April 2019 at the Parish house. 8 members were present. Includes list of items made by members.
Meeting minutes of Somesville Sewing Circle Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Minutes			01 October 1970		Meeting minutes of Somesville Sewing Circle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5294 Type: Document, Minutes Date: 01 October 1970 Description: Minutes from a meeting held on the afternoon of 01 October 1970 at the Parish house. Nine members were present. Mentioned in these notes: Lucy Banker, Bertha Allen, Norma Fernald, Mrs.----- Smith, Mrs. Julia Smith, Mrs. Bonny Smith, Mrs, Georgia Stanely, Jean Fernald, and Helen Fernald. The meeting was held to choose a worthy cause to give money to.
Letter from Jaylene Roths to Planning Board of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Jaylene B. Roths	01/01/2001		Letter from Jaylene Roths to Planning Board of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5276 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Jaylene B. Roths Date: 01/01/2001 Description: Duplicate of letter from Jaylene B. Roths, Executive Director of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, to the Planning Board of Mount Desert applying to request permission to sell mission related items in the Somesville Museum and the Sound School House Museum.
1887 marriage certificate for Loren Rumill and Myra Clark Tremont Historical Society	Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate			01/02/1887		1887 marriage certificate for Loren Rumill and Myra Clark Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-1259 Type: Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate Date: 01/02/1887
Map of the Coast of Maine (Western Part) Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Map	Other, Coast		01/04/2007		Map of the Coast of Maine (Western Part) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13966 Type: Map Subject: Other, Coast Date: 01/04/2007 Description: Map of the Coast of Maine, Published by George H. Walker & Co. Boston, 1893. Shows counties and towns; Matinicus Isle, Monhegan, designated "plantation." "Chas. A. Cary, Bowdoin '10, 9 S. Appleton Hall," written on margins. Scale: 5" = 20 miles
Sail Plan No. 97 , Drawing No. 786, B.B. Crowninshield, Designer, J. R. D. - Del. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Projection, Technical Drawing	Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Design drawings Other, Racing Other, Ship equipment & rigging	Bowdoin Bradlee Crowninshield	01/08/1900		Sail Plan No. 97 , Drawing No. 786, B.B. Crowninshield, Designer, J. R. D. - Del. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17174 Type: Document, Projection, Technical Drawing Subject: Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Design drawings Other, Racing Other, Ship equipment & rigging Creator: Bowdoin Bradlee Crowninshield Date: 01/08/1900 Description: Elevations print of Bar Harbor 25 -foot class sloops by Bowdoin Bradlee Crowninshield. The class raced in Bar Harbor from 1900 to 1902. The original plans are at the Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
Lines Taken from Arthur Spurling Rowboat, June 7, 1999 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Projection, Technical Drawing	Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Design drawings	Arthur Spurling	01/08/1900		Lines Taken from Arthur Spurling Rowboat, June 7, 1999 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17175 Type: Document, Projection, Technical Drawing Subject: Other, Boat & ship industry Other, Design drawings Creator: Arthur Spurling Date: 01/08/1900 Description: Sketch: Lines Taken from Arthur Spurling Rowboat, June 7, 1999. Spurling (1873-1975) was a well-known builder of rowboats on Islesford.
Islands Magazine, Sep/Oct. 1986: A Visit to Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Islands Magazine, Sep/Oct. 1986: A Visit to Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16894 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: Article with Photos in a travel magazine by Jessica Maxwell on visiting the sites in Bar Harbor, Bass Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Jordan Pond and Acadia National Park.
Down East Magazine, Oct. 1985: Saved by a Great White Elephant Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Down East Magazine, Oct. 1985: Saved by a Great White Elephant Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16895 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: Article by Norah Deakin Davis along with old photos of the Turrets at College of the Atlantic and how it survived and was useful to students, faculty and administrators during the campus fire of 1983.
Down East Magazine, August 1984: Trending into Bloom and Croquet Anyone? Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Down East Magazine, August 1984: Trending into Bloom and Croquet Anyone? Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16896 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: 1) Article with photos by Cynthia Bourgeault on Swan's Island residents and the pros and cons of real estate development there. 2) Article with photos by John N. Cole on the Claremont Hotel's annual croquet tournament (Southwest Harbor).
Down East Magazine, July 1983: A Summer Full of Flowers Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Down East Magazine, July 1983: A Summer Full of Flowers Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16897 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: Article by Jane Lamb along with photos of the perrenial gardens of Mary Louise Jenkins on MDI.
Down East Magazine, Sep. 1982: Making it in Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Down East Magazine, Sep. 1982: Making it in Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16898 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: Article with photo of William Tapley, the overseer of Wildwood Stables in Seal Harbor since 1964.
Downeast Magazine, June 1982: Mt. Desert's Granite Heritage Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Downeast Magazine, June 1982: Mt. Desert's Granite Heritage Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16899 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: Article along with photos by Victor J. Layton of the stoneworks of Acadia National Park including Duck Brook Bridge and the gatehouses of Brown Mountain and Jordan Pond.
Down East Magazine, September 1981: When Hollywood Came to Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Down East Magazine, September 1981: When Hollywood Came to Bar Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16900 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: Article and photos of the summer of 1917 when actress Annette Kellerman and over 100 actors and actresses came to Bar Harbor to film Queen of the Sea. Article written by Gladys O'Neil.
Down East Magazine, June 1981: The Vertical World of Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Periodical, Magazine			01/15/2010		Down East Magazine, June 1981: The Vertical World of Mt. Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16901 Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Date: 01/15/2010 Description: Article with photos of rock climbing on Mount Desert. Text and photos by Daniel Koch.

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