ca. 1949
Box: Albums 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 268, 269
GUSN-246332
A black bound album with 16 black and white photographs in plastic sleeves and 12 loose black and white photographs of subjects in and around South Berwick, Maine, taken around 1949. Presumed to be the work of Theodore Libbey of South Berwick, Maine. Two of the photographs show Ted Libbey, one in which he is writing a thank you note to the photo contest editor at The Boston Post showing the check and prize winning photograph, dated July 1949.
Subjects in this album include photos of various fire departments at the Firemen's Field Day and parade, September 10, 1949, Class Day Exercises of the class of 1949 at Eliot High School (Maine), East Eliot Methodist Church, several unidentified churches and homes, and artistic shots of snow scenes.
fire stations
firefighters
high schools (buildings)
churches (buildings)
black-and-white photographs
photograph albums
album number 259
1 photograph album and loose photos ; 9 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches
PC009
Photograph albums collection
2010
PC009.259
Gift
Gift of David M. Dwiggins
South Berwick (York county, Maine)
Waterboro (York county, Maine)
East Eliot (York county, Maine)
Eliot (York county, Maine)
Probably Libbey, Theodore (Photographer)
black-and-white photographs
photograph albums
South Berwick Fire Department
Waterboro Fire Department
Eliot High School (Eliot, Maine)
East Eliot Methodist Church (East Eliot, Maine)
Item
Box: Albums 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 268, 269
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