Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraved vignette Landing of the Pilgrims. Digital copy of a print made from an etching and engraving on steel. Original Artist: White – Edwin White (1817-1877) Engraver: Burt – Charles Kennedy Burt (1823-1892) Engraving Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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Description: Bureau of Engraving and Printing engraved vignette Landing of the Pilgrims. Digital copy of a print made from an etching and engraving on steel. Original Artist: White – Edwin White (1817-1877) Engraver: Burt – Charles Kennedy Burt (1823-1892) Engraving Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Description: Ralph Stanley has researched the people he knew on Mount Desert Island and their common ancestors who were Mayflower passengers and their descendents.
Photographer George Soules posted the following on his blog for Nov 16, 2013: Last night the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Mount Desert Island held a Lantern Walk. "As the days start to grow shorter we start to think about light and ways we can celebrate it. A lantern walk is an observance of the changing season." In preparation for this event, all were invited to come to the library the Thursday before to make lanterns. Janice was there as a volunteer helping the children glue colored paper onto tall glass wide mouth jars. On Friday, participants met at 5:00 PM at the High Road parking lot in Southwest Harbor and walked down Causeway Lane with lanterns lit. Then, aided by the glow of a full moon, they carefully navigated the path down to the water and gathered on the rocks for some storytelling before heading back. Janice and I tagged along with the hope of getting some pictures that captured the feel of this magical evening. I used a Canon 5D Marl II DSLR mounted on a tripod with a Canon 24-70mm lens at f/2.8. I exposed the scene for 2 seconds at ISO 1600. Thanks to the moonlight, the surrounding area was nicely exposed as well.
Description: Photographer George Soules posted the following on his blog for Nov 16, 2013: Last night the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Mount Desert Island held a Lantern Walk. "As the days start to grow shorter we start to think about light and ways we can celebrate it. A lantern walk is an observance of the changing season." In preparation for this event, all were invited to come to the library the Thursday before to make lanterns. Janice was there as a volunteer helping the children glue colored paper onto tall glass wide mouth jars. On Friday, participants met at 5:00 PM at the High Road parking lot in Southwest Harbor and walked down Causeway Lane with lanterns lit. Then, aided by the glow of a full moon, they carefully navigated the path down to the water and gathered on the rocks for some storytelling before heading back. Janice and I tagged along with the hope of getting some pictures that captured the feel of this magical evening. I used a Canon 5D Marl II DSLR mounted on a tripod with a Canon 24-70mm lens at f/2.8. I exposed the scene for 2 seconds at ISO 1600. Thanks to the moonlight, the surrounding area was nicely exposed as well. [show more]
This photograph is often misidentified as having been taken at Mount Desert Island. Archivists at the Southwest Harbor Public Library have researched the origin of the sitting and hope other copies will be correctly identified.
Description: This photograph is often misidentified as having been taken at Mount Desert Island. Archivists at the Southwest Harbor Public Library have researched the origin of the sitting and hope other copies will be correctly identified.
Original Artist: Rothermel - Peter Frederick Rothermel (1817-1895) Engraver: Andrews - Joseph Andrews (1806-1873) Engraving Printer: Miller - William M. Miller (1824-after 1894) Digital copy of a print made from an etching and engraving on steel. Pilgrims shown in the engraving landing at Plymouth in November 1620, as described by Mantle Fielding: Myles Standish standing on the rock assisting his wife, Rose, about to step off the boat. Isaac Allerton standing in the center of the shallop grasping a long pole to steady the boat. Behind Allerton is William Bradford at the stern of the boat pulling the ropes that hold the boat. Edward Winslow next to Bradford is gazing at the scene before him. Mrs. Allerton and her daughter Mary are following Rose Standish off the boat. John Howland stands in the water at the foreground, holding the rope at the bow of the boat. Stephen Hopkins is at the stern of the boat taking a turn of the stern rope around a jutting point. Elder William Brewster is on the shore in an attitude of thanksgiving surrounded by Mrs. White holding her infant son, Peregrine, and Mary Chilton. See: "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography," Volume 31, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1907, "Joseph Andrews," by Mantle Fielding, p. 110-112. Myles Standish (c.1584-1656) Rose (Unknown) Standish (-1621) Issac Allerton (c.1586-1658/9) William Bradford (c.1590-1657) Edward Winslow (1595-1655) Mary (Norris) Allerton (c.1590-1621) – Mrs. Isaac Allerton Mary Allerton (c.1616-1699) John Howland (c.1591-1672/3) Stephen Hopkins (1581-1644) William Brewster (c.1566-1644) Susannna (Unknown) White (c.1595-1654-1675) – Mrs. William White Peregrine White (1620-1704) Mary Chilton (1607-1679) See: The Mayflower and Mount Desert Island – Stanley.pdf
Description: Original Artist: Rothermel - Peter Frederick Rothermel (1817-1895) Engraver: Andrews - Joseph Andrews (1806-1873) Engraving Printer: Miller - William M. Miller (1824-after 1894) Digital copy of a print made from an etching and engraving on steel. Pilgrims shown in the engraving landing at Plymouth in November 1620, as described by Mantle Fielding: Myles Standish standing on the rock assisting his wife, Rose, about to step off the boat. Isaac Allerton standing in the center of the shallop grasping a long pole to steady the boat. Behind Allerton is William Bradford at the stern of the boat pulling the ropes that hold the boat. Edward Winslow next to Bradford is gazing at the scene before him. Mrs. Allerton and her daughter Mary are following Rose Standish off the boat. John Howland stands in the water at the foreground, holding the rope at the bow of the boat. Stephen Hopkins is at the stern of the boat taking a turn of the stern rope around a jutting point. Elder William Brewster is on the shore in an attitude of thanksgiving surrounded by Mrs. White holding her infant son, Peregrine, and Mary Chilton. See: "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography," Volume 31, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1907, "Joseph Andrews," by Mantle Fielding, p. 110-112. Myles Standish (c.1584-1656) Rose (Unknown) Standish (-1621) Issac Allerton (c.1586-1658/9) William Bradford (c.1590-1657) Edward Winslow (1595-1655) Mary (Norris) Allerton (c.1590-1621) – Mrs. Isaac Allerton Mary Allerton (c.1616-1699) John Howland (c.1591-1672/3) Stephen Hopkins (1581-1644) William Brewster (c.1566-1644) Susannna (Unknown) White (c.1595-1654-1675) – Mrs. William White Peregrine White (1620-1704) Mary Chilton (1607-1679) See: The Mayflower and Mount Desert Island – Stanley.pdf [show more]
Published in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Norwood's Cove which took place on August 9, 1914. The book describes how the events appeared to those Mainers who participated in the battle, and how those events became part of the local historical narrative.
Description: Published in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Norwood's Cove which took place on August 9, 1914. The book describes how the events appeared to those Mainers who participated in the battle, and how those events became part of the local historical narrative.
A newspaper clipping promoting the annual pumpkin carving and story telling event to be held at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 1 - 5 p.m.
Description: A newspaper clipping promoting the annual pumpkin carving and story telling event to be held at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 1 - 5 p.m.
From left to right, George Soules, Ralph Stanley, and Charlotte Morrill pose for this photo following George and Charlotte's presentation of the debut of the Digital Archive in the Holmes Room at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The second photo is of George during his presentation.
Description: From left to right, George Soules, Ralph Stanley, and Charlotte Morrill pose for this photo following George and Charlotte's presentation of the debut of the Digital Archive in the Holmes Room at the Southwest Harbor Public Library. The second photo is of George during his presentation.