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A crowd at Old Orchard Beach watches the 2nd annual aviation meet in 1924. The event was so popular all of the surrounding hotels reached maximum capacity. On the third night of the meet hundreds of people were sleeping on the beach and in automobiles in order to watch the Labor Day show.
About This Item
- Title: Air Meet, Old Orchard, 1924
- Creation Date: 1924
- Subject Date: 1924
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.9415
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Air shows--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Airplanes--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- American Legion
- Spectators--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
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