Keywords: Rockefellers
Item 71743
The Eyrie, Seal Harbor, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 81112
John D. Rockefeller Jr. letter to Charles K. Savage, Northeast Harbor, 1957
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: 1957 Location: Mount Desert; Mount Desert Island Media: Ink on paper
Item 149117
Richard Rockefeller residence site plan, Bartlett Island, 2004
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2004 Location: Mount Desert Client: Richard G. Rockefeller Architect: J. W.; Roc Caivano Architects
Item 149195
Rockefeller residence The Eyrie planting plan for west border of lawn, Seal Harbor, 1930-1945
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1945 Location: Mount Desert Client: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Architect: Beatrix Farrand
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Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.
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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families
"… and Marguerite, as well as the passing of Peggy Rockefeller, the relationship between the Bryants and the Rockefellers faded out."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park
"Rockefeller Jr., an organization was formed to acquire Mount Desert land. They started with a tiny piece in Seal Harbor and a hilltop overlooking…"