Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1718	Three Postcards of Bear Island Lighthouse	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse			1945	Three Postcards of Bear Island Lighthouse Item: 1718    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Date: 1945 Description: Three real photo postcards of Bear Island Lighthouse affixed to a repurposed envelope. On all of the postcards the lighthouse is identified using blue ink. One postcard bears the additional inscription: "Our view from the point." The backside of this paper was at one time the exterior of envelope sent on June 4, 1945. Information about the sender and recipient can still be read. The return address has been cut, but the envelope was sent to Mrs. Edwin Corning, Northeast Harbor, Maine. Mrs. Corning spent her summers on a point at the mouth of Northeast Harbor [show more]
1112	Schooner Frank Brainerd	Image, Photograph	Vessels, Boat, Sailboat				Schooner Frank Brainerd Item: 1112    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Description: Framed picture of the Frank Brainerd with a deck load lumber. Sticker on the back of the frame reads: Frank A. Bigelow, Inc. 11 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass.
1224	Postcard with photograph of Hooked Rug	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug				Postcard with photograph of Hooked Rug Item: 1224    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug
1206	Postcard Photo of 2 Women. Addressed to Mrs. AA Murphy, Somes Sound	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	People				Postcard Photo of 2 Women. Addressed to Mrs. AA Murphy, Somes Sound Item: 1206    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: People Description: Description says "Mrs. AA Murphy"
1220	Photograph Hooked Rug	Image, Photograph	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug				Photograph Hooked Rug Item: 1220    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug
1270	Photograph Haynes Express Truck with 4 men and luggage	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business People				Photograph Haynes Express Truck with 4 men and luggage Item: 1270    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business People Description: Photograph copied and original returned
1260	Photo Rug by Clara Murphy	Image, Photograph	Object, Furnishings, Rug Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug				Photo Rug by Clara Murphy Item: 1260    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug
1263	Photo C. S. Murphy as Boy Scout	Image, Photograph	Organizations, Fraternal People				Photo C. S. Murphy as Boy Scout Item: 1263    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Organizations, Fraternal People
1276	Panorama Northeast Harbor from Clifton's Dock	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama	Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock				Panorama Northeast Harbor from Clifton's Dock Item: 1276    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama Subject: Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock Description: Photograph. Original returned to donor.
1388	Painting "Village Smithy" Copy	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Blacksmith Business				Painting "Village Smithy" Copy Item: 1388    Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Blacksmith Business
1484	Manuel Fatese at Old Sea Street Dock	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock				Manuel Fatese at Old Sea Street Dock Item: 1484    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
1214	Hooked Rugs C. B. Murphy Sold to Summer People	Image, Photograph	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug				Hooked Rugs C. B. Murphy Sold to Summer People Item: 1214    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug
1271	Haynes Express Truck with Man	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business People				Haynes Express Truck with Man Item: 1271    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business People Description: Copy of original. Original returned to owner.
1545	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1545    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-08 Description: Mount Desert Rock Light Station, August 1907. "No. 7, Looking S.E." View from Mount Desert Rock, looking southeast over ledges, several small plants are visible
1547	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat	Lucy McMullin Dodge		1908-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1547    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1908-08 Description: "Capt. Van Norden's Boat" - A friendship sloop sails off the waters of Mount Desert Rock with four men aboard. To the right a spar buoy leans is visible
1548	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-09	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1548    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-09 Description: "Sitting Room, North House, Left Hand Side Corner" - View in the living room of the north house (in the double tenement on Mount Desert Rock). Two chairs flank a table in the background, and a sideboard is visible to the left. Photographs are visible on the walls and on the table. A young child sits on the floor in the middle of the room, but he moved during the exposure of the negative, causing a blur.
1549	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Lucy McMullin Dodge		1908-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1549    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1908-08 Description: "Mr. Brewer in the tower." View of the lighthouse tower at Mount Desert Rock, with the keepers' dwellings to the right. Standing at the top of the tower is a man, likely Mr. Brewer.
1550	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-07	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1550    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-07 Description: A Gloucester fishing schooner sails not far from Mount Desert Rock under partial sail. A number of people are visible on the deck, and a stack of dories can be seen between the masts. A large flag has the name of the vessel, which appears to be two words, though only Frances P. M______ is visible. William H. Bunting has (July 2021) identified this schooner as the Frances P. Mesquita, of Gloucester. Built in Gloucester in 1905, she was owned and commanded by Capt. Joseph Mesquita, and was both a successful fishing and racing vessel. She was sold in 1918 to owners from Newfoundland, and sunk by a U-boat that year. The envelope with this negative reads: No. 7 f., Tower, Single Tenement + Double Tenement, Looking N.W." and is likely an envelope reused from another negative. [show more]
1559	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge		1908-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1559    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1908-08 Description: View of Mt. Desert Rock Light Station, June 1908, from the water. The view includes the boathouse, workshop, light keepers' houses, tower, oil house, and bell tower. Written on the negative envelope is "No. 3 View from Water. Devel. with Di. S. Plate."
1560	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-10	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1560    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-10 Description: View of Mount Desert Rock Light Station, taken from the water, 4:00 pm, October 1907. This photograph shows the extent of the settlement at Mount Desert Rock, including the derrick boathouse, workshop, keepers' dwellings, tower, oil house, and bell tower. Written on the negative envelope is "Taken from water." Near the top right is "Oct. 1907, 4 o'clock P.M." Written on the left side in pencil is "2 min" [show more]
1565	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1565    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-08 Description: View looking south toward the lighthouse tower at Mount Desert Rock. In the foreground walkways, both covered and uncovered, are visible. A picket fence is visible to the far right, while a small building is visible at the extreme left.
1570	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-09	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1570    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-09 Description: Two men work on the steam engine, perhaps in the boathouse, at the Mount Desert Rock Light Station. Written on the negative envelope is "Steam Engine, N.G." underneath "Broken Pl[--]" which has been crossed out.
1590	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1590    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-08 Description: Glass plate negative, Mount Desert Rock. Image shows a man standing up and rowing in a double-ended boat. Two additional rowboats are visible in the background. The negative is stored in an envelope that appears to have once been used for another negative. It reads Mt. Desert Lt. Sta., Aug. 1907 No. 7.e. Oil-House, S.W. Derrick, Capt. J. Robinson's vessel. Looking West.
1598	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Nature, Animals, Birds	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge		1907-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1598    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-08 Description: View of seabirds as seen from Mount Desert Rock. In the foreground two boats are visible, one of which is a peeped. The negative envelope reads "Gulls"
1626	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)		1906	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1626    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1906 Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. This appears to be the earliest negative in the series. July 2021: this negative is being digitized

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