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Description
Tom Mix made a surprise visit to Bayside Park in Portland on June 11, 1937. The crowd of children present were in awe of the famous actor. Pictured with Mix is five-year-old Raymond Greene of Casco. Bayside Park was home to multiple Portland baseball teams but was demolished in the late 1960s.
Tom Mix was a silent western actor, appearing in 291 films between 1909 and 1935. He also worked for multiple Wild West Circus shows, the Sells-Floto Circus between 1929-31 and his own, The Tom Mix Wild West Show between 1935-38.
About This Item
- Title: Cowboy Tom Mix posing with a crowd of eager children, Portland, 1937
- Creator: Evening Express
- Creation Date: 1937-06-11
- Subject Date: 1937-06-11
- Location: Bayside Park, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.4401
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Actors and actresses
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- Circus performers--Maine--Portland
- Cowboys--Maine--Portland
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