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Burned Tea Cups Bar Harbor Historical Society	Object, Cup, Teacup	Events, Fire		1900 c		Copyright Undetermined	Burned Tea Cups Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-745 Type: Object, Cup, Teacup Subject: Events, Fire Date: 1900 c Description: Two cups burned in the Fire of 1947, hotel china by Mitchell & Woodbury of Boston, white with green trim near rims.
Child's Toy Car Burned in 1947 Fire Bar Harbor Historical Society	Object, Toy	Events, Fire		1947		Copyright Undetermined	Child's Toy Car Burned in 1947 Fire Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-744 Type: Object, Toy Subject: Events, Fire Date: 1947 Description: Metal charred relic found in the ruins of the Fire of 1947.
Fire Extinguisher Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Other Object	Events, Fire			Cranberry Isles	Copyright Not Evaluated	Fire Extinguisher Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.650.3140 Type: Object, Other Object Subject: Events, Fire Place: Cranberry Isles Description: Fire extinguisher for a boat. Likely from early 1900s. On the cylinder it says; "throw contents with force into the base of the flame".
The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 Years Later Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	Events, Fire				Copyright Not Evaluated	The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 Years Later Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.783 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events, Fire Description: Newspaper supplement to the Bar Harbor Times, 1987, "The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 Years Later." With photos and remembrances.
Fire of 1947 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire		1947	Bar Harbor		Fire of 1947 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2163 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Date: 1947 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Newspaper articles on the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire: Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, November 6, 1947 (pp. 1 + 4) Bangor Daily News - Friday, October 24, 1947 (pp. 1 + 2 + 4)
Maine Fire Disaster Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Newspaper	Events, Fire	Guy P. Gannett, Publisher	1947	Mount Desert Island		Maine Fire Disaster Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2242 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events, Fire Creator: Guy P. Gannett, Publisher Date: 1947 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Pictorial review of the 1947 fire.
The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire Places, Town	Diana F. Abrell	1987	Bar Harbor		The Fire of '47; Remembering - 40 years later Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2239 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Places, Town Creator: Diana F. Abrell Date: 1987 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Supplement to the Bar Harbor Times about the 1947 Bar Harbor Fire, with numerous articles and photographs. Editor: Diana Abrell Coordinator and writer: LaRue Spiker Research by Kristi Hempel
Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire Places, Island		1964	Bar Harbor		Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2240 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Places, Island Date: 1964 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Summary of the 1947 Fire on Mount Desert Island. Photograph of Clarence Cook Little and post-fire Jackson Lab. 2 copies.
Entire Island Menaced by Fire Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Newspaper	Events, Fire Places, Island		1967	Bar Harbor		Entire Island Menaced by Fire Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2241 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events, Fire Places, Island Date: 1967 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Special edition of the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire with numerous articles and photographs. 2 copies.
Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire Places, Town	LaRue Spiker	1965	Southwest Harbor		Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer Reports on 1922 Fire Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2224 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Places, Town Creator: LaRue Spiker Date: 1965 Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Bar Harbor Times article about the 1922 fire that burned the business district. (January 7, 1965).
Fire 1947 Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Clipping	Events, Fire					Fire 1947 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-2243 Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Description: Newspaper clippings about the Fire of 1947
The Bar Harbor Fire - View from Beech Hill Road Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Events, Fire	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1947-10-23		In Copyright	The Bar Harbor Fire - View from Beech Hill Road Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-9663 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events, Fire Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1947-10-23 Description: Somesville is at left and the E.F. Butler house is at left center. The photograph was taken at about 3 p.m. on October 23, 1947..
Newspaper article retrospectives of 1947 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Events, Fire					Newspaper article retrospectives of 1947 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2901 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Description: 1967 and 1972 articles from Bar Harbor Times and Ellsworth American on Fire of 1947
Articles on the Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Article	Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire		1987			Articles on the Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3782 Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Date: 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
Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Newspaper	Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947		Oct 30, 1947			Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12364 Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Date: Oct 30, 1947 Description: photocopy of BH Times, pp. 1-7 Bar Harbor Fire
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
Copies of pics from Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947		Oct 1947			Copies of pics from Fire of 1947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12363 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor Fire Other, Fire of 1947 Date: Oct 1947 Description: Photocopy of Three pictures of Bar Harbor Fire of 1947. Initials DBM Date on side 7-15-87
Radio announcements about Fire of !947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech	Events, Fire Other, Fire engines & equipment		Oct 1947			Radio announcements about Fire of !947 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3780 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech Subject: Events, Fire Other, Fire engines & equipment Date: 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
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
Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer reports on 1922 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Events, Fire Other, Business districts Other, Fernald's Point Other, Sewing Circle Other, Southwest Harbor	Various Newspapers				Southwest Harbor Revisited: Times Writer reports on 1922 Fire Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18590 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Events, Fire Other, Business districts Other, Fernald's Point Other, Sewing Circle Other, Southwest Harbor Creator: 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
Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire Northeast Harbor Library	Publication, Booklet	Events, Fire Places	Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire	1884			Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the Protection of the Woods from Fire Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6090 Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: Events, Fire Places Creator: Northeast Harbor Association for the protection of the Woods from Fire Publisher: The Gunn Curtis Company, Boston Date: 1884 Description: Report of a Committee of the No. East Harbor Association for the protection of the woods from fire, upon the forest fires on the Island of Mount Desert, Me., in the year 1883, with a brief record of the same, and some suggestions for the better protection of the woods in the future.
Bar Harbor fire of 1947 Tremont Historical Society	Object, Writing, Postcard	Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine		October 1947			Bar Harbor fire of 1947 Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-2416 Type: Object, Writing, Postcard Subject: Events, Fire Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine Date: October 1947

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