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Historical Items

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Item 73622

Air Meet, Old Orchard, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1924 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass Negative

Item 73703

Air meet, Old Orchard, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass Negative

Item 73704

Air Meet, Old Orchard, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

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A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"He joined the Air Force, and when stationed at Presque Isle he met and married Yvette LeBlanc, making Maine his home."

Site Pages

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… Square Hotel before moving on to several days of meetings and activities at Poland Springs. The fanfare and stellar national attendance for the…"

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Robert A. Frost Memorial Library

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Surry Historical Society

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My Maine Stories

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Story

Welcome home Sgt. Cunningham
by Donald C Cunningham

It was great to be back in Maine.

Story

Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne

Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII

Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam