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Historical Items

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Item 27689

Old Orchard Beach High School after Hurricane Carol, Old Orchard Beach, 1954

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1954 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 30935

Old Orchard Beach Camp Ground, 1911

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 70064

Bathing beach, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1938

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

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110059

Addition to the House at Grand Beach for J.C. Hamlen Esq., Old Orchard, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Old Orchard Client: J. C. Hamlen Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 116385

Chellis cottage, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Client: Chellis Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 109486

Alterations in Cottage at Grand Beach for Mr. Fred N. Boston, Old Orchard Beach, 1923-1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923–1924 Location: Old Orchard Beach Client: Fred N. Boston Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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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.

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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.

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Luxurious Leisure

From the last decades of the nineteenth century through about the 1920s, vacationers were attracted to large resort hotels that promised a break from the noise, crowds, and pressures of an ever-urbanizing country.

Site Pages

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Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Her goal was to set up base in Old Orchard for her transatlantic flight to Copenhagen. Her crew consisted of Wilmer Stultz, pilot, and Brice…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"

My Maine Stories

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Alice Bertrand shares highlights from her 100+ years
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What is it like to live through all the events that have occurred in the past 100+ years?

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Aurore Morin & Huguette Paquette: immigrating to Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The experience of a young mother and her teenage sister making the transition from Quebec to Maine.

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Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others