Photograph Album of Hancock and Washington County Photographs
Content Description
Photograph album, 1933-1948, with photographs featuring coastal scenes in Hancock and Washington Counties, Maine from the 1930s and 1940s, including scenes from Acadia National Park. Also contains photographs of Ellsworth after the Great Fire of 1933.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-1948
Conditions Governing Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Conditions Governing Use
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No Known restrictions.
Historical Note
The Great Fire of 1933 began on Sunday, May 7, 1933 when it was set by Norman Moore in the Bijou Theater. The fire destroyed 130 buildings, or most of Ellsworth's downtown. Firefighting efforts were hampered by strong winds, below average temperatures, and congested roads as people flocked to see the spectacle of the blaze.
It took the Ellsworth Fire Department, along with the aid of the Bangor, Bar Harbor, Belfast, Blue Hill, Brewer, Bucksport, Castine, Northeast Harbor, Old Town, and Southwest Harbor fire crews, until about four in the morning on Monday, May 8, to bring the blaze under control. (excerpted from Maine Memory Network)
Extent
1 volume (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Photograph Album of Hancock and Washington County Photographs
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- July 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
