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The first Old Orchard Beach Air Show was held in 1924, having been organized by Captain Harry Jones, who was a World War I flight instructor. The two men pictured, Lieut. B. A. Nagle and Captain E. W. Kilgare, are wearing flight jackets, jodphurs and boots. They are standing in front of their plane that they flew from Boston to the Old Orchard Beach Air Show. The first show was held Friday August 29 through Monday, September 1, 1924.
About This Item
- Title: Air Meet, Old Orchard, ca. 1924
- Creation Date: circa 1924
- Subject Date: circa 1924
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.9418
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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