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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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  • The Watch Calling
    Slide #13 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, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Sailing ships, Shipwrecks, and MacMillan, Donald B.
  • Arrival Mayflower II 1957
    Black & White Photo of Selectman Joseph Lema and Chief Wild Horse at the arrival of Mayflower...
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Mayflower II (Ship), Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Lema, Joseph, and Wild Horse
  • Newspaper Article on Miriam MacMillan
    Newspaper article from the Christian Science Monitor: "Miriam MacMillan No Longer Stays...
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Newsprint
    Subjects: Arctic regions, Arctic regions Discovery and exploration, Bowdoin (Ship), Explorers, Names, Sailing ships, and MacMillan, Miriam
  • Halfway House
    Slide #75 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, Shipwrecks, and MacMillan, Donald B.
  • Photographic Portrait of Donald B. MacMillan in Uniform
    Photographic portrait of Admiral Donald B. MacMillan in uniform.
    Collection: MacMillan
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Arctic regions, Arctic regions Discovery and exploration, Explorers, North Pole, Portraits, and MacMillan, Donald B.
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