Keywords: Spectators
Item 9480
Spectators, Squirrel Island, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print
Item 76154
Spectators at the Sugarloaf World Cup, 1971
Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971 Location: Sugarloaf Media: Photographic print
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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.
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In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.
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Lincoln, Maine - Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905
"… to the school, and there are many carts and wagons with spectators. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865
"… elevator with all available space packed with spectators watching to race. The illustration, which includes the five canoes, has north at the…"
