Related Records

1. 54. Photo Day - 2000.31.0002

   Photo Day was a program of the Lovell Historical Society on Dec. 9, 2000. Six residents brought in photos that the Society was allowed to photograph for their collection. Those participating were: Albert Stearns, Carolyn Carter, Bonnie Beaudoin, Lynda Rasco, Mary Nelson (on behalf of Cliff Rowe), and Alice C. Brown (at a latter date). The tape accompanys the scanned photos, which are found on Photo CD 15. Irene St. Germain transcribed the tap...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Banjo Eyes - 2004.15.0001

   Rudy Vallee's boat "Banjo Eyes" with Rudy Vallee standing at the prow. The photo was used in the publication "The Lovell News" with the following caption: "Rudy Vallee was a global sensation in the 1930’s—he was the first to adopt the singing style known as "crooning" and he was the first entertainment megastar. In 1930 he visited his good friend Don Dickerman at his camp on Kezar Lake and fell in love with the place. He bought land adjacent to ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Ben Brown on Banjo Eyes - 2008.48.0030

   Ben Brown sitting on Rudy Vallee's "Banjo Eyes". Taken from Photo CD #4.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. B Lodge, Rudy Vallee Camp - 2013.15.0028

   Three photos of B Lodge, a building constructed by Burton and Marcus Stearns for Rudy Vallee. Taken from Photo CD #9.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Boats at Rudy Vallee's Camp - 2004.20.0003

   View of the docks at Rudy Vallee's camp. Pictured are Banjo Eyes, a Chris Craft and a sailboat. Taken from Photo CD #1.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Don Dickerman & Friends - 2010.13.0049

   Don Dickerman publicity photo with friends. The picture appears to be taken at one of the Pirates Den nightclubs. Clockwise from bottom left: Rudy Vallee, Bob Hope, Tony Martin, Ken Murray, Don Dickerman, Don McNeil, unknown, unknown, unknown. Taken from Photo CD #5.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Eleanor Vallee by Rudy Vallee's Mantel - 2007.14.0005

   Eleanor Vallee standing in front of the mantel at New England Frontier Camp, which once belonged to Rudy Vallee. She visited Lovell in June 2007. The inscription on the mantel says "My Time is Your Time". Taken from Photo CD #2.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Eleanor Vallee, Saxaphone & Mark Chag - 2007.14.0006

   Eleanor Vallee holding Rudy's saxaphone when she was donating it to the University of Maine in June 2007. Standing next to her is Mark Chag. Taken from Photo CD #2.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Formerly Rudy Valle's Lodge and Boathouse - 2018.10.0013

   Postcard titled: "Formerly Rudy Valle's Lodge and Boathouse". Also on Photo CD #1 (Bassett).

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Gela & George Drew - 2010.04.0024

    Gela and George Drew working at Rudy Valle's lodge. Taken from Photo CD #5.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Guest at Rudy Vallee's Lodge - 2004.15.0002

    Group photo of guests at Rudy Vallee's Lodge. Taken from Photo CD #1

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Kezar Lake from Rudy Vallee Lodge - 2021.23.0009

    Postcard titled "Kezar Lake from Rudy Vallee Lodge."

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Kezar Lake Views - 2012.24.0038

    Postcard titled " Kezar Lake Views: Brown's Camps, Sunset Inn, Farrington's Beach, Rudy Vallee's Boat House". Postmarked 1937. Taken from Photo CD #8.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Lovell as a Resort Town Scrapbook, 1952 - 1992.01.0292

    In 1952 the 3rd through 8th grade classes at Annie Heald School compiled a scrapbook titled "Lovell as a Resort Town". The book included a short history of tourism in Lovell, town vital statistics, information on businesses, churches and organizations and a group of letters written by seasonal residents and visitors to Lovell. The students had sent out letters to "well-known people who spend their vacations here, have camps or have homes of their...

    Record Type: Archive

    
15. Map to Rudy Vallee's Lodge - 2007.14.0009

    Copy of a map to Rudy Vallee's Lodge, taken from an invitational brochure he printed. Taken from Photo CD #2.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Obituaries - 1974.02.0692

    Nine notebooks of obituary newsclippings, all indexed.

    Record Type: Archive

    
17. Paramount Theatre - 2010.17.0010

    The Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn, NY, where Rudy Vallee performed.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Riding a Water Bicycle at Rudy Vallee's Camp - 2007.14.0002

    Lenora Lindsay riding Rudy Vallee's water bicycle on Kezar Lake in 1940. In a book written by Margaret Sawyer, the photographer, and recounted by Mark Chag in a Norway Advertiser Democrat article, this boat was known as the Alice Faye bicycle boat. Taken from Photo CD #2.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Rudy and Eleanor Vallee, 1975 - 2007.101.0001

    Rudy Vallee and his wife, Eleanor arriving at Bangor Airport in 1975 for a University of Maine reunion.

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Rudy & Charles Vallee - 2010.17.0007

    Rudy Vallee with his father Charles, circa 1934.

    Record Type: Photo