Description: Ship's log for the Schooner Marion, 1836-1837 This log records voyages of the Schooner Marion, commanded by Eaton Clark from February 1836 to June 1836 (potentially a bit longer). From June 1836 (and definitely by November ben 1836) until July 1836 the schooner was commanded by Jacob Sawyer. Destinations mentioned include: Puerto Rico, Mount Desert, Lubec, Williamstown, New York, Port au Plat, St. Domingo, and others
Description: Account book kept by W.S. Brown, master of the schooner J.S. Butler, and other vessels. Includes references to cargoes carried, ports visited, and men employed on the schooner. Also includes records of expenditures, mostly for food, but some references to items like knives. Brown may be William Sheldon Brown but additional research is needed. The book may have been used at an earlier time, as several pages have be ripped out, and Brown's name is found in pencil with the date of 1880 near the beginning [show more]
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]
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]
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.
Description: The Mount Desert Kennel Club's first annual dog show took place in 1931. Poster advertising a dog show hosted by the Mount Desert Kennel Club at the athletic field in Bar Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: T. E. L. Kemp
Description: Transcript of the lease between Mark Perlinsky, lessor, and Angela C. Kaufman and Thomas Mourkas, lessees, for the property and building known as the Perlinsky Block on the western side of Main Street in Bar Harbor, ME. People Mentioned: Mark Perlinsky, Angela C. Kaufman, Thomas Mourkas, Anna C. Valent, Ida M. Grindle, R. C. Masterman
Description: Contract in which Mildred Morrison leases to Angela C. Kaufman the two upper floors of the building known as the Arcadia Hotel in Bar Harbor, ME. The terms of payment are given. Morrison and Kaufman have both signed and sealed the document. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, Mildred Morrison
Description: Angela C. Kaufman sends a check for $71 and requests a receipt. Mildred Morrison acknowledges the receipt on the same paper. Letter is written on stationary from The Sunset Hotel in Bar Harbor, ME.
Description: Statement made by Thomas Mourkas releasing Angela C. Kaufman from any liability in connection with owning or leasing The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman
Description: Legal notice of a statement made by Angela C. Kaufman and The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant regarding an agreement about the payment of a lease. Kaufman and Guy E. Torrey, Treasurer of the corporation, have signed and attached their seals to the document. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, Guy E. Torrey
Description: Promissory note from The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant Corporation, in which they agree to pay $25,013.87 to Angela C. Kaufman. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman
Description: Legal notice by a notary public that Angela C. Kaufman has acknowledged a statement made on August 7, 1935 was her free act and deed. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman
Description: Invoice from the State of Maine Office of Secretary of State for one certified copy of the certificate of change of location and clerk of Sunset Hotel and Restaurant. People Mentioned: R. C. Masterman
Description: Notice of dishonor stating that a check for $125 from Ivan E. Cedar to Angela C. Kaufman could not be cashed due to shortage of funds. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, Ivan E. Cedar