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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
2900Personal accounts of Bar Harbor Fire, 1947
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Navy
  • Other, U.S.S. Powell
  • nd
Personal accounts of Bar Harbor Fire, 1947
Item:
  • 2900   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.36.2
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Navy
  • Other, U.S.S. Powell
Collection:
  • Fire of 1947
Date:
  • nd
Description:
3 short pieces of perspectives on the Fire; role of the Navy in the fire, Perspective of Jim Butler Bar Harbor Times ,10/13/1983, written by Dotty Cooke. A first hand account of the 1947 Bar Harbor fire as told by Dotty Cooke. Ellsworth American account LaRue Spiker of 1942 fire 25 years ago 1967 account of 1947 fire supplement in Bar Harbor Times
12364Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Oct 30, 1947
Mount Desert Island's Worst Disaster
Item:
  • 12364   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.38.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Newspaper
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
Collection:
  • Fire of 1947
Date:
  • Oct 30, 1947
Description:
photocopy of BH Times, pp. 1-7 Bar Harbor Fire
12365Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 6, 1947
Letter to Maine State Publicity Bureau
Item:
  • 12365   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.38.2
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
Collection:
  • Fire 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
3524Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Nov 1947
Maine Publicity Bureau Flyer
Item:
  • 3524   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.38.3
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
Collection:
  • Fire 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.
3781Letter to Mrs. Williams
  • 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
Item:
  • 3781   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.38.4
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire fighters
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Salisbury Cove
  • Other, Somesville
Collection:
  • Fire 1947
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
12363Copies of pics from Fire of 1947
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Oct 1947
Copies of pics from Fire of 1947
Item:
  • 12363   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.38.5
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
Collection:
  • Fire 1947
Date:
  • Oct 1947
Description:
Photocopy of Three pictures of Bar Harbor Fire of 1947. Initials DBM Date on side 7-15-87
135051947 Fire Letter
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Fire of 1947
1947 Fire Letter
Item:
  • 13505   
Object ID:
  • 008.077.6
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Fire of 1947
Collection:
  • Reiber, Gail and Mt. Desert Nursing Association
Description:
Correspondence with contribution to Fire Relief
13493Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Firefighters
  • Butler, Joyce
  • Down East Books
  • 1997
Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned
Item:
  • 13493   
Object ID:
  • 007.157
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Harbor Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Firefighters
Creator:
  • Butler, Joyce
Publisher:
  • Down East Books
Date:
  • 1997
Description:
Description of the progression of fires throughout Maine in fall, 1947. Describes drought that affected the state. Several chapters have sections on Mount Desert Island. Photos include aerial view of Bar Harbor, burned public buildings and homes in Bar Harbor, including Jackson Lab. Photo of firefighters with Indian pumps. Third edition, 1997.
12594Robert W. Patterson Letter regarding 1947 Fire
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Brown, Arthur Flower shop
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Morrison Farm
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Outing Club
  • 1947
Robert W. Patterson Letter regarding 1947 Fire
Item:
  • 12594   
Object ID:
  • 002-28-2236.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, Brown, Arthur Flower shop
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, Morrison Farm
  • Other, Mount Desert Island Outing Club
Collection:
  • Robert W. Patterson
Date:
  • 1947
Description:
Letter of Nov. 5 1947 from Robert W. Patterson to his mother, Jane A. Patterson, describing the fire of October 1947 in detail. Includes copy of news article describing work for reconstruction. Has been annotated with footnotes explaining to whom he is referring.
4188The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, History
  • 2007
The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House
Item:
  • 4188   
Object ID:
  • 012.FIC.001.6
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Reminiscence
Subject:
  • Events, Fire
  • Other, Fire of 1947
  • Other, History
Collection:
  • Audio Visual History Collection
Date:
  • 2007
Description:
Audio recording of The Fire of 1947: A Panel Discussion and Audience Talk, Sponsored by the MDI Historical Society, June 24, 2007, Somesville Fire House