Benjamin 'Benny' Wells, Maine hermit : Talking with game warden George French

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin 'Benny' Wells, Maine hermit : Talking with game warden George French
Description:
From a series of photographs of a Maine hermit who lived near Hicks Pond; Blackington first visited him in 1943. Game Warden George French. According to Ossipee Riverlands: Effingham, Freedom, and the Great Ossipee River, French (1882-1970) was an award-winning commercial photographer "renowned for his artistic compositions and country life perspectives" and "Maine's official vacationland tourism photographer from 1936 to 1955." He accompanied Blackington on this second trip to see Benny Wells.
Photographer:
Blackington, Alton H.
Date:
[ca. 1943]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Alton H. Blackington Collection
Subjects:
Eccentrics and eccentricities--Maine--Photographs
Game wardens--Maine--Photographs
Hermits--Maine--Photographs
French, George
Wells, Benjamin
Places:
Maine
Extent:
1 photograph ; 12.5 x 10 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph061-sl764-i003
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Greenwood City (Me.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
muph061-sl764-i003