1935
Temporarily housed on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-105 in HAV-01-403
GUSN-369203
Bound vacation scrapbook and diary documenting a trip to Maine and New Hampshire. Contains 52 pages, 26 of which are blank. Included in the scrapbook are 35 photographs depicting unidentified individuals in various settings, such on a boat, on a walk, and standing in front of a cabin, as well as landscapes. The scrapbook also contains approximately 35 pieces of ephemera, including postcards, maps, brochures, and tickets, related to the travels described. Typrwritten accounts of the vacation are included throughout. The entries begin on June 28, 1935, and end on August 17, 1935. Activities described include visiting family and friends, climbing mountains, boating, swiming, shopping, and other recreational activities. The author and their companions primarily traveled via automobile, although other forms of transporation mentioned include the Flying Yankee and the Mount Washington steamer.
Locations mentioned in Maine include Winthrop, Readfield, Leeds, Augusta, Lakewood, Limington, Rockwood, Dover-Foxcroft, Charleston, Ellsworth, Gouldsboro, Bar Harbor, Vienna, Searsport, Mount Vernon, Casco, Kennebunk, Fryeburg, and Wells. Locations mentioned in New Hampshire include Wonalancet, Ferncroft, Tamworth, Hanover, Tilton, Gilford, Alton Bay, Ossipee, and Conway. Also mentioned are Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire and Mount Kineo and Acadia National Park in Maine.
vacations
travel photography
travel
maps
booklets
pamphlets
tickets
black-and-white photographs
landscapes (representations)
group portraits
scrapbooks
printed ephemera
black-and-white photographs
1 scrapbook, 52 pages : black-and-white photographic prints and illustrations ; 11 5/16 x 9 3/16 inches
MS004
Scrapbooks collection
2024
MS004.062
Library & Archive purchase, 2024
Winthrop (Kennebec county, Maine)
Readfield (Kennebec county, Maine)
Leeds (Androscoggin county, Maine)
Augusta (Kennebec county, Maine)
Lakewood (Hancock county, Maine)
Limington (York county, Maine)
Rockwood (Somerset county, Maine)
Dover-Foxcroft (Piscataquis county, Maine)
Charleston (Penobscot county, Maine)
Ellsworth (Hancock county, Maine)
Gouldsboro (Hancock county, Maine)
Bar Harbor (Mount Desert Island, Hancock county, Maine)
Vienna (Kennebec county, Maine)
Searsport (Waldo county, Maine)
Mount Vernon (Kennebec county, Maine)
Casco (Cumberland county, Maine)
Kennebunk (York county, Maine)
Wells (York county, Maine)
Acadia National Park (Hancock county, Maine) [national park]
Lake Winnipesaukee (New Hampshire) [lake]
Sunapee Lake (New Hampshire) [lake]
Mount Kineo (Piscataquis county, Maine) [mountain]
Wonalancet (Carroll county, New Hampshire)
Ferncroft (Carroll county, New Hampshire)
Tamworth (Carroll county, New Hampshire)
Hanover (Grafton county, New Hampshire)
Tilton (Belknap county, New Hampshire)
Gilford (Belknap county, New Hampshire)
Alton Bay (Belknap county, New Hampshire)
Ossipee (Carroll county, New Hampshire)
Conway (Carroll county, New Hampshire)
Fryeburg (Oxford county, Maine)
scrapbooks
printed ephemera
black-and-white photographs
Recreation
Vacations
Travel
Item
Temporarily housed on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-105 in HAV-01-403
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