Keywords: Transatlantic flight
Item 21552
'The Roma' ready for flight, Old Orchard Beach, 1928
Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Old Orchard Beach; Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 22192
'Pride of Detroit' taking off Old Orchard Beach, 1927
Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1927-08-26 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"These frequent visits offered Gannett's Maine audience a steady stream of coverage on the topic. Captain Harry M. Jones Pilot Harry M. Jones, WWI…"
