Backwoods Trips

1912 Griswold, ME

Pickett Camps, Griswold, ME, 1912

Pickett Camps, Griswold, ME, 1912

1914 Chesuncook Lake

Chesuncook Lake, Allagash Trip, Amos Putnam

1920 Chamberlain Lake

Ervin Putnam-Chamberlain Lake

Ervin Putnam-Chamberlain Lake

1920 Griswold, ME

Forest Bradstreet, Griswold, ME

Forest Bradstreet, Griswold, ME

1922 Griswold Hunting Trip

Ervin Putnam in camp at Griswold, ME-1922 

Left-Ervin Putnam in Griswold, ME 1922 

Left-Gui "Daddy" Carroll, Right-Ervin Putnam, Griswold, ME 

Ten pointers and a "yearling" Ervin Putnam on right, Forest Bradstreet on Left, Griswold, ME 1922

Mike Putnam hunting in Griswold, ME, 1919

Mike Putnam hunting in Griswold, ME, 1919

1922 Moosehead Trip

Amos Putnam on left, Ervin Putnam on Right, drying out after swamping the canoe on Smith Brook-1922 

Amos Putnam in Bow of the Canoe, 1922

Amos Putnam at Campsite, 1922 

Camping, right to left: Unknown, Amos Putnam, Ervin Putnam, 1922 

Amos Putnam on right 

Amos Putnam walking a canoe, 1922 

Taylor Camps on Lower Allagash River, Ervin Putnam in Canoe, 1922 

Camps on Trip, 1922 

Ervin Putnam with fish, 1922 

Ervin Putnam with fish, 1922 

Ervin Putnam at Campsite, 1922 

At Allagash Falls, 1922 

Ervin Putnam in stern of canoe, possible Eagle Lake, 1922 

Moosehaed Lake, Ervin Putnam on left, 1922 

Mt Kineo Hotel, Moosehead Lake, ME, 1922

Forest fire near Mt. Kineo Hotel, 1922 

Shoreline of Moosehead Lake, 1922 

Shoreline near Mt. Kineo, 1922 

Shoreline, Moosehead Lake, 1922 

From left to right-Unknown, Amos Putnam, Ervin Putnam

1922 West Lake Trip

Ervin Putnam camping on West Lake Trip, 1922 

Ervin Mike Putnam, the only fair day of the trip, spring 1922 

Ervin Putnam beside wagon, possibly Lock Dam Carry from Chamberland Lake to Eagle Lake, 1922

Ervin Putnam-West Lake 

1922 Allagash River Trip

Ervin Putnam Poling a canoe, 1922 

Ervin Putnam beside wagon, possibly Lock Dam Carry from Chamberland Lake to Eagle Lake, 1922

1922 Unknown Locations

Amos Putnam in a canoe

Portage

Portage

Group with Canoe

Ervin Putnam

Ervin Putnam with Canoe

Ervin Putnam with 14 fish

Amos and Ervin Putnam moving supplies

1924 Mt Katahdin

West Side of Mt Katahdin

Up Abol Slide Mt Katahdin

Up Abol Slide - Mt Katahdin

Table Land, Top of Mt Katahdin

South Peak Mt Katahdin

On Abol Slide, Millinocket Lake, Togue Lake Mt Katahdin

Mt Katahdin

Monument Peak Mt Katahdin

East Side Mt Katahdin

Top of Mt Katahdin

Umbazookus Stream, Ervin Putnam

Smith Brook, Ervin Putnam

Lower Eagle Lake

Haymock Lake, Ervin Putnam with 2 Square Tails

Eagle Lake, Ervin Putnam

Eagle Lake Camp, Ervin Putnam

Chase Carry Rips

Chase Carry Rips

Camping on Chamberlain Lake

Island on Eagle Lake, one of the group, Eagle Lake, ME, 1924

Island on Eagle Lake, one of the group, Eagle Lake, ME, 1924

1930 Trip

Beaver House, Long Lake Dam, Maine, 1930

Beaver House, Long Lake Dam, Maine, 1930

1938 St. John River Trip

1938-Putnam: St. John River Trip, around 1938

St. John River Trip, around 1938

1938-Putnam: St. John River Trip, around 1938

St. John River Trip, around 1938

St. John River Trip, around 1938

St. John River Trip, around 1938

1938-Putnam: Possibly  Bill Caldwell, Haymock Lake, ME, around 1938

Possibly  Bill Caldwell, Haymock Lake, ME, around 1938

St John River Trip: Possibly Bill Caldwell, around 1938

St John River Trip: Possibly Bill Caldwell, around 1938

St. John River Trip: Boy delivering Groceries near Clayton Lake, ME, around 1938

St. John River Trip: Boy delivering Groceries near Clayton Lake, ME, around 1938

St John River Trip: Dr. Steele and fish on Allagash, around 1938

St John River Trip: Dr. Steele and fish on Allagash, around 1938

June 1946 Trip

 2. Mike Putnam at Pinkham Notch N.H. June 19, 1946

 2. Mike Putnam at Pinkham Notch N.H. June 19, 1946

4. This is our camp at Round Pond. The water was 6 feet higher then usual-almost to the edge of the camp

4. This is our camp at Round Pond. The water was 6 feet higher then usual-almost to the edge of the camp

7. Mouth of Ciss Stream Crucomgomal Lake,  20 June 1946

7. Mouth of Ciss Stream Crucomgomal Lake,  20 June 1946

8A. Camp at Umbazooksus Lake

8A. Camp at Umbazooksus Lake

10. Poland Pond Dam Falls of Stream Which enters Round Pond. We caught a lot of good Squaretail here. I've got one now June 21, 1946

10. Poland Pond Dam Falls of Stream Which enters Round Pond. We caught a lot of good Squaretail here. I've got one now June 21, 1946

10A Stream, Poland Pond to Round Pond, June 21, 1946

10A. Stream, Poland Pond to Round Pond, June 21, 1946

12. Trout taken in stream and at Poland Pond Dam -Mike Putnam, 21 June 1946

12. Trout taken in stream and at Poland Pond Dam -Mike Putnam, 21 June 1946

Folsom's Flying Service over Allagash Lake June 1946

Folsom's Flying Service over Allagash Lake, June 1946

 15. Allogash Lake 22 June 1946

 15. Allogash Lake 22 June 1946

16. Shore at camp on Allagash, 22 June 1946

16. Shore at camp on Allagash, 22 June 1946

17. Roy O'Donnell's plane at Allagash Lake, 22 June 1946

17. Roy O'Donnell's plane at Allagash Lake, 22 June 1946

Johny cake Allagash Lake, June 1946

Johny cake Allagash Lake, June 1946

In camp-Allagash Lake. Persons Unidentified, June 1946

20. In camp-Allagash Lake. Persons Unidentified, June 1946 

Bob Putnam catching Togue, June 1946

21. Bob Putnam catching Togue, June 1946

Camp at mouth of Ellis Brook, Chamberlin Lake Just across from the Dam, June 1946

22. Camp at mouth of Ellis Brook, Chamberlin Lake Just across from the Dam, June 1946

23A. Mark Rand's tent, June 23rd, 1946

23A. Mark Rand's tent, June 23rd, 1946

Photo of Mike Putnam, June 23rd, 1946

23B. Mike Putnam, June 23rd, 1946

24. Allagash Lake from camp, June 23rd, 1946

24. Allagash Lake from camp, June 23rd, 1946

24A. Allagash Lake Panorama, June 23rd, 1946

24A. Allagash Lake Panorama, June 23rd, 1946

25. Allagash Mountain, June 23rd, 1946

25. Allagash Mountain, June 23rd, 1946

26. Bob Putnam casting from shore at Camp, June 24th, 1946

26. Bob Putnam casting from shore at Camp, June 24th, 1946

Mike Putnam at camp, June 24, 1946

Mike Putnam at camp, June 24, 1946

27B. Mike Putnam doing Dinner Dishes June 24, 1946

27B. Mike Putnam doing Dinner Dishes June 24, 1946

36A. Mark Rand fixing one of the broken poles 26 June 1946

36A. Mark Rand fixing one of the broken poles 26 June 1946

38. Camp at mouth of Ellis Brook 27 June 1946

38. Camp at mouth of Ellis Brook 27 June 1946

 43. Dam Tender's Cabin June 28, 1946

 43. Dam Tender's Cabin June 28, 1946

 44. Eagle Lake, June 28, 1946

 44. Eagle Lake, June 28, 1946

45. Leaving Camp at Ellis Bk.

45. Leaving Camp at Ellis Bk.

 47. Entrance to Mud Pond Stream 29 June 1946

 47. Entrance to Mud Pond Stream 29 June 1946

53. Chesumcook Village 29 June 1946

 53. Chesumcook Village 29 June 1946

55. Canoes towed down Chesuncook Ben Gunn Mouth-dam to Ches. Village dragging 30 June 1946

55. Canoes towed down Chesuncook Ben Gunn Mouth-dam to Ches. Village dragging 30 June 1946

Unknown

View from Mt. Katahdin

Unknown Fisherman

Somewhere Fishing

Two guys in front of a cabin

Moose on Rt. 1 in Maine, Colorized