Bert Call Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
Negatives of photographs taken between 1914 and 1939 by Call of outdoor scenes of mountains, lakes, woods and streams in the northern part of Maine. Included are shots from the Mt. Katahdin and Baxter State Park area, the Greenville and Moosehead Lake region, Mt. Desert Island and Bar Harbor, Aroostook and Piscataquis Counties, and the towns of Onawa and Dexter, Maine. Photos of agricultural scenes from northern Maine, coastal scenes, and industrial scenes, especially of the Katahdin Iron Works, are also found in the collection. A small number of the negatives represent homes and people in the Dexter area. Many photographs were used in the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's annual, "In the Maine Woods," published to promote the railroad's passenger business.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1939
Creator
- Call, Albert "Bert", 1866-1965 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication. For information about the process and fees for obtaining higher resolution scans or another file format, contact Special Collections.
Biographical Note
Bert Call was a professional photographer in Dexter, Maine from 1887 to 1953, starting as an apprentice to A.G. Fassett and shortly thereafter buying Fassett's studio. He was a portrait photographer but took many photographs in the northern Maine woods. He was also the official photographer from 1915 to 1931 for the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's publication, "In the Maine Woods."
Extent
3376 photographs (negatives ; black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Negatives of photographs taken between 1914 and 1939 by Call of outdoor scenes of mountains, lakes, woods and streams in the northern part of Maine.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Dexter Historical Society in 1988. Additional material given in 1991 by John Reed, Orono, Me.
Subject
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company (Organization)
- Katahdin Iron Works (Firm) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Aroostook County (Me.) -- Photographs
- Bar Harbor (Me.) -- Photographs
- Baxter State Park (Me.) -- Photographs
- Dexter (Me.) -- Photographs
- Greenville (Me.) -- Photographs
- Katahdin, Mount (Me.) -- Photographs
- Maine -- Description and travel
- Moosehead Lake (Me.) -- Photographs
- Mount Desert Island (Me.) -- Photographs
- Onawa (Me.) -- Photographs
- Piscataquis County (Me.) -- Photographs
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Bert Call Photograph Collection
- Status
- Digital Objects Available
- Date
- 2011
- 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
