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Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date
1576	Luere Babson Deasy	Reference	People			Luere Babson Deasy Item: 1576 Type: Reference Subject: People Place: Bar Harbor Description: Luere B. Deasy was born on February 8, 1859 in Gouldsboro to Daniel and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy. He was educated at the State Normal School in Castine. He did not attend college, but received a law degree from Boston University Law School. Deasy was admitted to the Bar in 1884. Prior to sitting on the Court, Deasy practiced in Bar Harbor. Deasy served as President of both the Hancock County Bar Association and the Maine State Bar Association. He was elected to the Maine State Senate and served as its President. Deasy was appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Milliken on September 25, 1918. On October 1, 1929, he was appointed Chief Justice by Governor Gardiner. He served as Chief until his retirement on February 7, 1930, when he returned to private practice in Bar Harbor. Deasy died on March 13, 1940, in Portland, at the age of 81. Sources: In Memoriam, Luere B. Deasy, 138 ME 371; James H. Mundy, Presidents of the Maine State Senate from 1820, Secretary of the Senate of Maine, 1979. See also article about Deasy at: http://mdihistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Horner.pdf [show more]
1699	Reefer Jacket, or Reefer Coat	Object	Object, Clothing, Uniform			Reefer Jacket, or Reefer Coat Item: 1699 Type: Object Subject: Object, Clothing, Uniform Description: Reefer Jacket, also known as Reefer Coat, a common article of clothing worn by seamen and sailors in the nineteenth century. Jacket is double-breasted, with velvet trim, and has ten metal buttons.
1580	Hooked Rug with Motorboat	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Flatweave, Rag Rug	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug		1925 c.	Hooked Rug with Motorboat Item: 1580 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Flatweave, Rag Rug Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug Date: 1925 c. Description: Hooked rug showing a motorboat underway, with flags flying. The boat appears to be the Maine Seacoast Mission Vessel "Sunbeam I" and the rug may have been made as part of the Maine Seacoast Mission's hooked rug program. Rug dimensions are 24"x51", appears to be rebound using green fabric. A rug with similar waves and clouds, as well as Sunbeam I, may be found in Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society Spring Bulletin, April 1926, page 11. See link below to go to the Maine Seacoast Mission item. [show more]
1581	Hooked rug with diamond pattern	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Flatweave, Rag Rug	Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug			Hooked rug with diamond pattern Item: 1581 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Flatweave, Rag Rug Subject: Object, Furnishings, Rug, Hooked Rug Description: Hooked rug with diamond pattern 38"x60"
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
1120	Fire Chief's Hat	Object, Clothing, Uniform, Fire Uniform	Concept, Fire Prevention			Fire Chief's Hat Item: 1120 Type: Object, Clothing, Uniform, Fire Uniform Subject: Concept, Fire Prevention
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
1127	Fire Extinguisher.	Object, Fire Protection Device, Fire Extinguisher	Concept, Fire Prevention		1925	Fire Extinguisher. Item: 1127 Type: Object, Fire Protection Device, Fire Extinguisher Subject: Concept, Fire Prevention Date: 1925 Description: Phister Carbon-Tet Compressed Air. Hand pump hose pressurized to 100#. For electrical files. Probably used on railroads c. 1925 or before.
1415	Badge. Northeast Harbor Fire Deparment. Original owner Eliot Kimball.	Object, Insignia Badge, Fire Badge	Object, Clothing, Uniform			Badge. Northeast Harbor Fire Deparment. Original owner Eliot Kimball. Item: 1415 Type: Object, Insignia Badge, Fire Badge Subject: Object, Clothing, Uniform
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.
1266	Sign. Fire Alarm Call Zones	Object, Sign, Informational Sign	Object, Fire Protection Device			Sign. Fire Alarm Call Zones Item: 1266 Type: Object, Sign, Informational Sign Subject: Object, Fire Protection Device
1241	Fire Alarm Call Chart	Document, Chart	Object, Fire Protection Device			Fire Alarm Call Chart Item: 1241 Type: Document, Chart Subject: Object, Fire Protection Device
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
1685	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: 1685 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. View shows the end of the double house, with a clothes tree and outbuilding (perhaps an outhouse) behind. In the foreground are broken ledges piled up on one another. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert R. Lt. Sta. No. 5. h. Double-house, Looking South.
1684	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: 1684 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. View looks back toward the double house, with the single house next door to the right. Broken granite ledges are piled up in the foreground and a boy, Kaspar Murphy, looks at the photographer. On the porch a man sits in the corner, identified on the envelope as Will (Dodge). Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Aug. 1907 No. 5. i. Double-house Looking E.S.E. Kaspar + Will [show more]
1683	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: 1683 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. View shows the interior of Kaspar Murphy's bedroom, with a chagrin the corner, and flags on the shelf behind a souvenir plate showing the Liberty Bell. Also on the shelf is a toy gun, a telescope, and a 1906 copy of the Minuteman Calendar issued by The Youth's Companion. A toy animal stands on the floor, and a flower grows in the window. Written on the negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Aug. 1907 Kaspar's Room [show more]
1682	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)	1907 c.	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1682 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1907 c. Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. As of July 2021 this negative is still being digitized. Negative envelope is blank, with nothing written on it.
1681	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)	1907 c.	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1681 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1907 c. Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. This negative is still (July 2021) being digitized. Negative envelope is blank, with nothing written on it.
1680	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock	Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946)	1907 c.	Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock Item: 1680 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative, Glass Plate Negative Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Dodge - Lucy McMullin Dodge (1862 - 1946) Date: 1907 c. Place: Mount Desert Rock Description: Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. This negative is still being digitized (July 2021). Negative envelope is blank, with nothing written on it.

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