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Historical Items

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Item 19212

Road to Seal Harbor, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Seal Harbor; Northeast Harbor; Bar Harbor Media: Postcard

Item 22107

Steamboat Wharf at Seal Harbor, 1902

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: 1902 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 19196

Skylands, Seal Harbor, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1925 Location: Seal Harbor Media: Postcard

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151780

Fogg residence, Seal Harbor, 1996-2000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–2000 Location: Mount Desert Clients: Leslie Fogg; Joe Fogg Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 151835

Birch Brook subdivision, Seal Harbor, 2000

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2000 Location: Mount Desert Client: Richard G. Rockefeller Architect: Eyrie Properties, LLC

Item 151829

Cox-Keller residence, Seal Harbor, 2003-2007

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003–2007 Location: Mount Desert Clients: T. A. Cox; Arthur Keller Architect: Elliott Elliott Norelius Architecture

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Rockefeller Drive, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1935

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Exhibit

Passenger boat landing, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1940

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Exhibit

Southern Cross commemorative print, ca. 1928

Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… Two Seal Harbor Families Marvin Bryant, Seal Harbor, ca. 1920Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society Text by Eliza Worrick Mt."

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"… known with its hotels and B&Bs as a tourist spot while Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor are now home to the summer population and their mansions."

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Somes Sound, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1900

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - You Can Get Here From There

"… and later the villages of Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor, the steamboats were essential in transporting not only people, but construction…"