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50Otter Cliffs Naval Radio Station Photograph
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Structures, Defense, Observation Post
  • 1917 - 1919
Description:
Black and white photograph depicting radio tower and three rows of navy men on tower at Otter Cliffs Naval Radio Station.
167Casino Trick Skating Advertisement Card
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
  • Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures
  • Herald Press, Bar Harbor
  • 1883-07
Description:
Beige card with black text across entire face. Advertisement for Messrs. Battey and Hacker Tick and Fancy Skating at the Bar Harbor Casino on Wednesday, July 25th, 1883.
166Roller Skating Advertisement Card
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
  • Structures, Commercial, Commercial Structures
Description:
Beige card with red illustration and black text. Advertisement for the roller skating rink in Bar Harbor. Illustration depicts two people in floppy hats holding onto rope. Top text in red reads: "The Sea! The Sea! The Beautiful, See?" Bottom black text reads: "Bar Harbor Roller Skating Rink, 'Not the Tent' Prices Reduced."
180Binder of Bar Harbor Swimming Club Stock Certificates
  • Document, Financial, Stock Certificate
  • Structures, Civic, Cultural & Recreational Structures
  • 1901
Description:
Large binder containing certificates for membership to the Bar Harbor Swimming Club.
357Photo of the Building of Arts and Lawn
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Structures, Civic, Cultural & Recreational Structures
  • 1900 - 1920c
Description:
Framed black and white photo of the old Building of the Arts with a woman sitting on the lawn in front of it.
59Photograph of the Interior of the Congregational church, Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Structures, Ceremonial, Church
  • 1910 c.
Description:
Black and white photograph of the interior of the Congregational Church, Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor. This church was built started in 1888 and completed in 1889. It was built by Asa D. Hodgkins, contractor, and designed by William Ralph Emerson, architect. It replaced an earlier building, called "The White Church" and burned in 1942.
396Hand Colored Panorama Photo of Bar Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Town
  • 1902
Description:
Hand colored black & white panoramic view of Bar Harbor with Porcupine Islands in the distance. Architecture visible. Matted and framed.
1012Cigarette Silk
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card, Tobacco Card
  • Places, Town
  • Tokio Cigarette Company
  • 1900 c
Description:
Small patch of fabric with the illustration of a woman in a green dress and hat with a parasol leaning against a wood railing. On top reads: "Factory No. 646. First Dist. N.Y." and below reads" 12 Bar Harbor" Part of a collection of "Cigarette Silks" put out by the Tokio Cigarette Company called "Bathing Beauties" depicting various women at different beaches around the U.S.
1243Decorative China Plate
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Plate
  • Places, Town
  • 1920 - 1940 c
Description:
China plate with umber illustrations of Bar Harbor from Malvern Hill.
1244Decorative China Plate
  • Document, Memorabilia, Commemorative, Commemorative Plate
  • Places, Town
  • 1920 - 1940 c
Description:
China plate with blue illustration of Bar Harbor from Malvern Hill.
2Downtown Bar Harbor Proposed Beautification - West End Drug
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Beatrix Farrand
Description:
Celebrated landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand commissioned a watercolor artist (unknown) to produce scenes of downtown Bar Harbor with her recommendations to the Village Improvement Association for beautifying the downtown with trellises, window boxes, plants, and flowers. Farrand's recommendations were never carried out. West End Drug building & delivery wagon on Main Street
3Downtown Bar Harbor Proposed Beautification - Stephen's Lane
  • Image, Photograph
  • Places, Island
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Beatrix Farrand
Description:
Celebrated landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand commissioned a watercolor artist (unknown) to produce scenes of downtown Bar Harbor with her recommendations to the Village Improvement Association for beautifying the downtown with trellises, window boxes, plants, and flowers. Farrand's recommendations were never carried out. Looking toward Cadillac Mt on Main Street and Stephen's Lane
440"The Bar Harbor Fire" Oil Painting by Howe Duane Higgins
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Places, Island
  • Higgins - Howe Duane Higgins (1894 - 1974)
  • 1950 c
Description:
Panoramic view of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire painted by Howe Duane Higgins and framed in a ornate gilded frame.
321"The Bar Harbor Blue Book and Mount Desert Guide"
  • Publication, Directory, Business Directory
  • Places, Island
  • Bee - Albet Wilson Bee II (1854 - 1949)
  • 1881
Description:
Book with blue cover and in gilded text: "The Bar Harbor Blue Book and Mount Desert Guide 1881". Contains addresses and guide book with advertisements.
111"Reef Point Gardens Bulletin" Pamphlet
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • People
  • Places, Garden
  • The Max Farrand Memorial Fund, Bar Harbor, Maine. Copyright, 1953, by Reef Point Gardens Corporation.
  • 1953-06
Description:
Pamphlet titled "Reef Point Gardens Bulletin" published by the Max Farrand Memorial Fund, Bar Harbor Maine in June 1953. Vol. I, No. 10. Has a black and white image of a flower in a vase titled "Hybrid Tea Rose Innocence". Photograph by Sewall Brown.
78George Bucknam Dorr
  • Reference
  • People
  • 1853 - 1944
Description:
George B Dorr
79Mary Gray Ward Dorr
  • Reference
  • People
Description:
Mother of George Bucknam Dorr
97Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Reference
  • People
  • 1876 - 1958
119Beatrix Farrand
  • Reference
  • People
75Rabbit hunter
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • 1950 c.
Description:
"Protege rabbit hunter" Bill Horner on the left holding two rabbits and the .410 shotgun that was given to him by Charlie Hayward. (See also the "Rabbit Feed" photo, item 74. The other young man is George Riddell, son of Jock Riddell who is also in the Rabbit Feed photo. It was a close-knit bunch and there were many boyhood memories of those times.
76Kebo Valley Club Photograph
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • 1917
Description:
Black and White photo of the Kebo Valley Club, taken from Bunker's Hill in 1917. Shows crowd of people overlooking the club.
512"Clearfield" Summer School
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • 1897
Description:
A photo of students attending the kindergarten school for summer residents of Bar Harbor at the Albert Meadow Clearfield Cottage. Identified in photo: Beatrice Chandler Alice Whiting Alice Damrosch Bill and Margaret Schieffelin Hester Chanler Maurice Fremont-Smith Julia Whiting Alice Eastman
23Christening Gown
  • Object, Baptismal Garment, Baptismal Gown
  • People
  • 1853 c
Description:
White cotton with embroidered bodice and band near hem. Belonged to George B Dorr.
24Canton China Bowl
  • Object, Eating Bowl
  • People
  • 1900 c
Description:
Canton china shallow bowl. White with orange trim and details. Owned by George B Dorr.
19Old Farm Guestbook
  • Document, List, Guestbook
  • People
  • 1880 c
Description:
Black leather guestbook with thin gilded trim. Used at George B Dorr's estate, Oldfarm. Has notes from George B Dorr's guests.