Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1571	American Legion men standing next to the Firehouse, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Organizations, Fraternal People				American Legion men standing next to the Firehouse, Northeast Harbor Item: 1571    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Organizations, Fraternal People Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Members of the Lurvey-Wright Post of the American Legion standing to the south of the firehouse, Northeast Harbor. A key accompanying this photograph gives the names of some of the men, including Lyle Wescott, Jack Reynolds, Gerald Sr. [Gerald Norwood, Sr], Arthur Walls, Zip Ober, James Bunker, Larry Wass, Bill Cripps, John Manchester, Arthur Eaton, H. Suminsby, and ____ McCrae.
1592	Yachting Cap worn on A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s boats	Object, Clothing, Cap, Sport Cap, Yachting Cap	Recreation, Yachting	Zeidel & Co.			Yachting Cap worn on A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s boats Item: 1592    Type: Object, Clothing, Cap, Sport Cap, Yachting Cap Subject: Recreation, Yachting Creator: Zeidel & Co. Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Yachting cap with stitched emblem that incorporates the burgee of Philadelphia's Corinthian Yacht Club on the left (triangular burgee with white background, red cross, and blue corner) and A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s personal signal flag on the right (red field with a blue K outlined in white). Label inside the hat indicates that it was sold by Zeidel Uniforms of Port Washington, Long Island, New York and West Palm Beach, Florida.
1712	Sign for Pine Bough Antiques	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Sign for Pine Bough Antiques Item: 1712    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Wooden sign for Pine Bough Antiques, an antiques and rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign hung off the front of the building and is therefore double sided. Looking at the two sides, green painted frame on one side is more weathered than the other. The two-sided sign has green lettering and a green frame, and pine bough is painted in the upper left corner. [show more]
1711	Sign for Wikhegan Old Books	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Sign for Wikhegan Old Books Item: 1711    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Wooden sign for Wikhegan Old Books, a rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign was removed from the building before the business closed, when books were sold from Pine Bough Antiques The sign is two sided and appears to have had a brown frame, which no longer survives. Brown paint appears beneath where the frame would have been.
1698	View looking toward the Wedge and the Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Businesses, Lodging Business, Hotel & Motel Business			1886 c.	View looking toward the Wedge and the Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor Item: 1698    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business, Hotel & Motel Business Date: 1886 c. Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Photograph taken from the area of the Samuel Gilpatrick Homestead looking toward the Rock End Hotel, near Gilpatrick Cove Northeast Harbor. In the foreground is Herman Savage's cottage, "The Wedge," designed by his architect brother, Fred L. Savage, in 1885. Two children stand on the side of the road, and an unidentified structure is visible beyond the hotel. In the distance, the northern shores of Great Cranberry Island can be seen. The Rock End Hotel was originally called the Revere House and was opened by Herman L. Savage in the summer of 1884. The Wedge was built by A. Torrey, a contractor from Southwest Harbor, in the winter of 1885-1886. The Rock End Hotel burned in March, 1942. The Wedge was purchased by the Roberts family and remodeled in 1944-45, following plans by Philadelphia architect Edmund Gilchrist. It remains a private residence today. [show more]
1586	Northeast Harbor Fire Company's First Ambulance in Front of the Municipal Building	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance	Chase - Ronald Chase		1939	Northeast Harbor Fire Company's First Ambulance in Front of the Municipal Building Item: 1586    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Transportation, Automobile, Motor Ambulance Creator: Chase - Ronald Chase Date: 1939 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Two photos of the Northeast Harbor Fire Company's first ambulance, a 1939 Packard, in front of the Municipal Building, Main Street. In one photograph three men stand in front of the ambulance. They are identified as: Fred Kimball, Larry Wass, and Elliott Kimball Copy of photograph taken by Ronald Chase
1585	Northeast Harbor Fire House, Winter of 1954	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck	Chase - Ronald Chase		1954	Northeast Harbor Fire House, Winter of 1954 Item: 1585    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Transportation, Truck, Fire Truck Creator: Chase - Ronald Chase Date: 1954 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Town of Mount Desert Municipal Building and Northeast Harbor Firehouse, winter of 1954. Two fire engines are visible through the windows of the doors. The sign over the left door reads "W.S. Grant, Jr., Ladder No. 1" and over the right reads "Engine No. 1" Photograph by Ronald Chase
1584	Christmas Decorations at the Municipal Building, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Municipal Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station	Fennelley - George F. Fennelley		1950	Christmas Decorations at the Municipal Building, Northeast Harbor Item: 1584    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Municipal Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Creator: Fennelley - George F. Fennelley Date: 1950 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Mount Desert Town Office, and Northeast Harbor Fire Station decorated for Christmas, circa 1950. The car to the left has been identified as a 1949-1951-era Ford.
1648	Photographs of Main Street Northeast Harbor, circa 1935	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business Organizations, Municipal			1935 c.	Photographs of Main Street Northeast Harbor, circa 1935 Item: 1648    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business Organizations, Municipal Date: 1935 c. Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: 6 modern reproduction photographs showing Main Street, Northeast Harbor, circa 1935. Four views show the Municipal Building/Firehouse, and three show fire engines parked in front of the building, including the 1927 American LaFrance Ladder Truck "William S. Grant." Another photograph shows buses parked to the south of the municipal building, belong to Maine Transportation (?), a subsidiary of the Maine Central Railroad Company. Another photograph shows two buses belonging to the Boston & Maine Transportation Company parked behind Manchester Bros. Garage. Another photograph shows the steamer J.T. Morse landing at the steamboat wharf in Northeast Harbor [show more]
1003	Oliver Wagstaff to Northeast Harbor Fire Department Chief Letter and Envelope, October 29, 1947	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Organizations, Fire Protection	Wagstaff, Oliver		1947-10-29	Oliver Wagstaff to Northeast Harbor Fire Department Chief Letter and Envelope, October 29, 1947 Item: 1003    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Organizations, Fire Protection Creator: Wagstaff, Oliver Date: 1947-10-29 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor 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.
1001	Gilman High School Championship football team Framed Photograph, 1921	Image, Photograph	Concept, Awards Object, Clothing, Uniform, Sports Uniform Organzations, School Institution, High Schools People Recreation, Sports, Football	Bradley - G H Bradley		1921	Gilman High School Championship football team Framed Photograph, 1921 Item: 1001    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Concept, Awards Object, Clothing, Uniform, Sports Uniform Organzations, School Institution, High Schools People Recreation, Sports, Football Creator: Bradley - G H Bradley Date: 1921 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: The Gilman High School football team and their coach pose on the steps of the Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor. The players are in uniform and one of them holds a football with the words "GHS Champs, 1921." Black and white Seated: In the front row, from left, are A. Gilley and B. Herrick. In the second row, from left, are B. Stanley, E. Hamor and G. McCrae. Standing: In the second to the back row are, from left, Atwood, Higgins, C. Bucklin, F. Ralph and F. Brown. In the back row, from left, are N. Turner, P. Stanley, L. Reed, H. Gavor [?] and D. McEchern. The coach at far left is "Stubby" Fury. [show more]
1002	Newspaper article commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Eastern Maine Basketball Champions of 1924	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Object, Clothing, Uniform, Sports Uniform Organzations, School Institution, High Schools People Recreation, Sports, Basketball			1984	Newspaper article commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Eastern Maine Basketball Champions of 1924 Item: 1002    Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Object, Clothing, Uniform, Sports Uniform Organzations, School Institution, High Schools People Recreation, Sports, Basketball Date: 1984 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Tags: zoomable Description: The photograph is a newspaper clipping (text on reverse) from April 12, 1984 that describes 1924 championship team. The Gilman High School of Northeast Harbor basketball team and their coach Stanley Week posed outside after winning the Eastern Maine basketball tournament at the University of Maine at Orono in 1924. The players are in uniform, and Week holds the plaque they won. People Depicted: Stanley Week, Burton Seavey, Edward Ralph, Albert Manchester, Stuart Branscom, Horace Bucklin, Francis Atwood, Jerome Knowles, Merrill Whitmore and Paul Bucklin. Also mentioned in the article are Douglas Driscoll, Carl Kelley Black and white [show more]
1583	Blueprint Elevation and Floor Plans for the Municipal Building, Main Street, Northeast Harbor	Document, Reprographic Copy, Blueprint	Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Structures, Civic, Public, Town Hall	Ralph - Isaac E. Ralph		1916	Blueprint Elevation and Floor Plans for the Municipal Building, Main Street, Northeast Harbor Item: 1583    Type: Document, Reprographic Copy, Blueprint Subject: Structures, Civic, Public, Public Safety, Fire Station Structures, Civic, Public, Town Hall Creator: Ralph - Isaac E. Ralph Date: 1916 Place: 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]
1595	Hanging the new sign at the Great Harbor Collection	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Organizations, Museum			1982	Hanging the new sign at the Great Harbor Collection Item: 1595    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Organizations, Museum Date: 1982 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Men gathered in front of the former municipal building on Main Street, hanging the sign for the Great Harbor Collection, later renamed the Great Harbor Maritime Museum. Identified are: Peter Bell, at left, in a v-neck sweater Bob Hamlin on the left-hand ladder Curtis Phelps between the two ladders
1587	Fire trucks parked in front of the Municipal Building, Northeast Harbor, circa 1935	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Businesses, Other Business Organizations, Fire Protection			1935	Fire trucks parked in front of the Municipal Building, Northeast Harbor, circa 1935 Item: 1587    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Businesses, Other Business Organizations, Fire Protection Date: 1935 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Two fire engines parked in front of the Municipal Building, Northeast Harbor. A bus is parked the left of the Municipal Building, parked closer to Manchester Brothers' Garage. The truck on the left may be the Northeast Harbor Fire Company's 1926 Maxim Pumper, while that on the right is the ladder truck W.S. Grant, a 1927 American La France. This photograph was taken following the remodeling of the the Municipal Building, which was completed in 1934. [show more]
1588	Carlton Taylor outside of the Municipal Building with the Fire Company Vehicles, circa 1955	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Businesses, Other Business Organizations, Fire Protection	Chase - Ronald Chase		1955	Carlton Taylor outside of the Municipal Building with the Fire Company Vehicles, circa 1955 Item: 1588    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Businesses, Other Business Organizations, Fire Protection Creator: Chase - Ronald Chase Date: 1955 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Carlton Taylor standing in front of the Municipal Building, Northeast Harbor, with the vehicles of the Northeast Harbor Fire Company lined up.
1536	Half model of a Luders 16 Sloop	Object, Model	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat	Smallidge - Robert Lindsay Smallidge Sr. (1896-1982)			Half model of a Luders 16 Sloop Item: 1536    Type: Object, Model Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Creator: Smallidge - Robert Lindsay Smallidge Sr. (1896-1982) Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Half model of a sloop, perhaps a Luders 16, with a Genoa jib, made by Robert L. Smallidge Sr. of Northeast Harbor. Model's hull is varnished, and uses various wood types for topsides, waterline, and bottom, while the sails are painted white. The model and sails are mounted on a pine board. On the back of the model is #6, R.L. Smallidge, N.E. Harbor, Me.
1579	Proposal Rendering for Northeast Harbor Development, circa 1928	Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing	Structures, Civic, Public, Town Hall Town Planning	Frost - Charles Sumner Frost (1856-1931)		1928 circa	Proposal Rendering for Northeast Harbor Development, circa 1928 Item: 1579    Type: Document, Projection, Architectural Drawing Subject: Structures, Civic, Public, Town Hall Town Planning Creator: Frost - Charles Sumner Frost (1856-1931) Date: 1928 circa Place: 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.
1277	Photograph Northeast Livery	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable				Photograph Northeast Livery Item: 1277    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1275	Panorama of Northeast Harbor--Clifton's Dock	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama	Businesses, Fishery Business				Panorama of Northeast Harbor--Clifton's Dock Item: 1275    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Photograph. Original returned to donor.
1007	Pastime Theatre Program Fragments, 1917	Document, Program, Theater Program	Concept, Arts and Culture Movie Theatre Recreation	Pastime Theatre	Photofolder Program Co.	1917	Pastime Theatre Program Fragments, 1917 Item: 1007    Type: Document, Program, Theater Program Subject: Concept, Arts and Culture Movie Theatre Recreation Creator: Pastime Theatre Publisher: Photofolder Program Co. Date: 1917 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor 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]
1279	Boarding House Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Boardinghouse				Boarding House Northeast Harbor Item: 1279    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Boardinghouse Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1273	Main Street Northeast Harbor, Maine circa 1908	Image, Photograph	Places, Town			1908	Main Street Northeast Harbor, Maine circa 1908 Item: 1273    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Places, Town Date: 1908 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Main Street Northeast Harbor, circa 1908. Photograph was taken from in front of the Manchester Livery Stable, and shows the location upon which the Municipal Building would be built. Copy of photograph, original returned
1252	Postcard Asticou Stepping Stones	Object, Writing, Postcard					Postcard Asticou Stepping Stones Item: 1252    Type: Object, Writing, Postcard Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1216	The Graces of Northeast Harbor. Steamship Company Owners.	Image, Photograph	People				The Graces of Northeast Harbor. Steamship Company Owners. Item: 1216    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor

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