Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1285	Hall Quarry Close-Up of Crane	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Hall Quarry Close-Up of Crane Item: 1285    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: Negative returned to owner.
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
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.
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]
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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]
1650	E. Farnham Butler in his office	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Events, Personal Milestones			2003 c.	E. Farnham Butler in his office Item: 1650    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Events, Personal Milestones Date: 2003 c. Place: Mount Desert, Sound Description: Photograph of E. Farnham Butler in his office at Mount Desert Yacht Yard, circa 2003. On the table in front of him are photographs of boats built by Butler at his yard over the course of his career.
1686	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)		1907-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1686    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1907-08 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. Image shows the view looking out from the ledges of Mount Desert Rock, with a sailing vessel, identified as Minerva, not far from shore. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Rk. Lt. Sta. Aug. 1907 No. 5a. Mooring Minerva, Looking N.W.
1687	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)		1907-09	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1687    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1907-09 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, September 1907. This image has not yet (August 2021) been digitized. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Sept. 1907 Sitting Room Right Hand Side Corner North House L.M. Dodge
1688	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)		1907-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1688    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1907-08 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. Image shows view looking out over the ledges with many sea birds visible. To the left the power launch sits on the wooden ramp, and to the right two men are visible. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Aug. 1907 Gulls, Boat-house, Will and Mr. Newman Copies
1689	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)		1908-06	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1689    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1908-06 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, June 1908. Image shows the view looking back toward the light station, with the wooden bell tower in the foreground, and the lighthouse and keepers' dwellings visible beyond. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. June 1908 Bell Tower and Station
1690	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)		1908-06	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1690    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1908-06 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, June 1908. Image shows the view looking back toward the light station, with the wooden bell tower in the foreground, and the lighthouse and keepers' dwellings visible beyond. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. June 1908 Bell Tower and Station
1544	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: 1544    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1907-08 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: "Looking West from Woodpile, Double Tenement, Mt. Desert Rock Light Station" - View of boy on wooden walkway, with the rear side of the double house visible in the background. To the right of the house a woman looks on.
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
1546	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop	Lucy McMullin Dodge		1908-08	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1546    Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop Creator: Lucy McMullin Dodge Date: 1908-08 Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Mount Desert Rock Light Station, August 1908 - "Capt. Van Norden's Boat" - A Friendship sloop sails in front of the light station at Mount Desert Rock
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]

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