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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date Place Address Description
14879Nest and Eggs of Black Guillemot
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Nest and eggs of a Black Guillemot taken at our camp on Little Duck Island."
Nest and Eggs of Black Guillemot
Item:
  • 14879   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Nest and eggs of a Black Guillemot taken at our camp on Little Duck Island."
14880Herring Gull eggs on Little Duck Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Commonest nesting bird on Little Duck I. when we camped there in June was the Herring Gull."
Herring Gull eggs on Little Duck Island
Item:
  • 14880   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Commonest nesting bird on Little Duck I. when we camped there in June was the Herring Gull."
14881Nests and Eggs of the Common Eider on Little Duck Island
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Nests and eggs of the Common Eider were common on Little Duck I. when we camped there in June."
Nests and Eggs of the Common Eider on Little Duck Island
Item:
  • 14881   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Nests and eggs of the Common Eider were common on Little Duck I. when we camped there in June."
14882Communal nesting of Double-Crested Cormorants
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
The back of the photograph says "Communal nesting of Double-crested Cormorants on island in Maine"
Communal nesting of Double-Crested Cormorants
Item:
  • 14882   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Communal nesting of Double-crested Cormorants on island in Maine"
14883Nest of a Blackpoll Warbler
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Mount Desert Island
The back of the photograph says "Blackpoll Warbler nest site (Ralph Long in photo). Finally, Bud Long found the nest of a Blackpoll Warbler on Mt. Desert I. A record for Maine."
Nest of a Blackpoll Warbler
Item:
  • 14883   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Blackpoll Warbler nest site (Ralph Long in photo). Finally, Bud Long found the nest of a Blackpoll Warbler on Mt. Desert I. A record for Maine."
14884Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocirax Auritus Nests
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
The back of the photograph says "Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocirax Auritus Nests in Maine colony"
Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocirax Auritus Nests
Item:
  • 14884   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocirax Auritus Nests in Maine colony"
14885Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma Leucorhoa
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Head study in hand Little Duck I., Maine"
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma Leucorhoa
Item:
  • 14885   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Head study in hand Little Duck I., Maine"
14887Chef Red Long Prepares Another Lobster Dinner
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "Chef Red Long prepares another lobster dinner. We had lobsters almost daily thanks to Lobsterman Clawson."
Chef Red Long Prepares Another Lobster Dinner
Item:
  • 14887   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Harrison - Hal H. Harrison
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "Chef Red Long prepares another lobster dinner. We had lobsters almost daily thanks to Lobsterman Clawson."
14868Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
  • Publication, Guidebook
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history."
Native Birds of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
Item:
  • 14868   
Type:
  • Publication, Guidebook
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
Description:
This booklet is intended to indicate all of the species of birds that are known to breed or have bred on Mt. Desert Island during the past 50 years and to serve as a useful guide from June through August for those in interested in finding birds. The dedication page says "DEDICATED TO MY MENTORS James Bond who was the first to inspire my interest in birds and who compiled the early editions of Native Birds of Mt. Desert Island, and Hal H. Harrison who has helped me understand the cunning ways of nesting birds both wise and valued counselors in matters of natural history." [show more]
14886Hal Harrison Hand-Feeding a Flock of Birds
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
The back of the photograph says "The gulls finally accept us as harmless. Here Bud Long photographs Hal Harrison hand-feeding a flock of birds."
Hal Harrison Hand-Feeding a Flock of Birds
Item:
  • 14886   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
Creator:
  • Long - Ralph H. Long, Jr. (1932-1992) aka Bud
Place:
  • Frenchboro, Little Duck Island
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Alice Long
Description:
The back of the photograph says "The gulls finally accept us as harmless. Here Bud Long photographs Hal Harrison hand-feeding a flock of birds."
6191Ice Harvest on Mt. Desert, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
“As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
Ice Harvest on Mt. Desert, Maine
Item:
  • 6191   
Accession #:
  • 1010
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Creator:
  • Neal - George Arthur Neal (1872-1939)
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • George A. Neal Collection
Description:
“As Americans developed a preference for fresh fish, demand for ice increased. Here, armed with a handsaw, ice chisel, and ice plow ...these ...men are harvesting ice, which rivaled granite in the 1890s as Maine’s prime export.” - “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001, p. 42.
15797Pug the Rand family dog
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
Pug the Rand family dog
Item:
  • 15797   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
15798Muffin the Rand family cat
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
Muffin the Rand family cat
Item:
  • 15798   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
14135Audubon Boy
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
Audubon Boy
Item:
  • 14135   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
3003Prince
  • Reference
  • Nature, Animals
“Prince” was a horse that originally belonged to Nell (Carrroll) Thornton in Houlton, Maine. Prince apparently died while staying with the Carroll Family in Southwest Harbor. Archivists were surprised at the number of Carroll family photographs of or featuring the horse, each lovingly labeled with his name. This letter attests to the family’s attachment to Prince.
Prince
Item:
  • 3003   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
State:
  • ME
Description:
“Prince” was a horse that originally belonged to Nell (Carrroll) Thornton in Houlton, Maine. Prince apparently died while staying with the Carroll Family in Southwest Harbor. Archivists were surprised at the number of Carroll family photographs of or featuring the horse, each lovingly labeled with his name. This letter attests to the family’s attachment to Prince.
13121The Washington Elm
  • Reference
  • Nature, Plants
  • Places, City
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
The Washington Elm
Item:
  • 13121   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Nature, Plants
  • Places, City
Place:
  • Boston MA area, Cambridge
State:
  • MA
9498Postcard printed for Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, Maine
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Nature, Plants
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
  • Postcard, Picture
Postcard printed for Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor, Maine
Item:
  • 9498   
Accession #:
  • 1034
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Nature, Plants
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Seal Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • Postcard, Picture
Source:
  • Miles W. Weaver Postcard Collection
11019Horses at Top of Sluice
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
Horses at Top of Sluice
Item:
  • 11019   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor, Manset
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • The Ward Family Collection
11072Marion E. Stanley Holding Her Brother, Charles Warren Stanley, on a Horse
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Tacoma WA
Marion E. Stanley Holding Her Brother, Charles Warren Stanley, on a Horse
Item:
  • 11072   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Place:
  • Tacoma WA
State:
  • WA
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
8917Lucy Ella Lawler Whitmore and Family Dog, "Pat"
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 30 Bass Harbor Road
Lucy Ella Lawler Whitmore and Family Dog, "Pat"
Item:
  • 8917   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 30 Bass Harbor Road
Source:
  • Collection of Gladys E. Whitmore Family
8953William Holden Whitmore Barn with Ox and Hayrick
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 30 Bass Harbor Road
William Holden Whitmore Barn with Ox and Hayrick
Item:
  • 8953   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • Structures, Agricultural, Barn
Place:
  • Southwest Harbor
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 30 Bass Harbor Road
Source:
  • Collection of Gladys E. Whitmore Family
7145Fire Pumper and Three Horses Racing to a Fire
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
"Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html"
Fire Pumper and Three Horses Racing to a Fire
Item:
  • 7145   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Description:
"Archivists have not determined the date or place for this photograph. The pumper may have been manufactured by the La France Fire Engine Company in Elmira, New York, Clapp & Jones of New York, C. Ahrens & Co. / Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio or the American Fire Engine Company, ""formed in 1891 as a joint venture between the Silsby Manufacturing Co. of Seneca Falls, New York, the Ahrens Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Co. of Hudson, New York, and the Button Fire Engine Co. of Waterford, New York."" – See “Worldwide Steam Fire Engine Register” by David Parfitt, Steel Wheels site, 04/30/2014, Accessed online 05/16/2014; http://www.steel-wheels.net/sferegister.html" [show more]
7228Edmund Blanchard Reed II with Horse
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Edmund Blanchard Reed II with Horse
Item:
  • 7228   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7418Lawrence "Lonnie" B. Sawyer and Ox
  • Image, Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
  • Tremont
Lawrence "Lonnie" B. Sawyer and Ox
Item:
  • 7418   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals
  • People
Place:
  • Tremont
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
10114Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath
  • Document, Certificate
  • Nature, Animals, Cats
  • People
The unusual image on this certificate from the South Seal Cove School depicts a little girl lighting a flame under two kittens in a chaffing dish. The original notes on this item say: - Schools - Tremont - Seal Cove - South Seal Cove School - Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath. - Neal L. Murphy (1898-) son of John T. and Viola A. (Marshall) Murphy - Louise M. Heath (1872-1958), daughter of William Webster Allen and Alvena D. (McKenzie) Heath
Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath
Item:
  • 10114   
Type:
  • Document, Certificate
Subject:
  • Nature, Animals, Cats
  • People
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of Leola Mae Pomroy Higgins
Description:
The unusual image on this certificate from the South Seal Cove School depicts a little girl lighting a flame under two kittens in a chaffing dish. The original notes on this item say: - Schools - Tremont - Seal Cove - South Seal Cove School - Certificate to Neal L. Murphy From Louise M. Heath. - Neal L. Murphy (1898-) son of John T. and Viola A. (Marshall) Murphy - Louise M. Heath (1872-1958), daughter of William Webster Allen and Alvena D. (McKenzie) Heath [show more]