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Description
Following Charles Lindbergh's landing on the beach at Old Orchard on July 24, 1927, the Spirit of St. Louis was housed in an airplane hangar belonging to Harry M. Jones, Old Orchard Beach's noted aviator, where many stopped to have their photos taken. Harry Jones' hangar was located at the current site of the Friendship Motel in Old Orchard Beach.
About This Item
- Title: Spirit of St. Louis in the Hangar at Old Orchard Beach, 1927
- Creation Date: 1927
- Subject Date: 1927
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 6 cm x 10.5 cm
- Local Code: 133
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Air pilots
- Airplanes
- Hangars
- Harry Jones Flying Service (Old Orchard Beach, Me.)
- Jones, Harry M., 1890-1973--Friends & associates
- Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
- Newspaper reporters
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)
- Transatlantic flights
- Transcontinental flights
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Dyer Library/Saco Museum371 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072
207-283-3861
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