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Bert Call Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0081

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

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.

Related Materials

Researchers may wish to see images, found on DigitalCommons@UMaine (https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/bert_call/).

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

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686