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Description
WLBZ announcers John Wellington and Ellis O'Brien interview several individuals involved in disaster recovery efforts toward the end of the Bar Harbor fire of 1947. Wellington interviews Mr. Zwickert, Deputy Manager of the North Atlantic Area for the Red Cross. O'Brien interviews Deputy Fire Chief Asa Wasgatt, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Manager John Conte, Bar Harbor resident Maurice Gilley, and chairman of the Bar Harbor Board of Selectmen Seth E. Libby.
Publication Date
10-26-1947
Keywords
Bar Harbor, fires, Red Cross, natural disasters, recovery, relief efforts, evacuation, Ellsworth, Salsbury Cove, Hancock County, Maine
Disciplines
History | Radio
Collection Number
MS 608
Recording Number
D 16.79; CD 9 Track 6
Length of Audio Recording
12:10
Recommended Citation
WLBZ Radio, (October 26 1947) "Coverage of Bar Harbor Fire of 1947". WLBZ Radio Station Records. MS 608. D 16.79; CD 9 Track 6. Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/wlbz_station_records/89
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