From the Album

Bungalo Village Through the Years

Seven mini-albums — postcards, brochures, and snapshots from a century on the west shore of Newfound Lake.

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To 1934

The Farm & Darling’s Village

Printed letterhead of W. F. Darling, proprietor of Bungalo-Village, with his portrait at center and the slogan "Tourists' Mecca, Campers' Delight, Sportsmen's Paradise" — W. F. Darling’s letterhead — “Tourists’ Mecca, Campers’ Delight, Sportsmen’s Paradise.”

Tichnor linen postcard of a farm above Newfound Lake — A farm above the lake — the west shore before the cottages. Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection, Boston Public Library.

Sepia real-photo postcard captioned "Bungalow Village Newfound Lake, N.H. 234" showing the original farmhouse with its wraparound porch and a long low annex behind a stone wall — The earliest photograph — “Bungalow Village,” the farmhouse and long annex, before the one-l spelling settled. Real-photo postcard.

Hand-colored postcard, about 1920, of the cottage colony under construction — The colony taking shape, about 1920 — hand-colored postcard.

Sepia real-photo postcard of waves on Newfound Lake, captioned “Newfound Lake from the Bungalows” — “Newfound Lake from the Bungalows” — real-photo postcard.

FOR SALE broadside offering Bungalo Village — "an estate you would love to own" — calling Newfound Lake the Miami of New Hampshire — The 1927 broadside — “An estate you would love to own.”

Cover of the Bungalo-Village sales brochure marked Copyright 1927 — “Copyright 1927” — the sales brochure cover.

Inside spread of the 1927 Bungalo-Village brochure with photographs of the cottages, beach, and grounds — Inside the 1927 brochure.

Envelope with the printed corner card of W. F. Darling's Bungalo Village, Bristol, New Hampshire — A Darling-era envelope from the sales dossier.

Advertising card headed "Bungalo Village - Lake Newfound - Bristol, N.H." with the words SUMMER HEAVEN down the sides, a halftone photograph of a row of two-room cabins, and the slogan "Up where the tall fir-balsams grow" — “Summer Heaven … up where the tall fir-balsams grow” — advertising the two-room cabins.

Sepia multi-view postcard of Bungalo Village captioned “Send for Illustrated Booklet” — “Send for illustrated booklet” — postmarked Bristol, July 1931.

1934–1961

The Hewitt Years

Envelope postmarked Bristol 1934 with the red-and-navy Darling’s Bungalo Village corner card, addressed to Merrill Walker Hewitt — April 1934 — “Darling’s Bungalo Village,” addressed to Merrill Walker Hewitt.

Postcard back postmarked August 1934 printed “Bungalo Village, Bristol, N.H. … R. S. Hewitt, Prop.” — August 1934 — “R. S. Hewitt, Prop.”

Advertising blotter for The Community Key, Bungalo Village — “A Ski Lodge in Winter” — The Community Key — “a ski lodge in winter.”

Advertising card: “Ski at the Key — open the year ’round” — M. W. Hewitt — “Ski at the Key … bring your slippers.” — M. W. Hewitt

Printed Bungalo Village advertisement headed “No pretense — just comfort”, listing thirty-eight bungalows, Franklin fireplaces, and R. S. Hewitt, Managing Owner — “No pretense — just comfort” — an advertisement from the Hewitt years. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

ca. 1935–1955

The Postcard Rack

Tichnor linen postcard of Bungalo Village: cottages, main lodge, and flagpole above the lake — Bungalo Village, ca. 1930–1945. Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection, Boston Public Library.

Four-view linen postcard showing individual numbered Bungalo Village cottages: numbers three and four, five, six, and the cottage called Zero — The cottages by number — Nos. 3 & 4, 5, 6, and “Zero.”

Four-view linen postcard of Bungalo Village showing the office and the annex buildings among the cottages — The office and the annex — four-view linen card.

Linen postcard looking down the west shore road past the Bungalo Village cottages, tall trees on the right — Down the west shore road — Curt Teich linen, printed 1938; one copy was mailed from Bristol in August 1942.

Black-and-white six-view postcard of Bungalo Village from 1939: cottages, the tennis court and playground, the lodge, and the waterfront — Six views of the village — cottages, tennis court, lodge, and shore, 1939.

Back of the 1939 postcard, postmarked Bristol, describing thirty-eight cozy bungalows and signed Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Hewitt, Managing Owners — “Thirty eight cozy, well equipped bungalows…” — Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Hewitt, Managing Owners, May 1939.

Linen postcard of a mother and two children wading in the surf at the Bungalo Village beach, captioned "Greetings from Bungalo Village, Newfound Lake, Bristol, N.H." — “Greetings from Bungalo Village” — bathers at the beach. Curt Teich linen, 1940.

Black-and-white photo postcard captioned "Main Lodge at Bungalo Village, Newfound Lake, Bristol, N.H." — the lodge with its wraparound porch and the long annex beside it — The Main Lodge — mailed August 3, 1942, by the same guest who sent the street view that morning: “View is lovely and everything is so convenient.”

Black-and-white photo postcard captioned "Cabins at Bungalo Village, Newfound Lake, Bristol, N.H." — the rows of cabins climbing the hillside below the main house — The cabins on the hillside — third card of the trio mailed August 3, 1942: “…just the row of lights in front of the cabins are visible. Beautiful country.”

Three-panel linen postcard captioned "Greetings from Bungalo Village on Newfound Lake, Bristol, New Hampshire": shuffleboard players, a fisherman with his catch, and a back dive into the lake — Shuffleboard, a good catch, and a back dive — Curt Teich linen, 1943.

Four-view linen postcard of Bungalo Village: a bungalow, a woman with binoculars at the Mt. Celo lookout, a motorboat off the shore, and cottage No. 7 — A bungalow, the lookout, the shore, and No. 7 — Curt Teich linen, 1943.

Real-photo postcard of a shingled cabin at Bungalo Village behind a stone wall, with a 1940s car beside it — “Cabin at Bungalo Village” — real-photo postcard. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Real-photo postcard of picnic tables on the lawn above the cottages, with Newfound Lake and hills beyond — Picnic tables on the lawn above the cottages and the lake. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Souvenir postcard with six small views of Bungalo Village — Six views of Bungalo Village — souvenir postcard. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Tichnor linen postcard of Mt. Cardigan across Newfound Lake — Mt. Cardigan and Newfound Lake — the view from the village. Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection, Boston Public Library.

Four-view color postcard from 1951: the colony above the lake, the dining room and community store with fifty-cent dinners, cottage number one, and swimmers at the beach — Four views, 1951 — the grounds, the dining room (“Dinner 50¢”), a cottage, and the beach.

Postcard of the interior of the Bungalo Village community store and dining room — booth tables in front, the stocked store counter behind, captioned "Part of Dining Room and Community Store, Bristol, N.H." — “Part of Dining Room and Community Store” — inside the village store.

1961–1979

Your Hosts, the Parsons

Aerial color postcard of Bungalo Village seen from over Newfound Lake: the beach, the west shore road, and the white cottages across the hillside lawn — The whole village from the air — aerial photograph by Frank L. Forward. “Your Hosts: Bob and Marjorie Parsons.”

Chrome-era postcard of the hydrangea hedge in bloom along the lawn, seen past a cottage porch, with Newfound Lake and the hills beyond — The hydrangea hedge in bloom — “each housekeeping cottage has an unsurpassed view of the lake.” Photography by Carleton Allen.

Color snapshot of the Bungalo Village roadside sign — day, week, season, May thru Oct — with two children in front — The roadside sign: day, week, or season, May through October. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Color snapshot of children playing shuffleboard at Bungalo Village — Shuffleboard by the courts, 1970s. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

1979–2004

The Thompson Years

The Thompsons’ brochure — Bungalo Village Cottages, with the raccoon. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Inside of the Bungalo Village brochure: “Welcome to Bungalo Village & the Newfound Lake area”, photos of the beach and cottages — “Welcome to Bungalo Village” — inside the Thompsons’ brochure. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Business card: Bungalo Village Cottages and Motel, On Newfound Lake — Madeline & Doug Thompson, Bristol, New Hampshire — The business card — Bungalo Village Cottages and Motel, Madeline & Doug Thompson. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Painted Bungalo Village sign with the raccoon mascot and the words “Think Spring” — “Think Spring.” Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

2005 – today

Newfound Sands Today

Sunrise over Newfound Lake behind the main lodge, the sky streaked pink and violet, morning fog on the far hills and hydrangeas in bloom below — Daybreak over the lake — the lodge and the hydrangea hedge at first light. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

The white main lodge under a tall pine on an autumn morning, Newfound Lake and wooded hills beyond — The lodge under the big pine, early autumn. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

Summer view down the lawn past the main lodge to the cottages and Newfound Lake under a soft overcast sky — Down the lawn to the cottages and the lake, high summer. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

The row of white cottages with the lodge behind them, seen from the beach side across the west shore road in summer — The cottage row from the beach — the village much as the postcards drew it. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

The white cottages with blue trim and the main lodge on a bright late-autumn day, November 2015 — Late autumn on the west shore, November 2015. Photograph by A. W. Size.

Every season

Winter on the West Shore

The white cottages deep in snowdrifts under a bright blue winter sky, picnic table half buried — The village asleep — deep winter on the west shore. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.

The village seen from the frozen surface of Newfound Lake in winter — The village from the frozen lake. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.