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Item 15172

1904 Curved Dash Olds, photographed at Seal Cove Auto Museum, ca. 2005

Contributed by: Seal Cove Auto Museum Date: 1904 Location: Seal Cove Media: Metal and Wood

Item 25132

Old Orchard, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Postcard

Item 25131

Portland Road, Old Orchard, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Postcard

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Item 97943

218-226 St. Johns Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland and Ogdensburg RR Use: Inspector's Building

Online Exhibits

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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

Southern Cross commemorative print, ca. 1928

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.

Exhibit

We Saw Lindbergh!

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.