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MacMillan

Overview

Rear Admiral Donald B. MacMillan, Provincetown's most famous son, was born on November 10, 1874 at 574 Commercial Street. From the beginning, an adventurous spirit, an indomitable will and a mind given to extraordinary inquiry were marks of his character. Throughout his very long life, Donald B. MacMillan was a man capable of great feats of physical strength and endurance, which were always accompanied by a patient good nature, steady judgment and genuine caring for his fellow man. [More...]

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  • Biographic Synopsis of Admiral MacMillan
    Biography of Admiral Donald B. MacMillan written by Josephine Del Deo that was used in a...
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Arctic regions Discovery and exploration, Explorers, MacMillan Wharf (Provincetown, Mass.), Names, and MacMillan, Donald B.
  • MacMillan Correspondence
    April 7, 1969 letter from Larry Baker to Robert Hancock regarding news feature in the New York...
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Arctic regions Discovery and exploration, Explorers, Letters, New York Times Company, North Pole, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Radio, Town Hall, Baker, Larry, Hancock, Robert, and MacMillan, Donald B.
  • The Breeches Buoy
    Slide #70 of Rear Admiral Donald MacMillan's lecture: The Life-Saving Service of Cape Cod
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Negative
    Subjects: Boats and boating, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Truro, Sailing ships, Shipwrecks, and MacMillan, Donald B.
  • Wood End Life Saving Station
    Slide #41 of Rear Admiral Donald MacMillan's lecture: The Life-Saving Service of Cape Cod.
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Negative
    Subjects: Boats and boating, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Shipwrecks, and MacMillan, Donald B.
  • 3 Articles on Travel to North Pole
    Newspaper article, publisher and date unknown, of the Anchor and Ark Club announcing a talk given...
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Newsprint
    Subjects: Airplanes, Anchor and Ark Club, Arctic regions Discovery and exploration, Explorers, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, MacMillan, Donald B., Nickerson, Theodore S., Small, Hayes, Small, Jonathan, and Stalker, H. LeBaron
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