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Pilot and airfield operator Harry Jones conceived of an airshow on Old Orchard Beach and it proved so successful that 140,000 spectators were reported to have attended between August 24-26, 1923.
The beach, with its hard sand surface, provided an ideal landing strip and runway.
About This Item
- Title: Maine Air Show, Old Orchard Beach, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923
- Subject Date: 1923
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.9417.1
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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