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Description
This picture shows the damage done to the Pier by the great storm of March 26, 1909. This destruction caused the Pier to be later shortened by nearly one half in length. The Pier has been very vulnerable to the winds and the sea ravages and has been rebuilt many times.
About This Item
- Title: Damaged Pier at Old Orchard Beach, 1909
- Creator: Robert H. Gay
- Creation Date: 1909
- Subject Date: 1909
- Location: The Pier, Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 17.5 cm
- Local Code: 0351D
- Collection: Robert H. Gay Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Amusement parks--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Amusement piers--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Piers & wharves--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Storms--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Accidents--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
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McArthur Public LibraryPO Box 346, Biddeford, ME 04005
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