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Mount Desert Rock is a remote, treeless island situated in the Gulf of Maine approximately 25 nautical miles south of the College of the Atlantic campus in Bar Harbor. The former US Coast Guard light station on the island is now the Edward McC. Blair Marine Research Station. The island lies within unorganized islands in Hancock County.
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Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. View shows the space between the tower and the keepers' houses, including thee fenced area and the covered walkway. Near the top of the tower, the fog horn is visible. Written on nega…
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. View shows the buildings of the light station, with the brick oil house to the left, the light tower in the foreground, and the keepers' dwellings behind. Written on negative envelope…
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1906. View shows the light tower to the right, with the keepers' dwellings beyond, and the oil house to the left. Between the oil house and the tower is a small wooden building, with two bo…
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. Image shows the view looking out from the ledges of Mount Desert Rock, with a sailing vessel, identified as Minerva, not far from shore. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Rk. L…
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock. As of July 2021 this negative is still being digitized. Negative envelope is blank, with nothing written on it.
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, October 1908. View shows a man in the foreground, with the boom of the derrick next to him. In the background the light tower and keepers' dwellings are visible. Negative envelope reads: Mt. Deser…
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, September 1907. This image has not yet (August 2021) been digitized. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Sept. 1907 Sitting Room Right Hand Side Corner North House L.M. Dodge
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. View shows the the light tower and the single dwelling house. Written on negative envelope: Mt. Desert Lt. Sta. Aug. 1907 Looking N.E. from S.W. Derrick
Glass Plate Negative, Mount Desert Rock
Glass negative taken at Mount Desert Rock, August 1907. Image shows view looking out over the ledges with many sea birds visible. To the left the power launch sits on the wooden ramp, and to the right two men are visible. Written on negati…
