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Typewritten notes or copies of articles about cars on MDI
Notes are dated and appear to be copied from Bar Harbor or Bangor papers.
The Bar Harbor Auto War
Article in August 1975 issue of Down East magazine; includes photos.
Bar Harbor Motor Co.
One of five black and white prints and negatives of same showing Bar Harbor Motor Co. shop, storage garage, stock room, and buildings. Photo of interior of parts and service department. Includes tires, bikes, batteries, and other vehicle a…
Articles related to cars on MDI
7 original articles, undated, except one dated June 17, 1996, include: 1. Photograph of old ferry at Bucksport showing the Belfast (Boston steamer) across river (n.d.). 2. Poem, "The Mount Desert Town Meeting," by Herbert Weir Smyth, Prof.…
Shoreside
Cars, wooden lobster traps, shacks by rocky shore, with hills in background. Origional Accession number 007.80
Bar Harbor Motor Co.
One of five black and white prints and negatives of same showing Bar Harbor Motor Co. shop, storage garage, stock room, and buildings. Photo of interior of service garage. Cars and lift in photo. These photos were part of a Ballard job to …
"Automobile War" on MDI Was Long and Spirited
Jan. 5, 1978 newspaper article from Ellsworth American recounting arrest of Sim Mayo for civil disobedience (driving automobile), banning of driving autos on certain roads; 2 photos: cars on road above Eagle Lake, buckboards in front of Ba…
MDI's Auto War: Summer vs. Permanent Residents, 1900.1915
Article beginning on p.17 and continued on p.32 describing the disputes on Mt. Desert Island in the early 20th century regarding the use of automobiles on the Island. Addended to the article is a poem, reprinted from Bar Harbor Life, Augus…
Bar Harbor Motor Co.
One of five black and white prints and negatives of same showing Bar Harbor Motor Co. shop, storage garage, stock room, and buildings. Photo of interior of service garage. Cars and lift in photo. These photos were part of a Ballard job to …
