Contributed by Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
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Description
This photograph taken on Old Orchard Beach on January 13, 1938 depicts Harry Jones (1890-1973) with unidentified person on his left, being presented with a beanpot by an American Airlines pilot, the stewardess and American Airlines executive.
The beanpot is symbolic of his first attempt at air freight in 1912.
Jones operated a flying service and airport at Old Orchard Beach from 1918 to 1933.
About This Item
- Title: Harry Jones, Old Orchard Beach, 1938
- Creation Date: 1938-01-13
- Subject Date: 1938-01-13
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 23 cm
- Local Code: HJScr3_p029_001
- Collection: Harry Jones Scrapbook Collection
- Object Type: Image
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- American Airlines, inc.--People
- Airplanes
- Jones, Harry M., 1890-1973
- Old Orchard Beach (Me.)
- Air pilots--Maine
- Gifts
- Dutch ovens
- Firsts--Massachusetts
People
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Old Orchard Beach Historical SocietyP.O. Box 464, Old Orchard, ME 04064
(207) 934-9319
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