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Broadcast With Admiral Byrd From Bangor To Little America, Antarctic Exploration Base, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

One of a series of programs produced for members of the Byrd Expedition stationed at Little America, an Antarctic research station at the South Pole. Admiral Byrd, in Maine for the summer, addresses those who remain at the station. He describes daily life in Antarctica and thanks the person who developed the broadcasts, Clyde Wagoner, head of the General Electric Company News Bureau. Sponsored by the Bangor Daily News, whose editor, Monte Bourjaily, addresses the audience. Also features Stuart Mosher, Doc Rockwell, performers from the Lakewood Playhouse in Skowhegan and several area musical performers. Recorded August 2, 1940.

The Everyday Life Of The Maine Colonists In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries, Linnea Beatrice Westin

Maine History Documents

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors in History, April, 1940.

Author's abstract: The everyday life of the colonists who settled in Maine is a field in which very little work has been done as yet. Formerly historians placed the emphasis upon political events and wars; only recently has there been interest taken in all the facts which influence life and make history. The life they lived from day to day, their intellectual, moral and spiritual aspirations, the houses in which they lived, the food they ate and the clothes they wore, the occupations in which …

Atlantic Salmon Fishing On The Narraguagus River, Narraguagus Fish & Game Association

Maine History Documents

A brief pamphlet on salmon fishing and hunting on the Narraguagus River near Cherryfield, Maine, circa 1940.

Enjoy Maine: Bangor - Brewer, Young Business Associates Of Bangor And Brewer, Maine

Maine History Documents

A travel brochure highlighting areas around Bangor and Brewer, Maine, circa 1940.