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Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947		Nov 6, 1947		Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12365 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Date: 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
Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Events, Fire Other, Fire of 1947		Nov 1947		Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3524 Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Events, Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Date: 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.
Letter to Mrs. Williams Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire fighters Other, Fire of 1947 Other, Salisbury Cove Other, Somesville		1947		Letter to Mrs. Williams Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3781 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire fighters Other, Fire of 1947 Other, Salisbury Cove Other, Somesville Date: 1947 Description: Unknown who wrote letter regarding recollection of Bar Harbor Fire, Fire of 1947 from Somesville, trying to get firefighters to Salisbury Cove
Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Events, Fire		Dec 8, 1947		Letter to Mr. Eliot from E.A. Pettee Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16433 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Events, Fire Date: Dec 8, 1947 Description: Letter regarding fire of 47 from Seal and Otter Creek perspective
Weather data of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Report, Administrative Report	Events, Fire Other, Weather		1960?		Weather data of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2525 Type: Document, Report, Administrative Report Subject: Events, Fire Other, Weather Date: 1960? Description: Comparison weather 1947 to 31-60, Fire of 1947
Scrapbook, newspaper clippings about 1947 Bar Harbor Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook	Events, Fire Other, 1947 Other, Bar Harbor		1948		Scrapbook, newspaper clippings about 1947 Bar Harbor Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13110 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook Subject: Events, Fire Other, 1947 Other, Bar Harbor Date: 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.
Early History of Seal Harbor, 1959, History Claremont Hotel Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	Events, Fire Other, Auto Other, Bar Harbor Other, Claremont Hotel Other, Pemetic High School Other, Seal Harbor	Carter, Lyda B.			Early History of Seal Harbor, 1959, History Claremont Hotel Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12057 Type: Document, Manuscript Subject: Events, Fire Other, Auto Other, Bar Harbor Other, Claremont Hotel Other, Pemetic High School Other, Seal Harbor Creator: 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]
ANP account of weather conditions during Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	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?		ANP account of weather conditions during Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3523 Type: Document, Report, Technical Report Subject: 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 Date: 1947? Description: Account of conditions
Request for bids of timber by ANP Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Request	Events, Fire Object, Lumber, Timber Other, Acadia National Park		Dec 18, 1947		Request for bids of timber by ANP Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3522 Type: Document, Request Subject: Events, Fire Object, Lumber, Timber Other, Acadia National Park Date: Dec 18, 1947 Description: Call for bids on salvage of timber within Acadia National Park. Appears unsuccessful.
Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Memorandum	Events, Fire				Memoranda for Regional Director, Acadia National Park from B.C. Hadley, superintendent Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2922 Type: Document, Correspondence, Memorandum Subject: 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.
Woodbury A. Stanley Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	Events, Fire People	Woodbury A. Stanley	1975		Woodbury A. Stanley Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-3961 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: Events, Fire People Creator: Woodbury A. Stanley Date: 1975 Description: Fire of 1947 Interviewer: Mildred Gilley
Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Businesses, Farming Events, Fire People		11/23/1973		Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1800 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Businesses, Farming Events, Fire People Date: 11/23/1973 Description: Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025
Bar Harbor Cottages destroyed in 1947 Fire Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Events, Fire			Bar Harbor	Bar Harbor Cottages destroyed in 1947 Fire Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1664 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Events, Fire Place: Bar Harbor Description: Copy of a hand-printed report (of a BH summer resident?) of summer cottages selected for their Architectural qualities which were destroyed in the Fire of 1947. Greenway Court, Archbold, Thirlstane, Mizzentop and Stanwood.
Disaster Declaration Approved for Northeast Harbor and Surrounding Towns. Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Announcement	Events, Fire Organizations, Civic Places, Town	John Lawrence, Bill Trotter	12/10/2008	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor	Disaster Declaration Approved for Northeast Harbor and Surrounding Towns. Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2143 Type: Document, Announcement Subject: Events, Fire Organizations, Civic Places, Town Creator: John Lawrence, Bill Trotter Date: 12/10/2008 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Special Notice via e-mail of federal disaster loans available to Mt. Desert businesses effected by the July 2008 fire on Main Street, Northeast Harbor.
Permit to go onto Mount Desert Island during the Bar Harbor fire of October, 1947 Islesford Historical Society	Document, Permission, Permit	Events, Fire				Permit to go onto Mount Desert Island during the Bar Harbor fire of October, 1947 Islesford Historical Society Identifier: ihs-1132 Type: Document, Permission, Permit Subject: Events, Fire
Fire Incident Report Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Events, Fire	Michael Bender	2008	Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor	Fire Incident Report Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1595 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Events, Fire Creator: Michael Bender Date: 2008 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: August 8, 2008 Incident Report submitted by chief Mike Bender of the Mount Desert Fire Department to the State Fire Marshall's office following the July 29, 2008 fire which destroyed 3 building and several business on Main Street, Northeast Harbor.
Fire Records Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Administrative Records	Events, Fire		1895-1905		Fire Records Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2256 Type: Document, Administrative Records Subject: Events, Fire Date: 1895-1905 Description: A notebook containing State of Maine, Chapter 98, Public Laws of 1895, and records of fires 1895-1905.
Asticou Report on Fire Damage: Fire of 1947 Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Report	Events, Fire		1947		Asticou Report on Fire Damage: Fire of 1947 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1927 Type: Document, Report Subject: Events, Fire Date: 1947 Description: It contains description of damage to various areas so people visiting MDI will know what to expect.
Personal notes about the 1947 Fire Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Other Documents	Events, Fire	Esther Rogers			Personal notes about the 1947 Fire Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1662 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Events, Fire Creator: Esther Rogers Description: Account of the activity of residents of Northeast Harbor during the 1947 fire. Also, a police pass allowing people to return to Northeast Harbor from Ellsworth for supplies.

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