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2901Newspaper article retrospectives of 1947 Fire
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events, Fire
Description:
1967 and 1972 articles from Bar Harbor Times and Ellsworth American on Fire of 1947
3782Articles on the Fire of 1947
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • 1987
Description:
Hand written notes, typed articles with edits of contributions to Bar Harbor Times by LaRue Spiker of the Fire of 1947 40th Anniversary of fire. Previously archived as 011.FIC.37.1
12364Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Oct 30, 1947
Description:
photocopy of BH Times, pp. 1-7 Bar Harbor Fire
12365Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 6, 1947
Description:
Letter to Guy Butler from W.H. Ballard and short response. Suggestions of ways to counteract bad publicity indicating that the whole state, MDI, Bar Harbor have been destroyed by the fire of 47
3524Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 1947
Description:
Biggest Job in 26 Years Faces Publicity Bureau Newspaper clippings (photocopies) of articles about the loss of Bar Harbor after the 1947 fire. There are also letters discussing how to contradict information in the news claiming the fire burned everything.
3781Letter to Mrs. Williams
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire fighters
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Salisbury Cove
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1947
Description:
Unknown who wrote letter regarding recollection of Bar Harbor Fire, Fire of 1947 from Somesville, trying to get firefighters to Salisbury Cove
16433Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Dec 8, 1947
Description:
Letter regarding fire of 47 from Seal and Otter Creek perspective
12363Copies of pics from Fire of 1947
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Oct 1947
Description:
Photocopy of Three pictures of Bar Harbor Fire of 1947. Initials DBM Date on side 7-15-87
3780Radio announcements about Fire of !947
  • Publication, Literary, Speech
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire engines & equipment
  • Oct 1947
Description:
Announcement by unknown radio station of what radio announcer Johnny McCray saw regarding Fire of 1947, 2 photocpies, radio announcement of description of what Superintendent of Public Works, Bangor(?) Reprint on computer
2525Weather data of 1947
  • Document, Report, Administrative Report
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Weather
  • 1960?
Description:
Comparison weather 1947 to 31-60, Fire of 1947
18590Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer reports on 1922 Fire
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Business districts
  • Other, Fernald's Point
  • Other, Sewing Circle
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Various Newspapers
Description:
Articles from various newspapers pertaining to the history of Southwest Harbor. Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire, authored by LaRue Spiker Previously archived as 012.FIC.043.8
10497Peter Butler
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Events, Fire
  • People
  • Spiker, LaRue
Description:
Peter Butler sits on ground around water tanks and shovel after a fire.
17456Bar Harbor Times
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • 6/28/1979
Description:
Entire newspaper. Report on Jordan Pond House fire. Entire newspaper is devoted to the fire.
17450Times Past
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • 8/5/1899
Description:
Republication of Bar Harbor Record news items in Bar Harbor Times, . Compiled by Deborah Dyer of the Bar Harbor Historical Society, 8/1/1999.Detailed description of the fire that destroyed the Kebo Valley clubhouse.
17075Mount Desert: The most beautiful island in the world
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Explorers
  • Other, Railroad companies
  • Other, Railroads
  • Collier, Sargent F.
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • 1952
Description:
Chapters on: Indians and explorers; Jesuits; de Gregoire; Bernard; Wreck of the Grand Design; British Navy; Early settlers; Summer visitors; Green Mountain Railway; Navy; Social Life; Bar Harbor fire; Jackson Lab; Acadia National Park.
16521Green Grows Bar Harbor: reflections from Kebo Valley
  • Publication, Book
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Kebo
  • Recreation, Sports, Golf
  • Collier, Sargent F.
  • 1964
Description:
History of Bar Harbor, with photographs by Sargent Collier. Includes chapters on Acadia National Park, social and club life, island laboratories, Bar Harbor-Yarmouth ferry, Fire of 1947, Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar Harbor Club, Pot and Kettle Club, the Building of Arts, Great Automobile War. Mentions performances of the Boston Symphony at the Building of Arts.
14783Special Paper Maine Fire Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • 1947
Description:
Picture record of Bar Harbor Fire of 1947
14733Interview
  • Publication, Literary, Transcript
  • Events, Fire
Description:
granite
13110Scrapbook, newspaper clippings about 1947 Bar Harbor Fire
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, 1947
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • 1948
Description:
A green faux leather scrapbook that includes many clippings from the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert island. The original owner of the scrapbook is unknown. Many of the pages in the scrapbook are empty. Clippings are affixed to pages with glue. Also includes program for 1948 Vaudeville show and nine pages from Time magazine, Nov. 28, 1949. Contents of the scrapbook have not been scanned.
12057Early History of Seal Harbor, 1959, History Claremont Hotel
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Auto
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Claremont Hotel
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Pemetic High School
  • Other, Seal Harbor
  • Carter, Lyda B.
Description:
12 page typewritten manuscript. early history of Seal Harbor, Jan 1959 with corrections Letter from Mrs. Roscoe C. Marshall (Elsie) to Dianne Ballard Michael correcting Claremont history. Elise's father was Dr. Joseph Phillips who owned the Claremont Michael re history of Claremont Hotel. says Elise Marshall is only daughter of Dr Phillips, owner on sticky note The Claremont Hotel-My Story, 1884-1964 (two copies) who wrote it? 1967 Menu inside of one of the typed booklets Poem about W.H. Ballard by Hilda G. Moe 1969 "Paper Talks," booklet; includes photos of Pemetic H.S. Eastern, Maine, champ. and cheerleaders, 1948. 1950 newspaper article re George William Dolliver: Has had his driver's license for 43 years, since 1908 and car. Letter to Ballard from K. Tracy 1947 postcard from Laurie and Mary Holmes Letter to W.H. Ballard from Don E. Smith, 1947, re Miss Gordon's letter about Bar Harbor fire. [show more]
4188The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, History
  • 2007
Description:
Audio recording of The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House
3523ANP account of weather conditions during Fire of 1947
  • Document, Report, Technical Report
  • Events, Fire
  • Object, Forestry
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Other, Bangor Theological Seminary
  • Other, Fire engines & equipment
  • Other, National Park Service
  • Other, University of Maine
  • Other, Walkie-talkies
  • 1947?
Description:
Account of conditions
3522Request for bids of timber by ANP
  • Document, Request
  • Events, Fire
  • Object, Lumber, Timber
  • Other, Acadia National Park
  • Dec 18, 1947
Description:
Call for bids on salvage of timber within Acadia National Park. Appears unsuccessful.
2922Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent
  • Document, Correspondence, Memorandum
  • Events, Fire
Description:
Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent. Bids to clean up damaged timber and reason for no bid on fire killed timber. 3 pages.
2899Bar Harbor Burns
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Events, Fire
  • Oct 1947
Description:
article from the Bureaugraph , November 1947 on Maine Fires and Situation on Mount Desert Island