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See also my
research page on Frank Bolles,
with my biographical articles and a bibliography,
and see URLs here for Bolles's writings on-line
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| Frank Bolles & his notebook | In the 1890s, Bolles got top billing (advertisement in Atlantic Monthly) | As Secretary of
Harvard University, Bolles spent much time in Harvard's Faculty Room, shown
here as it was in Bolles's era.
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| But his heart
was here. . . * (Captions marked with asterisk* are from 1917 edition of Bearcamp Water, collected or provided by Lily Bolles.) |
. . . at Lake Chocorua with its picturesque mountain.* | Elizabeth Bolles Frank Bolles's wife and companion (Courtesy Tamworth Hist.Soc.) |
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| His farmhouse -
Crowlands - the "red-roofed cottage" - was on the NW shore of Lake Chocorua.
(From Alan Phenix.)
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Crowlands in 1898. Mount Chocorua in the background (From Alan Phenix) | Crowlands from the lake path (early 1900s)* |
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| His daughters at
Crowlands (From Alan Phenix and Tamworth Historical Society).
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Crowlands in
2002 has changed little. (By S. Ells) |
Chocorua's peak from SE* |
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| Where Bolles
spent the night alone on the summit *
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Chocorua from the North* | Bolles with the famous Barred Owls (courtesy Alan Phenix) |
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| Bolles in his
Rushton at Heron Pond or Lonely Lake, near Crowlands. (Courtesy Alan Phenix.)
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His great-grandson's photos of Heron Pond | More of Alan Phenix's photos |
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| Heron Pond. (by Alan Phenix) | Looking west
along the Sandwich Range*. |
Doctor Chadwick's Pines* |
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| Crowlands in
winter, 1930s (From A. Phenix and Rauner Library of Dartmouth College) |
The Cambridge
home of the Frank Bolles family at 6 Berkeley Street. (From Rauner Library
of Dartmouth College)
See also
my research page on Frank Bolles,
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