The Old Town Jaycees Present... [1950s?]
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.O.2010.19a
Description
A stapled pamphlet. The cover features a map of Maine with an arrow pointing at Old Town, as well as images of hunters aiming rifles from behind cover at a game bird, rabbit, and bear. The title reads, "The Old Town Jaycees Present Old Town State of Maine (The Pine Tree State) The Hunting Center of the Northeast." The booklet contains ads for local businesses of interest to hunters, some creative writing by state and local leaders on the subject of hunting, and on the innermost pages a two-page spread showing a count of deer killed by county in 1952 across Maine, with Penobscot leading the list by a wide margin. Includes short pieces of creative writing by Burton M. Cross (Governor of Maine 1952-1955), B. W. Spencer (Secretary of the Old Town Chamber of Commerce), Bill Geagan (Bangor Commercial Radio Station WLBZ and author of Nature I Loved), and Bob Edge (Outdoors Editor, American Broadcasting Company, Associate Editor, "Sports Afield"), among others. 28 pages.