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.”
Typed letter on the Bungalo-Village letterhead, dated May 31st, 1927, from W. F. Darling to Laton M. Robinson of Gardner, Massachusetts, pitching a partnership in the village
“Come up here and I’ll show you how you can make a fortune inside of ten years” — Darling’s letter of May 31, 1927. Tap it, then read the transcription.
Typed letter on the Bungalo-Village letterhead, dated June 20th, 1927, from W. F. Darling to L. M. Robinson — "The wize man invest's before he condems, the fool condems before he invest's"
“The wize man invest’s before he condems” — Darling answers a doubter, June 20, 1927.
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. No known copyright restrictions.
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 – mid-century

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.
Typed notice on cream card stock: “Bungalo Ski Lodge has completed its new quarters at the Community Key … we have the only ski trail in Bristol … Charles N. Proctor will hold ski classes … Mt. Cardigan with its 4 trails …”, signed by hand M. W. Hewitt
The Ski Lodge’s own notice — “the only ski trail in Bristol,” ski classes with Charles N. Proctor, and slopes at Mt. Cardigan. Signed M. W. Hewitt. (Tap to read it in full.)
Newspaper photograph of skier Charles N. Proctor in a Dartmouth “D” sweater, holding skis and a ski pole, captioned “Charles N. Proctor”
Charles N. Proctor — 1928 U.S. Olympian, and the instructor the Bungalo Ski Lodge sent its winter guests to. Boston Globe, 1928 (public domain).
Black-and-white snapshot from 1943 of a newly built white gable-roofed cottage with a chimney and enclosed porch, an older cottage on the rise behind it and bare trees along the ridge
A village cottage in 1943 — freshly built, with the older cottages on the rise behind.

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. No known copyright restrictions.
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 estate 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.
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.” Curt Teich linen, 1943.
Four-view linen postcard of Bungalo Village: children on the playground swings, a tennis match, cottage No. 8, and a four-room cottage among the birches
The playground, the tennis court, No. 8, and a four-room cottage — Curt Teich linen. A guest wrote: “My sister and I spent last week here.”
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. No known copyright restrictions.
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

Bungalo Village Cottages tri-fold brochure with raccoon logo, area map, and aerial photo — Madeline & Doug Thompson
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.
Thompson-era advertising postcard: a rope swing hanging from the big pine on an autumn morning, the cottages and lake beyond, with the raccoon logo and the words "Remember what vacations used to be like?" — Doug & Madeline Thompson
“Remember what vacations used to be like?” — the Thompsons’ postcard, with the tree swing and the raccoon.

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.
Sweeping aerial panorama of the whole village in peak autumn color: the white cottages and lodge along the shore, the beach, and the flaming hillside behind
The village in full autumn color — panorama from over the lake. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.
Drone photo from high above the village: the loop road, the rows of white cottages, the west shore road, and morning mist on the lake
From high overhead — the loop road, the cottage rows, and mist on the water. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.
Drone photo of the village on a summer morning: cottages around the long lawn, the main lodge at center, woods rising behind
Summer morning from the air — the cottages, the lodge, and the long lawn. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.
Golden-hour drone photo looking south down Newfound Lake toward Bristol: the white cottage row and lodge in the foreground, the marina cove and hills beyond
Golden hour, looking down the lake toward Bristol. Photo: VisitNH / NH Division of Travel and Tourism Development.
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

Drone aerial of the whole village under deep snow: the loop road plowed, every cottage roof white, long winter shadows from the pines
The whole village under snow — drone aerial. Shared by members of the Bungalo Village community.
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.
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