Maher Collection

SummaryCollection contains factual works including "King of All Fur Bearers," a film about the Gordon Silver Black Fox Ranch in Lincoln, and [Maine Catholics], with 1920 footage of Bishop Louis S. Walsh and his 1924 funeral in Bangor attended by Cardinal Hayes. "NRA Parade, Bangor" shows the 1933 parade marking local participation in the National Recovery Act. Collection also contains [Maher--home movies] with scenes of family activities and celebrations, including recreational sports and a wedding. Collection also contains promotional films for Kodachrome and Caterpillar tractors, and a Kinograms newsreel segment about Charles A. Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight. See also Ellsworth Historical Society Collection.

Biographical/Historical NotesDaniel M. Maher, Sr. was a newsreel cameraman who worked for major news companies including Pathe, Fox and Universal. He also worked as a still photographer for the Bangor Daily News newspaper. He is the model for the Northeast Historic Film logo. The silent newsreel Kinograms was introduced shortly after World War I; it was highly successful for several years but declined in the late 1920s and went into receivership in 1931.

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