Pierce, Gail Collection

SummaryThe Vernard I. Pierce Collection contains one 3/4 in. video cassette, transferred in 1995 from Pierce's original 16 mm. film. The collection contains home movies shot primarily by Pierce circa 1940. Subjects include the 1940 Centennial Parade in Caratunk, Maine; Pierce's logging operations in the woods near Bingham, Maine; and travel footage from a trip to New York City.

Biographical/Historical NotesVernard I. Pierce (1898-1974) lived in Bingham, Maine, and conducted logging operations in the area. Vernard was a boyhood friend of photographer Milford Baker of Monroe, Maine. Milford Baker Collection Vernard's daughter, Gail Pierce, lives in Caratunk, Maine.

RepositoryNortheast Historic Film

AvailabilityAccess is restricted; consult repository for detail.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and UseAuthorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.