Bruce Bedford was staff photographer for local newspapers for many years. The photos in this collection were taken for the Carroll County Independent, and date from mid-1970s to mid-1990s.
This collection of 35mm negatives and printed contact sheets belongs to Conway Historical Society. The collection was received by Conway Historical Society from Terry Leavitt, who rescued files with Bruce Bedford’s negatives and contact sheets from being discarded when Carroll County Independent’s Ossipee office/printing plant was closed by Salmon Press in 2013. Melanie Streeter and other members of the Tamworth 250th Committee borrowed some of the files from Conway Historical Society in 2016 so that the Tamworth images could be digitized for use in Tamworth 250th Anniversary events and archived at the Cook Memorial Library.
Files shown on this page were digitized by Mary Cronin and Joan Spalding in 2016.
In 2017, the Bruce Bedford collection digitization project was adopted by Keith Simpson of yourarchivist.com, who is in the process of scanning and posting images from the collection online. He invites community input to identify people, places, and events depicted in the photos. See http://yourarchivist.com/bedford/ to view the collection. New items are being added regularly.
Dr. Remick and John Roberts in 1992. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Winter fun, 1975. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Dog sledding on Chocorua Lake, 1985. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Cope and Priscilla Murray perform at Union Hall, South Tamworth, May 1978. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Priscilla and Cope Murray and ? perform at Union Hall, May 1978. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Tamworth Rescue Squad, May 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Tamworth Rescue Squad, May 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Interior of Cook Library, May 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Cook Library, May 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Cook Library, May 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Cook Library, May 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Cook Library, May 1979. Tamworth Congregational Church at center, Barnstormers Theatre at right. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Holiday Fair, December 1978. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Holiday Fair, December 1978. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Holiday Fair, December 1978. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Holiday Fair, December 1978. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Brownie Troop at Runnells Hall, May 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Tamworth Selectmen’s Meeting, December 1989. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Community Supper at Runnells Hall, December 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Holiday Fair, December 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Craft Fair, November 1989 at Town House. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Cheering the big game. November 1989. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Variety show, November 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Variety show, November 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Wonalancet Chapel, September 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
? Berry. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Walt Fortier and family. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Mount Chocorua, July 1980. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
July 4th parade, 1975. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Brett School teacher and students, June 1979. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Auctioneer Wayne Mock, June 1980. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
Sue Stowbridge and daughters, February 1992. Photo by Bruce Bedford.
