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Item 51222

Old Orchard Beach Center, 1900

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 1210

Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 70013

Hotel Vesper, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Linen texture postcard

Tax Records

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Item 89782

Jordan property, Fern Avenue and Beach Street, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Elsie M. Jordan Use: Summer Dwelling and Clubhouse

Item 37434

561 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ayer Houston Corp. Use: Factory

Item 37435

Assessor's Record, 561 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ayer Houston Corp. Use: Garage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150231

Russell E. McCassey beach house, Kingston, MA, 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945 Location: Kingston Client: Russell E. McCassey Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 151472

Cape Cottage Park, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924–1926 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Cape Cottage Park Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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After the Theatre, Riverton Park, ca. 1905

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Exhibit

Motor Coachmen and their Stanley Cars, Poland Spring, 1911

Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

Exhibit

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Site Pages

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'Yellow Bird,' Old Orchard Beach, 1929, 1929

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

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Arizona delegation of NFBPWC with Governor Brewster, Portland, 1925

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… by train at the Grand Trunk Station on India Street. The convention was held at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and officially began on…"