Our friends at Whipplehill are taking Proctor's image archives to a new dimension with high-def scans of hundreds of old photos which are displayed on Flickr. Anyone may now view the images and assist us in "tagging" them by identifying students' names, places and situations. I believe that this image is from the third floor of Gannett House around 1950.

 

If you look carefully to the right of Maxwell Savage in this photo from the late '50s, you'll see the Grumman F6F Hellcat that was a landmark for motorists in the decades following World War II, when Route 4 was the highway serving the the Upper Valley and Vermont before the construction of Route 89.

 

During the economically desperate late '30s and 1940s, science teacher Roland Burbank (seated front with helmet) sponsored almost all student clubs and activities. Most of these provided critical service to the community in addition to valuable life experience to students. The Proctor Academy Fire Department, which exists today in a new incarnation, was such an organization.

 

Boat building has been a popular activity for more than 60 years, and a completed boat was a requirement for graduation in the '40s!


 

Student-built skiffs sailed on Bradley Lake, and--later--Highland Lake in East Andover. Racing teams competed with great success against college teams on Boston's Charles River. This race is on Highland Lake, with Ragged Mountain looming in the west.


 

Proctor Pond was created specifically for ice hockey in the 1950s. This image shows Gulick House, MLS and Carey House in the background.


 

An image taken from this angle today would show Farrell Fieldhouse, Teddy Maloney Rink and the Burbanks in the background. The small "silo" at the far left is actually the remnants of the Carr Family's brick water tower.


 

Today's students might recognize an ever-youthful George Emeny in this image from the early days of the Blackwater Ski Area.


 

It is obvious that Proctor Image Archives is a valuable treasure. We are grateful to Travis Warren '91 and his talented team for making this possible!