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  1. 1963 Lovell Old Home Days - 2015.35.0003

    Three photos of the Lovell Old Home Days parade on August 17, 1963. Taken from Photo CD #2.

    Record Type: Photo

    CD5021. Start of the Parade
  2. 1965 Lovell Old Home Days - 2015.35.0004

    Thirteen photos of the Lovell Old Home Days parade in August 1965. Taken from Photo CD #2.

    Record Type: Photo

    CD5030. Mustang
  3. 1966 Lovell Old Home Days - 2015.35.0005

    Thirteen photos of the Lovell Old Home Days parade on August 12, 1966. Taken from Photo CD #2.

    Record Type: Photo

    CD5059. Ervin Lord on duty at start of parade
  4. 1968 Lovell Old Home Days - 2015.35.0007

    Thirteen photos of the Lovell Old Home Days parade on August 10, 1968. Taken from Photo CD #2.

    Record Type: Photo

    CD5099. Roger Brown with Oxen
  5. Advertisement for Semple Steam Power - 2018.61.0004

    An advertisement for Semple Steam Power: "Enjoy the pleasure of your own steamboat... Semple Steam Power for Launches and Houseboats. Safe, Dependable, Economical, Quiet. Image used in the Winter 2019 newsletter. Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    Advertisement for Semple Steam Power
  6. Fred, Princey, Mary & Freddie Semple - 2018.61.0002

    Fred and Princey Semple with two of their children, Mary and Freddie. Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred, Princey, Mary & Freddie Semple
  7. Fred Semple - 2018.61.0003

    Portrait of Fred Semple. Image used in the Winter 2019 newsletter. Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred Semple
  8. Fred Semple and First Engine & Boiler - 2018.52.0004

    A young Fred Semple with his first engine and boiler. Image used in the Winter 2019 newsletter.Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred Semple and First Engine & Boiler
  9. Fred Semple's 1915 Steamboat - 2008.49.0001

    Two photos of Fred Semple's 1915 steamboat, the "S City of Lovell", after it was restorated in 2007. The restoration took two years to complete. Fred Semple, Jr. is driving the steamboat and Jack McWilliams, the son-in-law of Fred Semple, is wearing the white hat. Taken from Photo CD # 3.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred Semple's 1915 Steamboat
  10. Fred Semple's Boat on Kezar, 1954 - 2001.12.0059

    Fred Semple's boat on Kezar, 1954. Taken from Photo CD #2.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred Semple's Boat on Kezar, 1954
  11. Fred Semple's First Steam Launch - 2009.74.0013

    Fred Semple's first steam launch on Kezar Lake in 1937. Taken from Photo CD #3.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred Semple's First Steam Launch
  12. Fred Semple with Daughter Mary - 2018.61.0001

    Fred Semple driving a Willys Jeep with his daughter Mary as a passenger. Image used in the Winter 2019 newsletter. Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred Semple with Daughter Mary
  13. John Kane & Fred Semple - 2018.52.0005

    John Kane and Fred Semple assembling engines for shipment during the mid 1950s. Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    John Kane & Fred Semple
  14. Obituaries - 1974.02.0692

    Nine notebooks of obituary newsclippings, all indexed.

    Record Type: Archive

  15. Raising Diamond Matches Gruman Widgeon from the bottom of Kezar - 2004.48.0002

    Twenty eight photographs taken by Juanita (Wilkinson) Perkins of the raising of Diamond Matches Grumman Wigeon from the bottom of Lake Kezar during the week of October 16, 1946. The first photo shows Fred Semple in his boat checking on the progress. On the back of 2085 was written: "Winching plane ashore (plane suspended from docks)". On the back of 2092 was written: "The pilot (a small man) dragged the unconscious Fairburn (a 6 footer) thru...

    Record Type: Photo

    Fred Semple
  16. Semple & Cadigan Families on the Steamboat - 2018.52.0001

    The Semple and Cadigan families in the late 1950s taking a ride on the steamboat SS City of Lovell. Image used in the Winter 2019 newsletter. Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    Semple & Cadigan Families on the Steamboat
  17. Semple, Fred - 1974.02.1061

    Information on Fred Semple. Located in the file category "People". The following article was written by Mary (Semple) McWilliams for the Winter 2019 newsletter: The stars were aligned to bring my father to Maine. As a young boy he vacationed in Kennebunkport and Biddeford Pool with his family. Beginning in 1925, he attended Camp Ironwood in Harrison, owned by a St. Louis friend of the family and just loved it. And while boarding at Wester...

    Record Type: Archive

  18. Slab City Mill Engine - 2018.52.0002

    The Slab City mill engine, built by Fred Semple. Photo is dated 1965. Taken from Photo CD #15.

    Record Type: Photo

    Slab City Mill Engine
  19. SS City of Lovell - 2009.74.0012

    The SS City of Lovell at the Semple's dock in the narrows of Kezar Lake. The steam engine was built by Fred Semple. He used a 1915 Fay & Bowen launch, 24 feet long, to house the engine. Taken from Photo CD #3.

    Record Type: Photo

    SS City of Lovell
  20. SS City of Lovell - 2009.74.0014

    An early photo of the SS City of Lovell, whose steam engine was built by Fred Semple. Taken from Photo CD #3.

    Record Type: Photo

    SS City of Lovell

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